Novel therapies in transplantation.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vascular-disrupting agents (VDAs) are a new class of oncology drugs, which specifically target established tumor neovasculature and have a relatively low toxicity profile. VDAs generally have non-overlapping side effects when concomitantly used with conventional cytotoxics. Several members of the VDA class...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mita MM,Sargsyan L,Mita AC,Spear M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held in Boston, MA. There were over 6500 participants, one-third from overseas, and 1103 papers were presented. Abstracts from the meeting have been published, from which abstract numbers are given below, e.g., (A141). Considerable progress has been made in u...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Colca J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The introduction of therapy with tumor necrosis factor antagonists (aTNF) was a cornerstone of treatment modalities in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). After > 10 years of using aTNF, the introduction of aTNF therapy was a major step forward in the medical management of patients with spondyloarth...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Braun J,Baraliakos X,Heldmann F,Kiltz U

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PDE3 cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases are important in cyclic AMP (cAMP) and possibly cyclic GMP-mediated signalling in cardiac and vascular smooth muscle myocytes. Drugs that inhibit these enzymes have inotropic and vasodilatory actions that have proven useful in the short-term treatment of contractile failure an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Movsesian MA,Alharethi R

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:The use of traditional medicines of natural origin is being encouraged for the treatment of chronic disorders, as synthetic drugs in such cases may cause unpredictable adverse effects. Berberine, a traditional plant alkaloid, is used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for its antimicrobial and an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Vuddanda PR,Chakraborty S,Singh S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still considerable interest in cephem antibacterial agents. In fact, there are a significant number of patents submitted for this antibacterial class. All the new cephem derivatives, independent of which group they belong to (III to V), possess a 2-amino-5-thiazolyl or a 5-amino-2-thiadiazolyl ring with an ox...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bryskier A

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Subjects with atrial fibrillation are at risk of thromboembolic events. The vitamin K antagonists (e.g., warfarin) are useful at preventing coagulation in atrial fibrillation, but are difficult to use. One of the FXa inhibitors, oral apixaban, has been tested as an anticoagulant in atrial fibrillation. AR...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Doggrell SA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of HIV-1 protease inhibitors in 1995 ushered in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. For the first time, inhibition of two key enzymes responsible for HIV replication, reverse transcriptase and protease, was possible. The combination of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Piliero PJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Plasma kallikrein is a  mediator of vascular leakage and inflammation. Activation of plasma kallikrein can induce features of diabetic macular edema (DME) in preclinical models. Human vitreous shows elevated plasma kallikrein levels in patients with DME. Because of the incomplete response of some patient...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bhatwadekar AD,Kansara VS,Ciulla TA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:The sodium/hydrogen exchanger-1 (NHE-1/SLC9A1) is a ubiquitous plasma membrane protein whose main role is maintenance of intracellular pH and volume. NHE-1 plays a role in atherogenesis; however, its clinical relevance has not yet been established. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW:We herein review ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sarigianni M,Tsapas A,Mikhailidis DP,Kaloyianni M,Koliakos G,Fliegel L,Paletas K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thienopyridines have a well-established role in the treatment of coronary artery disease, especially in the setting of acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary interventions. Ticlopidine, the first FDA-approved thienopyridine, was shown to be effective in reducing coronary events in high risk patients, but t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Porto I,Giubilato S,De Maria GL,Biasucci LM,Crea F

