In vitro modeling of the blood-brain barrier: simplicity versus complexity.

abstract：:Age-associated cognitive decline and dementia are conditions in which there is deterioration in memory, thinking, and behavior, with profound effects on the ability to perform everyday activities and well-being. Even if dementia mainly affects older persons, it is not a normal part of aging. Alzheimer's disease accoun...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Dominguez LJ,Barbagallo M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new controlled delivery system has been developed for ropinirole (RP) for the treatment of Parkinson´s Disease (PD) consisting in PLGA microparticles (MPs) which exhibited in vitro constant release of RP (78.23 µg/day/10 mg MPs) for 19 days. The neuroprotective effects of RP released from MPs were evaluated in SKN-A...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Negro S,Boeva L,Slowing K,Fernandez-Carballido A,Garcia-García L,Barcia E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of the presented study was to investigate the role of stromal derived factor 1 (SDF-1α) in mobilizing stem cells in combination with endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation in a regenerative strategy for myocardial infarction therapy in a murine ischemia/reperfusion model. Initially bone marrow was eradi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schuh A,Konschalla S,Kroh A,Schober A,Marx N,Sonmez TT,Zenke M,Sasse A,Liehn EA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D exerts multiple pleiotropic effects beyond its role in calcium-phosphate metabolism. Growing evidence suggests an association between hypovitaminosis D and sleep disorders, thus increasing the interest in the role of this vitamin in the regulatory mechanisms of the sleep-wake cycle. OBJECTIVE:The ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Romano F,Muscogiuri G,Di Benedetto E,Zhukouskaya VV,Barrea L,Savastano S,Colao A,Di Somma C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of monogenic hereditary cognitive impairment, including intellectual disability, autism, hyperactivity, and epilepsy. METHODS:This article reviews the literature pertaining to the role of synaptic dysfunction in FXS. RESULTS:In FXS, synaptic dysfunction alte...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Telias M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive age-related neurodegenerative disorder with distinct neuropathological features. Extracellular plaques, consisting of aggregated amyloid peptides of 39-43 amino acids are one of the most prominent pathological hallmarks of this disease. Although the exact neurochemical effecto...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Hajieva P,Behl C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Some viruses, such as the respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, are acquired from the healthcare or community in the midst of or after HSCT. Other viruses, such as the herpes-virus family, esta...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Anderson EJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder characterised by positive and negative symptoms, cognitive impairments, attentional problems, anxiety and depressive symptoms. The use of atypical antipsychotics has generally improved clinical outcome yet medical need remains in the treatment of this disease. The potent...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： McCreary AC,Jones CA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last years, mass spectrometry has revolutionised protein biochemistry and has advanced to a superior tool for the identification and detailed analysis of peptides and proteins. The high throughput allowed by some mass spectrometry platforms has enabled the important step from analysis of individual proteins...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Pusch W,Kostrzewa M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past five decades, the pharmacological treatment of depression has been based on the pathophysiological hypothesis of a deficiency in monoamines, mainly serotonin and noradrenaline. Antidepressant prescribed today, all of them designed to enhance central monoaminergic tone, present several important limitatio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vidal R,Pilar-Cuéllar F,dos Anjos S,Linge R,Treceño B,Vargas VI,Rodriguez-Gaztelumendi A,Mostany R,Castro E,Diaz A,Valdizán EM,Pazos A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We estimated the frequency of detection of different human papillomavirus (HPV) types in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) cytology in a population-based primary screening programme. 247 liquid-based cytology (LBC) samples with A...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Andersson S,Mints M,Weiderpass E,Johansson B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase is a specialized enzymatic complex responsible for the synthesis of telomeric repeats 5'-TTAGGG-3' localized at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. This mechanism prevents shortening of telomeres after each cell division. The enzyme is detected in about 85% of human tumors, but it is not expressed in normal...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Romaniuk A,Kopczynski P,Ksiazek K,Rubis B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last quarter of a century has witnessed remarkable progress in the understanding of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) signalling and their involvement in different diseases such as cancer, diabetes and inflammation. Nevertheless, many questions remain open and among these the role of genetic and epigenetic regulat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fyffe C,Buus R,Falasca M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic events occurring in either arteries or veins are the primary causes of fatal perioperative cardiovascular events. Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis, several of which are evidently associated with specific surgical procedures, are quite different from those for arterial thrombosis (e.g., aging or atheros...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Azma T,Tuluc F,Ito T,Aoyama-Mani C,Kawahito S,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinations of different technologies are at the heart of the development and implementation of new, innovative processes and approaches for Industry 4.0 in the field of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. Process intensification and advances in high-throughput synthetic techniques can dramatically improve reacti...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tagliapietra S,Binello A,Bucciol F,Trukhan V,Colia M,Cravotto G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation, a major regulator of epigenetic modifications has been shown to alter the expression of genes that are involved in aspects of glucose metabolism such as glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction and other conditions, and it ultimately leads to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mell...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Alam F,Islam MA,Gan SH,Mohamed M,Sasongko TH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current antiretroviral therapy has had a significant impact on HIV associated morbidity and mortality. Despite these positive outcomes current antiretroviral regimens have significant deficiencies which include multiple drug-drug interactions, high pill burdens, and considerable financial expense. Perhaps the greatest...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Romanelli F,Hoven AD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a movement disorder caused by degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and the resultant deficiency in the neurotransmitter DA at the nerve terminals in the striatum. We and other investigators found increased levels of pro-inflammatory c...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Nagatsu T,Sawada M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactoferrin (Lf) is a conserved cationic non-heme glycoprotein that is part of the innate immune defense system of mammals. Lf is present in colostrum, milk and mucosal sites, and it is also produced by polymorphonuclear neutrophils and secreted at infection sites. Lf and Lf N-terminus peptide-derivatives named lactof...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Drago-Serrano ME,Campos-Rodriguez R,Carrero JC,de la Garza M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locomotion is one of the most complex motor behaviors. Locomotor patterns change during early life, reflecting development of numerous peripheral and hierarchically organized central structures. Among them, the spinal cord is of particular interest since it houses the central pattern generator (CPG) for locomotion. Th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Brumley MR,Guertin PA,Taccola G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension is closely related with right ventricular function. During the progression of right ventricular remodeling, energetic metabolism shifts from oxidative mitochondrial metabolism to glycolysis. In normal physiological conditions, cardiomyocytes use major sourc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhang R,Jing ZC

