Peptides targeting angiogenesis related growth factor receptors.

abstract：:Prostaglandin (PG) D(2), the major cyclooxygenase metabolite generated from immunologically stimulated mast cells, is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases due to its various inflammatory effects. However, the lack of PGD(2) (DP) receptor antagonists has limited the study of its essential role...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mitsumori S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever of Unknown Origin, or FUO, is a challenging condition for patients and clinicians. In up to 50% of cases, no diagnosis is established. Patient workup begins with comprehensive history, physical examination and laboratory tests. Radionuclide imaging has been a second-line procedure. Gallium-67 citrate, which accu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Palestro CJ,Love C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Alzheimer's disease (AD), modification of astrocytic properties is a well-known and documented fact, but their involvement in pathophysiology has only been examined in recent years. One distinct hallmark of AD is reactive gliosis which are represented in microglial and astrocytic phenotype changes. This r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yi C,Koulakoff A,Giaume C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-induced photosensitivity of the skin is drawing increasing attention. In past few decades, photosensitivity has been reported with an array of drugs, and is now recognized as a noteworthy medical problem by clinicians, regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical industry. The photosensitivity is of two types i.e., ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zaheer MR,Gupta A,Iqbal J,Zia Q,Ahmad A,Roohi,Owais M,Hashlamon A,Mohd Setapar SH,Ashraf GM,Aliev G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many, if not all, chronic medical, neurodegenerative and neuroprogressive illnesses are characterised by chronic immune activation, oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS) and systemic inflammation. These factors, notably elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines, activate indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) leading to an upr...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Morris G,Carvalho AF,Anderson G,Galecki P,Maes M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs) equipped with a high penetrating ability are used as a promising tool to gain access to the cell interior, cross the cell membrane and deliver bioactive small or macromolecular cargos into the cytoplasm or nucleus. The superiority of wide range of applications, high transport efficienc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhang F,Yang D,Jiang S,Wu L,Qin L,He H,Zhang P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate is one of the currently most promising compounds in the field of addiction medicine. This paper discusses its potential utility related to a phase model of addiction development, focusing on the assumption that addiction is a continuous process involving different neurobiological pathways, depending on the ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Thorens G,Billieux J,Manghi R,Khan R,Khazaal Y,Zullino DF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the most debilitating symptoms for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia remain poorly treated. As such, the development of novel treatments is urgently needed. Unfortunately, the costs associated with high failure rates for investigational compounds as they enter clinical trials has led to pharmaceutica...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wylie KP,Smucny J,Legget KT,Tregellas JR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pivotal therapeutic role of myocardial metabolic modulation in ischemic heart disease (IHD) is increasingly recognized. Among the others, inhibitors of free fatty acids (FFA) oxidation have been consistently shown to play an important role in the therapeutic strategy of IHD patients. Additionally, abnormalities of...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fragasso G,Salerno A,Spoladore R,Cera M,Montanaro C,Margonato A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is one of the most common psychiatric conditions affecting numerous individuals in the world. However, the currently available antidepressant medication shows low response and remission rates. Thus, new antidepressants need to be discovered or developed. Aiming to describe the current neurobiological hypoth...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kern N,Sheldrick AJ,Schmidt FM,Minkwitz J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro effects of goat's milk from different sources (Jonica, Saanen, and Priska breeds plus a commercial preparation) on healthy human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were evaluated in terms of nitric oxide (NO) and cytokine release. According to the incubation time (24 h or 48 h) used all milks coul...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Jirillo F,Martemucci G,D'Alessandro AG,Panaro MA,Cianciulli A,Superbo M,Jirillo E,Magrone T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, the development of anti-inflammatory strategies emerged as new trend in cardiovascular (CV) pharmacotherapy. Anti-inflammatory properties have been previously identified in different classes of drugs used in primary CV prevention. However, the extent to which the modification of inflammat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Carbone F,Liberale L,Bonaventura A,Cea M,Montecucco F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a 2030 projection of 23.6 million deaths per year the prevalence and severity of cardiovascular disease is at an astounding high. Thus, a definitive need for the identification of novel compounds with potential to prevent or treat the disease and associated states. Moreover, there is also an ever-increasing need ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Houacine C,Khan I,Yousaf SS

