Relevance of dopamine D(2)/neurotensin NTS1 and NMDA/neurotensin NTS1 receptor interaction in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which constitutes the lipid portion of the outer leaflet of Gram-negative bacteria, is essential for growth. It is also responsible for the variety of biological effects associated with Gram-negative sepsis. Recent advances have elucidated the exact chemical structure of this highly complex m...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cipolla L,Polissi A,Airoldi C,Gabrielli L,Merlo S,Nicotra F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease is one of the most important parasitic diseases in Latin America, affecting 16 to 18 million people. Nifurtimox and Benznidazol are drugs that are commonly used in its treatment; however, these drugs produce several adverse reactions and are not effective in the chronic phase of the disease. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rivera G,Bocanegra-García V,Ordaz-Pichardo C,Nogueda-Torres B,Monge A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein B -containing lipoproteins include triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (chylomicrons and their remnants, and very low-density lipoproteins and their remnants) and cholesterol-rich low-density lipoprotein particles. Of these, lipoproteins having sizes below 70-80 nm may enter the arterial wall, where they acc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Öörni K,Lehti S,Sjövall P,Kovanen PT

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence came out showing that oxidative stress has a pivotal role in development and maintenance of inflammation and aberrant immune responses. Biomarkers of oxidative stress may define the proportion of oxidative damage underlying pathological conditions, and also foresee and monitor the possible efficacy of therape...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cristani M,Speciale A,Saija A,Gangemi S,Minciullo PL,Cimino F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine protease thrombin is a key enzyme in the control of blood coagulation and displays numerous other effects on platelet, endothelial and smooth muscle cell function. The pre-eminence of thrombin in the coagulation cascade has made the enzyme a popular drug target in the search for more clinically acceptable a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Menear K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial redox state is a critical determinant of atrial biology, regulating cardiomyocyte apoptosis, ion channel function, and cardiac hypertrophy/fibrosis and function. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether the targeting of atrial redox state is a rational therapeutic strategy for atrial fibrillation ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Antonopoulos AS,Goliopoulou A,Oikonomou E,Tsalamandris S,Papamikroulis GA,Lazaros G,Tsiamis E,Latsios G,Brili S,Papaioannou S,Gennimata V,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease are a heterogeneous group of disorders with the progressive and severe loss of neurons. There are no full proof cures for these diseases, and only medicines are available that can alleviate some of the symptoms. D...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Volcho KP,Laev SS,Ashraf GM,Aliev G,Salakhutdinov NF

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) is a membrane-bound binuclear zinc metallopeptidase with the highest expression levels found in the nervous and prostatic tissue. Throughout the nervous system, glia-bound GCPII is intimately involved in the neuron-neuron and neuron-glia signaling via the hydrolysis of N-acetylasp...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bařinka C,Rojas C,Slusher B,Pomper M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring nonanolides (synonym decanolides) are a large family of secondary metabolites with an interesting 10- membered macrolide subunit. Metabolites of the nonanolide family have been found to have various biological activities, including cytotoxic, phytotoxic, antimalarial, antifungal, antibacterial, and...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Sun P,Lu S,Ree TV,Krohn K,Li L,Zhang W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HupA is a potent, reversible AChEI, which crosses the blood-brain barrier smoothly, and shows high specificity for AChE with a prolonged biological half-life. It has been approved as the drug for the treatment of AD in China, and marketed in USA as a dietary supplement. HupA has been the subject of investigations by a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Jiang H,Luo X,Bai D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to ascertain the role of dietary flavonoids as antioxidants in vivo it is necessary to understand the chemical nature of the absorbed forms in the circulation in vivo and how the multiplicity of research findings in vitro reflect the bioactivity of flavonoids in vivo. Only when we gain adequate information on...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rice-Evans C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First described by Alois Alzheimer in 1907, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common dementia type, affecting approximately 20 million people worldwide. As the population is getting older, AD is a growing health problem. AD is currently treated by symptomatic drugs, the acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, based on the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Francotte P,Graindorge E,Boverie S,de Tullio P,Pirotte B

