Sedation in PACU: indications, monitoring, complications.

abstract：:Five programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors are currently approved for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and the upper urinary tract. Following the FDA and EMA restrictions of first-line treatment with Atezolizumab and Pembrolizumab in platinum...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Gevaert T,Cimadamore A,Montironi R,Eckstein M

更新日期：2020-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial respiratory infections are the main reason of morbidity and mortality among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In early childhood, the respiratory infections are due to Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae. In older CF patients, pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria like Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Burkh...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Velikova N,Wells JM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diacylglycerol (DAG) kinase (DGK) modulates the balance between the two signaling lipids, DAG and phosphatidic acid (PA), by phosphorylating (consuming) DAG to yield PA. Ten mammalian DGK isozymes have been identified to date. In addition to two or three cysteine-rich C1 domains (protein kinase C-like zinc finger stru...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Sakane F,Imai S,Kai M,Yasuda S,Kanoh H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The androgen receptor (AR) signalling pathway remains a key driver of prostate cancer progression despite castrate levels of testosterone in advanced disease. The androgen biosynthesis inhibitor abiraterone and the anti-androgen enzalutamide have been shown to prolong survival in randomized clinical trials both pre-an...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Assi R,Temraz S,Shamseddine A,Mukherji D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fibrinolytic system consists of a balance between rates of plasminogen activation and fibrin degradation, both of which are finely regulated by spatio-temporal mechanisms. Three distinct inhibitors of the fibrinolytic system that differently regulate these two steps are plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Urano T,Suzuki Y,Iwaki T,Sano H,Honkura N,Castellino FJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with anti-cancer agents in most cases ultimately results in apoptotic cell death of the target tumor cells. Unfortunately, tumor cells can develop multidrug resistance, e.g., by a reduced propensity to engage in apoptosis by which they become insensitive to multiple chemotherapeutics. Ceramide. the central m...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Kok JW,Sietsma H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxysterols are pleiotropic messengers interacting with multiple receptor systems. One of the cognate receptors for oxysterols is EBI2, a G protein-coupled receptor highly expressed in the cells of the immune system. Here we discuss the receptor's role in the adapted immunity and inflammation as well as the receptor's ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Rutkowska A,Dev KK,Sailer AW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terpenoids represent a large and diverse class of naturally occurring compounds found in a variety of fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants. Structurally some of the terpenoids are similar to human hormones. A diet rich in terpenoids is inversely related with the risk of chronic diseases including cancers. Breast an...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Yang H,Dou QP

更新日期：2010-06-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adipose tissue plays a role in the storage of excess energy as triglycerides (TGs). Excess fat accumulation causes various metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. It has been reported that ectopic fat deposition and excess TG accumulation in non-adipose tissue might be important predictors of cardiometabolic ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Kugo H,Moriyama T,Zaima N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is a risk factor for cancer development in several tissues. In the colorectum, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) is a longstanding inflammatory disease with increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). Several molecular events involving in chronic inflammatory process cont...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Tanaka T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pivotal role of 5-HT in the control of appetite was formally proposed nearly 30 years ago. In particular endogenous hypothalamic 5-HT has been implicated in the processes of within meal satiation and the end state of post meal satiety. Of the numerous 5-HT receptor subtypes currently identified, 5-HT(1B) and 5-HT(...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Halford JC,Harrold JA,Lawton CL,Blundell JE

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of proteases to developmental, physiological and pathological processes has been well accepted. Cleavage of matrix proteins is a key requirement for cell migration and remodeling of the extracellular environment. The constant process of matrix turnover is dependent on the delicate balance between degr...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Iruela-Arispe ML

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prohibitin (PHB) is overtly conserved evolutionarily and ubiquitously expressed protein with pleiotropic functions in diverse cellular compartments. However, regulation and function of these proteins in different cells, tissues and in various diseases is different as evidenced by expression of these proteins...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Chowdhury D,Kumar D,Sarma P,Tangutur AD,Bhadra MP

