Table of Contents

August 12, 2004
Volume 47, Issue 17
Pages 4111-4338

About the Cover: Ribbon rendered illustration of the nuclear receptor heterodimer RXRα(cyan):PPARRγ (red) ligand binding domains bound with coactivator peptides (magenta) and agonist ligands (space-filling atoms where green is carbon, red is oxygen, and blue is nitrogen) (Haffner, C. D.; et al. J. Med. Chem. 2004, 47, 2010-2029).

Miniperspectives:Advances in Type 2 Diabetes

Novel “Second-Generation” Approaches for the Control of Type 2 Diabetes

pp 4111–4112
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030626a

Diabetes Mellitus:  Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies

pp 4113–4117
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0306273

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α/γ Dual Agonists for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

pp 4118–4127
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030631e

Glucagon-like Peptide-1:  The Basis of a New Class of Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

pp 4128–4134
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030630m

Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitors for the Treatment of Diabetes

pp 4135–4141
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030628v

Prospects for Inhibitors of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B as Antidiabetic Drugs

pp 4142–4146
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030629n

Letters

Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Conformationally Constrained Mimetics of the Second Mitochondria-Derived Activator of Caspase That Target the X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/Caspase-9 Interaction Site

pp 4147–4150
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0499108

Rational Approaches to Discovery of Orally Active and Brain-Penetrable Quinazolinone Inhibitors of Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase

pp 4151–4154
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0499256

Dopamine/Serotonin Receptor Ligands. 9.1 Oxygen-Containing Midsized Heterocyclic Ring Systems and Nonrigidized Analogues. A Step toward Dopamine D5 Receptor Selectivity

pp 4155–4158
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049720x

Bulky Nonproteinogenic Amino Acids Permit the Design of Very Small and Effective Cationic Antibacterial Peptides

pp 4159–4162
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049582b

A Nonpeptidic Sulfonamide Inhibits the p53−mdm2 Interaction and Activates p53-Dependent Transcription in mdm2-Overexpressing Cells

pp 4163–4165
Publication Date (Web): July 21, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm034182u

Articles

Human Integrin αvβ5:  Homology Modeling and Ligand Binding

pp 4166–4177
Publication Date (Web): July 10, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030635j

Combining Pharmacophore Search, Automated Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations as a Novel Strategy for Flexible Docking. Proof of Concept:  Docking of Arginine−Glycine−Aspartic Acid-like Compounds into the αvβ3 Binding Site

pp 4178–4187
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0311386

Validation of Automated Docking Programs for Docking and Database Screening against RNA Drug Targets

pp 4188–4201
Publication Date (Web): July 13, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030650o

Tricyclic Alkylamides as Melatonin Receptor Ligands with Antagonist or Inverse Agonist Activity

pp 4202–4212
Publication Date (Web): July 17, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040768k

Liver-Selective Glucocorticoid Antagonists:  A Novel Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

pp 4213–4230
Publication Date (Web): July 13, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0400045

Solution Structure of Amyloid β-Peptide (25−35) in Different Media

pp 4231–4238
Publication Date (Web): July 21, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040773o

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of New Cyclic Disulfide Decapeptides That Inhibit the Binding of AP-1 to DNA

pp 4239–4246
Publication Date (Web): July 21, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049890+

Concise Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of Combretastatin A-4 Analogues, 1-Aroylindoles and 3-Aroylindoles, as Novel Classes of Potent Antitubulin Agents

pp 4247–4257
Publication Date (Web): July 17, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049802l

Three-Dimensional Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationship Analysis of a Set of Plasmodium falciparum Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitors Using a Pharmacophore Generation Approach

pp 4258–4267
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040769c

2-(1-Adamantyl)-4-(thio)chromenone-6-carboxylic Acids:  Potent Reversible Inhibitors of Human Steroid Sulfatase

pp 4268–4276
Publication Date (Web): July 09, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0407916

Phenoxyphenyl Pyridines as Novel State-Dependent, High-Potency Sodium Channel Inhibitors

pp 4277–4285
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040048d

Identification of Structurally Diverse Growth Hormone Secretagogue Agonists by Virtual Screening and Structure−Activity Relationship Analysis of 2-Formylaminoacetamide Derivatives

pp 4286–4290
Publication Date (Web): July 13, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040103i

Piperazine Derivatives of [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine as Potent and Selective Adenosine A2a Receptor Antagonists

pp 4291–4299
Publication Date (Web): July 13, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0498405

Fluorescent Pirenzepine Derivatives as Potential Bitopic Ligands of the Human M1 Muscarinic Receptor

pp 4300–4315
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040800a

Tetramethylcyclopropyl Analogue of a Leading Antiepileptic Drug, Valproic Acid. Synthesis and Evaluation of Anticonvulsant Activity of Its Amide Derivatives

pp 4316–4326
Publication Date (Web): July 20, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0498351

Zinc Ion Dependent B-Cell Epitope, Associated with Primary Sjogren's Syndrome, Resides within the Putative Zinc Finger Domain of Ro60kD Autoantigen:  Physical and Immunologic Properties

pp 4327–4334
Publication Date (Web): July 17, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049844+

Brief Articles

O-Alkoxyamidine Prodrugs of Furamidine:  In Vitro Transport and Microsomal Metabolism as Indicators of in Vivo Efficacy in a Mouse Model of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Infection

pp 4335–4338
Publication Date (Web): July 16, 2004 (Brief Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030604o