Leptin: from animals to humans.

abstract：BACKGROUND:New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) are effective and widely used to prevent and treat thromboembolic diseases, but the response to NOACs differs according to ABCB1 genotypes. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the effects of ABCB1 genotypes on the pharmacokinetics and clinical outcomes of NOACs. METHODS:We searched Pu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Xie Q,Xiang Q,Mu G,Ma L,Chen S,Zhou S,Hu K,Zhang Z,Cui Y,Jiang J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic hypersensitivity (HS) to corticosteroids (CS) is paradoxical but does exist. Some patients with a previous contact allergy to topical CS may develop a systemic contact dermatitis (SCD) while receiving CS orally or intravenously. However, a previous contact sensitization is not mandatory for developing a syste...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Barbaud A,Waton J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHD is one of the most common serious chronic conditions in postmenopausal women and leads to extremely high risk for recurrent myocardial infarction and death. On the basis of the currently available randomized clinical-trial results the role of conventional HRT for treatment and prevention of CHD is rapidly evolving...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Francucci CM,Camilletti A,Boscaro M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of people who are overweight and obese are continuously increasing both in the adult and adolescent populations. Coinciding with this is the increased prevalence of health problems such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). Bariatric surgery is the only proven long-term treatment of obesity and may induce remission of ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Olsen MK,Johannessen H,Ramracheya R,Zhao CM,Chen D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual emotional stimulation is supposed to elicit psycho-vegetative reactions, which are similar to as the ones elicited by exposure to actual experience. Visual stimulation paradigms have been widely used in studies on agoraphobia with and without panic disorder. However, the applied imagery has hardly ever been dis...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Engel KR,Bandelow B,Neumann C,Obst K,Wedekind D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on Substance P (SP) has, until recently, focused on its role in pain and inflammation. However, a report that NK(1) receptor antagonists have utility in the treatment of depression has stimulated research into the function of SP and the NK(1)receptor in anxiety and depression. The distribution of SP and the N...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： McLean S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the development of strong antibiotics, the pneumonia death is increasing all over the world in these decades. Among the people who died of pneumonia, the majority were 65 years old or over. Although pneumonia is recently categorized into several entities, aspiration pneumonia includes all entities. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ebihara S,Ebihara T,Gui P,Osaka K,Sumi Y,Kohzuki M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a complications standpoint, diabetes mellitus is a disease of the vasculature. Diabetics face a considerably higher risk of developing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Both large and small blood vessels are susceptible to alterations from diabetes. Endothelial cell dysfunction associated with small ve...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Huber JD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis, the development of new capillaries form pre-existing vessels, requires the coordinate activation of endothelial cells, which migrate and proliferate in response to growth factors to form functional vessels. Therapeutic angiogenesis is proposed to restore tissue integrity and function following damage and...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Morbidelli L,Donnini S,Ziche M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity, a chronic low-grade inflammation disorder characterized by an expansion in adipose tissue mass, is rapidly expanding worldwide leading to an increase in the incidence of comorbidities such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. This has led to a renewed interest in the adipose tis...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Landini L,Honka MJ,Ferrannini E,Nuutila P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease worldwide directly related to the progressive increase in overweight and obesity. The accumulation of lipids in patients with NAFLD contributes to the development of insulin resistance, inflammatory response a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tejada S,Capó X,Mascaró CM,Monserrat-Mesquida M,Quetglas-Llabrés MM,Pons A,Tur JA,Sureda A

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a non-flavonoid polyphenol that may be present in a limited number of foodstuffs such as grapes and red wine. Resveratrol has been reported to exert a plethora of health benefits through many different mechanisms of action. This versatility and presence in the human di...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tomé-Carneiro J,Larrosa M,González-Sarrías A,Tomás-Barberán FA,García-Conesa MT,Espín JC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide is a ubiquitous molecule involved in a variety of biological processes. The specific action of NO depends on its enzymatic sources namely neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), endothelial NOS (eNOS) and inducible NOS (iNOS) and all three isoforms have been localized in the gastrointestinal tract. Constit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Barrachina MD,Panés J,Esplugues JV

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike other neuroinflammatory disorders, like Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis, little is still known of the role of the endocannabinoid system in Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is partly due to the poor availability of animal models that are really relevant to the human disease, and t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bisogno T,Di Marzo V

