Key questions in metastasis: new insights in molecular pathways and therapeutic implications.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alfalfa and red clover are the most widespread and most important perennial legumes, primarily used as a high-quality feed for livestock. Both alfalfa and red clover, as well as some other plant species from Fabaceae family, are a rich natural source of phytoestrogens, nonsteroidal compounds with an estrogen...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Tucak M,Horvat D,Cupic T,Krizmanic G,Tomas V,Ravlic M,Popovic S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxymatrine is one of the most promising alkaloids from Sophora flavescens for its excellent pharmacological effects. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this research is to assess the biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic activities of oxymatrine, and clarify its mechanisms of absorption and metabolism. METHODS:The biolo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Wang HQ,Chen FH,Wang L,Chi LQ,Wang GH

更新日期：2021-01-18 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：:The blood-brain barrier (BBB), which impedes drug penetration into the central nervous system, is composed of specific structures formed by brain capillary endothelial cells and sheathed by astrocytic end-feet through basement membrane. Many brain drug delivery strategies have focused on adsorptive-mediated transcytos...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Lu W

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel steroidal oxime (SO) was synthesized using an economic method and then characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). When dispersed in pure water, SO can self-assemble into a nano-scale circular structure which was verified by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and tra...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Chou TH,Chen CW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nanotechnology involves the synthesis of materials that are in nanometre sizes (1 to 100 nm). Nanotechnology has appeared as a new area of fundamental science and is getting worldwide consideration due to its extensive applications. They have exceptional physicochemical properties due to their unique size, s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Roy A

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fractalkine (FKN) in its free and membrane bound-forms and its receptor CX3CR1are reported to have an atherosclerotic effect. The relationship of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in FKN and CX3CR1genes with the Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) risk showed conflicting results in different populations. The ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Hassan DS,Hashad IM,Abdel Rahman MF,Abdel-Maksoud SM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a molecular reprogramming that leads to an increased ability to migrate, which can promote invasion and metastasis. EMT can be initiated in response to the activity of signaling pathways such as Wnt as well as miRNAs. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Zmarzły N,Hermyt E,Kruszniewska-Rajs C,Gola J,Witek A,Mazurek U,Ostenda A,Boroń D

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and accounts for approximately 8 million deaths per year worldwide. Although there is an increasing number of therapeutic options available for patients with cancer, their efficacy is time-limited and non-curative. Approximately 50-60% cancer patients i...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Gutheil WG,Reed G,Ray A,Anant S,Dhar A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike any other cell type, T cells have a unique potential to eliminate cancer cells and to eventually cure cancer patients. As a result, researchers have made extensive efforts over the past three decades to develop therapeutics with the potential to mount T cell responses against cancer cells. One way in which such...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Baeuerle PA,Itin C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), a member of family C of the G protein-coupled receptors, is expressed most abundantly in the parathyroid glands and kidney. It plays key role in these two organs because it senses changes in extracellular calcium and regulates PTH secretion and calcium reabsorption to suit the extracel...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Vezzoli G,Soldati L,Gambaro G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a drug commonly used in the treatment of intermittent claudication. However, numerous research groups report that PTX also may potentially be used in the anticancer therapy following one of the main trends in the nowadays medicine - combined anticancer therapy. SCOPE OF REVIEW:The re...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Golunski G,Woziwodzka A,Piosik J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher plants produce diverse classes of metabolites. Metabolic engineering offers tremendous potential to improve the production and quality of these chemicals. This report summarizes the possibility of using metabolic engineering in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis. Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, such as morp...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Sato F,Inui T,Takemura T

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A)/ Neuropilin-1(NRP1)/Plexin A1 is one of the important targets in bone metabolism, few studies are done on this target in the glucocorticoids-induced osteoporosis. Luteolin is a chemical component of Honeysuckle and it has various bioactivities. The effect and study of Luteolin...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Zheng L

