Modulation of the ceramide level, a novel therapeutic concept?

abstract：:Biomedical science is currently undergoing an epoch-marking transition from its classical phase to the post-genome era. The outstanding success of world-wide genome sequencing efforts, evidenced by the recent publication of the draft of the human genome, together with the completion of several genomes of eukaryotic mo...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Nagl SB

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterogeneity of proteoglycans (PG)s contributes to their functional diversity. Many functions depend on their ability to bind and modulate the activity of components of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ability of PGs to interact with other molecules, such as growth factors, is largely determined by the fine st...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Fjeldstad K,Kolset SO

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture healing is a process of recovering injured bone tissue forms and functions. Osteoporosis can delay the healing process, which contributes to personal suffering and loss of activities. Osteoporosis patients tend to lose bone mass at the metaphyseal region which require treatment to increase bone mass. Postmeno...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Ibrahim N',Mohamed N,Shuid AN

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The intracellular multiprotein complex termed the inflammasome functions as a platform of pro-inflammatory cytokine production such as IL-1β and IL-18. Under certain conditions, however, the inflammasome produces non-canonical effects such as induction of cell death, pyroptosis and cell metabolism alteration...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Conley SM,Abais JM,Boini KM,Li PL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of periodontitis is around 20-50% of global population. If not treated, it can cause of tooth loss. Periodontal treatment aims at preserving the patient's teeth from various methods, including infection control and restoring lost periodontal tissue. The periodontium has great biological regenerative pot...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Mohammadipour HS,Forouzanfar F,Forouzanfar A

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are life-threating conditions still lacking a definite therapy and carrying a high mortality and morbidity, especially in children and infants. Albeit respiratory assistance and supportive therapies are crucial for ALI/ARDS, many drugs have been pr...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： De Luca D,Piastra M,Tosi F,Pulitanò S,Mancino A,Genovese O,Pietrini D,Conti G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is becoming the major health issue in recent human history with thousands of deaths and millions of cases worldwide. Newer research and old experience with other corona-viruses highlighted a probable underlying mechanism of disturbance of the renin-angiotensin system (...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Vieira C,Nery L,Martins L,Jabour L,Dias R,Simões E Silva AC

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil-dominated inflammation plays an important role in many airway diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis. In cases of asthma where neutrophil-dominated inflammation is a major contributing factor to the disease, treatment with corticosteroids c...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Saffar AS,Ashdown H,Gounni AS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigated the use of mixed treatment comparison (MTC) meta-analysis models to summarize results from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on approved pharmacological treatments for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS:The number of patients with visual loss or visual gain of 3 or mo...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Virgili G,Novielli N,Menchini F,Murro V,Giacomelli G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resveratrol (3,4',5 tri-hydroxystilbene) is a phytoalexin produced in hudge amount in grapevine skin in response to infection by Bothrytis cinerea. This production of resveratrol blocks the proliferation of the pathogen, thereby acting as a natural antibiotic. Numerous studies have reported interesting properties of t...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Delmas D,Lançon A,Colin D,Jannin B,Latruffe N

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It becomes increasingly evident that the SARS-CoV-2 infection is not limited to the respiratory system. In addition to being a target of the virus, the kidney also seems to have a substantial influence on the outcomes of the disease. METHODS:Data was obtained by a comprehensive and non-systematic search in ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Bitencourt L,Pedrosa AL,de Brito SBCS,Fróes ACF,de Carvalho ST,Fonseca GG,Ferreira GC,Fradico PF,Simões E Silva AC

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing number of cellular and molecular pathways believed to be involved in mechanisms of ischemic cell death in the brain has spurred a similar growth in the number of potential neuroprotective modalities, the majority of which are pharmacological in nature. Preventing or minimizing the first few steps in the ca...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Schurr A

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In evolutionary terms, mitochondria in apicomplexan parasites appear to be "relicts-in-the-making": they possess the smallest mitochondrial genomes known, encoding only three proteins, and in one genus, Cryptosporidium, the genome is eliminated altogether. Several features of mitochondrial physiology provide validated...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Mather MW,Henry KW,Vaidya AB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldose reductase (AR) enzymatically transforms cytosolic glucose into sorbitol, a molecule that poorly penetrates cell membranes and is sometimes slowly metabolized. Hyperglycemia can cause intracellular accumulation of sorbitol and its metabolite, fructose, which can create osmotic swelling and cell dysfunction. Driv...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Oates PJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions worldwide. Many dietary compounds have been found to exert health beneficial effects against different pathologies including diabetes. Most bioactive compounds have been identified in fruits and vegetables and their mechanisms of action explored both in vitro and in vivo. In p...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Turrini E,Ferruzzi L,Fimognari C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of databases devoted to biological information opened the possibility to integrate, query and analyze biological data obtained from several sources that otherwise would be scattered through the web. Several issues arise in the handling of biological information, mainly due to the diversity of biologica...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Timmers LF,Pauli I,Barcellos GB,Rocha KB,Caceres RA,de Azevedo WF Jr,Soares MB

