Ectopic fat storage, insulin resistance, and hypertension.

abstract：:Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is an emerging alternative to antibiotics motivated by growing problems with multi-drug resistant pathogens. aPDT uses non-toxic dyes or photosensitizers (PS) in combination with harmless visible of the correct wavelength to be absorbed by the PS. The excited state PS can form...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sharma SK,Dai T,Kharkwal GB,Huang YY,Huang L,De Arce VJ,Tegos GP,Hamblin MR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiepileptic treatment strategy plays an important role in the management of intracranial vascular malformations. The intracranial vascular malformations can be divided into cavernous hemangiomas, arteriovenous malformations, developmental venous anomalies and capillary telangiectasias. Seizures and hemorrh...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Giakoumettis D,Margetis K,Stranjalis G,Haliasos N,Papaioannou TG,Themistocleous MS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free energy perturbation (FEP) theory coupled to molecular dynamics (MD) or Monte Carlo (MC) statistical mechanics offers a theoretically precise method for determining the free energy differences of related biological inhibitors. Traditionally requiring extensive computational resources and expertise, it is only rece...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Acevedo O,Ambrose Z,Flaherty PT,Aamer H,Jain P,Sambasivarao SV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since identifying a transmissible agent responsible for tumorigenesis in chickens, the v-Src oncogene, significant progress has been made in determining the functions of its cellular homologue. c-Src is the product of the SRC gene and has been found both over-expressed and highly activated in a number of human cancers...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Alper O,Bowden ET

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since antibiotics use is currently limited due to undesired side effects and the increasing antibiotic resistance of various bacteria strains, there is a pressing need to develop new strategies and methods preventing epidemic outbreaks. The virulent potency of bacteria relies on a number of different extracellularly s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Burchacka E,Sieńczyk M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans have always lived with tubercle bacilli. Host susceptibility both inherited and acquired determines whether an individual infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis will eventually fall ill and develop tuberculosis (TB). After infection with M. tuberculosis, a latent TB infection may ensue reflected by immune r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： van Altena R,Duggirala S,Gröschel MI,van der Werf TS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dioxygen (O2) is an exogenously supplied gas with a number of properties that make it valuable as a biological source of energy and as a result much of life has become dependent on this molecule. Nitric oxide (NO), carbon dioxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are small molecules that are sometimes in a gaseous state...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fukuto JM,Collins MD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein is a cAMP-regulated Cl- channel whose major function is to facilitate epithelial fluid secretion. Loss-of-function mutations in CFTR cause the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. CFTR is required for transepithelial fluid transport in certain secretor...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Verkman AS,Synder D,Tradtrantip L,Thiagarajah JR,Anderson MO

