Enzymes as target antigens of liver-specific autoimmunity: the case of cytochromes P450s.

abstract：:Synthetic compounds with a tri- and tetra-substituted imidazole scaffold are known as selective inhibitors of the p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase responsible for proinflammatory cytokine release. The scope is to review the literature describing their design, synthesis and activity studies. To date a great p...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Scior T,Domeyer DM,Cuanalo-Contreras K,Laufer SA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work on a number of different classes of anticancer agents that alkylate DNA in the minor groove is reviewed. There has been much work with nitrogen mustards, where attachment of the mustard unit to carrier molecules can change the normal patterns of both regio- and sequence-selectivity, from reaction primarily...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Denny WA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antisynthetase syndrome is a group of closely related rare diseases which clinically manifest with inflammatory myopathies, interstitial lung disease, inflammatory arthritis, skin hyperkeratosis (mechanic’s hands) and Raynaud phenomenon. The pathophysiology of antisynthetase syndrome is not entirely understood, but ge...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Mirrakhimov AE

更新日期：2015-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its discovery, peroxynitrite has been known as a potent oxidant in biological systems, and a rapidly growing body of literature has characterized its biochemistry and role in the pathophysiology of various conditions. Either directly or by inducing free radical pathways, peroxynitrite damages vital biomolecules ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Stadler K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the understanding the pathophysiology of atherogenesis and atherosclerosis progression has been one of the major goals of cardiovascular research during the last decades, the precise mechanisms underlying plaque destabilization are still unknown. The disruption of the plaque and the thrombosis in the lumen th...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cominacini L,Garbin U,Mozzini C,Stranieri C,Pasini A,Solani E,Tinelli IA,Pasini AF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of the 20th century, important medicinal progress has led medical doctors to think that the end of devastating epidemics has arrived. In 1930, the discovery of sulfamides and penicillin opened a wide area of applications able to fight against bacterial infections. However, almost all antibiotics we...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Salzet M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Honey has successfully been used in the treatment of a broad spectrum of injuries including burns and non-healing wounds. It acts as an antibacterial and anti-biofilm agent with anti/pro-inflammatory properties. However, besides these traditional properties, recent evidence suggests that honey is also an immunomodulat...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Martinotti S,Bucekova M,Majtan J,Ranzato E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of studying human mucin MUC1, the attitude towards this molecule has been changing time and again. Initially, the list of presumable functions of MUC1 was restricted to protecting and lubricating epithelium. To date, it is assumed to play an important role in cell signaling as well as in all stages of on...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Syrkina MS,Vassetzky YS,Rubtsov MA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In modern industrialized societies, people are exposed to thousands of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals throughout their lifetime. Although certain occupational chemicals are known to be carcinogenic in humans, it has been difficult to definitively determine the adverse health effects of many environmental ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Weyandt J,Ellsworth RE,Hooke JA,Shriver CD,Ellsworth DL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well accepted that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is one of high risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC). This supports the notion that inflammation plays a key role in cancer development. Epidemiologic studies have shown that vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency is ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Luan Z,Ma Y,Xin Y,Qian J,Wang H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agents modulating apoptosis are of extraordinary promise for the treatment of several states of disease including cancer, AIDS, neurodegenerative and ischemic diseases. In this review a brief summary of cellular pathways relevant to programmed cell death first is given and potential therapeutic targets therein are emp...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Deigner HP,Kinscherf R

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：:ATP-sensitive K(+) channels (K(ATP)channels) regulate insulin secretion by coupling intracellular metabolic changes to excitability of the plasma membrane in pancreatic beta-cells. The channels are closed when extracellular glucose levels are elevated due to enhanced feature. By contrast, cardiac-type K(ATP) channels,...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kakei M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance is found in all microorganisms and has become one of the biggest threats to global health. New antimicrobials with different action mechanisms are effective weapons to fight against antibiotic-resistance. OBJECTIVE:This review aims to find potential drugs which can be further develo...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Yi L,Lü X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many non-cardiovascular drugs of common clinical use cause, as an unwanted accessory property, the prolongation of the cardiac repolarisation process, due to the block of the HERG (Human Ether-a-go-go Related Gene) potassium channel, responsible for the repolarising I(Kr) current. This delayed cardiac repolarisation p...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Testai L,Bianucci AM,Massarelli I,Breschi MC,Martinotti E,Calderone V

