Prospectives of Antihypertensive Nano-ceuticals as Alternative Therapeutics.

abstract：:To initiate the innate immune response, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) associate with cytoplasmic adaptor proteins through TIR (Toll/interleukin-1 receptor) domain interactions. The four principal signaling adaptor proteins include MyD88, MAL, TRIF and TRAM, and the fifth protein SARM, involved in negative regulation of T...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Ve T,Gay NJ,Mansell A,Kobe B,Kellie S

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Phytometabolites are functional elements derived from plants and most of them exhibit therapeutic characteristics such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects. Phytometabolites exert their anti-cancer effect by targeting multiple signaling pathways. One of the remarkable phenomena targeted by phytom...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Hasanpourghadi M,Looi CY,Pandurangan AK,Sethi G,Wong WF,Mustafa MR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present article is to review the indications, the monitoring and the complications of sedation in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU). In this setting, sedation is often an unwanted side effect of anaesthetic drugs that delay discharge, however it could be specifically indicated. Such indications incl...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： De Gaudio AR,Rinaldi S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resveratrol (3,4',5 tri-hydroxystilbene) is a phytoalexin produced in hudge amount in grapevine skin in response to infection by Bothrytis cinerea. This production of resveratrol blocks the proliferation of the pathogen, thereby acting as a natural antibiotic. Numerous studies have reported interesting properties of t...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Delmas D,Lançon A,Colin D,Jannin B,Latruffe N

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticancer peptide (ACP) is a kind of small peptides that can kill cancer cells without damaging normal cells. In recent years, ACP has been pre-clinically used for cancer treatment. Therefore, accurate identification of ACPs will promote their clinical applications. In contrast to labor-intensive experimental techniq...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Feng P,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hedgehog signal transduction network is a critical regulator of metazoan development. Inappropriate activation of this network is implicated in several different cancers, including breast. Genetic evidence in mice as well as molecular biological studies in human cells clearly indicate that activated signaling can ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Visbal AP,Lewis MT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of predictive biomarkers provides potential individualized cancer therapeutic options to prevent therapy failure as well as serious toxicities. Several recent studies showed that predictive and prognostic biomarkers are a notable personalized strategy to improve patients' care in several cancers. Trabectedin (...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Souid S,Aissaoui D,Srairi-Abid N,Essafi-Benkhadir K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The popular use of antioxidative vitamins illustrates the growing awareness of oxidative stress as an important hazard to our health and as an important factor in the ageing process. Superoxide radicals and superoxide-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) are constantly formed in most cells and tissues. To ensure that...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Dröge W,Kinscherf R,Hildebrandt W,Schmitt T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), two chronic and relapsing inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are supposed to develop in genetically-predisposed individuals as a result of an excessive immune mucosal response directed against normal components of the gut microbiota. There is also evidence that defects...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Marafini I,Zorzi F,Codazza S,Pallone F,Monteleone G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil-dominated inflammation plays an important role in many airway diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis. In cases of asthma where neutrophil-dominated inflammation is a major contributing factor to the disease, treatment with corticosteroids c...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Saffar AS,Ashdown H,Gounni AS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-translational modification represents an important mechanism to regulate protein function in cardiac cells. Ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like proteins (UBLs) are a family of protein modifiers that share a certain extent of sequence and structure similarity. Conjugation of Ub or UBLs to target proteins is dynamica...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Li J,Johnson JA,Su H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors are currently approved for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and the upper urinary tract. Following the FDA and EMA restrictions of first-line treatment with Atezolizumab and Pembrolizumab in platinum...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Gevaert T,Cimadamore A,Montironi R,Eckstein M

更新日期：2020-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to interfere with the initiation and promotion of breast and other cancers by endocrine manipulation are not new. It is of obvious benefit to cancer patients to administer substances that combine minimal general toxicity with maximal oestrogen inhibition. Raloxifene is a relatively recent addition to a group o...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Kellen JA

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifunctional rational drug design of protein tyrosine kinases inhibitors allows a potent drug to be utilized to treat more than one disease for greater patient benefits. Many protein tyrosine kinases (PTK), including Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) and Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), have been identified as potential drug ta...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Vassilev AO,Tibbles HE,DuMez D,Venkatachalam TK,Uckun FM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is becoming the major health issue in recent human history with thousands of deaths and millions of cases worldwide. Newer research and old experience with other corona-viruses highlighted a probable underlying mechanism of disturbance of the renin-angiotensin system (...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Vieira C,Nery L,Martins L,Jabour L,Dias R,Simões E Silva AC