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS), as well as reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play either harmful or beneficial role in biological systems. Beneficial effects of ROS include physiological roles in cellular responses against infectious agents and in several cellular signalling pathways. Harmful effects are due to high conc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Balsano C,Alisi A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory and infectious diseases include many different clinical conditions not often well recognised and characterized with conventional radiology and biochemical tests. Radiological techniques (TC, MRI, US) show anatomical changes that usually occur in chronic stages of the disease leading to a delayed diagnosis...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Signore A,Lauri C,Galli F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are considered a major health problem worldwide, being the main cause of mortality in developing and developed countries. Endothelial dysfunction, characterized by a decline in nitric oxide production and/or bioavailability, increased oxidative stress, decreased prostacyclin levels, and a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Blanco-Rivero J,Xavier FE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The final aim/target of Pharmaceutical Sciences is to design successful dosage forms for effective therapy, considering individual patient needs and compliance. Development of new drug entities, particularly using peptides and proteins, is growing in importance and attracting increased interest, as they are specifical...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Degim IT,Celebi N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of risk factors, each one individually associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. Treatment of all components of MetS is expected to result in reduced risk. Treatment of MetS mainly includes lifestyle changes. In addition, drug therapy may be considered, especially co...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Florentin M,Elisaf MS,Mikhailidis DP,Liberopoulos EN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocytes are leading component of the mononuclear phagocytic system that play a key role in phagocytosis and removal of several kinds of microbes from the body. Monocytes are bone marrow precursor cells that stay in the blood for a few days and migrate towards tissues where they differentiate into macrophages. Monocy...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sabir F,Farooq RK,Asim Ur Rehman,Ahmed N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer causes millions of deaths and huge economic losses every year. The currently practiced methods for cancer therapy have many defects, such as side effects, low curate rate, and discomfort for patients. OBJECTIVE:Herein, we summarize the applications of gold nanorods (AuNRs) in cancer therapy based on ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Xu W,Lin Q,Yin Y,Xu D,Huang X,Xu B,Wang G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are phospholipid bilayer-enclosed membrane vesicles derived and constitutively secreted by various metabolically active cells. They are capable of mediating hetero- and homotypic intercellular communication by transferring multiple cargos from donor cells to recipient cells. Nowadays, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs)...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tu C,He J,Chen R,Li Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) worldwide is high and is constantly rising. HTN is considered to be a silent killer since often there are no obvious symptoms but long-term, HTN significantly increases the risk of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases. Those with diagnosed HTN or at high risk of its ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Rysz J,Franczyk B,Banach M,Gluba-Brzozka A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms and factors causing or influencing degenerative diseases require tailor-made solutions. Natural polysaccharides are among the most versatile building units of the novel drug delivery systems. Their properties can be easily tailored to specific needs because they depend not only on the first-order struct...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Karewicz A,Bielska D,Nowakowska M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microdialysis is a technique for sampling the chemistry of the interstitial fluid of tissues and organs in animal and man. It is minimally invasive and simple to perform in a clinical setting. Although microdialysis samples essentially all small molecular substances present in the interstitial fluid the use of microdi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ungerstedt U,Rostami E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine plants, animals and microorganisms display steady growth in the ocean and are abundant carbohydrate resources. Specifically, natural polysaccharides obtained from brown algae have been drawing increasing attention owing to their great potential in pharmaceutical applications. This review describes the structura...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Li J,Cai C,Yang C,Li J,Sun T,Yu G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In association with their mechanisms of self/non-self recognition (known as mating type systems), ciliates synthesize and constitutively secrete cell type-specific proteins into their extracellular medium. These proteins, designated as pheromones, have been isolated from species of Euplotes and shown to be members of ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Luporini P,Vallesi A,Alimenti C,Ortenzi C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent developments in the field of recombinant DNA, protein engineering and cancer biology, have let us gain insight into many cancer-related mechanisms. Moreover, novel techniques have facilitated tools allowing unique distinction between malignantly transformed cells, to regular ones. This understanding has pav...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schaedel O,Reiter Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of natural sources such as plants, microorganisms and marine organisms has developed interest among the scientific community in recent years for their extensive and diverse chemical composition and consequent biological potential. The search for antitumor compounds is among the lead causes that justify phyto...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Garcia C,Teodósio C,Oliveira C,Oliveira C,Díaz-Lanza A,Reis C,Duarte N,Rijo P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need to identify and characterize vulnerable atherosclerotic lesions in humans has lead to the development of various animal models of plaque vulnerability. In this review, current concepts of the vulnerable plaque as it leads to an acute coronary event are described, such as plaque rupture, erosion, intraplaque h...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schapira K,Heeneman S,Daemen MJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By updating John Littleton's work published 15 years ago this review summarizes recent work on pharmacodynamic aspects of acamprosate and the perspective for future developments. In addition to insights into the role of glutamatergic receptor systems, craving and relapse inspired by acamprosate, clinical research poin...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kiefer F,Mann K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 (LFA-1, alphaLbeta2, CD11a/CD18) has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of multiple inflammatory diseases. Its established role in the trafficking and activation of leukocytes coupled with the recent elucidation of the global con...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Giblin PA,Lemieux RM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs), which act on acetylated histones and/or other non-histone protein substrates, represent validated epigenetic targets for the treatment of cancer and other human diseases. The inhibition of HDAC activity was shown to induce cell cycle arrest, differentiation, apoptosis as well as a decreas...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kollar J,Frecer V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decades have witnessed an explosion in studies of the role of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the progress of the neurodegenerative disorder Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it is now widely accepted that Aβ is related to the pathogenesis of AD. For example, studies have shown that Aβ is neurotoxic and that the neurotoxicity o...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Portelius E,Mattsson N,Andreasson U,Blennow K,Zetterberg H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies have undergone a radical evolutionary journey over the last 25 years, with advances in molecular biology, process development and drug formulation underpinning their rise to becoming one of the most efficacious and economically important class of drug today. The success of antibodies for the trea...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lowe DC,Vaughan TJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skin is often introduced as the largest organ of the human body which - being uniquely exposed to external stress - faces several types of challenges, from physical, chemical, biological, and immunological origin. Therefore, the skin is also a site where inflammation, oxidative stress and cellular damage occurs re...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Szabo IL,Kenyeres A,Szegedi A,Szollosi AG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00