Valproate and valproate-analogues: potent tools to fight against cancer.

abstract：:The story of antimalarials as antinflammatory drugs dates back several centuries. Chinin, the extract of the Cinchona bark, has been exploited since the 18th century for its antimalarial and antifebrile properties. Later, during the Second World War, the broad use of antimalarials allowed arguing their antirheumatic e...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Piscianz E,Cuzzoni E,Sharma R,Tesser A,Sapra P,Tommasini A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that statins, inhibitors of 3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, can effectively be used not only in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, but also in other human disorders; indeed, statins have strong anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, so that they can influence...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Poggi A,Zocchi MR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted therapy has been recently highlighted due to the reduction of side effects and improvement in overall efficacy and survival to different types of cancers. Considering the approval of many monoclonal antibodies in the last twenty years, cancer treatment can be accomplished by the combination of monoclonal anti...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Petrilli R,Pinheiro DP,de Cássia Evangelista de Oliveira F,Galvão GF,Marques LGA,Lopez RFV,Pessoa C,Eloy JO

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:About 2.3% of the world's population is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and patients have a high risk of developing liver cirrhosis and its complications. Current therapeutic strategies are based on a combination of pegylatedinterferon, ribavirin and (only for patients with genotype 1 infection) a protease inhib...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gentile I,Borgia F,Buonomo AR,Zappulo E,Castaldo G,Borgia G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genito-urinary malignancies (prostate, bladder, renal and testicular cancers) rank high among human tumors with an incidence that varies with age and organ involvement. Prostate cancer is the most commonly detected male cancer followed by bladder and kidney cancers, less frequent in women. Testicular cancer, although ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cantile M,Franco R,Schiavo G,Procino A,Cindolo L,Botti G,Cillo C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA aptamers are non-coding small RNAs that bind to their cognate targets with high specificity and affinity. They are generally identified by iterative rounds of in vitro selection termed SELEX (Systemic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment). Similar to antibodies, they can inhibit, modulate and disrupt the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Li Y,Wu H,Niu Y,Hu Y,Li Q,Cao C,Cai J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular hybridization is a new concept in drug design and development based on the combination of pharmacophoric moieties of different bioactive substances to produce a new hybrid compound with improved affinity and efficacy, when compared to the parent drugs. Additionally, this strategy can result in compounds pres...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Viegas-Junior C,Danuello A,da Silva Bolzani V,Barreiro EJ,Fraga CA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are diverse group of compounds used for the treatment of inflammation, since the introduction of acetylsalicylic acid in 1899. Traditional (first generation) NSAIDs exert antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects through the blockade of prostaglandin synthe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Chakraborti AK,Garg SK,Kumar R,Motiwala HF,Jadhavar PS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of MRI in the armory of diagnostic modalities for the medicine of the forthcoming years largely depends on how chemistry will provide advanced tools to meet the medical needs. This review aims at outlining the most innovative approaches that have been undertaken in the recent history of MRI contrast agents fo...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Terreno E,Dastrù W,Delli Castelli D,Gianolio E,Geninatti Crich S,Longo D,Aime S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ageing is an aggravating factor leading to alterations in the biotransformation of drugs, and therefore their therapeutic efficacy and safety. In this review we discuss the influence of ageing on drug metabolizing enzymes in male Wistar rats. We report that drug metabolizing enzymes can be affected by ageing either by...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wauthier V,Verbeeck RK,Calderon PB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there has been a growing interest in computer-based screening. One of the driving forces has been the increased efficiency of protein crystallography leading to the real possibility of using structure-based design as a significant contributor to the discovery of novel ligands. In 1957 after 22 years of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Glen RC,Allen SC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semicarbazide-sensitive amine-oxidase (SSAO) is present in various human tissues and in plasma. Oxidative deamination of short-chain aliphatic amines is catalyzed by this enzyme to afford the corresponding aldehydes, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. Methylamine and aminoacetone have been recognized to be physiological s...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Mátyus P,Dajka-Halász B,Földi A,Haider N,Barlocco D,Magyar K

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutical use of drugs involves the application of dosage forms, serving as carrier systems together with several excipients to deliver the active ingredient to the site of action. Drug delivery technology combines an understanding of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology with the skill of formulation, aiming t...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kalász H,Antal I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is one of the most misunderstood aspects of human health. People have been encouraged to eat foods that have a high antioxidant capacity, and in vitro tests for total antioxidant capacity emerged. They were based on measuring the destruction of oxidized test compounds in direct reactions with th...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Smith RE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipids are essential components of cells that participate in metabolic and endocrine regulation and reproductive functions. The main organs where lipid regulation takes place are the liver and adipose tissue. Besides, when each tissue specific action cannot be exerted, it could lead to several endocrine-meta...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ferrer MJ,Silva AF,Abruzzese GA,Velázquez ME,Motta AB