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Tryparedoxin peroxidase (TryP) is a key enzyme of the trypanothione-dependent metabolism for removal of oxidative stress in leishmania. These enzymes function as antioxidants through their peroxidase and peroxynitrite reductase activities. Inhibitors of this enzyme are presumed to be antilesihmania drugs and structura...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Singh BK,Dubey VK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discovery of disease specific biomarkers in human body fluids has become an important challenge in clinical proteomics. Facing the increasing threat of degenerative and disabling diseases like cancer, cardiovascular, neurological and inflammatory diseases in large parts of the world's population, there is an urgent ne...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Berven FS,Flikka K,Berle M,Vedeler C,Ulvik RJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) is a worldwide illegally used amphetamine-derived designer drug known to be hepatotoxic to humans. Jaundice, hepatomegaly, centrilobular necrosis, hepatitis and fibrosis represent some of the adverse effects caused by MDMA in the liver. Although there is irrefutable ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Carvalho M,Pontes H,Remião F,Bastos ML,Carvalho F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy) is a medicinal plant used in folk and Ayurvedic medicines throughout India since ancient times. All the parts of the plant are immensely useful due to the presence of different compounds of pharmaceutical importance belonging to various groups as alkaloids, diterpenoid lactones, glycosides...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Kumar P,Kamle M,Mahato DK,Bora H,Sharma B,Rasane P,Bajpai VK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized as a heterogeneous disease where the patients are sub grouped according to several classification systems and mutational analyses. Diagnosis of AML is based on identification of the specific myeloid cell initiating the disease, quantification of immature blasts in bone mar...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Forthun RB,Hinrichs C,Dowling TH,Bruserud Ø,Selheim F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent technological advances in NMR methods and instrumentation are having a significant impact in structural biology. These innovations are also impacting pharmaceutical biotechnology as it is now possible to use NMR spectroscopy to rapidly characterize a growing number of prospective protein drugs and protein drug ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Wishart D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy is a potential treatment for severe inherited disorders for which there is little hope of finding a conventional cure. These include lethal diseases like immunodeficiencies and metabolic disorders, and non lethal conditions associated to poor quality of life and life-long symptomatic treatments, like musc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Cavazza A,Mavilio F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene targeting can be loosely defined as a process through which a specific chromosomal sequence is recognized and bound by a reagent designed for the purpose. The endpoint may be modulation of events at the target, such as transcription, or a permanent change in sequence at the site. A facile strategy for mammalian c...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Seidman MM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The triterpenes α- and β-amyrins display important pharmacological activities. As a result of their high hydrophobia, they present low water solubility and reflect poor oral bioavailability. Different techniques can be used for the improvement of amyrins solubility, one of them is the use of nanoemulsions. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Rodrigues IV,Seibert JB,Carneiro SP,de Souza GH,dos Santos OD,Lopes NP

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The prospect of mobilizing the power of the immune system in the fight against cancer has fascinated generations of immunologists. After decades of sporadic successes scattered amongst frequent failures, the field of tumor immunology is now poised to take advantage of a greatly improved understanding of the molecular ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Rabinovich BA,Radu CG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-border reproductive care (CBRC) is a multifaceted phenomenon. It may involve both the movement of patients to undertake assisted reproductive treatment through technologies otherwise denied and the movement of assisted reproduction professionals, egg and sperm donors and surrogates, as well as the importing and ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Neri M,Turillazzi E,Pascale N,Riezzo I,Pomara C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As sessile and filter-feeding metazoans, marine sponges represent an ecologically important and highly diverse component of marine benthic communities throughout the world. It has been suggested that marine sponges are hosts to many microorganisms which can constitute up to 40-60% of its biomass. Recently, sponges hav...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Santos-Gandelman JF,Giambiagi-deMarval M,Oelemann WM,Laport MS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 80% of all cancers are caused by solid malignancies. More than 90% of these tumours are of epithelial origin. The main principles in tumour treatment are surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or combinations of these. Complete surgical removal of the tumour is the most effective therapy for solid malignancies....

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Mauerer R,Gruber R

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncogene-driven proliferative signaling in tumor cells requires comprehensive upregulation of cellular energy metabolism and macromolecule syntheses. These alterations are now known to include not only upregulated glycolysis, but also increased fatty acid metabolism, glutaminolysis, deregulated mitochondrial function ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Shoshan MC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are useful in research, diagnosis, and therapy. The increased demands of recombinant mAbs require efficient production systems. A variety of expression vectors have been developed for stable or transient production of mAbs in mammalian cells. Although a few commercial...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Zhang G,Liu J,Fan W,Chen Q,Shi B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00