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Discovery of small molecule c?Maf inhibitors using molecular docking?based virtual screening, molecular dynamics simulation, and biological evaluation

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Sorafenib and glimepiride simultaneously downregulated c-Maf protein expression to induce G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in myeloma cells. Moreover, both compounds simultaneously downregulated c-Maf protein expression to induce G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in myeloma cells.

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Multifaceted approach toward mapping out the anticancer properties of small molecules via in vitro evaluation on melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer cells, and in silico target fishing

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

μM), significantly and dose-dependently induced apoptosis of SCC-12 and SK-MEL-28 cells, as evidenced by the suppression of Bcl-2 and upregulation of Bax, cleaved caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP protein expression levels. The most active compounds 11 (A431: IC 50  = 5.0 μM, μM, SCC-12: IC 50  = 2.9 μM, μM, SKMEL-28: IC 50  = 4.9 μM,

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Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024

Alta Sciences

In this blog article, we review some of these areas of investigation where Altasciences has robust expertise and solution offerings. According to a 2022 article published in Molecular Psychiatry, treatment resistance affects 20 to 60% of patients with psychiatric disorders. Asia, and Europe.