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of oxytocinergic neurons originating in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and projecting to extrahypothalamic brain areas (e.g. hippocampus, medulla oblongata and spinal cord) control penile erection. Activation of these neurons by dopamine and dopamine agonists, excitatory amino acids (N-methyl-...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Melis MR,Argiolas A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in computer power and chemoinformatics methodology make possible that a huge amount of data become available through internet. These databases are devoted to a wide spectrum of scientific fields. Here we are concerned with databases related to protein-drug interactions. More specifically, databases...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Timmers LF,Pauli I,Caceres RA,de Azevedo WF Jr

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is a major type of ionotropic glutamate receptor. Many studies have shown that NMDA receptors play a pivotal role in the central nervous system (CNS) under both physiological and pathological conditions. The functional diversity of NMDA receptors can be mainly attributed to the...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Li ST,Ju JG

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that calorie restriction (CR) can retard the aging process in organisms ranging from yeast to non-human primates, and delay the onset of numerous age-related diseases including neurodegenerative disorders. Translation of the knowledge gained from CR research in animal models to disease prevention stra...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Duan W,Ross CA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic modifications ensure the maintenance of normal cellular functions, and their dysregulation is frequently found in many disease states, including cancer. Nowadays, the most studied epigenetic dysregulation associated with tumorigenesis, cancer progression and metastasis refers to the variations in DNA methyl...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Lin SQ,Li X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with interferon-alpha (IFN-α) was introduced in the early 1980s. Several clinical trials showed a survival advantage for patients treated with IFN-α compared to conventional chemotherapy. Some patients achieved longstanding complete cytogenetic remissions (i.e. >2 log tumor ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Simonsson B,Hjorth-Hansen H,Bjerrum OW,Porkka K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CD6 molecule is a pan T cell marker involved in T cell regulation. Although CD6 expression has been correlated with human autoimmune diseases, only a few therapeutic approaches are exploring this molecule as target in the clinic. The biological functions and mechanisms of actions of CD6 have not been definitively ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Hernández P,Moreno E,Aira LE,Rodríguez PC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels are the main, if not the only, lipid target in the effort to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Several primary and secondary CVD prevention trials with statins shaped current guidelines and provided detailed targets across a range...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Athyros VG,Mikhailidis DP,Kakafika AI,Karagiannis A,Hatzitolios A,Tziomalos K,Ganotakis ES,Liberopoulos EN,Elisaf M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hedgehog signal transduction network is a critical regulator of metazoan development. Inappropriate activation of this network is implicated in several different cancers, including breast. Genetic evidence in mice as well as molecular biological studies in human cells clearly indicate that activated signaling can ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Visbal AP,Lewis MT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One approach to identify new drugs with antimicrobial activities is to screen large libraries of molecules directly for their capacity to block the growth of bacterial or fungal monocultures. A more relevant way to assess both a product's efficacy and its potential cytotoxicity is undoubtedly to use an in vivo infecti...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Squiban B,Kurz CL

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is usually associated with deficient nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, and therefore stimulating NO activity is an important antihypertensive strategy. Recently, many studies have shown that both nitrite and nitrate anions are not simple products of NO metabolism and indeed may be reduced back to NO. Whi...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Oliveira-Paula GH,Tanus-Santos JE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past years, there was an explosion in the knowledge of the protein target and molecular mechanism associated with various disease types and in the new research of drugs of natural origin. The key idea is to evaluate bioactive natural products interacting with protein domains of different genetic origin but st...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Braca A,Dal Piaz F,Marzocco S,Autore G,Vassallo A,De Tommasi N

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:FOXO transcription factors control proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation and metabolic processes. Loss of FOXO function has been identified in several human cancers, and results in increased cellular survival and a predisposition to neoplasia, especially in epithelial cancer. FOXO factors are therefore bona fide t...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Monsalve M,Olmos Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There exists an immediate need to develop novel medications for the treatment of mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression. Initial interest in glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) as a target for the treatment of mood disorders arose from the finding that the mood stabilizing drug lithium directly inhibite...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Gould TD,Picchini AM,Einat H,Manji HK

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Metabolic Syndrome is a common metabolic disease associated with an increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and mortality. In contrast to "traditional" risk factors for atherosclerosis, such as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the Metabolic Syndrome represents a network of interacting risk fa...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Péterfy M,Davis RC,Lusis AJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00