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetic macular edema (DME) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) are the two complications of diabetes that cause visual loss and blindness. Laser photo-coagulation in the past was used to prevent progression of disease to these advanced stages. Advances in pathophysiologic understanding of DME an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Tolentino MS,Tolentino AJ,Tolentino MJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory disease involving the skin and often other organs and systems, mainly respiratory. A definitive general consensus on the AD pathogenesis has not yet been established, however several lines of evidence suggest that T-cells play a crucial role in priming AD early-stage les...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mastrandrea F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fact that PPAR-gamma is expressed dramatically higher in fat, regulating gene transcription in response to small lipophilic ligands, supports an essential role of increased lipophilicity for those ligands. On the other hand, the skepticism concerning high lipophilicity as a characteristic associated with undesirab...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Giaginis C,Theocharis S,Tsantili-Kakoulidou A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dysregulation of the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway is central to the pathophysiology of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). Small molecule inhibitors of JAK family members are currently under investigation for the treatment of MPN. Of these, ruxolitinib ha...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Tam CS,Verstovsek S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While oral formulations of agonists at the serotonin (5-HT) receptor subdivisions 5-HT(1B/1D)--the "triptan" class of drugs--dominate the market for migraine therapy and while still more triptans are under development, recent research efforts have also explored other pharmacological avenues, which are mostly based on ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mucke H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chagas disease treatment relies on the lengthy administration of benznidazole and/or nifurtimox, which have frequent toxicity associated. The disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is mostly diagnosed at its chronic phase when life-threatening symptomatology manifest in approximately 30% of tho...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Martínez-Peinado N,Cortes-Serra N,Losada-Galvan I,Alonso-Vega C,Urbina JA,Rodríguez A,VandeBerg JL,Pinazo MJ,Gascon J,Alonso-Padilla J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently available antifungal drugs for serious infections are either fungistatic and vulnerable to resistance (azoles) or fungicidal but toxic to the host (polyenes). Cell wall-acting antifungals are inherently selective and fungicidal, features that make them particularly attractive for clinical development. Three ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Georgopapadakou NH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is enhanced and has been demonstrated to be a prognostic marker in patients with advanced stages of heart failure, acute ischaemic syndromes, myocardial infarction and pulmonary hypertension. Activation of the endothelin (ET) system is associated with adverse haemodynamic consequences in patients w...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Neunteufl T,Berger R,Pacher R

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting cellular proliferation persists as a mainstay of cancer therapeutic strategy. Although microtubule-targeting drugs (such as taxanes and vinca alkaloids) have been used successfully in the clinic to treat a variety of cancers, they carry substantial liabilities that have spurred drug companies to aggressively...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Miglarese MR,Carlson RO

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) are key regulators of the cell division cycle, whose various checkpoints proliferating cells must traverse. Since CDK deregulation, either through direct or indirect means, is found in most cancer cells, pharmacological CDK inhibition has become an attractive strategy towards me...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Fischer PM,Gianella-Borradori A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic distressing condition characterised by urinary urgency with or without urge incontinence, usually with frequency (voiding at least eight times daily) and nocturia. It affects millions of people worldwide independent of age, sex and race. The prevalence increases with age and is re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Tiwari A,Naruganahalli KS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherothrombosis, or thrombus formation, at the site of a disrupted atherosclerotic plaque is the common pathophysiology related to myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke and peripheral arterial disease. A growing body of evidence demonstrates an important role for vascular inflammation in the pathophysiology of athe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Herbert JM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Allergic rhinitis significantly impacts quality of life and current treatments are frequently unsatisfying. VTX-1463 is a potent, selective, Toll-like receptor (TLR) 8 agonist administered weekly via the intranasal route without concomitant administration of allergen for the treatment of allergic rhinitis....

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Horak F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylphenidate (MPH) is one of the most commonly prescribed medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Despite the elevated rates of ADHD in children with epilepsy, few studies have examined the use of MPH in this population. Case reports have warned about new-onset seizures in patients tre...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Baptista-Neto L,Dodds A,Rao S,Whitney J,Torres A,Gonzalez-Heydrich J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: A compound that simultaneously inhibits PDE3 and PDE4 should increase airway caliber by relaxing the smooth muscle and, simultaneously, suppress airway inflammatory responses. Ensifentrine (RPL554) is considered a PDE3/4 inhibitor, although its affinity for PDE3 is 3,440 times higher than that for PDE4, ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Cazzola M,Calzetta L,Rogliani P,Matera MG

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a worldwide health problem. Response rates to current standard of treatment (pegylated IFNs and ribavirin) are low in patients with the prevailing genotype 1. OBJECTIVE:To review papers published or presented at recent international meetings showing the results o...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Vento S,Cainelli F,Temesgen Z

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious illness with far reaching societal and economic ramifications. The monoamine-deficiency hypothesis that depressive symptoms are associated with reductions in monoamine neurotransmission, particularly serotonin and noradrenaline, is supported by both neurochemical findings a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bymaster FP,McNamara RK,Tran PV

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The decline of dopamine leads to motor dysfunctions manifested as tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia. The pharmacological treatment of choice for the past 30 years has primarily been the do...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Tuite P,Riss J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many peptides are synthesised and released from the gastrointestinal tract. Although their roles in the regulation of gastrointestinal function have been known for some time, it has become increasingly evident that they also influence eating behaviour. Peptide YY (PYY) is released postprandially from gastrointestinal ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Small CJ,Bloom SR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00