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ReviewChemical Society reviews2014

Development of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors for neurodegeneration and neuropathic pain.

Paramita Mukherjee, Maris A Cinelli, Soosung Kang, Richard B Silverman

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Review in Chemical Society reviews, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
78citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 149 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paramita MukherjeeDepartment of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA. Agman@chem.northwestern.edu.
Maris A Cinelli
Soosung Kang
Richard B Silverman
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Selective inhibition of nitric oxide synthase for multiple indicationsR01GM049725 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI SILVERMAN, RICHARD B · 1994 to 2018
$6.0M
Design, Synthesis, and Biology of Inhibitors of Neuronal Nitric Oxide SynthaseF32GM109667 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CINELLI, MARIS A · 2014 to 2015
$109k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM109667NIGMS NIH HHS GM049725NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule in the human body, playing a crucial role in cell and neuronal communication, regulation of blood pressure, and in immune activation. However, overproduction of NO by the neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) is one of the fundamental causes underlying neurodegenerative disorders and neuropathic pain. Therefore, developing small molecules for selective inhibition of nNOS over related isoforms (eNOS and iNOS) is therapeutically desirable. The aims of this review focus on the regulation and dysregulation of NO signaling, the role of NO in neurodegeneration and pain, the structure and mechanism of nNOS, and the use of this information to design selective inhibitors of this enzyme. Structure-based drug design, the bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of these inhibitors, and extensive target validation through animal studies are addressed.

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AnimalsBinding SitesCalmodulinHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationNeuralgiaNeurodegenerative DiseasesNitric Oxide SynthasePeptidesProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, TertiaryCalmodulinNitric Oxide SynthasePeptidesProtein Isoforms

Identifiers

PMID24549364
PMCPMC4138306
OpenAlexW1997402243

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