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is already an old acquaintance, there are often exciting discoveries that improve our knowledge of it and open new therapeutic possibilities. Moreover, well-established drugs, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB), or be...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ramírez-Sánchez M,Prieto I,Wangensteen R,Banegas I,Segarra AB,Villarejo AB,Vives F,Cobo J,de Gasparo M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcomas are tumours of mesenchymal origin, which can arise in bone or soft tissues. They are rare but frequently quite aggressive and with a poor outcome. New approaches are needed to characterise these tumours and their resistance mechanisms to current therapies, responsible for tumour recurrence and treatment failu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Heredia-Soto V,Redondo A,Kreilinger JJP,Martínez-Marín V,Berjón A,Mendiola M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is a key element for every single living process. On a fundamental level, targeting iron is a valuable approach for the treatment of disorders caused by iron overload. Utilizing iron chelators as therapeutic agents has received expanding consideration in chelation therapy. Approved low molecular weight (MW) iron ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bulbake U,Singh A,Domb AJ,Khan W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-component signal transduction systems and their expanded variants known as phosphorelays are integral elements of the virulence and antimicrobial resistance responses of a wide range of pathogenic bacteria and fungi and also regulate essential functions. As a consequence, two-component systems and phosphorelays ar...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Stephenson K,Hoch JA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics play an irreplaceable role in the prevention and treatment of bacterial infection diseases. However, because of the improper use of antibiotics, bacterial resistance emerges as a major challenge of public health all over the world. The small thiol molecules such as glutathione can directly react and conjug...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ouyang Y,Li J,Peng Y,Huang Z,Ren Q,Lu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide (N-alpha-phthalimidoglutarimide) was used widely as a hypnotic/sedative agent in the late 1950s and the early 1960s, but had to be withdrawn from the market because of its severe teratogenicity. In spite of this, there has been a resurgence of interest in the drug in recent years due to its potential usefu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hashimoto Y

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical treatment of multifactorial pathologies (e.g. cancer, Alzheimer's disease, psychiatric disorders), is still a major challenge. Many researches have been published dealing with the design of multiple ligands, able to act at the same time towards several targets relevant for a given pathology. In the presen...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Costantino L,Barlocco D

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Radical induced oxidative damage is extremely harmful to tissues and organs due to molecular modifications brought to polyunsaturated membrane lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. Oxidative stress is believed to be one of the pathophysiological mechanisms that operate in neurodegenerative disorders such as cerebral isc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Goldstein S,Lestage P

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correct QSAR analysis requires reliable measured or calculated logP values, being logP the most frequently utilized and most important physico-chemical parameter in such studies. Since the publication of theoretical fundamentals of logP prediction, many commercial software solutions are available. These programs are a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Eros D,Kövesdi I,Orfi L,Takács-Novák K,Acsády G,Kéri G

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gossypol, a disesquiterpene from cottonseed, exhibits multiple biological properties, including male antifertility activity and anticancer activity. Gossypol also inhibits the growth of numerous parasitic organisms and shows antiviral activity against a number of enveloped viruses, including the AIDS virus. Derivative...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vander Jagt DL,Deck LM,Royer RE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous cellular pathways have a significant impact in the growth and metastatic potential of tumors. Essential element of such pathways is the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a member of the HER family of receptor tyrosine kinases. One of the most important issues in cancer, which attracted the attention of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gialeli Ch,Kletsas D,Mavroudis D,Kalofonos HP,Tzanakakis GN,Karamanos NK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last century, many studies have demonstrated that low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a key risk factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) related to atherosclerosis. Thus, for these CVD patients, LDL lowering agents are commonly used in the clinic to reduce the risk for CVD. LDL, upon modification, will develop d...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Schnitzler JG,Dallinga-Thie GM,Kroon J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its discovery, peroxynitrite has been known as a potent oxidant in biological systems, and a rapidly growing body of literature has characterized its biochemistry and role in the pathophysiology of various conditions. Either directly or by inducing free radical pathways, peroxynitrite damages vital biomolecules ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Stadler K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular system distributes oxygen and nutrients to all tissues in the body. Additionally, the vascular system also functions in hosting and instructing tissue-specific stem and progenitor cells. Both cell- or blood-derived signals from the vascular system regulate stem cell properties in health and disease. Studi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Schildge S,Bohrer C,Pfurr S,Mammadzada K,Schachtrup K,Schachtrup C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19, a type of infection that emerged in Wuhan, has become a pandemic affecting people worldwide and is rapidly spreading and evolving. Day by day, the confirmed cases and deaths are increasing many folds. SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus; therefore, limited data are available to curb the disease. Epidemiological appr...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kumar R,Harilal S,Al-Sehemi AG,Mathew GE,Carradori S,Mathew B

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined a large number of sudden infant death syndrome victims in order to point out a possible causal relationship between a previous hexavalent vaccination and the sudden infant death. We selected 110 cases submitted to in-depth histological examination of the autonomic nervous system and provided with detailed ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Matturri L,Del Corno G,Lavezzi AM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00