drug interaction Articles
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Pooled Human Cryopreserved Hepatocytes
Hepatocytes are the chief functional cells of the liver, responsible for the selective uptake, metabolism and excretion of most drugs. Cells for use in plate cultures or suspension assays represent a key tool for predicting properties such as hepatotoxicity, metabolism, and potential drug-drug interactions. Since these cells mimic the properties of the liver, researchers can evaluate the ...
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Technology Helps Patients and Pharmacists Alike
Pharmacies have come a long way with the use of technology. From keeping better track of the medications being prescribed to patients, to called-in prescriptions, to safely identifying the medications, modern technology has helped this industry make huge strides. As with any type of company that sends or receives personal information over the internet, many pharmacies are using multi-factor ...
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How to Select Pharmaceutical Excipients?
Pharmaceutical excipients refer to the substances used in the production and formulation of medicines. They perform multiple functions in pharmaceutical preparations and are likely to affect the quality, safety and effectiveness of drugs. Pharmaceutical excipients can be classified into natural, semi-synthetic and fully synthetic compounds according to their sources. And based on their use, ...
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Liposomes as Drug Delivery Vehicles
Due to the amphiphilic nature of lipids in liposomes, they can serve as candidate vehicles for drug delivery, and liposomes have received more attention than other systems because of their remarkable ability to deliver drugs to their target sites. Advantages of Liposomes as Drug Delivery Vehicles l As drug delivery vehicles, liposomes have low toxicity and immunogenicity, and the high ...
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Metformin exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations causes potential endocrine disruption in adult male fish
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are emerging contaminants that have been found ubiquitously in wastewater and surface waters around the world. A major source of these compounds is incomplete metabolism in humans and subsequent excretion in human waste, resulting in discharge into surface waters by wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. One pharmaceutical found in ...
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Understanding API-Excipient Interactions in Pharmaceutical Formulations
Pharmaceutical formulations consist of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients. Appropriate excipient selection is critical to the final quality of pharmaceutical products. When designing pharmaceutical preparations, the choice of excipients should not only consider the dosage form factors and excipient functions but also the interaction and compatibility between APIs and ...
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How to Apply In Vitro DMPK Services to Support Drug Development and ADMET Study
Drug development is a complex and multifaceted process that involves extensive research and testing to ensure safety, efficacy and quality for human use. One critical element in the drug development process is drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), which refers to how a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted (ADME) from the body. In vitro DMPK services, along with ...
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How to Apply In Vitro DMPK Services to Support Drug Development and ADMET Study
Drug development is a complex and multifaceted process that involves extensive research and testing to ensure safety, efficacy and quality for human use. One critical element in the drug development process is drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), which refers to how a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted (ADME) from the body. In vitro DMPK services, along with ...
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The Key Factor of Excellent Drug Efficacy: Chemical Structure of Drug
How to keep the drug active and give full play to its therapeutic effect has always been the primary problem to be solved by researchers in the field of pharmacy. It is a very complex process from drug administration to the generation of drug efficacy. Scientists have divided this process into three phases: Pharmaceutical phase, pharmacokinetic phase and pharmacodynamic phase. Only by ensuring ...
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Understanding Drug-Disease Relationship Analysis: A Key to Drug Discovery
In the realm of modern medicine, the quest for new and effective drugs to combat various diseases is a continuous journey. Drug discovery, the process of identifying compounds that can potentially treat diseases, has seen a significant transformation in recent years, thanks to advancements in computational biology and artificial intelligence (AI). In this article, we will delve into the ...
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Decoding Protein Structure Modeling: Unlocking the Key to Life's Mysteries
Proteins are among the most vital molecules in living organisms, playing crucial roles in cell function, signal transduction, and drug development, to name just a few. However, directly observing and studying the three-dimensional structures of proteins is not an easy task. Fortunately, the development of protein structure modeling technology has provided us with a powerful tool to unravel the ...
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The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Drugs Is Greater Than We Thought
Gut microbes are considered "virtual organs" that influence host health and are involved in disease research. The human gut microbiota has a large gene pool, encoding approximately 100-150 times more genes than the human genome, and contains a rich resource of enzymes with the ability to metabolize drugs. The diversity of gut bacteria also affects the mental health of the host. Microbiomes from ...
By CD Genomics
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A Small Protein May Help People with Epilepsy and Other Diseases
For the first time, scientists have elucidated the structure of GABA transporter 1 (GAT-1) using cryo-electron microscopy. The discovery could lead to better new treatments for neurological disorders such as anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. In determining the structure of this transporter, one of the smallest proteins ever made, researchers have opened ...
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Accelerating Drug Discovery: The Power of Protein-Small Molecule Docking
Protein-small molecule docking is a computational technique used to predict the binding mode of a small molecule to a protein. This technique has emerged as a powerful tool in drug discovery and design. Docking services can be used to identify potential drug candidates, optimize the activity and selectivity of drugs, predict the toxicity of drugs, and design new proteins with specific functions. ...
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In Silico Sorcery: Envisioning Tomorrow's Drugs Today with Computational Design
In the dynamic realm of drug discovery, the pursuit of innovative and effective treatments for diverse diseases demands groundbreaking approaches that can expedite the drug development lifecycle. Amidst these endeavors, Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) has emerged as a transformative methodology, harnessing the power of computational tools and simulations to predict, understand, and optimize the ...
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Decoding the Language of Proteins: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Molecular dynamics simulation is a powerful and widely employed computational method that investigates the motion and interactions of molecules under different conditions, revealing the structure, dynamics, and physical-chemical properties of molecules. This article aims to delve into the fundamental principles, applications, and key techniques of molecular dynamics simulation, providing you with ...
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Shining a Light on Drug Delivery: The Rise of Fluorescent Liposomes
Imagine tiny spheres, smaller than a red blood cell, glowing as they navigate the labyrinthine corridors of the human body. These aren't fireflies, they're fluorescent liposomes, a cutting-edge tool in the world of drug delivery and biomedical research. What are liposomes? Liposomes are microscopic bubbles made from phospholipids, the same fatty molecules that make up cell membranes. These ...
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J.Med.Chem publish; Predicting Regioselectivity of AO, CYP, FMO and UGT Metabolism Using Quantum Mechanical Simulations and Machine Learning
Abstract – Unexpected metabolism in modification and conjugation phases can lead to the failure of many late-stage drug candidates or even withdrawals of approved drugs. Thus, it is critical to predict the sites of metabolism (SoM) for enzymes, which are known to interact with drug-like molecules, in the early stages of the research. The study presents methods for predicting the ...
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Ion Channel Screening & Profiling: Unlocking a New Dimension in Drug Discovery
In the realm of drug discovery, researchers are constantly striving to unlock new possibilities for the treatment of diseases. One crucial aspect of this endeavor is the understanding and exploration of ion channels - integral membrane proteins that regulate the flow of ions across cell membranes. These channels play a fundamental role in numerous physiological processes and are essential targets ...
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Symberix Featured in Nature
Durham, NC (February 3, 2020) - An article in Nature highlights Symberix's efforts to understand the complex relationship between drugs and the microbiome. The paper discusses recent contributions to the emerging field of “pharmacomicrobiomics” -- the study of how microbes impact drug disposition, efficacy, and toxicity. Symberix is developing bacteria-targeted small molecules that ...
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