Atrial remodeling and novel pharmacological strategies for antiarrhythmic therapy in atrial fibrillation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leukotrienes (LTs) constitute a bioactive group of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) metabolites molded by the enzymatic activity of lipoxygenase (LO) and have a pivotal role in inflammation and allergy. Evidence is accumulating both by in vitro cell culture experiments and animal tumor model studies in supp...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Mahboubi-Rabbani M,Zarghi A

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Many serious inflammatory disorders and nutrient deficiencies induce chronic pain, and anti-inflammatory diets have been applied successfully to modify the inflammatory symptoms causing chronic pain. Numerous scientific data and clinical investigations have demonstrated that long-term inflammation could lead to an ina...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bjørklund G,Chirumbolo S,Dadar M,Pen JJ,Doşa MD,Pivina L,Semenova Y,Aaseth J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last two decades, there have been significant technological advances in the early detection of brain tumors. However, no notable improvements have been observed in the treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), the most common brain neoplasm coupled with the worst prognosis. GBM is characterized by a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Arévalo ÁST,Erices JI,Uribe DA,Howden J,Niechi I,Muñoz S,Martín RS,Monrás CAQ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This invited review on the beneficial effects of nutraceuticals in the gastrointestinal tract reports previous work conducted by the authors as well as the work by other researchers in this expanding field. The text of our article on several occasions reports sentences very similar or identical to those which appear i...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Romano M

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Atrial fibrillation represents a major clinical, social and economical matter, and its importance is expected to increase even more in the near future. The progressive ageing of population is associated with an inevitable rising in incidence and prevalence of this rhythm disorder, which limits functional capability, f...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lombardi F,Terranova P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This update covers the literature for 2002 and 2003 dealing with the main topic of the previous review entitled Heterocyclic nucleosides. Chemical synthesis and biological properties and published in Curr. Med. Chem.-AIA, 2002, 1, 389. As in the first review, the papers in this survey are grouped by the type of the he...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Merino P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer), is a glycolipid which has been identified as a ligand recognized by a special group of immune T cells, known as invariant NKT cells. alpha-GalCer can powerfully activate invariant NKT cells to produce immunoregulatory cytokines, including interferon-gamma and IL-4, and thereby ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hayakawa Y,Godfrey DI,Smyth MJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide metabolism has been targeted for many years and in various clinical settings, including cancer. The increased knowledge of certain enzymes involved in this metabolism and in associated cellular processes accumulated over the last few years, gives important information to the druggability of certain prot...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Forey P,Cros-Perrial E,Dumontet C,Jordheim LP

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperlipidemia is characterized by abnormally increased plasma of any or all lipids and /or lipoproteins and is a confirmed risk factor for the formation of atherosclerosis. Inflammation plays a crucial role in the formation and progression of atherosclerosis and consequently on cardiovascular diseases. Nowadays, the ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Papapanagiotou A,Siasos G,Kassi E,Gargalionis AN,Papavassiliou AG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation therapy of acute promyelocytic leukemia with all-trans retinoic acid represents the most successful pharmacological therapy of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Numerous studies demonstrate that drugs that inhibit mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and activate AMP-kinase (AMPK) have beneficial effects...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Visnjic D,Dembitz V,Lalic H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are non-heme iron containing dioxygenases involved in the oxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as arachidonic acid (AA). Depending on the position of insertion of oxygen, LOXs are classified into 5-, 8-, 9-, 12- and 15-LOX. Among these, 5-LOX is the most predominant isoform asso...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Aparoy P,Reddy KK,Reddanna P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of anti-diabetic drugs has been increasing worldwide and the evolution of therapeutics has been enormous. Still, the currently available anti-diabetic drugs do not present the desired efficacy and are generally associated with serious adverse effects. Thus, entirely new interventions, addressing the underlying...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rocha S,Ribeiro D,Fernandes E,Freitas M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of biodegradable nanoparticles is an important tool for the biological transport of chemical compounds. The nanoencapsulation reduces the biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic drawbacks of compounds and enhances their biological properties. Naturally occurring polymers such as proteins and polysacchari...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lopes VF,Giongo CN,de Almeida Campos L,Abraham WR,Mainardes RM,Khalil NM

