Crocetin: an agent derived from saffron for prevention and therapy for cancer.

abstract：:Elaboration of the structure of TRPV1 and its functional relationship with channel activity is a work in progress, with much remaining to be done before the structure-function relationship of TRPV1 is comprehensively elicited. The result is that the present state of knowledge can reasonably be described as a patch-wor...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Urban L,White JP,Nagy I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the most common complications of polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). It is always progressive and does not respond to conventional immunosuppressive agent treatment. Biologics are commonly used in treatment of rheumatic diseases. They are also used in polymyositis and ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Sun Y,He Y,Liu Y,Shi G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alternative medicine is available for those diseases which cannot be treated by conventional medicine. Ayurveda and herbal medicines are important alternative methods in which the treatment is done with extracts of different medicinal plants. This work is concerned with the evaluation of anti-stress bioactiv...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Daddam JR,Sreenivasulu B,Umamahesh K,Peddanna K,Rao DM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid nanocapsules with their unique composition represent a promising biocompatible drug delivery platform in nanometer range with narrow size distribution. They are highly stable in comparison to other nano-vectors and were found to impart very desirable characteristics to the therapeutic molecule being delivered wi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Nasr M,Abdel-Hamid S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Giaginis C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term increase of blood pressure represents one of the most important risk factors triggering many cardiovascular diseases, and via counter-regulatory mechanisms it is itself modulated by them. Adequate perfusion of the respective areas with nutrients requires appropriate production of vasodilatory and vasoconstri...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Kristek F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a considerable threat to tuberculosis control programmes in Nigeria. There is an increase in the prevalence of MDR-TB worldwide both among new tuberculosis cases as well as previously-treated ones. There is also a rise in transmission of resi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Oyedeji GJ,Adeyemo C,Dissou A,Abiodun T,Alli OAT,Onaolapo OJ,Onaolapo AY,Adesiji Y,Olowe OA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foods and nutrients play a vital role in normal functioning of the body. They are helpful in maintaining the health of the individual and in reducing the risk of various diseases. Worldwide acceptance of this fact formed a recognition link between "nutrition" and "health" and the concept of "nutraceuticals" was evolve...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Ramaa CS,Shirode AR,Mundada AS,Kadam VJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent developement of platelet concentrate for surgical use is an evolution of the fibrin glue technologies used since many years. The initial concept of these autologous preparations was to concentrate platelets and their growth factors in a plasma solution, and to activate it into a fibrin gel on a surgical sit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Bielecki T,Dohan Ehrenfest DM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) represents one of the major problems in perinatal medicine. IUGR is one of main causes of perinatal mortality and morbidity. A huge number and variety of established and possible causes of IUGR have been described. There are currently no data about effective treatment of this fe...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Mierzynski R,Dluski D,Darmochwal-Kolarz D,Poniedziałek-Czajkowska E,Leszczynska-Gorzelak B,Kimber-Trojnar Z,Agnieszka-Wankowicz,Oleszczuk J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon nanotubes are nano sized cylindrical chicken wire like structures made of carbon atoms. Carbon nanotubes have applications in electronics, energy storage, electromagnetic devices, environmental remediation and in medicine as well. The biomedical applications of carbon nanotubes can be owed to features like low ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Wani TU,Mohi-Ud-Din R,Wani TA,Hassan R,Itoo AM,Sheikh FA,Khan NA,Pottoo FH

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacilli are common microorganisms in diverse vegetables and meat products and several of these are also indigenous inhabitants in the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract of humans and animals where they are believed to have health promoting effects on the host. One of the highly appreciated probiotic effects is their ab...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Diep DB,Mathiesen G,Eijsink VG,Nes IF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has shown that the endogenous gas hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a signalling molecule of considerable biological potential and has been suggested to be involved in a vast number of physiological processes. In the vascular system, H2S is synthesized from cysteine by cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) in smooth mu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Skovgaard N,Gouliaev A,Aalling M,Simonsen U

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immuno-isolation provides a potentially safe and effective method of delivering recombinant therapeutic molecules. Its application as a drug-delivery platform for the treatment of cancer has shown promising developments recently. This review will summarize the principle and current progress of this novel therapy parad...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Cirone P,Saller RM,Chang PL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, the progress in reducing neonatal mortality has been very slow. The rate of preterm birth has increased over the last 20 years in low-income and middle-income countries. Its association with increased mortality and morbidity is based on experimental studies and neonatal outcomes from countries wit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Muñoz-Pérez VM,Ortiz MI,Cariño-Cortés R,Fernández-Martínez E,Rocha-Zavaleta L,Bautista-Ávila M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful and rapidly developing area of molecular imaging that is used to study and visualize human physiology by the detection of positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. Information about metabolism, receptor/enzyme function, and biochemical mechanisms in living tissue can be o...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Wu Z,Kandeel F

