Cancer stem cells: a new paradigm for understanding tumor growth and progression and drug resistance.

abstract：:Since the outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in November 2002 in Southern China's Guangdong Province, considerable progress has been made in the development of drugs for SARS therapy. The present mini review is focused on the area of computer-aided drug discovery, i.e., the advances achieved mainly f...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Chou KC,Wei DQ,Du QS,Sirois S,Zhong WZ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic patients have a two- to four-fold increased risk for the development of microvascular (renal, neuronal and retinal) and macrovascular complications. Unfortunately, these complications may develop in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetic patients even with careful glycaemic, blood pressure and lipid control. With th...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Soro-Paavonen A,Forbes JM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically significant antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century. Yet new antibiotics are currently being developed at a much slower pace than our growing need for such drugs. Instead of focusing on conventional therapeutics that target in vitro bacterial viability, an alterna...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wang Y,Ma S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In view of many current mosquito-borne diseases there is a need for the design of novel repellents. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this article is to review the results of the researches carried out by the authors in the computer-assisted design of novel mosquito repellents. METHODS:Two methods in the computat...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Basak SC,Bhattacharjee AK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an insulinotropic hormone secreted from endocrine cells in the gut mucosa in response to meal ingestion. It is an important incretin hormone; mice with a null mutation in the GLP-1 receptor gene develop glucose intolerance. In addition, it inhibits gastrointestinal secretion and moti...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Holst JJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell products are live cells that are given to patients in order to replace or modify the function of missing or dysfunctional cells. Progress in technology and in the understanding of pathobiology may lead to the use of cell products in many areas. This review outlines the use of cell products in the treatment of aut...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ernerudh J,Berlin G,Ekerfelt C

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of oxacephalotin and oxacephamandol, which are more active than natural, sulfur-containing congeners, and the isolation of clavulanic acid, a potent inhibitor of beta-lactamase enzymes, directed attention of many academic and industrial laboratories the synthesis of oxygen analogues of penicillins and ce...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Łysek R,Borsuk K,Furman B,Kałuza Z,Kazimierski A,Chmielewski M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substituted 2-arylbenzothiazoles have emerged in recent years as an important pharmacophore in a number of diagnostic and therapeutic settings. Attractive features of drug candidates based on this benzothiazole scaffold include their synthetic accessibility, and synthetic approaches to 2-arylbenzothiazole-based compou...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Weekes AA,Westwell AD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visible light is absorbed by photoacceptors in pigmented and non-pigmented mammalian cells, activating signaling cascades and downstream mechanisms that lead to the modulation of cellular processes. Most studies have investigated the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic applications of UV and the red to near...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Garza ZCF,Born M,Hilbers PAJ,van Riel NAW,Liebmann J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunophilin ligands cyclosporin A, FK506 and rapamycin are best known for their immunosuppressive properties and their clinical use in transplantation medicine. These compounds or their analogs are also clinically used or investigated in various types of cancer, coronary angioplasty, dermatology, hepatitis C infe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gaali S,Gopalakrishnan R,Wang Y,Kozany C,Hausch F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the hit to lead process, a drug candidate is selected from a set of potential leads by screening its binding with potential targets. This review focuses on the lead identification assays that employ a bio-chemical or bio-physical test to detect molecular recognition events between proteins and small molecules in a ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bergese P,Cretich M,Oldani C,Oliviero G,Di Carlo G,Depero LE,Chiari M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently available therapeutic options for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, such as dietary modification, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin, have limitations of their own. Many natural products and herbal medicines have been recommended for the treatment of diabetes. The present paper reviews medicinal plants t...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Jung M,Park M,Lee HC,Kang YH,Kang ES,Kim SK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report herein the synthesis of a novel dicationic boron dipyrromethene derivative (compound 3) which is symmetrically substituted with two trimethylammonium styryl groups. METHODS:The antibacterial photodynamic activity of compound 3 was determined against sixteen methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aur...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Dharmaratne P,Yu L,Wong RC,Chan BC,Lau KM,Wang B,Lau CB,Fung KP,Ng DK,Ip M

