Structure, pharmacology and therapeutic prospects of family C G-protein coupled receptors.

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：:The liver is essential for the control of glucose and lipid metabolism. Excessive accumulation of fat in the liver disturbs its function and leads to the development of fatty liver diseases. The nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common type of fatty liver disease found in patients who have not consumed sig...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Chen G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium is a key determinant of cardiac excitation, contraction and relaxation. Cardiac excitation and contraction is powered by ATP that is synthesized within mitochondria via a calcium-dependent process known as oxidative phosphorylation. During this process oxygen molecules within the mitochondria are converted to ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Viola HM,Hool LC

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Pancreatic cancer is predicted to be the second deadliest malignancy (a median survival of 4-6 months and a 5-year survival of less than 5%) in the USA by 2020. Although current medical detection technologies have dramatically improved the survival rate for patients with other gastrointestinal malignancies, the dismal...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Barton LA,Ren J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nanotechnology deals with the manufacturing of materials at the atomic and molecular scale. According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative, nanotechnology denotes those structures which are nearly in 1-100 nm size regime in at least one dimension. OBJECTIVE:Nanotechnology in drug delivery has been evid...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Jain A,Kumari R,Tiwari A,Verma A,Tripathi A,Shrivastava A,Jain SK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the skin has emerged as a potential alternative route for non-invasive delivery of vaccine. It has been recognized as a highly immune-reactive tissue containing an abundance of antigen presenting cells, especially within the epidermis. Transcutaneous immunization, introduction of antigen through topical appl...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Gupta PN,Vyas SP

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Gabapentin and pregabalin inhibit Ca(2+) currents via high-voltage-activated channels containing the alpha2delta-1 subunit, reducing neurotransmitter release and attenuating the postsynaptic excitability. They are antiepileptic drugs successfully used also for the chronic pain treatment. A large number of cl...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Dauri M,Faria S,Gatti A,Celidonio L,Carpenedo R,Sabato AF

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：: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：: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：:Various strategies for the use of zein for controlled drug release have been investigated and reported in the literature, especially engineering strategies for using zein conjugates to enhance oral bioavailability and targeted delivery, which has attracted interest in recent research. Although still limited, the abili...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Tran PH,Tran TT

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play important roles in a variety of biological processes, and many PPIs have been regarded as biologically compelling targets for drug discovery. Extensive efforts have been made to develop feasible proteinprotein docking approaches to study PPIs in silico. Most of these approaches...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Zhang Q,Feng T,Xu L,Sun H,Pan P,Li Y,Li D,Hou T

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：: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：:An understanding of the historical paths that have lead to our current state of knowledge in the field of platelet studies can be both illuminating and inspiring. Considering that the existence and function of platelets were initially described just barely over 100 years ago it is exciting to recognize how far our kno...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Steinhubl SR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known for a very long time that aging is the most prominent risk factor for the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis. This might be related to continuous mechanical wear and tear and/or result from time/age-related modifications of cartilage matrix components. Also a mere loss of viable cells over ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Aigner T,Haag J,Martin J,Buckwalter J

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:Ceruloplasmin contains 95% of the copper in human serum and plays an important role in iron efflux from mammalian cells, including brain cells, due to the activity of ferroxidase, which oxidizes ferrous iron following its transfer to the cell surface via the iron transporter, ferroportin, and delivers ferric iron to e...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Kono S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The popular use of antioxidative vitamins illustrates the growing awareness of oxidative stress as an important hazard to our health and as an important factor in the ageing process. Superoxide radicals and superoxide-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) are constantly formed in most cells and tissues. To ensure that...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Dröge W,Kinscherf R,Hildebrandt W,Schmitt T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines have been described as "weapons of mass protection". The eradication of many diseases is testament to their utility and effectiveness. Nevertheless, many vaccine preventable diseases remain prevalent because of political and economic barriers. Additionally, the effects of immaturity and old age, therapies tha...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Eisen DP,Liley HG,Minchinton RM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifunctional rational drug design of protein tyrosine kinases inhibitors allows a potent drug to be utilized to treat more than one disease for greater patient benefits. Many protein tyrosine kinases (PTK), including Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) and Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), have been identified as potential drug ta...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Vassilev AO,Tibbles HE,DuMez D,Venkatachalam TK,Uckun FM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent marketing of two selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, celecoxib and rofecoxib is remarkable considering that COX-2 was only discovered eight years ago as a growth factor- and cytokine-inducible gene. Concomitant with these pharmaceutical successes is the advances in our understanding of the molecu...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Kalgutkar AS,Zhao Z

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become linked to inflammation and metal biology. Metals (copper, zinc and iron) and inflammatory cytokines are significant factors that increase the onset of sporadic late onset forms of the dementia. The genetic discovery that alleles in the hemochromatosis gene accelerate the onset of di...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Rogers JT,Lahiri DK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous opioid peptides have been studied extensively as potential therapeutics for the treatment of pain. The major problems of using natural opioid peptides as drug candidates are their poor receptor specificity, metabolic instability and inability to reach the brain after systemic administration. A lot of synthe...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Piekielna J,Perlikowska R,Gach K,Janecka A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a natural protein expressed in a wide range of tissues in our body. It is a promising anti-cancer agent due to its selective killing of cancer cells, rendering normal cells unharmed. However, resistance occurs either intrinsically or develops ove...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Ngai SC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolones are one of the world's most valuable and popularly used categories of antimicrobial agents. This paper attempts to review the substantial progress of fluoroquinolones from their discovery to black box warning. Antibiotic drug choice will remain difficult in the presence of increasing resistance, but t...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Majalekar PP,Shirote PJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium plays an important role in health and disease. Endothelial dysfunction contributes to sepsis pathophysiology. An important goal is to develop novel therapies that reverse endothelial dysfunction in sepsis. This review will consider the role of the endothelium in sepsis and will highlight its untapped t...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Aird WC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00