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of adrenal hyperandrogenism (AH), as defined by increased circulating dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS) levels, ranges from 15 to 45% in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS:The aim of this review is to update the pathogenesis and consequences of AH in PCOS, from molecula...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Luque-Ramírez M,Escobar-Morreale HF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease featured by insulin deprivation caused by pancreatic β-cell loss, followed by hyperglycaemia. OBJECTIVE:Currently, there is no cure for this disease in clinical treatment, and patients have to accept a lifelong injection of insulin. The exploration of potentia...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang R,Zhou Y,Zhang Y,Li S,Pan R,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicinal inorganic chemistry plays an important role in exploring the properties of metal ions for the designing of new drugs. The field has been stimulated by the success of cis-platin, the world best selling anticancer drug and platinum complexes with reduced toxicity, oral activity and activity against resistant t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sirajuddin M,Ali S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common mechanism of action of aspirin and the chemically unrelated non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is the inhibition of prostaglandin (PG) production due to interference with the enzymatic activity of cyclooxygenase (COX). These agents have long been used as effective treatments for arthritis. The r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Crofford LJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An integrative synthesis of concepts and an explosion of experimental and epidemiological findings allow new insights as to how the interactions of genetic, environmental, dietary, cultural (social, psychological, economic) factors can influence the aging and diseases of aging processes. Although the net effect of the...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Trosko JE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global burden of gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal, stomach, and esophageal cancers is rising steadily. Several therapeutic approaches have been considered for the treatment of GI carcinomas. However, none showed to halt or cure the disease. There is a need to develop effective targeted mole...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mahmood MQ,Shukla SD,Dua K,Shastri MD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three opioid receptors, mu, delta and kappa all mediate analgesia, and knockout mice with opioid receptor deletion have proven unique tools to investigate in vivo opioid pharmacology. Since a few years, a number of new mouse lines have been engineered, with several distinct mutations of the mu receptor, to assess ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gavériaux-Ruff C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:R. Schofield (1978) proposed a hypothesis of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) niche (specialized cell microenvironment). An existence of osteoblastic and vascular niches for HSCs has been postulated since 2003. At the same time, the discussion about the existence and functioning of niche for multipotent mesen...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Khlusov IA,Litvinova LS,Khlusova MY,Yurova KA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a multi-functional cytokine that regulates a variety of signaling pathways implicated in inflammation, immunity, cell death (apoptosis), cell survival (anti-apoptosis), and even tumorigenesis. TNF-α is predominantly produced by macrophages (or Kupffer cells within the liver), but...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Jang MK,Kim HS,Chung YH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of effective drug delivery systems is important for medicine and healthcare. Polymer particulates (micro- and nanoparticles) have opened new opportunities in the field of drug delivery by overcoming various limitations of conventional delivery methods. The properties of polymeric particles can be readily t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kaur H,Kumar V,Kumar K,Rathor S,Kumari P,Singh J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Bevacizumab (BVZ) is a recombinant humanized antibody that inhibits the vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) and is used for the treatment of various types of cancer. BVZ is primarily given by the intravenous drip (I.V.), which often leads to low efficacy and various side effects. There...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Jiang X,Zhang QL,Liu TG,Zhao WP,Yang M,Wang LN,Sun WL,Pan L,Luo AP,Huang JC,Gu XH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is characterized by vessel alterations such as dilatation of postcapillary venules and arterio-venous communications, which account for the major clinical manifestations of the disease. Two types of HHT have been characterized HHT-1 and HHT-2, respectively, depending the for...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Jirillo E,Amati L,Suppressa P,Cirimele D,Guastamacchia E,Covelli V,Tafaro E,Sabbà C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently management of food allergy is mainly based on absolute avoidance of the offending food(s) and the use of rescue medication. However, the risk of severe or life-threatening reactions due to inadvertent exposure, nutritional imbalance and social isolation raises the demand of disease-modifying treatments. The ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sabato V,Faber M,Van Gasse A,Hagendorens MM,Leysen J,Bridts CH,De Clerck LS,Ebo DG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe asthma is a complex heterogeneous disease with substantial unmet clinical need. Understanding the immunopathogenesis is likely to provide insights into potential novel therapies. To date researchers have focussed primarily at a single scale for example genome, cell or whole organ physiology. In this review we s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Brightling CE,Gupta S,Hollins F,Sutcliffe A,Amrani Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, in spite of being older than a century (born in 1911), the Pictet-Spengler two component reaction (PS-2CR) is still one of the most popular reactions, not only for the synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs), tetrahydro-β-carbolines (THBCs), or more complex structures containing these two privileged moieti...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ingallina C,D'Acquarica I,Delle Monache G,Ghirga F,Quaglio D,Ghirga P,Berardozzi S,Markovic V,Botta B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free energy simulations are a powerful tool to study molecular recognition. The most rigorous variants can provide in depth understanding for a particular system, but are not suited for high throughput application to large libraries of compounds. Related, but less expensive methods are increasingly popular, including ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Simonson T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug designing targeting protein-protein interactions is challenging. Because structural elucidation and computational analysis have revealed the importance of hot spot residues in stabilizing these interactions, there have been on-going efforts to develop drugs which bind the hot spots and out-compete the native prot...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ma B,Nussinov R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00