Aldose reductase, still a compelling target for diabetic neuropathy.

abstract：:Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by a combination of clinical features consisted of thrombotic or pregnancy-related events and autoimmune antiphospholipid antibodies. In the 1998 International Consensus Preliminary Criteria, APS is defined by the concomitant presence of these clinical features and labo...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Nishiguchi T,Kobayashi T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Target discovery using the molecular approach, as opposed to the more traditional systems approach requires the study of the cellular or biological process underlying a condition or disease. The approaches that are employed by the "bench" scientist may be genetic, genomic or proteomic and each has its rightful place i...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Rylova G,Ozdian T,Varanasi L,Soural M,Hlavac J,Holub D,Dzubak P,Hajduch M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant activation of receptor-tyrosine kinase c-Met/HGF pathway is shown to be associated with cell proliferation, invasion, metastasis and poor-prognosis in several tumor types, including upper gastrointestinal-malignancies. The interaction of c-Met with multiple signalling-pathways involved in tumorigenic-properti...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Gholamin S,Fiuji H,Maftouh M,Mirhafez R,Shandiz FH,Avan A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a kind of acquired resistance of microorganisms and cancer cells to chemotherapic drugs that are characterized by different chemical structure and different mechanism of action. Classic MDR is the consequence of the over-expression of a variety of proteins that extrude the chemotherapic f...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Teodori E,Dei S,Martelli C,Scapecchi S,Gualtieri F

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed cell death, commonly associated with the term apoptosis, is an integrated intracellular program that plays a critical role in lymphoid tissue homeostasis. Alterations in this highly regulated process is a common feature of most lymphoid malignancies, thus facilitating tumor escape from traditional chemother...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Saborit-Villarroya I,Roué G,López-Guerra M,Alonso R,Xargay-Torrent S,Rosich L,Colomer D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA, as an intermediate in the production of every gene encoded protein and the genetic material of many pathogenic viruses, presents an attractive target for both biological and therapeutic manipulation. Despite its extensive involvement in living systems, its chemical diversity based on four units is relatively low ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Cairns MJ,Saravolac EG,Sun LQ

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Newer classes of medications have been proven useful in glycemic control in type 2 diabetes (T2D), but many do not appear capable to slow down the progressive loss of ß-cell function, or to improve population-level glycemic control. Positive energy balance, e.g. surplus energy intake over expenditure, is at the core f...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Liu Z,Yang B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for surfactant replacement therapy in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is to restore the normal composition of the surfactant system, as well as to overcome ongoing inactivation of present surfactant. Indeed, surfactant replacement therapy can normalize the composition of the surf...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Schultz MJ,Kesecioglu J

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Because stroke is a multifactorial disease with a short therapeutic window many clinical stroke trials have failed and the only currently approved therapy is thrombolysis. MicroRNAs (miRNA) are endogenously expressed noncoding short single-stranded...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Ouyang YB,Stary CM,Yang GY,Giffard R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecularly targeting signaling pathways that are involved in the pathogenesis of hematopoietic malignancies may lead to more specific and efficacious therapies. Activation of the RAS signal transduction cascade is a common feature in the molecular pathogenesis of hematologic malignancies. A number of novel agents tar...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Morgan MA,Ganser A,Reuter CW

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal neovascularization and macular edema are central features of diabetic retinopathy, a major cause of blindness in working age adults. The currently established treatment for diabetic retinopathy targets the vascular pathology by laser photocoagulation. This approach is associated with significant adverse effect...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Caldwell RB,Bartoli M,Behzadian MA,El-Remessy AE,Al-Shabrawey M,Platt DH,Liou GI,Caldwell RW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long term treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is the standard therapeutic approach to eradicate seizures. However, a small but significant number of patients fail AED treatment. Intrinsic drug resistance may depend on two main and not necessarily mutually exclusive mechanisms: 1) Loss of pharmacological target (...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Marroni M,Marchi N,Cucullo L,Abbott NJ,Signorelli K,Janigro D

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of the neurobiological processes leading to major depressive disorder (MDD) is an active field of research in the scientific community. For years, the alteration of monoamine neurotransmission, in particular serotonin (5-HT), has been considered the most significant pathophysiological mechanism of th...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Catena-Dell'Osso M,Rotella F,Dell'Osso A,Fagiolini A,Marazziti D

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a remarkably aggressive thoracic malignancy with a limited survival of only 5-12 months. However, MPM still remains unresponsive to conventional standards of treatment, including pleurectomy and decortication, extrapleural pneumonectomy for resectable disease with or without che...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Cheng L,Li N,Xu XL,Mao WM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review we focus on the impact of genetic admixture on pharmacogenomics in the American continent, where five centuries of intermarriage between Amerindians, European and Africans, resulted in the extensive population heterogeneity observed nowadays. We compare two alternative views of human genomic variation, ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Suarez-Kurtz G,Pena SD

更新日期：2006-12-01 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

abstract：:The incidence and mortality of malignant tumors are on the rise, which has become the second leading cause of death in the world. At present, anti-tumor drugs are one of the most common methods for treating cancer. In recent years, with the in-depth study of tumor biology and related disciplines, it has been gradually...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Wang S,Zhou D,Xu Z,Song J,Qian X,Lv X,Luan J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has witnessed the introduction of a large number of novel, molecularly targeted agents into the therapeutic armamentarium against diverse forms of cancer, including leukemia. Such agents include signal transduction, cell cycle, histone deacetylase, Hsp90, proteasome, and Bcl-2 family member inhibitors,...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Grant S,Dent P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various herpes- and poxviruses contain DNA sequences encoding proteins with homology to cellular chemokine receptors, which belong to the family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Since GPCRs play a crucial role in cellular communication and chemokine receptors play a prominent role in the immune system, the vira...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Smit MJ,Vink C,Verzijl D,Casarosa P,Bruggeman CA,Leurs R

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memories associated with substance use disorders, or substance-associated cues increase the likelihood of craving and relapse during abstinence. There is a growing consensus that manipulation of synaptic plasticity may reduce the strength of substance abuse-related memories. On the biological front, there are new insi...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Mohamed RMP,Kumar J,Yap E,Mohamed IN,Sidi H,Adam RL,Das S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphingomyelin (SM) pathway is an ubiquitous and evolutionarily conserved signaling system in which ceramide (CA), generated from SM by the action of various isoforms of sphingomyelinases (SMases) functions as an important second messenger. Recent evidence suggests that branching pathways of sphingolipid metabolism...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Claus R,Russwurm S,Meisner M,Kinscherf R,Deigner HP

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicinal plants and mushrooms have alwaysfascinated the world as an attractive source of natural compounds for cancer therapy. From ancient times, they have been valued as gourmet food and folk medicine in Oriental practice. For over 40 years, world has witnessed the overwhelming interest of western scientific frater...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Varghese R,Dalvi YB

更新日期：2020-12-30 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：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：: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：:Escalating resistance to almost every class of antibiotics is reducing the utility of currently available antimicrobial drugs. A part of this menace is attributed to poor pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the drug. Improvement in drug delivery is the most challenging task encountered by the pharmaceutical indus...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Jamil B,Bokhari H,Imran M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00