Current Advances in Food Science & Health Promotion (Part I).

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：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:Herein, we report the biosynthesis procedure to prepare silver nanoparticles as reduction and capping agents with the aqueous plant extract of Perovskia abrotanoides. METHODS:The therapeutic application of silver nanoparticles entirely depends on the size and shape of the nanoparticles therefore, their cont...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Mirsadeghi S,Koudehi MF,Rajabi HR,Pourmortazavi SM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioethical and juridical debate on the status of frozen embryos sometimes adds new issues arising from new scientific evidence or by accidental occurrences that bring to the attention of the scientific community the need for new practical solutions. Within this scenario, there have been, in recent years, episodes ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Busardò FP,Vergallo GM,Turillazzi E,Bolino G,Vullo A,Frati P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid nanocapsules (LNCs) were designed more than 15 years ago to deliver lipophilic drugs to cells with non toxic excipients by mimicking lipoproteins. During the last 5 years these promising nanocarriers were re-designed to deliver nucleic acids to cancer cells. This short review sums up the features of LNCs and des...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Lagarce F,Passirani C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ivermectin is a broad spectrum antiparasitic veterinary drug introduced in human medicine in 1987. It is considered the drug of choice in onchocerciasis and strongyloidiasis infections, and remains as a therapeutic option for mass treatment in lymphatic filariasis, for which it has widely proved its efficacy. While re...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： González P,González FA,Ueno K

更新日期：2012-05-01 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

abstract：:In order to valorize novel biotechnology innovations, there is a need to evaluate ex-ante their market potential. A case in point is biofortification, i.e. the enhancement of the micronutrient content of staple crops through conventional or genetic breeding techniques. In a recent article in Nature Biotechnology, for ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： De Steur H,Blancquaert D,Gellynck X,Lambert W,Van Der Straeten D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data obtained through high-throughput technologies have gradually revealed that a unique stratified epithelial architecture of human skin along with the antioxidant-response pathways provided vital defensive mechanisms against UV radiation. However, it is noteworthy that skin is a major target for toxic insult by UV r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Farooqi AA,Li RN,Huang HW,Ismail M,Yuan SS,Wang HM,Liu JR,Tang JY,Chang HW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With eleven therapeutic antibodies approved worldwide and many more in clinical trials, research on antibody engineering has continued to escalate and expand. This review covers recent progress in generation of antibodies by ex vivo methods, systems for screening these, and the quest for higher affinity, more stable, ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Presta LG

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：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：: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：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common connective tissue disease, characteristic of chronic and invasive synovitis in single or multiple joints and vasculitis. RA is a heterogeneous disease with unclear pathogenesis. Therefore, exploring the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease is essential for identifyin...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Liu J,Wang X,Wang S,Liu F

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is the most common disease in Egypt. In this context, Beta vulgaris subspecies cicla L. var. flavescens is an edible plant that has been used in traditional medicine as a therapy for treating some diseases. OBJECTIVES:The current study was performed to evaluate the antibacterial and potent...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Mohammed HS,Abdel-Aziz MM,Abu-Baker MS,Saad AM,Mohamed MA,Ghareeb MA

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the work was to evaluate the effect of moderate physical exercise on the response of circulating phagocytes to the antineoplastic drug NSC 631570. METHODS:Eight healthy adult men aged 23 ± 2 years were recruited to participate in the study; NSC 631570 was administered i.v. in a single therapeutic ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Skivka LM,Fedorchuk OG,Susak YM,Susak MY,Malanchuk OM,Rudyk MP,Nowicky YW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charged-hydrophobic mixed mode chromatography methods have been applied to antibody purification for decades and have focused more recently on the specific task of aggregate removal. They exploit various combinations of alkyl and aromatic hydrophobic groups with positively and/or negatively charged residues. Charge an...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Gagnon P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Saudi Arabia, the incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer are high. Although current treatments are effective, breast cancer cells develop resistance to these treatments. Numerous studies have demonstrated that active compounds in plant extracts, such as the phenolic compound Rosmarinic Acid (RA), ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Albogami S,Darwish H,Abdelmigid HM,Alotaibi S,El-Deen AN,Alnefaie A,Alattas A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Connexin (Cx) proteins are the building blocks of gap junctions. Among these, Cx37 and Cx40 are expressed on vascular system and reported to have cardioprotective role. Linking polymorphisms in genes coding for Cx and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk showed conflicting results in different populations. Non...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： El Tahry FA,Hashad IM,Abdel Rahman MF,Gad MZ

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing trend of herbal medicines in India as well as other parts of the world. The use of herbal medicines alone or alongside prescription drugs for disease management is quite common now. We hereby carry out a review of dominant species of Selinum mainly S. vaginatum C.B. Clarke and S. wallichianum (DC.) ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Srivastava RP,Dixit P,Singh L,Verma PC,Saxena G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restoration of blood flow during ischemic stroke leads to cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury (CIRI) by activating neuroinflammatory cascades. Pomelo peel volatile oil (PPVO) extracted from Citrus maxima (Burm.) from the genus Rutaceae, comprises some anti-inflammatory ingredients, such as limonene and β-my...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Tian XY,Xie L,Wang WY,Zou XS,Zhao GY,Chen MH

更新日期：2020-12-30 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:Although the stability of proteins is of significance to maintain protein function for therapeutical applications, this remains a challenge. Herein, a general method of preserving protein stability and function was developed using gelatin films. METHODS:Enzymes immobilized onto films composed of gelatin and...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Zhang L,Shen Y,Lu W,Guo L,Xiang M,Zhang D

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：:Biophysical applications ranging from fluorescence microassays to single-molecule microscopy are increasingly dependent on automated nanoscale positional control and stability. A whirlwind of motion-industry innovation has resulted in an array of new motion options offering significant improvements in application perf...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Jordan SC,Anthony PC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes microbial transformation studies of natural drugs, its importance in correlating them with the corresponding metabolism (biotransformation) in animal system and in the structural modification of complex drug molecules, which are difficult to obtain synthetically. Emphasis is laid on the potential...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Venisetty RK,Ciddi V

更新日期：2003-06-01 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