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：:Aquaporins (AQPs) are expressed in physiologically essential tissues and organs in which edema and fluid imbalances are of major concern. Potential roles in brain water homeostasis and edema, angiogenesis, cell migration, development, neuropathological diseases, and cancer suggest that this family of membrane proteins...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yool AJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancers, accounting for more than 80% of skin cancer mortality. Although melanoma was known very early in the history of medicine, treatment for this disease had remained largely the same until very recently. Previous treatment options, including removal surgery and systemic chem...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tran KB,Buchanan CM,Shepherd PR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Targeted therapy is the foundation of personalized medicine in cancer, which is often understood as the right patient using the right drug. Thinking from the viewpoint of determinants during personalized drug treatment, the genetics, epigenetics and metagenomics would provide individual-specific biological ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang L,Yu X,Zhang C,Zeng T

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Subjects affected by ischemic heart disease with non-obstructive coronary arteries constitute a population that has received increasing attention over the past two decades. Since the first studies with coronary angiography, female patients have been reported to have non-obstructive coronary artery disease more frequen...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bergami M,Scarpone M,Cenko E,Varotti E,Amaduzzi PL,Manfrini O

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy among women worldwide. While more than 90% of cervical cancers carry one or more high risk HPV types, the exact relationship between HPV oncoproteins and signaling pathways alterations in cervical cancer remains to be clarified. Vaccines and targeted therapies are t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Scholl SM,Kamal M,De Koning L,Kereszt A,Jordanova ES,Ungureanu S,Berns E,Sastre X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deregulated proteolysis is associated with various diseases in humans. Proteases are commonly regarded as the therapeutic targets. Almost one-third of all proteolytic enzymes in humans are serine proteases. This work provides a brief characteristic of the proteinaceous natural inhibitors, mostly of serine protease...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Debowski D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras is a 21 kDa membrane-localized G protein that is coupled to receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinase activation of downstream cytoplasmic and nuclear events. Mutated ras genes are common, and occur in a wide variety of human malignancies. These activating mutations result in constitutive signaling, thereby stimul...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Adjei AA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00