Current molecular understanding and future treatment strategies for pathologic ocular neovascularization.

abstract：:Abnormal and prolonged inflammatory reaction is seen in a wide variety of disorders, and high level of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) has been linked to these disorders. Therefore, modulation of TNF-α expression is important in the regulation of inflammatory disorders. In our previous study, we have shown that a ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Tang X,O'Reilly A,Asano M,Merrill JC,Yokoyama KK,Amar S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several species of kinetoplastid protozoa cause major human infectious diseases. Trypanosoma cruzi is responsible for the fatal Chagas disease in large parts of South America, the various species of Leishmania cause a number of different human diseases with millions of patients world-wide, and the African trypanosome ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Seebeck T,Schaub R,Johner A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquisition of cellular immortality is a critical step in human tumorigenesis. While the vast majority of human tumors activate the catalytic component of telomerase (hTERT) to stabilize their telomeres and attain immortality, a significant portion (7-10%) utilize a poorly defined alternative form of telomere main...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Stewart SA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet cell transplantation is an attractive alternative therapy to conventional insulin treatment or vascularized whole pancreas transplantation for type 1 diabetic patients. It represents a successful example of somatic cell therapy in humans based on complex procedures for islet isolation from whole pancreas. The is...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Bertuzzi F,Marzorati S,Secchi A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The view that mitochondrial electron transport is the only site of aerobic respiration and the primary bioenergetic pathway in mammalian cells is well established in the literature. Although this paradigm is widely accepted for most tissues, the situation is less clear for proliferating cells. Increasing evidence indi...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Herst PM,Berridge MV

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Protein sumoylation is a well established regulatory mechanism to control many cellular processes such as chromatin structure dynamics, transcriptional regulation of gene expression, cell proliferation and differentiation, cell transformation and carcinogenesis, autophagy and senescence. In the vertebrate visio...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Nie Q,Xie J,Gong X,Luo Z,Wang L,Liu F,Xiang JW,Xiao Y,Fu JL,Liu Y,Chen Z,Yang L,Chen H,Gan Y,Li DW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antisense technology exploits oligonucleotide analogs to bind to target RNAs via Watson-Crick by hybridization. Once bound, the antisense agent either disables or induces the degradation of the target RNA. Antisense agents may also be used to alter splicing. Developing antisense technology involves the creation of a n...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Crooke ST

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular matrices (ECMs) are dynamic structures that provide cells not only with a structural support but, importantly, exhibit significant functional roles in the control of key cellular events such as adhesion, migration, proliferation, differentiation, and survival. In tumors, matrix effectors such as proteogl...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Skandalis SS,Aletras AJ,Gialeli C,Theocharis AD,Afratis N,Tzanakakis GN,Karamanos NK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia, BG) is both a nutritious and healthy food with a distinctive bitter flavor, and it is also widely exploited in folklore medicine. This review focuses on the efficacies and molecular mechanisms of BG-induced anti-diabetic, anti-HIV, and antitumor activities contributed by over twenty ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Fang EF,Ng TB

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondroitin sulfate (CS)-glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are linear, negatively charged polysaccharides attached to CS proteoglycans that make up a major component of biological matrices throughout both central and peripheral tissues. The position of their attached sulfate groups to the CS disaccharide is predicted to influ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Alonge K,Harkewicz R,Guttman M

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis suppresses tumor growth and metastatic spreading in many experimental models, suggesting that anti-angiogenic drugs may be used to treat human cancer. During the past decade more than eighty molecules that showed anti-angiogenic activity in preclinical studies were tested in clinical c...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Rüegg C,Meuwly JY,Driscoll R,Werffeli P,Zaman K,Stupp R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seven isoforms of histone deacetylase Class III have been reported - Sirtuin (SIRT) 1-7. We recently demonstrated that EX-527, an inhibitor of SIRT1, reduces mortality in a mouse model of lethal-cecal-ligationand- puncture (CLP)-induced septic shock. Our present study was aimed at determining whether selecti...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Zhao T,Alam HB,Liu B,Bronson RT,Nikolian VC,Wu E,Chong W,Li Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in biomedical sciences, the prognosis of patients with brain tumors remains poor. Effective treatment is lacking for these central nervous system (CNS) cancers. Targeted immunotoxins are a new class of therapeutic approaches that have emerged for the treatment of human cancers. In this approach, tumor...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Puri S,Puri S,Mahapatra AK,Hussain E,Sarkar C,Sinha S,Joshi BH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a bulk cytosolic degradative process which in the last few years has become a key pathway for the advancement of molecular medicine. Autophagy (cellular self-eating) has several implications in human disorders involving accumulation of cytosolic protein aggregates such as Alzheimer, Parkinson, Huntington ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Lerena C,Calligaris SD,Colombo MI

