Survey of small antifungal peptides with chemotherapeutic potential.

abstract：:Mammalian cells are involved in a range of biotechnological applications and more recently have been increasingly exploited in regenerative medicine. Critical to successful applications involving mammalian cells are their long-term storage and transport, for which cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen is the most freque...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Chau DY,Dennis AR,Lin H,Zeitler JA,Tunnacliffe A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cancer patients will experience moderate to severe pain and/or neuropathy during the course of their disease. Recent improvements in the primary treatment of cancer have increased the life span of cancer patients, but not necessarily their quality of life (QoL). The pain and suffering cancer patients experience m...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Knopp KL,Nisenbaum ES,Arneric SP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) encompasses a heterogeneous group of primary antibody deficiency disorders characterized by recurrent infections, autoimmunity and malignancies. Gastrointestinal manifestations are frequently associated with CVID. OBJECTIVE:In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Varricchi G,Pecoraro A,Crescenzi L,Marone G,Travaglino A,D'Armiento FP,Genovese A,Spadaro G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using gene knockout mice of particular genes is one of the most effective methods in conducting successful study on the mode of action of target gene products in targeted organs. So called the knockout technology is now a powerful tool that can lead us to find clear understanding on difficult questions such as the eff...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Miyamoto N,Namiki K,Tokuhara N,Uesugi M,Takahashi E,Kuromitsu J,Kasuya Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) can sense pathogen DNA and CpG ODN or even self-DNA by trafficking assisted by Unc93B1, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) transmembrane protein, from ER to endolysosomes or cell surface. In previous study, we found that an oligodeoxynucleotide with CCT repeats (SAT05f) could selectively inhibit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Zhang X,Sun W,Wu X,Wang H,Yan Y,Guo S,Song D,Li H,Gao S,Wang L,Yu Y,Wang L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review article is to describe the history of photodynamic therapy (PDT), its current medical applications, the mechanism of action, contraindications of the method, and different types of photosensitizers used. The second part of the article deals with applications for gastrointestinal diseases. Th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Wiedmann MW,Caca K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) participates in the control of the cardiovascular system where two constitutive isoforms of NO-synthase were discovered: endothelial and neuronal. Both isoforms were observed in various cells, however, endothelial NO-synthase is predominantly present in the endothelium. Injury of the endothelium dist...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Cacanyiova S

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:One of the most surprising aspects of neural development is that cells do not remain in their birthplace but actively migrate along a variety of routes to their final destinations. This review traces past, present, and future techniques used to analyze progenitor cell migration in the brain, and also discusses their r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Comte I,Tran PB,Szele FG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, the compartments of the vasculature will be discussed with respect to their potential contribution to the build-up of a differentiated and functionally meaningful vessel system. Chronic ischemia of muscle tissue results in microvessel rarification, which represents a potential therapeutic target, given...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Kupatt C

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural compounds represent a significant source for the development of novel medicines. Finding the target proteins for a natural compound is the most important step towards understanding its molecular mechanism for therapeutic usage. In fact, the search for target proteins could be considered the first step of the d...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Yao L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Secondary metabolites of plants, the polyphenols, play a vital role in protection from many health problems in human beings. Structurally favored phytochemicals may be studied to protect multiorgan injury. At pharmacological doses, gallic acid is nontoxic to mammals and is generally absorbed in the intestine...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Rakshit S,Nirala SK,Bhadauria M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and the current mode of cancer treatment causes side effects on normal cells and are still the key challenges in its' treatment. However, natural products or active compounds of medicinal plants have shown to be safe, affordable, and effective in diseases cure. ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Almatroodi SA,Almatroudi A,Alsahli MA,Khan AA,Rahmani AH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-lactams and glycopeptides antibiotics directed against enzymes involved in bacterial cell wall synthesis have generated bacterial resistance. Search for new antibiotic molecules is widely focused on bifunctional Penicillin-Binding Proteins (PBPs), with particular emphasis on their glycosyltransferase activity. Th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Di Guilmi AM,Dessen A,Dideberg O,Vernet T

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：:The idea of cancer stem cell (CSC) has recently moved to the forefront of cancer research. There is still a lack of a widespread consensus on their description and definition. ,The increasing literature on CSCs has compelled researchers worldwide to rewrite the natural history of cancer including those cells as princi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Albini A,Cesana E,Noonan DM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional biochemical assays are performed via an averaging procedure with the lysate of a large number of target cells; however, the averaged data lose information regarding the heterogeneity of individual cells. For quantitative assay of single cells, it is necessary to isolate single cells, extract cellular comp...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Sasaki A,Sakata H,Kinjo M

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a well-known vector that is often used for gene therapy to treat cancers. The most attractive feature of HSV is its ability to destroy tumors through a distinctive oncolytic mechanism where the virus can destroy cancer cells via cell lysis, a killing function that no anti-cancer drugs can...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Wong J,Lee C,Zhang K,Rennie PS,Jia W

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biologic drugs, introduced in clinical practice almost twenty years ago, represent nowadays a prominent treatment option in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis, that include ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Luchetti MM,Benfaremo D,Gabrielli A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing prevalence of disorders of lipid and sterol homeostasis such as obesity and atherosclerosis in Western societies has increased demand for the development of therapies for their prevention and treatment. Crucial for this development is an understanding of the underlying cellular mechanisms which are involve...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Traini M,Jessup W

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Several of the 28 mammalian transient receptor potential (TRP) channel subunits are expressed throughout the alimentary canal where they play important roles in taste, chemo- and mechanosensation, thermoregulation, pain and hyperalgesia, mucosal function and homeostasis, control of motility by neurons, interstitial ce...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Holzer P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently dengue is a serious disease which has become a global burden in the last decade. Unfortunately, there are no effective drugs and vaccines against this disease. DENV non-structural protein (NS) 3, which is viral protease which is a potential target for antiviral therapy. Targeting this we performed homology m...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Parida P,Yadav RN,Sarma K,Nainwal LM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) still represents one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide. Since this condition affects the posterior segment of the eye, topical application of ophthalmic medicines is of limited benefit, considering that they seldom reach therapeutic levels in the affected tissues. Systemic medica...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Yilmaz T,Cordero-Coma M,Lavaque AJ,Gallagher MJ,Padula WV

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of global concern. About one third of the world population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Every year, approximately 8 million people get the disease and 2 million die of TB. The currently available vaccine against TB is the attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, Bacillus...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Mustafa AS

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Terminalia arjuna (TA) has been reported and explored traditionally for its cardiotonic properties while the mechanism of antihypertensive effect of TA has not been clearly reported. METHOD:The oxidative stress is a major cause for hypertension, hence different extracts of TA having variable marker yield we...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Khatkar S,Nanda A,Ansari SH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic neural functions are important to regulate vital functions in the living body. There are different methods to evaluate indirectly and directly autonomic, sympathetic and parasympathetic, neural functions of human body. Among various methods, microneurography is a technique to evaluate directly sympathetic ne...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Mano T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:`Herbal mixtures` containing synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) are promoted as legal alternative to marihuana and are easily available via the Internet. Keeping analytical methods for the detection of these SCRAs up-to-date is a continuous challenge for clinicians and toxicologists due to the h...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Hutter M,Broecker S,Kneisel S,Franz F,Brandt SD,Auwarter V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00