Molecular mechanisms explaining the preventive effects of catechins on the development of proliferative diseases.

abstract：:In recent years, combination of different types of therapies using nanoparticles has emerged as an advanced strategy for cancer treatment. Most of all, combination of chemotherapeutic drug and siRNA in nanoformulation has shown a great potential, because siRNA-mediated specific gene silencing can compensate for the in...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yhee JY,Son S,Lee H,Kim K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal agents for systemic mycoses are only a few in number. Among them amphotericin-B is still the most widely used drug, but substantial side effects including nephrotoxicity limits its clinical usefulness. Efforts to lower the toxicity are synthesis of AMPH-B analogues such as AMPH-B esters and encapsulatio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Maesaki S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maintenance and regulation of cellular NAD(P)(H) content and its influence on cell function involves many metabolic pathways, some of which remain poorly understood. Niacin deficiency in humans, which leads to low NAD status, causes sun sensitivity in skin, indicative of deficiencies in responding to UV damage. An...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Benavente CA,Jacobson MK,Jacobson EL

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Senescence is defined as an irreversible growth arrest that is characterised by a changed morphology, gene expression pattern and chromatin structure as well as an activated DNA damage response. Senescence has a dual role for tumour development-it acts as a tumour suppressor to prevent the proliferation of seriously d...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Saretzki G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen is a selective oestrogen receptor modulator (SERM). SERMs act on oestrogen receptors to inhibit oestradiol mediated negative feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, thereby upregulating gonadotrophin secretion and release from the pituitary. Hence, Tamoxifen is used to upregulate activatio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Dimakopoulou A,Foran D,Jayasena CN,Minhas S

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is part of an important mechanism triggered by the innate immune response that rapidly responds to invading microorganisms and tissue injury. One important elicitor of the inflammatory response is the Gram-negative bacteria component lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which induces the activation of innate immune ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： de Almeida OP Jr,Toledo TR,Rossi D,Rossetto Dde B,Watanabe TF,Galvão FC,Medeiros AI,Zanelli CF,Valentini SR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kv7.x channels are a family of six transmembrane domain, single pore-loop, voltage-gated K(+) channels. Five members of the family have been identified to date, including the cardiac channel Kv7.1 (formerly known as KvLQT1) and four neuronal Kv7.x channels, Kv7.2-5. Heteromeric channels containing Kv7.3 and either Kv7...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wickenden AD,McNaughton-Smith G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products have served humankind as drug leads for thousands of years. In the last century natural products have not only served as drugs but have inspired the generation of countless synthetic drugs and drug-leads around natural product pharmacophores. There are no disease targets for which natural products hav...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Hamann MT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of β-adrenergic receptors in the heart is the most effective endogenous way to increase the mechanical performance of cardiac tissues to meet the requirements of a fight-or-flight situation or stress. On the other hand, sustained activation of cardiac β-receptors initiates maladaptive remodeling of the myo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Szentmiklosi AJ,Szentandrássy N,Hegyi B,Horvath B,Magyar J,Bányász T,Nanasi PP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a heterogeneous and progressive neurodegenerative disease which in Western society mainly accounts for clinical dementia. Inflammation plays a key role in AD and dissecting the genetics of inflammation may provide an answer to the possible treatment. Hence, the better understanding of diffe...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Balistreri CR,Grimaldi MP,Chiappelli M,Licastro F,Castiglia L,Listì F,Vasto S,Lio D,Caruso C,Candore G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysine acetylation plays an essential role in metabolism. Five individual studies have identified that a large number of cellular proteins are potentially acetylated. Notably, almost every enzyme involved in central metabolic pathways such as glycolysis, the TCA cycle, fat acid metabolism, urea cycle and glycogen meta...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lin R,Zhou X,Huang W,Zhao D,Lv L,Xiong Y,Guan KL,Lei QY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyphenols are a family of natural antioxidants that in recent years have been studied and tested for their potential benefits towards cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this review is to focus the attention on the presumed lipid-lowering and atheroprotective effects of polyphenols, administered...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Cicero AFG,Colletti A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Deb PK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclodextrins (CDs), as one type of the novel pharmaceutical excipients, have been widely used in drug delivery and pharmaceutical industry. Over the past decades, a large amount of molecular modeling studies in CDs were reported for profound understanding of structural, dynamic and energetic features of CDs...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhao Q,Zhang W,Wang R,Wang Y,Ouyang D

