Ion-Responsive Drug Delivery Systems.

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:Nanotechnology deals with the manufacturing of materials at the atomic and molecular scale. According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative, nanotechnology denotes those structures which are nearly in 1-100 nm size regime in at least one dimension. OBJECTIVE:Nanotechnology in drug delivery has been evid...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Jain A,Kumari R,Tiwari A,Verma A,Tripathi A,Shrivastava A,Jain SK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overuse of antibiotics which exerts the selective pressure for bacterial pathogens has facilitated the spread of antibiotics' resistance. Metallo-β-lactamases (MβLs) are zinc enzymes produced by an increasing number of bacterial pathogens. They can readily cleave carbapenems and most other β-lactams that are mains...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Guo Z,Ma S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The intracellular multiprotein complex termed the inflammasome functions as a platform of pro-inflammatory cytokine production such as IL-1β and IL-18. Under certain conditions, however, the inflammasome produces non-canonical effects such as induction of cell death, pyroptosis and cell metabolism alteration...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Conley SM,Abais JM,Boini KM,Li PL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known for a very long time that aging is the most prominent risk factor for the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis. This might be related to continuous mechanical wear and tear and/or result from time/age-related modifications of cartilage matrix components. Also a mere loss of viable cells over ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Aigner T,Haag J,Martin J,Buckwalter J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune-based inflammatory diseases involve immune related dysregulation in different sites of body, which includes rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, etc. Advancements in molecular research have facilitated investigation of their pathogenesis that is involved in infl...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Rahman M,Beg S,Verma A,Kazmi I,Patel DK,Anwar F,Al Abbasi FA,Kumar V

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical chronobiology deals with the way body's rhythm influences a person's health and disease states. To match body rhythms, deliberate alteration of drug concentration is done to optimize therapeutic outcomes and minimize size effects and this approach is known as Chronotherapeutics. In general the concept of homeo...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Das R,Mehta DK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with anti-cancer agents in most cases ultimately results in apoptotic cell death of the target tumor cells. Unfortunately, tumor cells can develop multidrug resistance, e.g., by a reduced propensity to engage in apoptosis by which they become insensitive to multiple chemotherapeutics. Ceramide. the central m...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Kok JW,Sietsma H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FOXO transcription factors control proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation and metabolic processes. Loss of FOXO function has been identified in several human cancers, and results in increased cellular survival and a predisposition to neoplasia, especially in epithelial cancer. FOXO factors are therefore bona fide t...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Monsalve M,Olmos Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a process the primary role of which is to clear up damaged cellular components such as long-lived proteins and organelles, thus participating in the conservation of different cells. Osteoporosis associated with aging is characterized by consistent changes in bone metabolism with suppression of bone format...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Wang T,He H,Liu S,Jia C,Fan Z,Zhong C,Yu J,Liu H,He C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mitochondria may very well determine the final commitment of the cell to death, particularly in times of energy stress. Cancer chemotherapeutics such as the anthracycline doxorubicin perturb mitochondrial structure and function in tumour cells, as evidenced in osteosarcoma, for which doxorubicin is used ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Armstrong J,Dass CR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV-1 transactivator Tat protein plays a key role in AIDS pathogenesis. Besides the Tat role as activator of HIV-1 transcription, it exerts several important functions on infected and uninfected cells. In fact, HIV-1 Tat is released by infected cells and is taken up by neighboring cells. In this way it regulates e...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Chiozzini C,Toschi E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of OA disease, NF-kappaB transcription factors can be triggered by a host of stress-related stimuli including pro-inflammatory cytokines, excessive mechanical stress and ECM degradation products. Activated NF-kappaB regulates the expression of many cytokines and chemokines, adhesion molecules, inflammat...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Marcu KB,Otero M,Olivotto E,Borzi RM,Goldring MB

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of lung cancer in 2007 is estimated to be 213,380 with 160,390 deaths in the United States. It will contribute to 31% of male and 26% of female cancer-related deaths and is the largest cause of cancer-related mortality in both men and women. Despite some advances in the treatment of advanced non-small ce...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Chen M,Shao W,He J,Wang D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wnt signaling pathway has important functions in development, tissue homeostasis, and regeneration. Deregulation of canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling is frequently found in various human cancers, particularly in colorectal cancer, and non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways also have been implicated in neoplasia. ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Qi J,Zhu YQ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products represent a rich resource for drug delivery and are currently being exploited to target tumour angiogenesis. A vast array of products of natural origin have been shown to have anti-angiogenic potential in preclinical models, including purified endogenous inhibitors, and exogenous compounds derived fro...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Neal CP,Berry DP,Doucas H,Manson MM,Steward W,Garcea G

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While breast cancer (BC) is commonest malignancy among female with highest death rate, male breast cancer (MBC) is very rare but exhibits highest cancer specific death in men and the incidences of MBCs are rising rapidly. Due to rarity of the disease, no detail information about biomarkers and drug targets available a...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Barh D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Withdrawn by the publisher. ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors：

更新日期：2015-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of periodontitis is around 20-50% of global population. If not treated, it can cause of tooth loss. Periodontal treatment aims at preserving the patient's teeth from various methods, including infection control and restoring lost periodontal tissue. The periodontium has great biological regenerative pot...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Mohammadipour HS,Forouzanfar F,Forouzanfar A

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:With the development of modern assisted reproductive technology(ART), the treatment of infertility and the pregnant outcome by ART have been significantly improved. However, implantation failure, particularly the unexplained repeated implantation failure (RIF), is still the unsolved and principal problem to affect the...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Li J,Liang X,Chen Z

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergency of responsive drug delivery systems has contributed to the reduced cytotoxicity, the improved permeability in tissues and extended circulation time of the active drug. Of particular, enzyme-responsive nanoplatforms have attracted a lot due to the specificity and efficiency of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Lou XF,Du YZ,Xu XL

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic diseases such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic strokes are mainly responsible for people's morbidity and mortality and have severely affected the people's quality of life all over the world. According to WHO statistics, an average of 17 mill...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Guo L,Ma S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis (EMS) is a gynecological disease defined by the translocation and growth of endometrial tissue in other tissues or organs outside the uterus. Its clinical manifestations are dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, and even infertility. Although EMS is a benign disease, it has the characteristics ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Ding L,Yang L,Ren C,Zhang H,Lu J,Wang S,Wu Z,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Aldose reductase (AR) enzymatically transforms cytosolic glucose into sorbitol, a molecule that poorly penetrates cell membranes and is sometimes slowly metabolized. Hyperglycemia can cause intracellular accumulation of sorbitol and its metabolite, fructose, which can create osmotic swelling and cell dysfunction. Driv...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Oates PJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：AIMS:The aim of this study is to provide an overview of several emerging anti-diabetic molecules. BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder involving the dysregulation of glucose homeostasis at various levels. Insulin, which is produced by β-pancreatic cells, is a chief regulator of glucose metabolism, regul...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Wu P,Liu Z,Jiang X,Fang H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient drug delivery systems are exceedingly important for novel drug discovery. The evidence-based personalized medicine (EBPM) promises to deliver the right drug at the right time to a right patient as it covers clinicallysignificant genetic predisposition and chronopharmacological aspects of nanotheranostics. Re...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Sharma S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NMDA receptors are a subclass of excitatory, ionotropic L-glutamate neurotransmitter receptors. They are.heteromeric, integral membrane proteins being formed by the assembly of the obligatory NR1 subunit together with modulatory NR2 subunits of which four different types, NR2A-NR2D, have been described. This results i...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Stephenson FA

更新日期：2001-09-01 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