Microdialysis approach to study serotonin outflow in mice following selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and substance P (neurokinin 1) receptor antagonist administration: a review.

abstract：:Due to potential health benefits and the general assumption that natural products are safe, there is an increasing trend in the general population - including pregnant women - to supplement their diet with flavonoid-based food supplements. In addition, preclinical studies aim to prevent developmental adverse effects i...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Barenys M,Masjosthusmann S,Fritsche E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis causes bone loss, and makes bone to susceptible to fracture. The main cause of osteoporosis is estrogen deficiency. Estrogen, calcitonin, calcium, vitamin D and antioxidants can be used to prevent osteoporosis. For the treatment of osteoporosis, the potential biological activities of traditional medicines...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Süntar I,Akkol EK

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adenosine pathway is a powerful evolutionarily selected mechanism aimed at a fine modulation of inflammatory responses and protection of tissues from injuries. Adenosine exerts its modulatory effects via interaction with G protein-coupled receptors, designated as A(1), A(2A), A(2B) and A(3). In this regard, extrac...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Antonioli L,Colucci R,La Motta C,Tuccori M,Awwad O,Da Settimo F,Blandizzi C,Fornai M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While breast cancer (BC) is commonest malignancy among female with highest death rate, male breast cancer (MBC) is very rare but exhibits highest cancer specific death in men and the incidences of MBCs are rising rapidly. Due to rarity of the disease, no detail information about biomarkers and drug targets available a...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Barh D

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Some kinds of cations and anions are contained in body fluids such as blood, interstitial fluid, gastrointestinal juice, and tears at relatively high concentration. Ionresponsive drug delivery is available to design the unique dosage formulations which provide optimized drug therapy with effective, safe and ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Yoshida T,Shakushiro K,Sako K

更新日期：2018-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to interfere with the initiation and promotion of breast and other cancers by endocrine manipulation are not new. It is of obvious benefit to cancer patients to administer substances that combine minimal general toxicity with maximal oestrogen inhibition. Raloxifene is a relatively recent addition to a group o...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Kellen JA

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) metabolizes heme to generate carbon monoxide (CO), biliverdin, and iron. Biliverdin is subsequently metabolized to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. HO-1 has recently emerged as a promising therapeutic target in the treatment of vascular disease. Pharmacological induction or gene transfer of H...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Durante W

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancing age presents a major challenge for the elderly population in terms of quality of life. The risk of cognitive impairment, motor in-coordination, and behavioral inconsistency due to neuronal damage is relatively higher in aging individuals of society. The brain, through its structural and functional integrity,...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Dhote V,Samundre P,Ganeshpurkar A,Upaganlawar A

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Galanin (GAL) constitutes a family of neuropeptides composed of four peptides: (i) galanin (GAL), (ii) galanin-message associated peptide (GAMP), (iii) galanin-like peptide (GALP), and (iv) alarin. GAL contains 29/30 amino acids, and its biological action occurs through the interactions with its various rece...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Oliveira Volpe CM,Vaz T,Rocha-Silva F,Villar-Delfino PH,Nogueira-Machado JA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is associated with the increased trans-sialidase activity, which can be detected in the blood plasma of atherosclerosis patients. The likely involvement in the disease pathogenesis made this activity an interesting research subject and the enzyme that may perform such activity was isolated and characte...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Glanz VY,Myasoedova VA,Grechko AV,Orekhov AN

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombus formation at a site of arterial injury (eg, rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque in a carotid artery), a crucial step in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia, is initiated by the adhesion of platelets to the arterial wall. In vivo, activated platelets release adenosine diphosphate (ADP), whose binding to the...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Giossi A,Pezzini A,Del Zotto E,Volonghi I,Costa P,Ferrari D,Padovani A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tachykinins (TKs) and their receptors (NK1, NK2 and NK3), which are diffusely expressed in the human gastrointestinal tract, represent an endogenous modulator system regulating enteric secretomotor functions, inflammatory and immune responses, and visceral hypersensitivity, mainly during pathological gut diseases. Pat...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Improta G,Broccardo M

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：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：: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：:The last 15 years have witnessed a resurgence of the role of surgical options for prevention of ischemic stroke. The landmark randomized trials including NASCET and ECST were published and explored the role of carotid endarterectomy in this regard. Patients with high grade stenosis of the internal carotid artery (> or...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Rajamani K,Chaturvedi S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mitochondria may very well determine the final commitment of the cell to death, particularly in times of energy stress. Cancer chemotherapeutics such as the anthracycline doxorubicin perturb mitochondrial structure and function in tumour cells, as evidenced in osteosarcoma, for which doxorubicin is used ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Armstrong J,Dass CR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV-1 transactivator Tat protein plays a key role in AIDS pathogenesis. Besides the Tat role as activator of HIV-1 transcription, it exerts several important functions on infected and uninfected cells. In fact, HIV-1 Tat is released by infected cells and is taken up by neighboring cells. In this way it regulates e...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Chiozzini C,Toschi E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). PD is a multifactorial disorder, with several different factors being suggested to play a synergistic pathophysiological role, inc...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Tamtaji OR,Hadinezhad T,Fallah M,Shahmirzadi AR,Taghizadeh M,Behnam M,Asemi Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient drug delivery systems are exceedingly important for novel drug discovery. The evidence-based personalized medicine (EBPM) promises to deliver the right drug at the right time to a right patient as it covers clinicallysignificant genetic predisposition and chronopharmacological aspects of nanotheranostics. Re...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Sharma S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products represent a rich resource for drug delivery and are currently being exploited to target tumour angiogenesis. A vast array of products of natural origin have been shown to have anti-angiogenic potential in preclinical models, including purified endogenous inhibitors, and exogenous compounds derived fro...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Neal CP,Berry DP,Doucas H,Manson MM,Steward W,Garcea G

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：: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：: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：:Human proteins are subjected to more than 200 known post-translational modifications (PTMs) (e.g., phosphorylation, glycosylation, ubiquitination, S-nitrosylation, methylation, Nacetylation, and citrullination) and these PTMs can alter protein structure and function with consequent effects on the multitude of pathways...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Witalison EE,Thompson PR,Hofseth LJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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