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A peptidyl-glucosamine derivative affects IKKalpha kinase activity in human chondrocytesAnna Scotto d'Abusco
Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Roma, P, le Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
Arthritis Res Ther 12:R18. 2010....
Beta-peptido sulfonamides: for-Met-Leu-Phe-OMe analogues containing taurine and chiral beta-amino-ethanesulfonic acid residuesCesare Giordano
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare del CNR, Sezione di Roma c/o Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, , Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Farmaco 59:953-63. 2004..The results are analyzed in terms of structure-activity relationships. The conformational preferences of the new tripeptides 1b and 2b, containing a central chiral beta-amino-ethanesulfonic acid residue, have also been discussed...
Alpha-peptide/beta-sulfonamidopeptide hybrids: analogs of the chemotactic agent for-Met-Leu-Phe-OMeCesare Giordano
Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università di Roma La Sapienza and istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare del CNR, Sezione di Roma, P le A Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
Bioorg Med Chem 14:2642-52. 2006..The biochemical functions and the conformational properties of the new compounds are discussed and related to previously studied models containing beta-residues...
Effects of intra-articular administration of glucosamine and a peptidyl-glucosamine derivative in a rabbit model of experimental osteoarthritis: a pilot studyAnna Scotto d'Abusco
Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche, Sapienza Universita di Roma, P le Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Rheumatol Int 28:437-43. 2008..Our preliminary in vivo and in vitro studies suggest that GlcN and NAPA could play a disease-modifying protective role in OA by an anti-catabolic effect and an anti-inflammatory activity on chondrocytes...
Glucosamine affects intracellular signalling through inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation in human chondrocytesAnna Scotto d'Abusco
Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Roma, P le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
Arthritis Res Ther 9:R104. 2007..These findings demonstrate, for the first time, that glucosamine inhibits IL-1beta-stimulated MMP production in human chondrocytes by affecting MAPK phosphorylation...
Synthesis and activity of fibrillogenesis peptide inhibitors related to the 17-21 beta-amyloid sequenceCesare Giordano
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare del CNR, Universita La Sapienza, P le A Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
Eur J Med Chem 44:179-89. 2009..Conformational properties of the new compounds have been determined by CD and FT-IR spectroscopies...
Synthesis and bioactivity of chemotactic tetrapeptides: fMLF-OMe analogues incorporating spacer aminoacids at the lateral positionsGino Lucente
Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, P le A Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Amino Acids 37:285-95. 2009....
Synthesis and activity of endomorphin-2 and morphiceptin analogues with proline surrogates in position 2Cesare Giordano
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare del CNR, c o Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Universita di Roma, P le A Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
Eur J Med Chem 45:4594-600. 2010..The highest micro-receptor affinity is shown by [(S)betaPrs(2)]EM2 analogue (6e) which represents the first example of a beta-sulphonamido analogue in the field of opioid peptides...