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the main aetiological agent of tuberculosis (TB) in humans, is estimated to cause nearly two million deaths every year. Despite their huge therapeutic value, existing antitubercular drugs have several shortcomings, such as for instance the insurgence of drug resistance, which is mostl...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fanzani L,Porta F,Meneghetti F,Villa S,Gelain A,Lucarelli AP,Parisini E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signalling lipids are known to control a wide array of cellular processes, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and energy metabolism. Fatty acids and their derivatives, eicosanoids, phosphoinositides, sphingolipids, some cannabinoid-like molecules bind and activate nuclear receptors, including peroxiso...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fidaleo M,Fanelli F,Ceru MP,Moreno S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of liver-specific autoantigens has given a fresh impetus to research in the pathogenesis of autoimmune liver diseases, viral-triggered and drug-induced autoimmunity affecting the liver. Intriguing is the fact that most of the liver-specific autoantigens are enzymes of key importance for cell's homeost...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bogdanos DP,Dalekos GN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic Liver Disorders (CLD), caused by the lifestyle patterns like alcoholism or by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or because of virus-mediated hepatitis, affect a large population fraction across the world. CLD progresses into end-stage diseases with a high mortality rate. Liver transplant is the only ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Mahmood A,Seetharaman R,Kshatriya P,Patel D,Srivastava AS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether the increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients is due to the syndrome as a whole or simply the sum of the risks of its individual component parts is still obscure. These two clinical entities share many pathophysiological links and thus distinction between a casual observatio...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Georgakopoulos C,Vlachopoulos C,Lazaros G,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetics is a field of biological sciences focused on the study of reversible, heritable changes in gene function not due to modifications of the genomic sequence. These changes are the result of a complex cross-talk between several molecular mechanisms, that is in turn orchestrated by genetic and environmental fac...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： De Riso G,Cocozza S

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 is a serine/threonine kinase originally isolated from lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated monocytes. There are four isoforms p38alpha p38beta, p38gamma, and p38delta. The most thoroughly studied isoform is p38alpha, whose activation has been observed in many hematopoietic and non-h...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lee MR,Dominguez C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GC) play a fundamental role in controlling physiologic homeostasis and, when present in excess, can have a detrimental impact on glucose control, blood pressure and lipid levels. The oxidoreductase 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) mainly catalyzes the intracellular regeneration...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ge R,Huang Y,Liang G,Li X

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-based polymers are some of the most promising candidates for a new generation of innovative biomaterials as recent advances in genetic-engineering and biotechnological techniques mean that protein-based biomaterials can be designed and constructed with a higher degree of complexity and accuracy. Moreover, thei...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Santos M,Serrano-Dúcar S,González-Valdivieso J,Vallejo R,Girotti A,Cuadrado P,Arias FJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are disorders with increasing prevalence. The presence of CKD increases the risk of incident AF and vice versa, and the presence of AF may accelerate CKD progression. Nearly a third of patients with established CKD also have AF, whilst half of AF patients may h...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Potpara TS,Jokic V,Dagres N,Larsen TB,Lane DA,Hindricks G,Lip GY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthocyanins are generally considered to be the largest and the most important group of water-soluble pigments in plants. They are widely consumed by humans as natural compounds of vegetables, fruits, and red wine. Anthocyanins as well as other flavonoids show protective qualities against variety of pathologies, inclu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bártíková H,Skálová L,Dršata J,Boušová I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) has shown widespread utility in different psychiatric disorders, including a beneficial role in schizophrenic patients. Although the replenishment of glutathione and the antioxidant activity of NAC have been suggested as the mechanisms that improve such a wide range of disorders, none...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Martínez-Banaclocha M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O-Prenyl secondary metabolites (3,3-dimethylallyl, geranyl-, farnesyl- and related biosynthetic derivatives) represent a class of rarely occurring natural products. In the last two decades such compounds have been found to exert promising and effective pharmacological activities, mainly in terms of anti-cancer propert...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Genovese S,Fiorito S,Epifano F,Taddeo VA

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are diverse group of compounds used for the treatment of inflammation, since the introduction of acetylsalicylic acid in 1899. Traditional (first generation) NSAIDs exert antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects through the blockade of prostaglandin synthe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Chakraborti AK,Garg SK,Kumar R,Motiwala HF,Jadhavar PS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is the world's second leading cause of death after heart diseases, and involves abnormal cell growth at a primary site and the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Tumors are highly heterogeneous and consist of subgroups of cells with distinct characteristics. Of these, the cancer stem cells (CSC) ni...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vizetto-Duarte C,Branco PC,Custódio L

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00