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to provide a narrative review regarding the prevalence, the associated pathophysiologic pathways and the potential management methods of sexual dysfunction related to ablative surgical techniques for Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE). Men suffering from BPE are at high risk of sexual dysfunction due to th...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Mykoniatis I,Renterghem KV,Sokolakis I

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continues to rise worldwide and despite the advances on pharmacotherapy, the etiopathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) remains underexplained. In this context, the migratory waves of the last decades created a challenging setting to...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Estevinho MM,Lopes DJM,Souto MT,Magro F

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic diseases such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic strokes are mainly responsible for people's morbidity and mortality and have severely affected the people's quality of life all over the world. According to WHO statistics, an average of 17 mill...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Guo L,Ma S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida species, in particular C. albicans, represent a major threat to immunocompromised patients. Able to exist as a commensal on mucosal surfaces of healthy individuals, these opportunistic fungi frequently cause superficial infections of mucosae and skin. Furthermore, in hospital settings, Candida species may caus...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Mavor AL,Thewes S,Hube B

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 replicates by infecting new target cells either as cell-free viral particle or, much more efficiently, via cell-to-cell viral transmission. Cell-mediated viral spread, in which the infected cell directly transfers the viral particles to target cells via cell-cell contacts, in vitro is up to three orders of magni...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Casartelli N

更新日期：2015-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune-based inflammatory diseases involve immune related dysregulation in different sites of body, which includes rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, etc. Advancements in molecular research have facilitated investigation of their pathogenesis that is involved in infl...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Rahman M,Beg S,Verma A,Kazmi I,Patel DK,Anwar F,Al Abbasi FA,Kumar V

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) comprises about 250 species, of which many are used as food, often as condiments, substituting pepper due to the pungent taste of fruits, seeds, leaves, and bark, and therapeutic remedies especially in Eastern Asian countries and in Central America. The whole plant is also consumed as ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Epifano F,Curini M,Marcotullio MC,Genovese S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PDZ domains play an essential role in a number of cellular processes by facilitating protein scaffolding and assembly of protein complexes. These domains consist of 80 to 90 amino acids and are found to recognize short C-terminal sequences of target proteins. Protein complex formation between PDZ target molecules can ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Holcomb J,Spellmon N,Trescott L,Sun F,Li C,Yang Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is the most common pathology in many orthopedic diseases, such as: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA) and other reasons caused osteolysis. The leading factor of inflammation was considered as the differentiation of monocyte and the polarization of macrophage. However, cytokines and different c...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Liu Y,Cao Y,Smith W,He B,Yan L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer kills approximately 1.3 million citizens in the world annually. The tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) erlotinib and gefitinib are effective anti-tumor agents especially in lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. The goal is to increase the potency of TKI in lung cancer p...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Moody TW,Nuche-Berenguer B,Nakamura T,Jensen RT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiopathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative Colitis (UC), the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is still unknown. Although the exact cause and mechanisms of both IBD have yet to be completely understood, it is widely accepted that both CD and UC result from an inappropriate immune re...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Stefanelli T,Malesci A,Repici A,Vetrano S,Danese S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is a complex multidimensional concept that facilitates the initiation of the signaling cascade in response to any noxious stimuli. Action potential generation in the peripheral nociceptor terminal and its transmission through various types of nociceptors corresponding to mechanical, chemical or thermal stimuli le...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Khan A,Khan S,Kim YS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death, chronic illness and disability in Western countries. The most common cause of CVD derives from the harmful effects of acute myocardial ischemia and subsequent reperfusion injury. Cardioprotection against acute ischemia/ reperfusion injury is made possible b...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Penna C,Granata R,Tocchetti CG,Gallo MP,Alloatti G,Pagliaro P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have attracted interest as biomarkers of cancer metastases but only recently has a reliable method of CTC detection been developed. CTCs can be thought of as a liquid biopsy from the blood, and they can be used in pathological and molecular assays. CTCs may ideally replace metastatic tis...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Cai LL,Ye HM,Zheng LM,Ruan RS,Tzeng CM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00