Bioactive peptides: are there more antihypertensive mechanisms beyond ACE inhibition?

abstract：:The complex system of molecular communications underlying cell biochemistry and function involves numerous components including kinases, phosphatases and transcription factors, which are known to be sensitive to cellular and tissue redox changes. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), whose constitutive generation in cells an...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Leonarduzzi G,Sottero B,Testa G,Biasi F,Poli G

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of probiotics has evolved immensely since it was first proposed a century ago. There are numerous potential health benefits attributed to certain probiotic bacteria, from preventing gastrointestinal (GI) infections to stimulating the immune system. Recent evidence is now quite compelling for a role of prob...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： O'Sullivan DJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone lysine methylation can be modified by various writers and erasers. Different from other epigenetic modifications, mono-, di, and tri- methylation distinctly modulate chromatin structure and thereby contribute to the regulation of DNA-based nuclear processes such as transcription, replication and repair on thei...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zheng YC,Ma JL,Liu Y,Liu HM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin has been one of the most widely used medications since its first synthesis more than 100 years ago. In addition to short-term use for pain and fever relief, regular use of aspirin has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and strokes. The issue of regular aspirin use in cancer prevention is ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Huang WK,Tu HT,See LC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), termed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization, is a newly emerging zoonotic agent that emerged in China in December 2019. No specific treatment for COVID-19 is currently available. Usual palliative treatment includes ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lovato ECW,Barboza LN,Wietzikoski S,de Souza ANV,Auth PA,Junior AG,Dos Reis Lívero FA

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Control of GABA neurotransmission at the pre-synaptic site occurs substantially through the activation of the glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) enzymes GAD65 and GAD67. Concentrations of GAD65 and GAD67 are controlled either by transcription or by mRNA splicing and importantly the activities of these key enzymes are r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Modi JP,Prentice H,Wu JY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A positive relationship between stress tolerance and longevity has been observed in several model systems. That the same correlation is applicable in humans and that it may be open to experimental manipulation for extending human lifespan requires studies on association of stress genes with longevity. The involvement ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Singh R,Kølvraa S,Bross P,Christensen K,Bathum L,Gregersen N,Tan Q,Rattan SI

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years several new drugs (oxcarbazepine, lamotrigine, topiramate, gabapentin, zonisamide, tiagabine, fosphenytoin, vigabatrin and felbamate) have been added to the therapeutic armamentarium against epilepsy. Some of these represent structural modifications of pre-existing compounds, others were developed with...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gatti G,Bonomi I,Jannuzzi G,Perucca E