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors represent one of the most commonly used categories of drugs in canine and feline medicine. ACE inhibitors currently approved for use in veterinary medicine are benazepril, enalapril, imidapril and ramipril. They are all pro-drugs administered by oral route. A physiologica...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lefebvre HP,Brown SA,Chetboul V,King JN,Pouchelon JL,Toutain PL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol dependence is a major disease burden of adults in modern society worldwide. There is no cure for alcohol dependence. In this study, we have examined the molecular targets of ethanol-induced toxicity in humans based on a systematic review of literature data and then discussed current and potential therapeutic t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang LL,Yang AK,He SM,Liang J,Zhou ZW,Li Y,Zhou SF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By updating John Littleton's work published 15 years ago this review summarizes recent work on pharmacodynamic aspects of acamprosate and the perspective for future developments. In addition to insights into the role of glutamatergic receptor systems, craving and relapse inspired by acamprosate, clinical research poin...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kiefer F,Mann K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need to identify and characterize vulnerable atherosclerotic lesions in humans has lead to the development of various animal models of plaque vulnerability. In this review, current concepts of the vulnerable plaque as it leads to an acute coronary event are described, such as plaque rupture, erosion, intraplaque h...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schapira K,Heeneman S,Daemen MJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of appropriate pharmaceutical formulations for routine neonatal practice is challenging because of the developmental characteristics and the need for it to be specifically ageappropriate. This has led to wide use of extemporaneous formulations, which lack standardized procedures that can resu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kogermann K,Lass J,Nellis G,Metsvaht T,Lutsar I

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Virtual Screening methodologies have emerged as efficient alternatives for the discovery of new drug candidates. At the same time, ensemble methods are nowadays frequently used to overcome the limitations of employing a single model in ligand-based drug design. However, many applications of ensemble methods ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Helguera AM,Perez-Castillo Y,D S Cordeiro MN,Tejera E,Paz-Y-Miño C,Sánchez-Rodríguez A,Teijeira M,Ancede-Gallardo E,Cagide F,Borges F,Cruz-Monteagudo M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a devastating disease associated with high prevalence of death due to aortic rupture. Currently the therapy is restricted to surgical procedures to prevent aortic rupture, which in turn has a risk for postoperative mortality. There are no proven pharmacological therapies available to...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Liu J,Daugherty A,Lu H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of mitochondrial dysfunction on pathological states involving inflammatory and/or oxidative stress in tissues that do not show frank cellular apoptosis or necrosis has been rather difficult to unravel, and the literature is replete with contradictory information. Although such discrepancies have many pot...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Suliman HB,Piantadosi CA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acidic amino acid L-glutamate acts as both a primary excitatory neurotransmitter and a potential neurotoxin within the mammalian central nervous system. Functionally juxtaposed between these neurophysiological and pathological actions are an assorted group of integral membrane transporter proteins that rapidly and...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bridges RJ,Kavanaugh MP,Chamberlin AR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the most severe manifestation of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is considered the leading non-hereditary cause of mental retardation and neurological deficit in the Western world. There lie a huge associated human cost to both FASD victims and their families and a considerable fin...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Brennan D,Giles S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application of an ion selective technique for the determination of analyte concentrations is considered one of the most economical techniques for quality control purposes. OBJECTIVE:To elaborate and investigate the construction and general performance characteristics of potentiometric PVC membrane senso...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mansour MF,El-Moety MMA,El Kady EF,El Guindi NM,Schepdael AV,Aly SME

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy remains the most common microvascular complication suffered by diabetic patients and is the leading cause of registerable blindness in the working population of developed countries. The clinicopathological lesions of diabetic retinopathy have been well characterised and although a multitude of pat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Stitt AW,Frizzell N,Thorpe SR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenic eye disease is among the most common causes of blindness worldwide. Current treatment approaches are insufficiently effective and partially associated with significant adverse effects. From an investigational view, the eye provides an ideal setting to observe real-time and serial observations of angiogenesi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wegewitz U,Göhring I,Spranger J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common autoimmune demyelinating disorder in Western countries and can lead to permanent disability. Over the past decades remarkable progress has been made in providing new therapeutic strategies to tackle the burden of the disease. Oral drugs and monoclonal antibodies are the main ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sanvito L,Constantinescu CS,Gran B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review we discuss the role of protonation states in receptor-ligand interactions, providing experimental evidences and computational predictions that complex formation may involve titratable groups with unusual pKa's and that protonation states frequently change from unbound to bound states. These protonation ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Petukh M,Stefl S,Alexov E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:650 millions of adults are obese worldwide - in the US alone, forty percent of the adults are obese. Although the obesity pandemic is constantly expanding at very high costs for health care systems, the currently available options of pharmacotherapy for obesity are rather limited. Despite intensive research efforts, t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gouni-Berthold I,Berthold HK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00