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The glomerulonephritides are a collection of separate diseases with differing pathogeneses that collectively are common and important causes of renal disease. Effective, non-toxic immunomodulatory treatments for glomerulonephritis are lacking. This review will focus on our understanding of the role of leukocytes in im...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kitching AR,Holdsworth SR,Hickey MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, TNF-α, cachectin) is a pleiotropic, proinflammatory cytokine with multiple biological effects, many of which are not yet fully understood. Although TNF was initially described as an anti-tumor agent more than three decades ago, current knowledge places it central to immune system homeostasi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Richmond V,Michelini FM,Bueno CA,Alché LE,Ramírez JA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the discovery of Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPC), these bone marrowderived precursors have been placed as crucial mediators of the endothelial repair. Accordingly, altered levels and function of EPC have been found in different scenarios of CV risk. Despite the fact that EPC exhibit important characteristics w...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rodríguez-Carrio J,López P,Suárez A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:APN is an important zinc dependent metallo-exopeptidase; it has been considered as a suitable target for anti-cancer drug design. In this review we focus on the most effective and the most promising inhibitors of aminopeptidase N. Their binding modes to the enzyme, the attempt to explain the origin of the inhibitory a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhang X,Xu W

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosaminoglycans, highly charged polycarboxylated, polysulfated polysaccharides, are an important class of therapeutic agents and investigational drug candidates. Heparin has been widely used as a clinical anticoagulant for over 60 years. Low molecular weight heparins have begun to displace heparin and recently a sy...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Karst NA,Linhardt RJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the assortment of antifungal drugs is broad, the most commonly used agents have major drawbacks. Toxicity, serious side effects or the emergence of drug resistance are amongst them. New drugs and drug candidates under clinical trials do not guarantee better pharmacological parameters. These new medicines may ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Musiol R,Serda M,Hensel-Bielowka S,Polanski J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing production of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) exploited in many consumer products, a wider number of people is expected to be exposed to such materials in the near future, both in occupational and environmental settings. This has raised concerns about the possible implications on public health. In ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Campagnolo L,Massimiani M,Magrini A,Camaioni A,Pietroiusti A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been exploited to study the metabolic characteristics (phenotype) of genetic disorders by taking advantage of some unique characteristics of the technique. The first application, metabolic profiling for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring in vitro, demonstrates the exceptio...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Iles RA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterocyclic compounds represent a significant target for anti-cancer research and drug discovery, due to their structural and chemical diversity. Oxazoles, with oxygen and nitrogen atoms present in the core structure, enable various types of interactions with different enzymes and receptors, favoring the discovery of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Chiacchio MA,Lanza G,Chiacchio U,Giofrè SV,Romeo R,Iannazzo D,Legnani L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GC) play a fundamental role in controlling physiologic homeostasis and, when present in excess, can have a detrimental impact on glucose control, blood pressure and lipid levels. The oxidoreductase 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) mainly catalyzes the intracellular regeneration...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ge R,Huang Y,Liang G,Li X

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunomodulation is one of the significant therapeutic strategies. It includes both stimulation and suppression of the immune system by a variety of substances called immunomodulators, designed to regulate the immune response of the organism against infections of varying etiology. An example of such a substa...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Siebert A,Gensicka-Kowalewska M,Cholewinski G,Dzierzbicka K

更新日期：2017-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease are a heterogeneous group of disorders with the progressive and severe loss of neurons. There are no full proof cures for these diseases, and only medicines are available that can alleviate some of the symptoms. D...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Volcho KP,Laev SS,Ashraf GM,Aliev G,Salakhutdinov NF

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of cannabinoid receptors at the beginning of the 1990s, CB1 cloned in 1990 and CB2 cloned in 1993, and the availability of selective and potent cannabimimetics could only be justified by the existence of endogenous ligands that are capable of binding to them. Thus, the characterisation and cloning of the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Páez JA,Campillo NE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical treatment of multifactorial pathologies (e.g. cancer, Alzheimer's disease, psychiatric disorders), is still a major challenge. Many researches have been published dealing with the design of multiple ligands, able to act at the same time towards several targets relevant for a given pathology. In the presen...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Costantino L,Barlocco D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a life-threatening and infectious disease in which the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is mainly transmitted through Mother-To- Child Transmission (MTCT) during pregnancy, labour and delivery, or breastfeeding. This review provides an overview of the distinct ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Melo R,Lemos A,Preto AJ,Bueschbell B,Matos-Filipe P,Barreto C,Almeida JG,Silva RDM,Correia JDG,Moreira IS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00