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are important in the development of allergic and anaphylactic reactions, but also in acquired and innate immunity. There is also increasing evidence that mast cells participate in inflammatory diseases, where they can be activated by non-allergic triggers, such as neuropeptides and cytokines, often having s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sismanopoulos N,Delivanis DA,Alysandratos KD,Angelidou A,Therianou A,Kalogeromitros D,Theoharides TC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global epidemic involving 20-40% of the general population. NAFLD is rapidly becoming the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Knowledge about NAFLD-HCC peculiar features is needed to understand this emerging disease better. OBJECTIVE:To r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tovoli F,Ferri S,Piscaglia F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained rhythm disturbance, increasing prevalence with age, in particular in patients with cardiovascular disease. On the other hand, a subset of patients with AF being <60 years old and no evidence of underlying cardiovascular disease, and laboratory tests including thyro...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tello-Montoliu A,Hernández-Romero D,Sanchez-Martínez M,Valdes M,Marín F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleosides constitute an extensive group of natural and chemically modified compounds that display a wide range of structures and activities. Different biocatalysts have been developed for their preparation, but the choice of commercially available enzymes is limited. Therefore, the search of new biocatalysts is part...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lewkowicz ES,Iribarren AM

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is the most common medical disorder during pregnancy. Approximately 70 percent of women diagnosed with hypertension during pregnancy will have gestational hypertension-preeclampsia. The term gestational hypertension-preeclampsia is used to describe a wide spectrum of patients who may have only mild elevat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Coppage KH,Sibai BM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase produces ATP in cells and is found on the inner membrane of mitochondria or the cell plasma membrane (ectopic ATP synthase). Here, we summarize the functions of ectopic ATP synthase in vascular endothelial cells (ECs). Ectopic ATP synthase is involved in adenosine metabolism on th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fu Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular system exhibits significant daily rhythms in physiologic processes (heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac contractility and function), and molecular gene and protein expression. An increasing number of clinical and experimental studies demonstrate the circadian system is an important underlying mechan...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Reitz CJ,Martino TA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders characterised by chronic relapsing inflammation of the small intestine and colon. IBD manifests as either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease and increases the risk of developing colorectal cancer. METHODS:Here, we have reviewed current t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Perera AP,Kunde D,Eri R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skin remains an attractive area for drug delivery. The skin, however, often limits the ingress of drugs, because of its very low permeability. Much research, focusing on employing a variety of physical and chemical methods, aimed at reversibly altering skin permeability in favour of compounds, has been reported. O...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kilian D,Shahzad Y,Fox L,Gerber M,Du Plessis J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor cell growth inhibitory activities (log 1/GI(50)) of 166 anticancer agents studied at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in vitro anticancer screening program have allowed us to analyze the relative importance of physicochemical parameters in influencing the inhibitory activities. Increased molecular weight,...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ren SS,Lien EJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Biodegradable particles have important applications in Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) of protein/peptide drugs. And recently, particle systems have also showed to be powerful for vaccine delivery (adjuvant) in order to solve the difficulties when conventional Alum adjuvant was used. However, in above applications, the pr...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang L,Yang T,Ma G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many, if not all, chronic medical, neurodegenerative and neuroprogressive illnesses are characterised by chronic immune activation, oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS) and systemic inflammation. These factors, notably elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines, activate indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) leading to an upr...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Morris G,Carvalho AF,Anderson G,Galecki P,Maes M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The derangement of the cardiac energy substrate metabolism plays a key role in the pathogenesis of heart failure. The utilization of non-carbohydrate substrates, such as fatty acids, is the predominant metabolic pathway in the normal heart, because this provides the highest energy yield per molecule of substrate metab...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Nagoshi T,Yoshimura M,Rosano GM,Lopaschuk GD,Mochizuki S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been widely used as a target for novel anticancer agents, such as blocking antibodies and small molecular weight tyrosine kinase compounds. In spite of recent advances in cancer cell biology, leading to the introduction of clinically active new drugs, such as cetuximab, ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bianco R,Damiano V,Gelardi T,Daniele G,Ciardiello F,Tortora G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00