Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases with neural cell transplantation.

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Antiangiogenic strategies are affording considerable interest and have become a major milestone in therapeutics of various adult cancers. However, progress has been slow to expand such therapies to patients with pediatric solid malignancies. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW:This review discusses th...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Taylor M,Rössler J,Geoerger B,Vassal G,Farace F

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene transfer technology is under exploration to find therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. The technology of genetic transfer can also be used as a neurobiological tool to understand the role of various genes in animal models of neurodegeneration. We describe t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Frim DM,Kang UJ

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel classes of antibiotics that are useful against resistant bacteria are a major need in human medicine. Cationic antimicrobial peptides are utilised as nature's antibiotics, being produced constitutively or in response to infection in virtually every type of organism from plants and insects to man. Thus, these pep...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Hancock RE

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) plays a key role in DNA repair mechanisms by detecting and initiating repair after DNA strand breaks. Inhibition of PARP in DNA repair-defective tumors (like those with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations) can lead to gross genomic instability and cell death. Likewise, combining PARP inhibitio...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Rodon J,Iniesta MD,Papadopoulos K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the current standard chemotherapy regimens only approximately 25% of acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) patients survive > 5 years. Aurora kinases are overexpressed in many human cancers. VX-680 inhibited Aurora-A, -B, -C and the FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 with apparent inhibitory constants of 0.6, 18, 4.6 and 30 ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Doggrell SA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zolmitriptan is a new oral acute treatment for migraine. It is a selective and potent agonist at the serotonin (5-HT)(1B/1D) receptor and was developed to improve on the oral bioavailability, tissue selectivity and CNS penetration of earlier compounds. Animal studies confirmed that these objectives had been attained. ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Rolan PE,Martin GR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:EGFR has been implicated in various malignancies such as NSCLC, breast, head and neck, and pancreatic cancer. Numerous drugs have been developed in order to target the tyrosine domain of EGFR as an approach in cancer treatment. AREAS COVERED:This article focuses on the different generations of EGFR tyrosi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Lee CC,Shiao HY,Wang WC,Hsieh HP

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasopressin (AVP) is a cyclic nonapeptide hormone that exhibits many physiological effects including free water reabsorption, vasoconstriction, cellular proliferation and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion. In a healthy organism, AVP plays an important role in the homeostasis of fluid osmolality and volume ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Paranjape SB,Thibonnier M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia resulting from progressive deficient of insulin in patients with a background of insulin resistance. Current treatment algorithms recommended by American Diabetes Association/The European Association for the Study of D...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Tan X,Cao X,Zhou M,Zou P,Hu J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Erectile function is an important aspect in the quality of life of many men. For men with erectile dysfunction (ED), a spectrum of treatment options exists. Novel therapies for ED are currently being developed in order to delay surgical placement of a penile prosthesis - the final step in the management of...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Smith-Harrison L,Starke NR,Smith RP,Kovac JR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Due to improvements in our understanding of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), several target drugs have been and are being developed. One of the possible targets in SLE is co-stimulation between antigen-presenting cells and T cells. Abatacept is a co-stimulation moderator approved for...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Pimentel-Quiroz VR,Ugarte-Gil MF,Alarcón GS

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Disruption of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque is well-recognised as the primary cause of stroke, non-fatal myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. Novel therapeutic agents are being developed to stabilise such plaques. The initial evaluation of these drugs would be facilitated by the use of non-invasive im...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sosnovik DE,Muller JE,Kathiresan S,Brady TJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even established and effective antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) in atrial fibrillation (AF) are limited by their pro-arrhythmic and non-target organ side effects. Therefore the search continues for safer and effective new AADs. OBJECTIVE:This review will examine a novel AAD, tedisamil--a multichannel potassium c...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Krishnamoorthy S,Lip GY

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Medical treatment of brain metastases (BM) is still a controversial issue in cancer therapy being mainly limited by the existence of the BBB. Temozolomide (TMZ) can cross BBB and several clinical trials have been performed attempting to demonstrate the activity of TMZ in combination with whole brain radiot...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Addeo R,Caraglia M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness among elderly individuals in industrialized countries. New drugs and advanced concepts for the treatment of dry AMD (dAMD) are needed. A new approach is the application of intravenous infusions of prostaglandin E1. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Augustin AJ,Diehm C,Grieger F,Bentz J

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Presentations at the William Harvey Research Conference on PDE Inhibitors described the molecular biology, biochemical regulation. pharmacology, and therapeutic utility of inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs). Most of the talks focused on PDE4 and PDE5. two members of the 11-member PDE family that...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： O'Donnell

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) incidence in the United States increases with age. Given the progressive ageing of the general population, incidence of these diseases is likely to continue to rise in the future. There is an acute need for therapeutic developments ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Epling-Burnette PK,Loughran TP Jr

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasopressin system is complex and interacts with the central nervous, cardiovascular, renal, and hematological systems. Vasopressin plays an important role in the control of blood osmolarity and vascular tone, but is also involved in many other physiological events, which are mediated mainly via three types of vas...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Favory R,Salgado DR,Vincent JL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) form a family of pattern recognition receptors that have emerged as key mediators of innate immunity. These receptors sense invading microbes and initiate the immune response. TLR-mediated inflammation is an important pathogenic link between innate immunity and a diverse panel of clinical di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Földes G,von Haehling S,Anker SD

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests an important role for autocrine/paracrine prolactin in breast and prostate cancers and other disease states. Prolactin production in these extrapituitary sites is not governed by dopamine agonists, a finding that has spurred the production of prolactin receptor antagonists. This review foc...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Walker AM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histone deacetylases (HDACs), which target histones as well as non-histone proteins as substrates, have the potential to regulate aberrant gene expression and restore normal growth control in malignancies. OBJECTIVE:This review provides an updated summary of preclinical and clinical experience with the oral...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Le Tourneau C,Siu LL

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) is a part of the CDK-activating kinase family (CAK) which has a key role in the cell cycle and transcriptional regulation. Several lines of evidence suggest that CDK7 is a promising therapeutic target for cancer. CDK7 selective inhibitors such as SY-5609 and CT7001 are in...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Liang H,Du J,Elhassan RM,Hou X,Fang H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Therapeutic oligonucleotides have emerged as a promising new class of drug that could silence undruggable targets; they can potentially treat metabolic liver diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hereditary hemochromatosis and alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Areas covered: This artic...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Alkhouri N,Gawrieh S

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene. Most patients die from respiratory failure or cardiomyopathy. There are significant unmet needs for treatments for DMD as the standard of care is principally limited to symptom relief throu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Sheikh O,Yokota T

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies in vitro and in vivo have identified several peptides that are potentially useful in treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The rationale for their use lies in the cost-effective production, high potency, target selectivity, low toxicity, and a peculiar mechanism of action that is mainly base...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Talotta R,Atzeni F,Laska MJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted treatment has been evaluated but has not shown a clear clinical benefit for breast cancer. This review article aims to consider the knowledge of the biological background of EGFR pathways in dissecting clinical studies of EGFR targeted treatment in breast ca...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Matsuda N,Lim B,Wang X,Ueno NT

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Khan A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a painful, sterile, disorder of the urinary bladder characterised by urgency, frequency, nocturia and pain. IC occurs primarily in women but also in men with recent findings indicating that chronic, abacterial prostatitis may be a variant of this condition. The prevalence of IC has ranged...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Theoharides TC,Sant GR

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00