Peripherally restricted opioid agonists as novel analgesic agents.

abstract：:Over the past five decades, the pharmacological treatment of depression has been based on the pathophysiological hypothesis of a deficiency in monoamines, mainly serotonin and noradrenaline. Antidepressant prescribed today, all of them designed to enhance central monoaminergic tone, present several important limitatio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vidal R,Pilar-Cuéllar F,dos Anjos S,Linge R,Treceño B,Vargas VI,Rodriguez-Gaztelumendi A,Mostany R,Castro E,Diaz A,Valdizán EM,Pazos A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-agent therapy with molecularly targeted agents has shown limited success in tumor growth control, mainly because escape or resistance mechanisms are activated once a signalling molecule is inhibited. Rational combinations of target-specific agents could counteract this response providing a useful strategy in ca...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Porcelli L,Quatrale AE,Mantuano P,Silvestris N,Rolland JF,Biancolillo L,Paradiso A,Azzariti A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise and sports activity are beneficial both physically and psychologically but excessive exercise may have adverse physiological and psychological effects. There are methodological issues in the definition, diagnosis and etiology of exercise addiction. Several questionnaires and diagnostic tools have been develop...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Weinstein A,Weinstein Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases and around 8 million cancer-related deaths yearly. Estimates expect to increase these figures over the next few years. Therefore, it is very important to develop more effective and targeted therapi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Caro C,Pozo D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a novel member of the secretin/glucagon/vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) superfamily. In vertebrates, including avians, it occurs in two forms: PACAP(38) and PACAP(27). PACAP structure is well conserved during evolution, being identical in mammals, and s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Nowak JZ,Zawilska JB

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a phenomenon through which tumor cells develop resistance against the cytotoxic effects of various structurally and mechanistically unrelated chemotherapeutic agents. The most consistent feature in MDR is overexpression and/or overactivity of ATP-dependent drug efflux transporters. Other ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ghandadi M,Sahebkar A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of peptides and polypeptides can be appended to either the N- or C-terminus of G protein-coupled receptors without disrupting substantially ligand binding and signal transduction. Following fusion of fluorescent proteins, reporter gene constructs or G protein alpha subunits to the C-terminal tail of a rec...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Milligan G,Feng GJ,Ward RJ,Sartania N,Ramsay D,McLean AJ,Carrillo JJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 10-15% of patients on DOACs have to interrupt their anticoagulant before an invasive procedure every year. The perioperative management and monitoring of DOACs have proved to be challenging, as differences in patients' status and in the invasiveness of each procedure develop different situation...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kouvelos G,Matsagkas M,Rousas N,Nana P,Mpatzalexis K,Stamoulis K,Giannoukas A,Arnaoutoglou E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroinflammation is a common characteristic of several mental health conditions such as major depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia (SCHZ). Inflammatory processes trigger and/or further deteriorate mental functions and are regarded as targets for therapeutic drug develo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Echeverria V,Grizzell JA,Barreto GE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In association with their mechanisms of self/non-self recognition (known as mating type systems), ciliates synthesize and constitutively secrete cell type-specific proteins into their extracellular medium. These proteins, designated as pheromones, have been isolated from species of Euplotes and shown to be members of ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Luporini P,Vallesi A,Alimenti C,Ortenzi C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The 3' repair exonuclease 1 (TREX1) gene is the major DNA-specific 3'-5 'exonuclease of mammalian cells which reduces single- and double-stranded DNA (ssDNA and dsDNA) to prevent undue immune activation mediated by the nucleic acid. TREX1 is also a crucial suppressor of selfrecognition that pr...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tao SS,Wu GC,Zhang Q,Zhang TP,Leng RX,Pan HF,Ye DQ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has recently undergone revolutionary changes. Two large randomized trials demonstrated superiority of chemoimmunotherapy combining fludarabine and cyclophosphamide with monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (FCR) over fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (FC) alone in firs...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Smolej L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present mini review offers a brief overview on the preparation and modification of gold nanomaterials (AuNMs) designed for biomedical applications, including biosensors, bioimaging, phototherapy and importantly gene/drug delivery. As biocompatibility is a prerequisite for safe pharmaceutical application, the poten...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Rossi M,Pina CD,Falletta E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our clinical observations proved that the the duodenal ulcer in patients healed without any inhibition of gastric acid secretion (1965), and the healing rates of atropine vs cimetidine vs Carbenoxolone were equal and superior to that of placebo in randomized, prospective and multiclinical study of DU patients (1978). ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mózsik G,Szabó IL,Czimmer J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nesfatin-1, derived from the precursor NEFA/nucleobindin2 (NUCB2), was initially identified as a feeding-suppressing neuropeptide, acting at central (mainly, hypothalamic) levels in a leptin-independent manner. However, recent experimental evidence strongly suggests that, rather than being a simple anorectic hypothala...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： García-Galiano D,Tena-Sempere M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, nanosuspensions have been accepted as a valuable drug delivery system for poorly water-soluble drugs. Topdown and bottom-up technologies are the two main approaches for generating nanosuspensions. Several products manufactured by the top-down technologies have been successfully commercialized demonstr...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhang X,Li LC,Mao S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In drug development, in vitro human model systems are absolutely essential prior to the clinical trials, considering the increasing number of chemical compounds in need of testing, and, keeping in mind that animals cannot predict all the adverse human health effects and reactions, due to the species-specific differenc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Salerno S,Bartolo L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since ancient times the operation of the brain has elicited more than usual interest. Data mining of the human genome is revealing that many CNS abnormalities have a genetic component. As yet this information can not be used directly to cure or ameliorate specific CNS disorders although this is regarded as having grea...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wong MG,Tehan BG,Lloyd EJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhibition of hepatic fibrosis is an attainable objective in managing the chronic liver disease. The present study aimed to investigate possible defensive effects of metformin on the activities of antioxidant enzymes, hydroxyproline content, and biochemical factors in bile duct ligation (BDL)-induced cholest...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mansourian M,Sadeghi H,Doustimotlagh AH