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cu(I)-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition (CuAAC) is often utilized in medicinal chemistry to make the triazole moiety as it acts as a non-classical bioisostere of the peptide bond. This useful technique can also be applied in the fragment-based assembly of molecular libraries for high-throughput screening. This mini...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fabbrizzi P,Menchi G,Guarna A,Trabocchi A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are widely believed to cause or aggravate several human pathologies such as neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, stroke and many other ailments. Antioxidants are assumed to counteract the harmful effects of ROS and therefore prevent or treat oxidative stress-related diseases. In this repor...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Firuzi O,Miri R,Tavakkoli M,Saso L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug repositioning is a strategy to identify new uses for approved or investigational drugs that are used off-label outside the scope of the original medical indication. In this review we report the most relevant studies about drug repositioning in hematology, reporting the signalling pathways and molecular targets of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Allegra A,Imbesi C,Bitto A,Ettari R

更新日期：2020-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and relapsing heterogenous autoimmune disease that primarily affects women of reproductive age. Genetic and environmental risk factors are involved in the pathogenesis of SLE, and susceptibility genes have recently been identified. However, as gene therapy is far from cl...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pan Q,Guo Y,Guo L,Liao S,Zhao C,Wang S,Liu HF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentacyclic triterpenoids including the oleanane, ursane and lupane groups are widely distributed in many medicinal plants, such as Glycyrrhiza species, Gymnema species, Centella asiatica, Camellia sinensis, Crataegus species and Olea europaea, which are commonly used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diabe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Alqahtani A,Hamid K,Kam A,Wong KH,Abdelhak Z,Razmovski-Naumovski V,Chan K,Li KM,Groundwater PW,Li GQ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is a key element for every single living process. On a fundamental level, targeting iron is a valuable approach for the treatment of disorders caused by iron overload. Utilizing iron chelators as therapeutic agents has received expanding consideration in chelation therapy. Approved low molecular weight (MW) iron ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bulbake U,Singh A,Domb AJ,Khan W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents the detailed account of factors leading to cancer and design strategy for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives as anticancer agents. The recent survey for cancer treatment in Cancer facts and figures 2017 American Chemical Society has shown progressive development in fighting cancer. Researc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Akhtar MJ,Yar MS,Sharma VK,Khan AA,Ali Z,Haider MDR,Pathak A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now widely accepted that airway inflammation is the key factor underlying the pathogenesis of asthma. Inhaled corticosteroids remain the most important anti-inflammatory treatment for asthma. However, they are rather non-specific in their actions and their use raises concerns over side effects and compliance iss...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Walsh GM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant foods are not only a main source of nutrients, but they are also rich in physiologically bioactive bionutrients or phytochemicals. Consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with a decreased risk of pathological status, including cancer. Reactive oxygen species play a key role in the genesis and developme...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Matés JM,Segura JA,Alonso FJ,Márquez J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (SK(Ca)) channels comprise an important subclass of K(+) channels. Selective blockade of SK(Ca) channels may find application in the therapy of myotonic muscular dystrophy, gastrointestinal dysmotilities, memory disorders, narcolepsy, and alcohol abuse. In the cyclophanes descri...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Conejo-García A,Campos JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of click chemistry represented by the formation of the 1,2,3-triazole core has found wide application in drug discovery, particularly in the early discovery phases and the lead optimization process. 1,2,3-Triazoles ha ve attracted considerable attention in recent years because of their wide range of biolog...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Raic-Malic S,Mescic A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Now cisplatin and its analogs are some of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents in clinical use as the first line of treatment in testicular and ovarian cancers. Unfortunately, they have several major drawbacks, such as cumulative toxicities of nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity, inherent or treatment-induced resista...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhang J,Zhang F,Li H,Liu C,Xia J,Ma L,Chu W,Zhang Z,Chen C,Li S,Wang S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), previously known only as a toxic agent, in the last decades has been recognized as an important endogenous gasotransmitter, playing a key role in the homeostasis of the cardiovascular system. In the last years, the growing evidence about a protective role exhibited by H2S against myocardial isc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Citi V,Piragine E,Testai L,Breschi MC,Calderone V,Martelli A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are potent effectors playing a key role in IgE-associated hypersensitivity reactions, allergic disorders, inflammation and protective immune responses. Mast cell development in vivo occurs mainly in non-hematopoietic microenvironments and increased mast cell numbers can be seen in various inflammatory disea...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hu ZQ,Zhao WH,Shimamura T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance is an ever-increasing problem throughout the world and has already reached severe proportions. Two very common neglected tropical diseases are Chagas' disease and leishmaniasis. Chagas' disease is a severe health problem, mainly in Latin America, causing approximately 50000 deaths a year and m...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bandyopadhyay D,Samano S,Villalobos-Rocha JC,Sanchez-Torres LE,Nogueda-Torres B,Rivera G,Banik BK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00