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a two-dimensional gel-based proteomic approach was applied to profile the protein alterations underlying the significant adverse effects from post-stroke depression (PSD). In view of the close association between left prefrontal cortical dysfunction and PSD, a PSD rat model was constructed through a lef...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Pan J,Liu H,Zhou J,Liu Z,Yang Y,Peng Y,You H,Yang D,Xie P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcutaneous immunization (TCI) involves the direct application of antigen plus adjuvant to skin, taking advantage of the large numbers of Langerhans cells and other resident skin dendritic cells, that process antigen then migrate to draining lymph nodes where immune responses are initiated. We have used this form o...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Hickey DK,Bao S,Ikeda LT,Carey AJ,Beagley KW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHIM syndrome is a dominantly inherited primary immunodeficiency disorder representing the first identified example of human disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding for the chemokine receptor CXCR4. Pathogenesis is mediated by CXCR4 hyperfunction, leading to increased responsiveness to its unique ligand CXCL1...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Dotta L,Tassone L,Badolato R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence shows that artificially lowering body and brain temperature can significantly reduce the deleterious effects of brain injury in both newborns and adults. Although the benefits of therapeutic hypothermia have long been known and applied clinically, the underlying molecular mechanisms have yet to be elucidated....

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Ma H,Sinha B,Pandya RS,Lin N,Popp AJ,Li J,Yao J,Wang X

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sum, the FTIs are signal transduction inhibitors that display promising clinical activity against a broad spectrum of malignancies. We are just beginning to explore and elucidate the mechanisms by which transformed cells respond to FTIs and the optimal settings in which they do so. The clinical trials that are curr...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Karp JE,Lancet JE

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central Nervous System (CNS) tuberculosis is a serious, often fatal form of tuberculosis, predominantly affecting young children. HIV co-infection and drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are making the diagnosis and treatment of CNS tuberculosis more complicated. Current concepts about the pathogenesi...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Be NA,Kim KS,Bishai WR,Jain SK

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A framework was developed to provide an integrated view of mycobacterial growth and its regulation. The topics reviewed include the properties of cell cultures and their relation to properties of individual cells, cell sizes and macromolecular compositions, uptake of nutrients through the cell envelope, protein biosyn...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Cox RA,Cook GM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conformational or misfolding diseases are a large class of devastating human disorders associated with protein misfolding and aggregation. Most conformational diseases are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, suggesting that spontaneous events can destabilize the protein involved in the pathol...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Cardinale A,Biocca S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deregulation of the PI3K pathway is common in human cancer. The basic players in this pathway are the kinases PI3K and AKT and the phosphatase PTEN. This review will summarize some of the key animal models that have helped us understand this signaling network and its contribution to tumorigenesis. Recently, great adva...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Renner O,Carnero A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory and clinical studies have provided evidence of feasibility, safety and efficacy of cell transplantation to treat a wide variety of diseases characterized by tissue and cell dysfunction ranging from diabetes to spinal cord injury. However, major hurdles remain and limit pursuing large clinical trials, includ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Borlongan CV,Masuda T,Walker TA,Maki M,Hara K,Yasuhara T,Matsukawa N,Emerich DF

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is now recognized as a B-cell-derived lymphoma which is characterized by only about 1% malignant pathognomonic Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells and an abundant infiltrate of reactive bystander cells. HRS cells are unique with respect to their lost B-cell-specific gene expression ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Schwarzer R,Jundt F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor plays important roles in learning and memory. NMDA receptors are a tetramer that consists of two glycine-binding subunits GluN1, two glutamate-binding subunits (i.e., GluN2A, GluN2B, GluN2C, and GluN2D), a combination of a GluN2 subunit and glycine-binding GluN3 subunit (i.e., GluN...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Yamamoto H,Hagino Y,Kasai S,Ikeda K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by the clonal proliferation of malignant plasma B-lymphocytes and even as of today, it is an incurable disease. MM accounts for approximately 10% of all hematologic cancers. Its molecular pathogenesis is poorly understood, but the bone marrow microenvironment of tumor cells and g...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Kovacs Z,Guttman A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol is a chameleon bio-molecule in cellular multiplex. It acts as a prelate in almost every cellular compartment with its site specific characteristics viz. regulation of structural veracity and scaffold fluidity of bio-membranes, insulation of electrical transmission in nerves, controlling of genes by making ...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Saxena N,Chandra NC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preeclampsia is a disease of high incidence in pregnant women which complicates pregnancy and may lead to the death of mother and baby. Preeclampsia is characterized by a series of clinical features such as hypertension and proteinuria associated with endothelial dysfunction. Although the causes of disease have not be...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Oujo B,Perez-Barriocanal F,Bernabeu C,Lopez-Novoa JM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological inflammatory diseases, occurring in adolescents and women in the reproductive age group and leading to infertility. The precise etiopathogenesis of endometriosis is unknown, but several theories concerning the phenomena involved in its development have been propose...

journal_title：Current molecular medicine

authors： Zubrzycka A,Zubrzycki M,Janecka A,Zubrzycka M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00