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Opioid peptides showing selectivity for delta receptor have been isolated from enzymatic digests of plant proteins. Five peptides were derived from wheat gluten, and named gluten exorphins A5, A4, B5, B4 and C. Two opioid peptides were also released from spinach ribulose-bisphosphate-carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco), a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yoshikawa M,Takahashi M,Yang S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is an antiplatelet drug, inhibiting the cyclooxygenase activity of platelet prostaglandin H synthase-1 and almost complete suppressing platelet capacity to generate the prothrombotic and proatherogenic thromboxane A2. Antiplatelet therapy with aspirin reduces the risk of serious vascular events by about a quar...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： De Caterina R,Renda G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We set up two models of gastric bleeding in rats using low-dose aspirin (ASA) and the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel, a P2Y₁₂ receptor antagonist, and examined the effect of antiulcer drugs on gastric bleeding and ulcerogenic responses under such conditions. Under urethane anesthesia, two catheters were inserted into t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Takeuchi K,Izuhara C,Takayama S,Momode T,Kojo M,Hara D,Amagase K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) comprise a fundamental technology class within the emerging field of nanomedicine, and have been extensively researched for cancer imaging and therapy. This review article will discuss the chemistry and design considerations associated with the synthesis of SPIONs an...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yoffe S,Leshuk T,Everett P,Gu F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection remains incurable although several anti-HIV drugs have been identified and developed. Among these the nucleoside analogues were and remain in the forefront of anti-HIV chemotherapeutic regimens. Most of these nucleoside analogues are modified mainly in the sugar moiety. In general, they lack a free hydro...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： el Kouni MH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately half of patients with schizophrenia have a lifetime diagnosis of substance abuse disorders. These dual diagnosis patients are more likely to have poorer outcomes, including more severe psychiatric symptoms with increased hospitalizations, higher utilization of services and frequent homelessness. Assessme...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tsuang J,Fong TW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of individual cells must be tightly coordinated in order to build and maintain complex 3- dimensional body structures during embryogenesis and regeneration. Thus, one way to view cancer is within systems biology as a network disorder affecting the ability of cells to properly interact with a morphodynam...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tuszynski J,Tilli TM,Levin M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron oxide (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles (IONPs) have received much attention for their utility in biomedical applications such as magnetic resonance imaging, drug delivery and hyperthermia. Recent studies reported that IONPs induced cytotoxicity in mammalian cells. However, little is known about the genotoxicity of IONPs fol...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ahamed M,Alhadlaq HA,Alam J,Khan MA,Ali D,Alarafi S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A wide class of human diseases and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, is due to the failure of a specific peptide or protein to keep its native functional conformational state and to undergo a conformational change into a misfolded state, triggering the formation of fibrillar cross-β s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ruggeri FS,Habchi J,Cerreta A,Dietler G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can self-renew indefinitely, while maintaining the capacity to differentiate into useful somatic cell types, including cardiomyocytes. As such, these stem cell types represent an essentially inexhaustible source of committed human cardiomyo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Shiba Y,Hauch KD,Laflamme MA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer in the United States and many other countries. Each year, there are enormous research efforts on its pathogenesis, prevention and treatment led by scientists worldwide. One of the most significant research areas is the impact and mechanisms of existing or new cardio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Jamaluddin MS,Liang Z,Lu JM,Yao Q,Chen C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal regulation of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) has been known to be involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of human diseases. A number of studies have focused on the identification of small modifiers for the UPS. Even though the proteasome inhibitor Bortezomib (Velcade®) has been approved for the ther...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lim KH,Baek KH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transpeptidation reactions result in the formation of new peptide bonds and this can occur between two separate peptides or within the one peptide. These reactions are catalyzed by enzymes and when the N- and C-terminus of the one peptide are joined it results in the formation of cyclic proteins. Cyclization via head-...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Conlan BF,Anderson MA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia is a common feature of the critically ill in general and of patients with sepsis in particular. Even a moderate degree of hyperglycemia appears detrimental for the outcome of critically ill patients, since maintenance of normoglycemia (blood glucose levels

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Van Cromphaut SJ,Vanhorebeek I,Van den Berghe G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are key regulators of the cell cycle and RNA polymerase II transcription. Several pharmacological CDK inhibitors (PCIs) are currently in clinical trials as potential cancer therapeutics since CDK hyperactivation is detected in the majority of neoplasias. Within the last few years, the a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Pumfery A,de la Fuente C,Berro R,Nekhai S,Kashanchi F,Chao SH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has high mortality partly due to acquiring drug resistance during chemotherapy treatment. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the underlying mechanism of drug resistance. METHODS:We used 2-DE and MALDI-TOF-MS analysis to explore the possible molecular insight into 5-FU resis...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tan Y,Qin S,Hou X,Qian X,Xia J,Li Y,Wang R,Chen C,Yang Q,Miele L,Wu Q,Wang Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are known as important modulators of development, growth and maintenance of primary sexual physiology. The medical field has also grown increasingly appreciative of the effects of estrogens on non-traditional target tissues such as bone, cardiovascular tissue and the CNS. Postmenopausal women have been the b...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Miller CP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the distribution of Tregs/Th17/Th1 cells in type 2 diabetic patients with foot disease before and after human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell (hUCB-MSCs) transplantation. Fifteen diabetic patients with foot disease under insulin therapy received hUCB-MSC transplantation. ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Li XY,Zheng ZH,Li XY,Guo J,Zhang Y,Li H,Wang YW,Ren J,Wu ZB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease characterized by cartilage degeneration. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been associated with inflammatory diseases, including OA. Here, we investigated the potential molecular role of lncRNAs in OA pathogenesis. METHODS:ATDC5 cells were treated with lipopol...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Li L,Zhang L,Zhang Y,Jiang D,Xu W,Zhao H,Huang L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a novel member of the secretin/glucagon/vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) superfamily. In vertebrates, including avians, it occurs in two forms: PACAP(38) and PACAP(27). PACAP structure is well conserved during evolution, being identical in mammals, and s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Nowak JZ,Zawilska JB

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various growth factors such as the platelet derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) transduce their mitogenic signals through the activation of tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs). Since en...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gouni-Berthold I,Sachinidis A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00