Estrogen(s) and analogs as a non-immunogenic endogenous ligand in targeted drug/DNA delivery.

abstract：:Gene expression profiles are unveiling a wealth of new potential drug targets for a wide range of diseases, offering new opportunities for drug discoveries. The emerging challenge, however, is the effective selection of the myriad of targets to identify those with the most therapeutic utility. Numerical clustering has...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Manganaro V,Paratore S,Alessi E,Coffa S,Cavallaro S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) are first-line treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Since response is often inadequate, in recent years researchers investigated whether combining CBT and SRIs, either ab initio or sequentially, results in a grea...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Albert U,Di Salvo G,Solia F,Rosso G,Maina G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) (also known as seven-transmembrane domain receptor) superfamily represents the largest protein family in the human genome. These receptors respond to various physiological ligands such as photons, odors, pheromones, hormones, ions, and small molecules including amines, amino acids to ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Yonezawa T,Kurata R,Yoshida K,Murayama MA,Cui X,Hasegawa A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During lead identification and optimization, the advancement criteria may be driven based on scientific principles, prior experiences, and/or by examining the path paved by approved drugs. However, accessing the discovery data on physicochemical and ADME properties of the approved kinase inhibitors is a monu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： O Brien Z,Moghaddam MF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The market, sales and regulatory approval of new human medicines, during the past few years, indicates increasing number and share of new biologics and emergence of new multibillion dollar molecules. The global sale of monoclonal antibodies in 2006 were $20.6 billion. Remicade had annual sales gain of $1 billion durin...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Maggon K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential oils constituents are a diverse family of low molecular weight organic compounds with comprehensive biological activity. According to their chemical structure, these active compounds can be divided into four major groups: terpenes, terpenoids, phenylpropenes, and "others". In addition, they may contain diver...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Burčul F,Blažević I,Radan M,Politeo O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, fast and sensitive methods for biomarkers detection exist, but the performance of most of them still rely centralized laboratory testing. The development of small, fast and simple to use medical devices that can help in making diagnosis accurate and with low-invasiveness is now a major challenge for nanotech...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bedin C,Crotti S,Tasciotti E,Agostini M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few years, use of the genome-wide association study (GWAS) has made it possible to identify the primary genetic mechanisms of essential hypertension. GWAS results have helped identify many loci in or near genes that generally were not expected to be associated with blood pressure or essential hypertensio...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pan S,Naruse H,Nakayama T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular system distributes oxygen and nutrients to all tissues in the body. Additionally, the vascular system also functions in hosting and instructing tissue-specific stem and progenitor cells. Both cell- or blood-derived signals from the vascular system regulate stem cell properties in health and disease. Studi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Schildge S,Bohrer C,Pfurr S,Mammadzada K,Schachtrup K,Schachtrup C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research evaluated the effect of multiple-wave lasertherapy on the healing process of surgical wounds based on in vitro models denominated stem-dermal equivalents. These human skin models were obtained from a co-culture of dermal cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The experimental tests were carried ou...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Primo FL,de Paula LB,de Siqueira-Moura MP,Tedesco AC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of penicillin, natural and synthetic β-lactams have aroused great interest not only as sources of effective antibacterial agents but also as specific inhibitors of proteases responsible for various non-bacterial pathological processes. This interest was reflected in our review published in Current ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Veinberg G,Potorocina I,Vorona M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a diatomic free radical produced from L-arginine by constitutive and inducible nitric oxide synthase (cNOS and iNOS) in numerous mammalian cells and tissues. Nitric oxide (NO), superoxide (O2-) and their reaction product peroxynitrite (ONOO-) may be generated in excess during the host response aga...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Conforti F,Menichini F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purinergic receptor P2X7 is highly expressed in immune peripheral and central cells suggesting its important role in numerous diseases characterized by inflammatory processes like cancer, or neurodegenerative pathologies in relation with modulation of the immune system. Thereby, antagonization of this receptor may...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Baudelet D,Lipka E,Millet R,Ghinet A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although resin-based chemistry offers many practical advantages over conventional solution phase for the synthesis of combinatorial libraries, effective monitoring of reactions conducted on the support remains a challenge. A number of techniques have been developed to enable the analysis of solid phase organic synthes...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Scicinski JJ,Congreveb MS,Kay C,Ley SV

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted therapy has been recently highlighted due to the reduction of side effects and improvement in overall efficacy and survival to different types of cancers. Considering the approval of many monoclonal antibodies in the last twenty years, cancer treatment can be accomplished by the combination of monoclonal anti...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Petrilli R,Pinheiro DP,de Cássia Evangelista de Oliveira F,Galvão GF,Marques LGA,Lopez RFV,Pessoa C,Eloy JO