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The recent developments in the field of recombinant DNA, protein engineering and cancer biology, have let us gain insight into many cancer-related mechanisms. Moreover, novel techniques have facilitated tools allowing unique distinction between malignantly transformed cells, to regular ones. This understanding has pav...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schaedel O,Reiter Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Obesity, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance/type 2 diabetes and hypertension are clustered in the metabolic syndrome representing critical risk factors for increased incidence cardio-cerebro-vascular diseases, kidney failure and cancer. Ectopic fat accumulation, i.e., accumulation in the mediastinum, liver and th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sironi AM,Sicari R,Folli F,Gastaldelli A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial cellulose (BC) has recently attained greater interest in various research fields, including drug delivery for biomedical applications. BC has been studied in the field of drug delivery, such as tablet coating, controlled release systems and prodrug design. OBJECTIVE:In the current work, we tested ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ullah H,Badshah M,Correia A,Wahid F,Santos HA,Khan T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pivotal therapeutic role of myocardial metabolic modulation in ischemic heart disease (IHD) is increasingly recognized. Among the others, inhibitors of free fatty acids (FFA) oxidation have been consistently shown to play an important role in the therapeutic strategy of IHD patients. Additionally, abnormalities of...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fragasso G,Salerno A,Spoladore R,Cera M,Montanaro C,Margonato A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiepileptic treatment strategy plays an important role in the management of intracranial vascular malformations. The intracranial vascular malformations can be divided into cavernous hemangiomas, arteriovenous malformations, developmental venous anomalies and capillary telangiectasias. Seizures and hemorrh...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Giakoumettis D,Margetis K,Stranjalis G,Haliasos N,Papaioannou TG,Themistocleous MS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are glycoproteins that serve as chemical messengers between cells. They assist in the regulation of cell growth and repair and also have immune modulating properties. Cytokines play a role in diverse clinical processes and phenomena such as fatigue, fever, sleep, pain, stress and aching. A review of the fibr...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wallace DJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although somewhat controversial, there is good evidence that long-distance travel in general is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism, even in the absence of other risk factors. This is probably due to effects consequent to prolonged sitting but air travel in particular may be associated with risk factors other tha...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bradford A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that heat shock proteins (HSPs) are induced by various stressors in order to confer protection against such stressors. Since stressor-induced tissue damage is involved in various diseases, especially gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastric ulcer, it has been thought that HSPs are protective against...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mizushima T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer and tumor have been major reasons for numerous deaths in this century across the world. Many strategies have been designed to treat, diagnose, or prevent cancer. The success of chemotherapy largely depends on drug targeting. The advent of nanotechnology has vastly improved drug delivery for targeting and diagno...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ansari MT,Ramlan TA,Jamaluddin NN,Zamri N,Salfi R,Khan A,Sami F,Majeed S,Hasnain MS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00