Binary Logistic Regression (BLR) has been developed as non-linear models to establish quantitative structure- activity relationships (QSAR) between structural descriptors and biochemical activity of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Using a training set consisted of 21 compounds with known ki values, the model was trained and tested to solve two-class problems as active or inactive on the basi...

- pseudohypoaldosteronism (p'ha) is referred to a state of endorgan unresponsiveness to aldosterone. in this article a 12 day - old mule newborn is presented with hyponatremia, hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis. aldosterone level and plasma renin activity were high. mineralocorticoids had no therapeutic effect, hut normal saline infusion improved electrolyte imbalance. salt-rich diet was succ...

Diabetic nephropathy, the most common cause of endstage renal disease (ESRD) in the Western world, is characterized by suppression of the systemic but activation of the intrarenal tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS).1 Blockade of the RAS with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin type-1 receptor blockers (ARBs) retards but does not eliminate the progression of diabetic...

The global crisis of bacterial infections, search for an effective antibacterial is utmost clinical significance. Experimental and computational approaches used to study the DNA binding [Ru(A)2L] (ClO4)2.2H2O, where A=ancillary ligand; phen=1, 10 Phenanthroline (1), dmp=4,4’-dimethyl-1,10 -orthophenanthroline (2), bpy = bipyridyl (3) & dmb=4, 4’-dimethyl 2, 2’- bipyridine (4), Lis a novel inter...

Amino acid descriptors are often used in quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis of proteins and peptides. In the present study, descriptors were used to characterize peptides binding to the human MHC allele HLA-A0201. Two sets of amino acid descriptors were chosen: 93 descriptors taken from the amino acid descriptor database AAindex and the z descriptors defined by Wold an...

• Eight stable conformers were found during a conformational search of flonicamid. The calculated absorption spectra exhibits two peaks in the UV region. reactivity study agrees with traditional pyridines. High binding energy between flonicamid and DNA sequence was evidenced by docking. This work deals structural properties, vibrational analysis, novel insecticide different minimum subsequent g...

The aim of this study was to explore the effects of the renin inhibitor aliskiren in streptozotocin-diabetic TG(mRen-2)27 rats. Furthermore, we investigated in vitro the effect of aliskiren on the interactions between renin and the (pro)renin receptor and between aliskiren and prorenin. Aliskiren distributed extensively to the kidneys of normotensive (non)diabetic rats, localizing in the glomer...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease (HIV-1 PR) and renin are primary targets toward AIDS and hypertension therapies, respectively. Molecular mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann surface area (MM-PBSA) free-energy calculations and inhibition assays for canagliflozin, an antidiabetic agent verified its effective binding to both proteins (ΔG(pred) = -9.1 kcal mol(-1) for canagliflozin-renin; K(i,e...

(Pro)renin receptor is a new molecule of the renin-angiotensin system. The (pro)renin receptor binds both renin and prorenin leading to protease activity. Furthermore, the binding of renin/prorenin to (pro)renin receptor activates intracellular signaling. Although these studies show the classical function of the (pro)renin receptor on the plasma membrane as a receptor, subcellular distribution ...