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis or programmed cell death is a cellular mechanism used to regulate cell number and eliminate damaged or mutated cells. Many chemotherapeutic agents and ionizing radiation induce not only apoptotic signaling pathways, but also survival responses such as DNA damage responses and cell cycle arrest, which allow f...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Sharma V,Hupp CD,Tepe JJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AG490 is a tyrphostin originally described as a Janus Activated Kinase (JAK) 2 inhibitor. AG490 also inhibits epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and guanylyl cyclases (GC). More recently, AG490 was associated with oxidative stress protection in experimental acute kidney injury models. We now show that AG490 is al...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fernández-Sánchez R,Berzal S,Sánchez-Niño MD,Neria F,Gonçalves S,Calabia O,Tejedor A,Calzada MJ,Caramelo C,Deudero JJ,Ortiz A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A BRAF somatic mutation at residue 600 of the BRAF protein (BRAFV600E) is highly prevalent in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC). This mutation occurs in approximately 44% (from 29% to 83%) of PTC depending on the different studies. BRAFV600E is almost always found in PTC with a papillary or a mixed follicular/papilla...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lassalle S,Hofman V,Ilie M,Butori C,Bozec A,Santini J,Vielh P,Hofman P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) translationally repressing their target messenger RNAs due to their gene-regulatory functions play an important but not unexpected role in a tumour development. More surprising are the findings that levels of various miRNAs are well correlated with presence of specific tumours and formation of metas...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pekarik V,Gumulec J,Masarik M,Kizek R,Adam V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Approximately, one third of diabetic patients develop diabetic nephropathy. As diabetes and its associated metabolic diseases are becoming epidemic, DN is emerging as a major health threat to humans. ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lin X,Tao L,Tang D

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Pollutants are diverse chemical entities, including gases such as ozone and particulate matter PM. PM contains toxic chemicals such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Some PAHs can induce strong oxidative stress under UVA exposure. Pollution aggravates some skin diseases such as atopy or eczema, but...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Marrot L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poisoning of DNA topoisomerase I is the mechanism by which camptothecins interfere with tumor growth. Although the clinical use of camptothecins has had a significant impact on cancer therapy, de novo or acquired clinical resistance to these drugs is common. Clinical resistance to camptothecins is still a poorly under...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Beretta GL,Gatti L,Perego P,Zaffaroni N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-ligand docking is currently an important tool in drug discovery efforts and an active area of research that has been the subject of important developments over the last decade. These are well portrayed in the rising number of available protein-ligand docking software programs, increasing level of sophisticatio...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Sousa SF,Ribeiro AJ,Coimbra JT,Neves RP,Martins SA,Moorthy NS,Fernandes PA,Ramos MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:K(V)10.1 has recently become generally accepted as a promising cancer target, as it is ectopically expressed in the majority of solid tumors. Due to its cell-surface accessibility, K(V)10.1 has a strong potential for tumor treatment and diagnosis. Given that its mode of action is likely independent of conventional can...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pardo LA,Gómez-Varela D,Major F,Sansuk K,Leurs R,Downie BR,Tietze LF,Stühmer W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cholesterol efflux as a key event in reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is considered now as both diagnostic tool and a promising target for the treatment of atherosclerosis. Radioactive in vitro cholesterol efflux assay (CEA) is the gold standard for determination of efflux at cellular level. Fluorescent t...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Litvinov DY,Savushkin EV,Garaeva EA,Dergunov AD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to quinolones and fluoroquinolones has been increasingly reported among human and veterinary isolates during the last three decades related to their wide clinical use. Until recently, the mechanisms of resistance to quinolones in Enterobacteriaceae were believed to be only chromosome-encoded, i.e. related t...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cattoir V,Nordmann P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular signaling is regulated by several biochemical reactions, whose dynamics depends on changes in the fluxes of specific ligands through the containment barriers that are the biological membranes. The regulation of this complex dynamic equilibrium is mainly due to the activity of border proteins, that must be abl...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Dainese E,Oddi S,Maccarrone M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the human brain several cell types are capable of initiating and amplifying a brain specific inflammatory response involving the synthesis of cytokines, prostaglandins and oxygen free radicals. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), signs of an inflammatory activation of microglia and astroglia are present inside and outside...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hüll M,Lieb K,Fiebich BL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunomodulation is one of the significant therapeutic strategies. It includes both stimulation and suppression of the immune system by a variety of substances called immunomodulators, designed to regulate the immune response of the organism against infections of varying etiology. An example of such a substa...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Siebert A,Gensicka-Kowalewska M,Cholewinski G,Dzierzbicka K

更新日期：2017-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Stepnowski P,Paszkiewicz M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoxetine is an antidepressant drug, a potent and specific inhibitor of serotonin reuptake (SSRI). Evidence suggests that being compared with tricyclic antidepressants, fluoxetine may cause significantly fewer anticholinergic, antihistaminergic and cardiotoxic side effects in the treatment of major depressive disorde...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pacher P,Ungvari Z,Kecskemeti V,Furst S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00