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This mini-review describes how single-molecule sensitive fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and photoinduced electron transfer (PET) reactions can be successfully applied to monitor conformational dynamics in biopolymers. Single-pair FRET experiments are ideally suited to study conformational dynamics occur...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Neuweiler H,Sauer M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most challenging and fruitful biomedical research endeavor of this decade will be the mapping of cell signaling systems and establishing their linkages to normal and disease-related processes. Amongst other things, the Human Genome Sequencing Project has greatly facilitated MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identificati...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Pelech S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low sensitivity is the major disadvantage of MRI as compared to PET. Therefore, amplification strategies are necessary for specific pathway labeling. This survey is aimed at exploring different routes to the entrapment of Gd(III) chelates in various type of cells at amounts sufficiently large to allow MRI visualiz...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Aime S,Barge A,Cabella C,Crich SG,Gianolio E

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (also known as statins) are drugs active in the blockade of cholesterol synthesis and thus lowering cholesterol serum levels. Since their discovery, experimental evidence showed that statins strongly reduced atherogenesis and the risk of acute ischem...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Montecucco F,Quercioli A,Mirabelli-Badenier M,Viviani GL,Mach F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Powdery drugs such as cocaine and heroin are frequently adulterated or diluted predominantly to obtain more doses and to increase the drug dealer's profits, but also to enhance, to modify or to oppose drug effects. The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the recent scientific literature on medici...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Solimini R,Rotolo MC,Pellegrini M,Minutillo A,Pacifici R,Busardò FP,Zaami S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burn is still an important global public health challenge. Wound colonization of antibiotic resistant bacteria such as Acinetobacter baumannii can lead to high morbidity and mortality in burn patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of tazobactam on efflux pump, which can cause a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Azimi L,Tahbaz SV,Alaghehbandan R,Alinejad F,Lari AR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are part of the microbiota of human skin and rarely linked with soft tissue infections. In recent years, CoNS species considered as one of the major nosocomial pathogens and can cause several infections such as catheter-acquired sepsis, skin infection, urinary tract infection, e...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Noshak MA,Rezaee MA,Hasani A,Mirzaii M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical recognition and adequate treatment of women with hyperglycemia during pregnancy is significant in order to reduce neonatal complications correlated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The traditional management of pregnant patients with GDM in whom diet restriction is not sufficient enough involves ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Kimber-Trojnar Ż,Marciniak B,Patro-Malysza J,Skorzynska-Dziduszko K,Poniedzialek-Czajkowska E,Mierzynski R,Galczynski K,Trojnar M,Leszczynska-Gorzelak B,Oleszczuk J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to determine the regulation of apoptosis by paclitaxel-induced and understand cancer dynamics to treatment targets for HeLa cells by identifying decrease/increase genes expression on HeLa cells. In this study, the anti-tumor effects of Paclitaxel (PAC) on HeLa cells have been studied in order to determine the c...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Serbes U,Ozsoylemez OD,Ozcan G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better identify patients at high risk for cardiovascular events, several markers of risk have been proposed for use in screening. Recently, oxidative stress and inflammation have been evaluated as potential tools for prediction of the risk of cardiovascular events. Among them, we have measured reactive oxygen speci...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Yasunari K,Watanabe T,Nakamura M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential oils have increased interest as promising ingredients for novel pharmaceutical dosage forms. These oils are reported to provide synergistic effects of their active ingredients, in parallel with their biodegradable properties. In addition, essential oils may also have therapeutic effects in diabetes, inflamma...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Severino P,Andreani T,Chaud MV,Benites CI,Pinho SC,Souto EB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanogenesis is simply defined as production of melanin in melanosomes by melanocytes through a complex process. Melanin, a pigment derived from L-tyrosine, comes into two forms, namely eumelanin (brownish to black) and pheomelanin (red to yellow). Melanin synthesis starts via the hydroxylation of L-tyrosine to L-3,4...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Orhan IE,Deniz FSS

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now widely believed that tumors originate from normal cells as a result of accumulated genetic/epigenetic changes. These alterations affect the signaling pathways at transcriptional and post-transcriptional level that drive cells into uncontrolled cell division, growth, and migration. Recent advancement of molec...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Yamashita T,Honda M,Kaneko S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spirulina, a filamentous cyanobacterium, possesses diverse biological activities and nutritional significance due to high concentration of natural nutrients, having bio-modulatory and immuno-modulatory functions. Different Spirulina preparations influence immune system viz. increase phagocytic activity of macrophages,...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Khan Z,Bhadouria P,Bisen PS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00