Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy): Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, Clinical Application and Conservation Strategies.

abstract：:Whole-cell bio-chips for functional sensing integrate living cells on miniaturized platforms made by micro-system-technologies (MST). The cells are integrated, deposited or immersed in a media which is in contact with the chip. The cells behavior is monitored via electrical, electrochemical or optical methods. In this...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Shacham-Diamand Y,Belkin S,Rishpon J,Elad T,Melamed S,Biran A,Yagur-Kroll S,Almog R,Daniel R,Ben-Yoav H,Rabner A,Vernick S,Elman N,Popovtzer R

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Hepatic metallothionein (MT) expression, with various isoforms, and varying cellular localizations is a useful marker for clinico-pathogenesis of liver diseases. In acute liver toxicity caused by cadmium, carbon tetrachloride, or acetaminophen, MT plays a protective role, via the scavenging of radical species. In chro...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Nagamine T,Nakajima K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an important nano-material, nano-copper oxide particles (CuO-ENPs) harbor a vast range of characteristics, including electronic correlation effect, thermal stability, catalytic activity, sterilization and other properties. At present, the mechanism of ecotoxicological effects of CuO-ENPs is not yet clear, and has b...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Li T,Hu H,Yang C,Zhang B,Ma L

更新日期：2020-12-28 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：:Malignant glioma is a primary tumor of the central nervous system, representing a major cause of mortality in a young, productive subset of population. The management of this neoplasm requires aggressive treatments, including radiotherapy. Accurate imaging plays a central role in treatment planning process with curati...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Marvaso G,Barone A,Amodio N,Cascini GL,Scotti V,Bianco C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid nanocapsules with their unique composition represent a promising biocompatible drug delivery platform in nanometer range with narrow size distribution. They are highly stable in comparison to other nano-vectors and were found to impart very desirable characteristics to the therapeutic molecule being delivered wi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Nasr M,Abdel-Hamid S

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：:Polyphenols are a widely distributed group of natural products found in fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, stems and flowers. Such compounds, especially dietary flavonoids and tannins, have been shown to exert antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anti-cancer and antibacterial effects and may have beneficial effects on human h...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Coppo E,Marchese A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accidental or intentional release of plutonium or americium can cause acute and long term adverse health effects if they enter the human body by ingestion, inhalation, or injection. These effects can be prevented by rapid removal of these radionuclides by chelators such as calcium or zinc diethylenetriaminepentaac...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Kazzi ZN,Heyl A,Ruprecht J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This mini-review describes how single-molecule sensitive fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and photoinduced electron transfer (PET) reactions can be successfully applied to monitor conformational dynamics in biopolymers. Single-pair FRET experiments are ideally suited to study conformational dynamics occur...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Neuweiler H,Sauer M

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：: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：:3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (also known as statins) are drugs active in the blockade of cholesterol synthesis and thus lowering cholesterol serum levels. Since their discovery, experimental evidence showed that statins strongly reduced atherogenesis and the risk of acute ischem...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Montecucco F,Quercioli A,Mirabelli-Badenier M,Viviani GL,Mach F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Semaphorin 3B (SEMA3B) is characterized as a strong suppressing factor of the proliferation of cancerous cells and also by its anti-angiogenic effect. However, the knowledge on the changes in the expression profile of SEMA3B under the influence of cisplatin in endometrial cancer remains fragmented. The aim o...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Peszek W,Kras P,Grabarek BO,Boroń D,Oplawski M

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：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：:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the most common complications of polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). It is always progressive and does not respond to conventional immunosuppressive agent treatment. Biologics are commonly used in treatment of rheumatic diseases. They are also used in polymyositis and ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Sun Y,He Y,Liu Y,Shi G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a leading causative agent in sepsis, endocarditis, and pneumonia. An emerging concept is that prognosis worsens when the infecting S. aureus strain has the capacity to not only colonize tissue as an extracellular pathogen, but to invade host cells and establish intracellular bacterial populati...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Cordero D,Fullenkamp CR,Pelly RR,Reed KM,Caffo LM,Zahrt AN,Newman M,Komanapalli S,Niemeier EM,Bishop DL,Bruns HA,Haynes MK,Sklar LA,Sammelson RE,McDowell SA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliposomes are phospholipid based drug delivery systems that are finding important applications in the field of pharmaceutics. Proliposomes have been extensively studied as a potential carrier for oral delivery of drugs with poor bioavailability, but the mechanism of absorption and cellular uptake pathways has not y...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Nekkanti V,Venkatesan N,Betageri GV

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of immunogenicity is a major aspect in evaluating the safety of biological therapeutic proteins. It is important to evaluate the immunogenic potential of the biologics in an appropriate fashion using clearly defined strategy and clinical trials. The studies must include the appropriate risk assessment proce...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Kaliyaperumal A,Jing S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many health hazardous diseases are caused by clinical pathogens. Drugresistant microbes are one of the major health problems in the world. To overcome the effect of infectious diseases new antimicrobial agent from nature has been explored which is environmentally friendly, less costly and more effective for ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Zia G,Sadia H,Nazir S,Ejaz K,Ali S,Ihsan-Ul-Haq,Iqbal T,Khan MAR,Raza A,Andleeb S

更新日期：2018-01-01 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:`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

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：: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：:Raman spectroscopy has long been used as a powerful tool for chemical composition analyses. Raman scattering light measurement has the advantage of being able to examine biomolecules in a nondestructive and non-labeling manner. However, molecular imaging of cells and tissues by using Raman microscopy had been hampered...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Harada Y,Takamatsu T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, the progress in reducing neonatal mortality has been very slow. The rate of preterm birth has increased over the last 20 years in low-income and middle-income countries. Its association with increased mortality and morbidity is based on experimental studies and neonatal outcomes from countries wit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Muñoz-Pérez VM,Ortiz MI,Cariño-Cortés R,Fernández-Martínez E,Rocha-Zavaleta L,Bautista-Ávila M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 50 years, evidence for central involvement of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia has accumulated. Recent advances in neuroimaging technology now allow several components of glutamatergic neurotransmission to be assessed in the living human brain. Positron emission tom...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Egerton A,Stone JM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Better understanding of protein higher order structures (HOS) is of major interest to researchers in the field of biotechnology and biopharmaceutics. Monitoring a protein's HOS is crucial towards understanding the impact of molecular conformation on the biotechnological application. In addition, maintaining the HOS is...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

authors： Nagarkar RP,Murphy BM,Yu X,Manning MC,Al-Azzam WA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00