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review aims to provide a complete and comprehensive summary of current literature relevant to oxysterols and related diseases. Oxidation of cholesterol leads to the formation of a large number of oxidized products, generally known as oxysterols. They are intermediates in the biosynthesis of bile acids, ste...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Samadi A,Sabuncuoglu S,Samadi M,Isikhan SY,Chirumbolo S,Peana M,Lay I,Yalcinkaya A,Bjørklund G

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of graphene-based nanomaterials combined with magnetic nanoparticles offers key benefits in the modern biomedicine. In this minireview, we focus on the most recent advances in hybrids of magnetic graphene derivatives for biomedical applications. We initially analyze the several methodologies employed f...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Alegret N,Criado A,Prato M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-BP, rapamycin and its derivatives have been originally developed respectively as anti-resorptive and anti-fungal agents. In fact, in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that these compounds are multi-functional molecules exerting their effects on tumour cell growth and bone remodelling. The major challenge in...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ory B,Moriceau G,Redini F,Heymann D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive outline for understanding and recommending the therapeutic use of ozone in combination with established therapy in diseases characterized by a chronic oxidative stress is currently available. The view of the absolute ozone toxicity is incorrect, because it has been based either on lung or on studies pe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zanardi I,Borrelli E,Valacchi G,Travagli V,Bocci V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Orhan IE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Aryl-β-amino acids constitute very useful scaffolds able to lead, via various intra-molecular cyclisation reactions, to a great diversity of cyclic derivatives with numerous biological and therapeutic properties. The present article aims at reporting an exhaustive overview of these ring-closure sequences and their a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rochais C,Rault S,Dallemagne P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First described by Alois Alzheimer in 1907, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common dementia type, affecting approximately 20 million people worldwide. As the population is getting older, AD is a growing health problem. AD is currently treated by symptomatic drugs, the acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, based on the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Francotte P,Graindorge E,Boverie S,de Tullio P,Pirotte B

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bryostatins, powerful protein kinase C (PKC) agonists, are a family of complex macrolactone natural products. They are originally isolated from the marine bryozoan Bugula neritina. So far tweenty bryostatins have been obtained naturally and exhibit a remarkable range of biological activities, including antineoplas...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ruan BF,Zhu HL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukoaraiosis (LA), one of the most frequent causes of cognitive disturbances, is presumed to involve vascular demyelinization and cerebral small-vessel diseases. Although it has been suggested that the development of LA is associated with cerebral circulatory disturbances, the pathomechanism of this circulatory probl...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Szolnoki Z

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histone deacetylases (HDAC) are an important class of enzymes that play a pivotal role in epigenetic regulation of gene expression that modifies the terminal of core histones leading to remodelling of chromatin topology and thereby controlling gene expression. HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) counter this action and ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Sultana F,Manasa KL,Shaik SP,Bonam SR,Kamal A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excitatory neurotransmission mediated by NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) receptors plays a key role in both healthy and diseased processes in the brain. Therefore, bioactive compounds that can interact selectively with these receptors have been the aim of extensive research in the search of effective therapeutic agent...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bonaccorso C,Micale N,Ettari R,Grasso S,Zappalà M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 2 is a homologue of ACE that catalyzes the conversion of Angiotensin (Ang) II into Ang1-7, which induces vasodilation, anti-fibrotic, anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects. Given that ACE2 counterbalances the effects of Ang II, it has been proposed as a biomarker in kidne...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Anguiano L,Riera M,Pascual J,Soler MJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine is an important autocoid, exerting its physiological effects on the human body by activation of four different G-protein-coupled-receptors (GPCRs) classified as A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3). These receptors are coupled to secondary messenger systems including adenylate cyclase, inositol phosphate metabolism,...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Romagnoli R,Baraldi PG,Tabrizi MA,Gessi S,Borea PA,Merighi S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CBP and p300 are two closely related Histone Acetyltransferases (HATs) that interact with numerous transcription factors and act to increase the expression of their target genes. Both proteins contain a bromodomain flanking the HAT catalytic domain that is important in binding of CBP/p300 to chromatin, which offers an...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Xiong Y,Zhang M,Li Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is regarded as the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and is an important and common cause of chronic liver disease with a potential to develop end-stage liver disease. While important advances in the pathophysiology have been achieved using genetically modified and diet-indu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Chavez-Tapia NC,Rosso N,Tiribelli C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00