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Original Article

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF TRANS-ZEATIN AS A NOVEL TARGET OF ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTOR: INSIGHTS INTO MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS

Turkish Title : COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF TRANS-ZEATIN AS A NOVEL TARGET OF ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTOR: INSIGHTS INTO MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS

Destan Ebru,Öz Pınar,Timucin Ahmet Can
JNBS, 2020, 7(3), p:115-124

DOI : 10.4103/jnbs.jnbs_19_20

Adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) is a G-protein coupled receptor that is involved in various physiological functions. Zeatin, a plant cytokinin and a derivative of adenine, is recently identified as new ligand of A2AR. However, the ligand-receptor interaction mechanism is not fully revealed. Here, we report a model structure of A2AR in complex with zeatin for the first time, to provide a better understanding of this interaction mechanism. A model structure of A2AR in complex with caffeine used as a positive control. As a result, zeatin displayed the ability to stay more stable at the binding pocket compared with caffeine and the residues involved in the interaction are identified. We propose that zeatin is indeed a novel and promising target for A2AR

Adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) is a G-protein coupled receptor that is involved in various physiological functions. Zeatin, a plant cytokinin and a derivative of adenine, is recently identified as new ligand of A2AR. However, the ligand-receptor interaction mechanism is not fully revealed. Here, we report a model structure of A2AR in complex with zeatin for the first time, to provide a better understanding of this interaction mechanism. A model structure of A2AR in complex with caffeine used as a positive control. As a result, zeatin displayed the ability to stay more stable at the binding pocket compared with caffeine and the residues involved in the interaction are identified. We propose that zeatin is indeed a novel and promising target for A2AR


Original Article

Turkish Title : An Extensive Therapeutical Drug Monitoring Repository for Localized Population Pharmacokinetics Research

Çakır Elif,Öz Pınar,Ozdemir Murat,Ozilhan Selma,Tarhan Nevzat
JNBS, 2024, 11(3), p:93-108

DOI : 10.32739/jnbs.11.1608197

Aim: The study's long-term goals, such as determining supratherapeutic ranges according to age distributions
specific to the country, adjusting dosages for additional drugs used by patients in different disease
groups, and providing the opportunity for etiological studies in the light of diagnosis and drug metabolism
perspective, are of great importance in defining the study. Method: Population pharmacokinetics is a
method expressed to evaluate processes such as absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of a
drug from an individual's blood-plasma concentration. In drug pharmacokinetic experiments, generating
data without considering any pharmacokinetic differences among patients prevents the measurement or
observation of variability among individuals in the population as a simple approach. The dose-concentration
relationship is crucial for individualized dose adjustment. Additionally, the impact of other drugs used
by the individual on metabolite levels and the metabolic interactions between drugs play a critical role in
the development of personalized treatments. Population approaches provide a foundation that benefits the
observation of these effects. The variability in drug metabolism among individuals forms one of the fundamental
building blocks of personalized treatment approaches, specifically through Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
(TDM), which plays an important role in determining the therapeutic range of drugs. Materials:
In this study, drug metabolism findings of patients served at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital between 2010 and
2022 were examined within the repository created along with other patient-specific parameters. Results
and Conclusion: The analysis results have been followed up longitudinally, partially demographically,
and retrospectively. Thanks to the repository of NP Istanbul Brain Hospital, population pharmacokinetic
analyses aimed in this study are being conducted for the first time globally and nationally in terms of
scope. The repository has been studied with TDM for individualized treatment methods, and within this
project, it is anticipated to perform phenotyping with the population pharmacokinetic approach.


ISSN (Print) 2149-1909
ISSN (Online) 2148-4325

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