G protein-coupled receptor fusion proteins in drug discovery.

abstract：:Marine fungi with their successful pharmacological effects were considered to be the treasure of ocean medicines concerning the striking ability of their secondary metabolites. Literature over literature has been published on fungi derived bioactive molecules to probe its therapeutic potential. Marine fungi have an im...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Shams Ul Hassan S,Ishaq M,Zhang WD,Jin HZ

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Repurposing already approved drugs as new anticancer agents is a promising strategy considering the advantages such as low costs, low risks and less time-consumption. Disulfiram (DSF), as the first drug for antialcoholism, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over 60 years ago. Increasing eviden...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yang Q,Yao Y,Li K,Jiao L,Zhu J,Ni C,Li M,Dou QP,Yang H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs) are specialized for immune suppression and are important regulators of the immune response in various settings. Tregs actively suppress enteroantigen-reactive cells and contribute to the maintenance of intestinal immune homeostasis. Distinct Treg subsets coexist in the intestinal mucos...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mizrahi M,Ilan Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and the less understood aspect of the disease. Its recognition and treatment continue to represent a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Due to the lack of co...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sanna G,Bertolaccini ML,Khamashta MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free energy simulations are a powerful tool to study molecular recognition. The most rigorous variants can provide in depth understanding for a particular system, but are not suited for high throughput application to large libraries of compounds. Related, but less expensive methods are increasingly popular, including ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Simonson T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease of the skin with lapsing episodes of hyperkeratosis, irritation and inflammation. Numerous methodologies and utilization of different antipsoriatic drugs with various activity methods and routes of administration have been investigated to treat this terrifying sickness. In ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Dadwal A,Mishra N,Narang RK

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：:Clopidogrel, in combination wih aspirin, is currently the drug of choice to prevent thrombosis after coronary stent implantation. Currently, clopidogrel is administered to the vast majority of patients without any assessment of platelet inhibition. Response variability and resistance, however, definitely occur to clop...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gurbel PA,Lau WC,Bliden KP,Tantry US

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) worldwide is high and is constantly rising. HTN is considered to be a silent killer since often there are no obvious symptoms but long-term, HTN significantly increases the risk of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases. Those with diagnosed HTN or at high risk of its ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Rysz J,Franczyk B,Banach M,Gluba-Brzozka A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decades have witnessed an explosion in studies of the role of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the progress of the neurodegenerative disorder Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it is now widely accepted that Aβ is related to the pathogenesis of AD. For example, studies have shown that Aβ is neurotoxic and that the neurotoxicity o...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Portelius E,Mattsson N,Andreasson U,Blennow K,Zetterberg H

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is characterized by vessel alterations such as dilatation of postcapillary venules and arterio-venous communications, which account for the major clinical manifestations of the disease. Two types of HHT have been characterized HHT-1 and HHT-2, respectively, depending the for...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Jirillo E,Amati L,Suppressa P,Cirimele D,Guastamacchia E,Covelli V,Tafaro E,Sabbà 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：:Since the 1950's, herpes simplex viruses (HSV) have played prominent roles in the development of antivirals. The first efficacious antivirals, as well as the first safe for systemic use, were developed against HSV. It was only in 1995 when the first antiviral against a target not validated first with HSV was approved ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schang LM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras is a 21 kDa membrane-localized G protein that is coupled to receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinase activation of downstream cytoplasmic and nuclear events. Mutated ras genes are common, and occur in a wide variety of human malignancies. These activating mutations result in constitutive signaling, thereby stimul...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Adjei AA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:R. Schofield (1978) proposed a hypothesis of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) niche (specialized cell microenvironment). An existence of osteoblastic and vascular niches for HSCs has been postulated since 2003. At the same time, the discussion about the existence and functioning of niche for multipotent mesen...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Khlusov IA,Litvinova LS,Khlusova MY,Yurova KA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate is one of the currently most promising compounds in the field of addiction medicine. This paper discusses its potential utility related to a phase model of addiction development, focusing on the assumption that addiction is a continuous process involving different neurobiological pathways, depending on the ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Thorens G,Billieux J,Manghi R,Khan R,Khazaal Y,Zullino DF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a plausible role for cytokines, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and their interaction in major depressive disorder's (MDD) etiology. This review includes (i) briefly defining cytokines, (ii) a discussion of theories for why they may affect brain function, (iii) cross-sectional associations between c...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lotrich F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostacyclin (PGI(2)) is one of the major vascular protectors against thrombosis and vasoconstriction, caused by thromboxane A(2). Understanding the molecular mechanisms of PGI(2) biosynthesis and signaling is crucial to the development of therapeutic approaches to regulate PGI(2) functions. This review provides infor...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ruan KH,Dogné JM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G-quadruplexes have found increasing potential in applications such as molecular therapeutics, diagnostics, and sensing. As a consequence, small molecules capable of selectively detecting G-quadruplexes have received significant attention in recent literature. Our review here addresses representative advances in the d...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ma DL,Shiu-Hin Chan D,Yang H,He HZ,Leung CH

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Curcumin is a natural polyphenol product derived from the rhizome of the Curcuma longa. In vivo and in vitro studies have uncovered many important bioactivities of curcumin, such as antioxidant activity, inducing cell apoptosis, inhibiting cell proliferation, anti-cell adhesion and motility, anti-angiogenesis and anti...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fan X,Zhang C,Liu DB,Yan J,Liang HP

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Humans have always lived with tubercle bacilli. Host susceptibility both inherited and acquired determines whether an individual infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis will eventually fall ill and develop tuberculosis (TB). After infection with M. tuberculosis, a latent TB infection may ensue reflected by immune r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： van Altena R,Duggirala S,Gröschel MI,van der Werf TS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine A(2A)-dopamine D(2) receptor interactions play a very important role in striatal function. A(2A)-D(2) receptor interactions provide an example of the capabilities of information processing by just two different G protein-coupled receptors. Thus, there is evidence for the coexistence of two reciprocal antagon...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ferré S,Quiroz C,Woods AS,Cunha R,Popoli P,Ciruela F,Lluis C,Franco R,Azdad K,Schiffmann SN

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:A recent meta-analysis showed that the mean age of onset of psychosis among cannabis users was almost three years earlier than that of non-cannabis users. However, because cannabis users usually smoke tobacco, the use of tobacco might independently contribute to the earlier onset of psychosis. We aimed to use meta-ana...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Myles N,Newall H,Nielssen O,Large M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS), as well as reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play either harmful or beneficial role in biological systems. Beneficial effects of ROS include physiological roles in cellular responses against infectious agents and in several cellular signalling pathways. Harmful effects are due to high conc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Balsano C,Alisi A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of the delicate role of endogenous nitric oxide in the homeostasis of various cellular functions and the dynamic behaviour of the airways, has led to a new, rapidly progressing area of physiological science, that has direct bearing for our understanding of multiple airway diseases. The potentially protec...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Folkerts G,Nijkamp FP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary aldosteronism is the most common causes of secondary hypertension. Patients suffering from this clinical syndrome have an increased cardiovascular risk and target organ damage. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are the optimal pharmaceutical option for the management of such patients. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Stavropoulos K,Papadopoulos C,Koutsampasopoulos K,Lales G,Mitas C,Doumas M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00