Enzyme inhibitors play a pivotal role in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. The primary understanding of the action of inhibitors helps pharmacologists during the design process for ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a kidney condition where antibodies (immune system ...

Recent evidence suggests that natural products are much more than simply agents of “microbial warfare” and actually play critical roles in bacterial pathogenesis and communication. In particular, ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder. With AFib, the beating of the upper chambers of your heart (the atria) becomes irregular, and blood has a harder time reaching ...

Research has shown that angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors help manage diabetic nephropathy-related issues. They can also slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy in some people.

A research group led by Dr. Edward Curtis has developed two new types of catalytic DNA molecules (deoxyribozymes) that can reveal the presence of target molecules through fluorescence or color.

PDE5 inhibitors, such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), vardenafil (Levitra or Staxyn), and avanafil (Stendra), are primarily used to treat erectile dysfunction by improving blood flow to ...

An illustration shows the structure of an inhibitor bound to the active site of membrane-associated tyrosine- and threonine-specific cdc2-inhibitory kinase. An inhibitor bound to the active site of ...

The term “protease inhibitor” refers to a class of medications rather than to a single medication. Specifically, they are antiviral drugs. But unlike the many, more common antiviral drugs that can be ...