Publications by authors named "J Alvarez-Builla"

Safe and effective pain management is a critical healthcare and societal need. The potential for acute liver injury from paracetamol (ApAP) overdose; nephrotoxicity and gastrointestinal damage from chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use; and opioids' addiction are unresolved challenges. We developed SRP-001, a non-opioid and non-hepatotoxic small molecule that, unlike ApAP, does not produce the hepatotoxic metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone-imine (NAPQI) and preserves hepatic tight junction integrity at high doses.

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The safe and effective management of pain is a critical healthcare and societal need. The potential for misuse and addiction associated with opioids, nephrotoxicity, and gastrointestinal damage from chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use, as well as acute liver injury from paracetamol (ApAP) overdose, are unresolved challenges. To address them, we developed a non-opioid and non-hepatotoxic small molecule, SRP-001.

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  • Researchers explored the effects of a hybrid drug, GGN1231, combining losartan and an antioxidant, on preventing cardiovascular damage in rats with severe chronic renal failure (CRF).
  • The study followed rats fed a high phosphorus diet for 12 weeks, with five groups receiving different treatments, including GGN1231.
  • Results indicated that the GGN1231 group showed significant improvements in several health markers, such as reduced blood pressure, inflammation, and fibrosis, alongside a non-significant decrease in mortality, suggesting potential benefits of GGN1231 for cardiovascular health.
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Although acetaminophen (ApAP) is one of the most commonly used medicines worldwide, hepatotoxicity is a risk with overdose or in patients with compromised liver function. ApAP overdose is the most common cause of acute fulminant hepatic failure. Oxidation of ApAP to N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) is the mechanism for hepatotoxicity.

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A variety of aminated bipyridines and bipyridine sultams are prepared by intramolecular radical [1,5]- and [1,6]- substitutions, using a sulfonamide as a linker to connect the pyridyl radical to the pyridine under attack. For the cases studied, different regiochemistries are observed depending on the initial position of the sulfonamide linker.

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