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has witnessed the introduction of a large number of novel, molecularly targeted agents into the therapeutic armamentarium against diverse forms of cancer, including leukemia. Such agents include signal transduction, cell cycle, histone deacetylase, Hsp90, proteasome, and Bcl-2 family member inhibitors,...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Grant S,Dent P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galectin-1 (Gal1) was the first identified member of the galectin family of beta-galactosidase-binding proteins. Gal1 has important roles in processes fundamental to growth and survival of an organism, including cell adhesion, cell proliferation and apoptosis, and is expressed in many tissues, including the nervous sy...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Gaudet AD,Steeves JD,Tetzlaff W,Ramer MS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is identified in approximately 25- 30% of breast cancers and indicates a poor prognosis. Trastuzumab, the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), has shown significant clinical effects selectively in HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer (MBC) w...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Huang Y,Fu P,Fan W

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is one of the most concerning diseases in modern times. Despite considerable advances in therapeutic management, the prevalence of diabetes and its contribution to death and disability continue to be a major health problem. Diabetic vasculopathies are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic p...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： de Oliveira AA,Webb RC,Nunes KP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CD6 molecule is a pan T cell marker involved in T cell regulation. Although CD6 expression has been correlated with human autoimmune diseases, only a few therapeutic approaches are exploring this molecule as target in the clinic. The biological functions and mechanisms of actions of CD6 have not been definitively ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Hernández P,Moreno E,Aira LE,Rodríguez PC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past years, there was an explosion in the knowledge of the protein target and molecular mechanism associated with various disease types and in the new research of drugs of natural origin. The key idea is to evaluate bioactive natural products interacting with protein domains of different genetic origin but st...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Braca A,Dal Piaz F,Marzocco S,Autore G,Vassallo A,De Tommasi N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is a complex multidimensional concept that facilitates the initiation of the signaling cascade in response to any noxious stimuli. Action potential generation in the peripheral nociceptor terminal and its transmission through various types of nociceptors corresponding to mechanical, chemical or thermal stimuli le...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Khan A,Khan S,Kim YS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast Cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women and the second cause of female death for cancer. When the tumor is not correctly eradicated, there is a high relapse risk and incidence of metastasis. Breast Cancer Stem Cells (BCSCs) are responsible for initiating tumors and are resistant to current anticancer ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Polonio-Alcalá E,Rabionet M,Ruiz-Martínez S,Ciurana J,Puig T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombus formation at a site of arterial injury (eg, rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque in a carotid artery), a crucial step in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia, is initiated by the adhesion of platelets to the arterial wall. In vivo, activated platelets release adenosine diphosphate (ADP), whose binding to the...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Giossi A,Pezzini A,Del Zotto E,Volonghi I,Costa P,Ferrari D,Padovani A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive production of reactive oxygen species is an important mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of diabetes associated macrovascular and microvascular complications including diabetic nephropathy. Diabetic nephropathy is characterized by glomerular enlargement, early albuminuria and progressive glomerulosclerosi...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Arora MK,Singh UK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to provide a narrative review regarding the prevalence, the associated pathophysiologic pathways and the potential management methods of sexual dysfunction related to ablative surgical techniques for Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE). Men suffering from BPE are at high risk of sexual dysfunction due to th...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Mykoniatis I,Renterghem KV,Sokolakis I

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terpenoids represent a large and diverse class of naturally occurring compounds found in a variety of fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants. Structurally some of the terpenoids are similar to human hormones. A diet rich in terpenoids is inversely related with the risk of chronic diseases including cancers. Breast an...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： Yang H,Dou QP

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Pediatric tumors remain the highest cause of death in developed countries. Research on novel therapeutic strategies with lesser side effects is of utmost importance. In this scenario, the role of Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) axes, the classical one formed by angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE), Angiotensin ...

journal_title：Current drug targets

authors： de Paula Gonzaga ALAC,Palmeira VA,Ribeiro TFS,Costa LB,de Sá Rodrigues KE,Simões-E-Silva AC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00