Structure, signalling and physiologic role of adiponectin-dietary and exercise- related variations.

abstract：:Numerous compounds with a benzothiazole scaffold that have been described in the literature show promising activities against several Gram-positive and Gramnegative bacteria, and also against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Benzothiazole-based antibacterial compounds bind to different biological targets in bacterial cells...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gjorgjieva M,Tomašič T,Kikelj D,Mašič LP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimitotics binding at the colchicine site of tubulin are important antitumour and vascular disrupting agents. Pyridines and azines are privileged scaffolds in medicinal chemistry and in recent years many colchicine site ligands (CSL) have incorporated them into their structures with the aim of improving their pharma...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Álvarez R,Aramburu L,Puebla P,Caballero E,González M,Vicente A,Medarde M,Peláez R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, the long-term usage of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) in HIVAIDS patients eventually leads to the development of drug resistance and severe side effect. Therefore, it is imperative to look for the novel NNRTIs with potent and broad spectrum anti-mutant activity that are also safe a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhan P,Liu X,Li Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid innovations in nanomedicine have increased the likelihood that engineered nanomaterials will eventually come in contact with humans and the environment. The advent of nanotechnology has created strong interest in many fields such as biomedical sciences and engineering field. Central to any significant advances i...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Subbiah R,Veerapandian M,Yun KS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dramatical decline in human male reproductive function has been reported for the past 20 years. Many recent epidemiological, clinical and experimental findings suggest that the reproductive dysfunction could result from prenatal and neonatal chemical compound exposure. Even if numerous studies argue for a relationsh...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gilleron J,Malassiné A,Carette D,Segretain D,Pointis G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement plays a vital role in our innate immune defense against invasive microorganisms. Excessive complement activation or insufficient control of activation on host cells, however, is associated with several chronic disorders. Essential to the activation and amplification of the Alternative Pathway (AP) of comple...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wiles JA,Galvan MD,Podos SD,Geffner M,Huang M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are best known as central effector cells in IgE-mediated type I allergic diseases including asthma and hay fever. An increasing amount of evidence, however, has demonstrated that mast cells are sentinel cells playing a critical role in host defense against invading microbes. Mast cells are located immediate...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Matsuguchi T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glomerulonephritides are a collection of separate diseases with differing pathogeneses that collectively are common and important causes of renal disease. Effective, non-toxic immunomodulatory treatments for glomerulonephritis are lacking. This review will focus on our understanding of the role of leukocytes in im...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kitching AR,Holdsworth SR,Hickey MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxime formation reaction of therapeutical progestogen (levonorgestrel, levonorgestrel acetate, norethisterone), androgen (methyltestosterone, testosterone phenylpropionate) and anabolic (nortestosterone phenylpropionate) Delta(4)-3-ketosteroids has been investigated. The ketosteroid-hydroxylamine reaction was moni...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Szentesi A,Gergely A,Horváth P,Mahó S,Mátyus P,Szász G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential oils constituents are a diverse family of low molecular weight organic compounds with comprehensive biological activity. According to their chemical structure, these active compounds can be divided into four major groups: terpenes, terpenoids, phenylpropenes, and "others". In addition, they may contain diver...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Burčul F,Blažević I,Radan M,Politeo O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced enteropancreatic (EP) neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can be treated with several different therapies, including chemotherapy, biotherapy, and locoregional treatments. Over the last few decades, impressive progress has been made in the biotherapy field. Three main druggable molecular targets have been studied an...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fazio N,Scarpa A,Falconi M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the discovery of Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPC), these bone marrowderived precursors have been placed as crucial mediators of the endothelial repair. Accordingly, altered levels and function of EPC have been found in different scenarios of CV risk. Despite the fact that EPC exhibit important characteristics w...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rodríguez-Carrio J,López P,Suárez A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prothymosin alpha (ProTα) is a highly acidic polypeptide, ubiquitously expressed in almost all mammalian cells and tissues and consisting of 109 amino acids in humans. ProTα is known to act both, intracellularly, as an anti-apoptotic and proliferation mediator, and extracellularly, as a biologic response modifier medi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Karachaliou CE,Kalbacher H,Voelter W,Tsitsilonis OE,Livaniou E

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Epinephrine and Norepinephrine, typically released during stress bind to nine different adrenoceptors (AR) which classically control the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. New targets were described for the many agonists and antagonists developed for these AR, as the central nervous system. During the last three ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lüthy IA,Bruzzone A,Piñero CP,Castillo LF,Chiesa IJ,Vázquez SM,Sarappa MG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present article reviews interesting cationic liposomes (cationic transfection lipids) with novel cationic cholesterol derivatives, a new strategy in gene transfection developed by our group and the presently accepted molecular mechanism of gene transfection. Use of confocal laser scanning microscopy and atomic for...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Nakanishi M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has been established as an important messenger molecule in various steps of brain physiology, from development to synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. However, NO has also been viewed as a major agent of neuropathology when, escaping controlled production it may directly or indirectly promote ox...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Contestabile A,Monti B,Contestabile A,Ciani E

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity, associated with a series of complications such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, is a great threat to human health and leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Despite the presence of anti-obesity agents on the market, the application of these drugs is limited because of their typical side effe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Qiu Y,Yu H,Zeng R,Guo S,Daniyal M,Deng Z,Wang A,Wang W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We apply noval techniques, the Scaling Index Method (SIM), which reveals local topology of the structure, and the Minkowski Functionals (MF), which provide four global topological characteristics, to assess strength of the trabecular network of the human bone. We compare capabilities of these methods with the standard...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Sidorenko I,Monetti R,Bauer J,Mueller D,Rummeny E,Eckstein F,Matsuura M,Lochmueller EM,Zysset P,Raeth C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a life-threatening and infectious disease in which the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is mainly transmitted through Mother-To- Child Transmission (MTCT) during pregnancy, labour and delivery, or breastfeeding. This review provides an overview of the distinct ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Melo R,Lemos A,Preto AJ,Bueschbell B,Matos-Filipe P,Barreto C,Almeida JG,Silva RDM,Correia JDG,Moreira IS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limitations associated with the production cost, metabolic instability, side-effects, resistance and poor pharmacokinetics of organic protease inhibitors (PIs), which form an essential component of the front line HAART treatment for HIV, have fuelled efforts into finding novel, transition metal-based alternatives. Som...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kellett A,Prisecaru A,Slator C,Molphy Z,McCann M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is an example of a solid tumour which is well treated in the early stages of disease by surgical excision, but once metastatic spread has occurred, medical therapies (chemotherapy and radiotherapy) are highly toxic, expensive and palliative. It is known that certain tumours exhibit specific patterns of m...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Dowsland MH,Harvey JR,Lennard TW,Kirby JA,Ali S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade there has been significant progress in understanding the molecular basis of disease processes. At the same time the technological advances in the area of genomics and the efforts in proteomics research have increased the possibility of discovering many proteins with defined therapeutic functions. ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Platis D,Labrou NE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of bacterial strains with resistance to currently marketed antibacterial agents has spurred interest in the discovery of new antibacterial agents with novel modes of action. One set of potential novel targets are the family of bacterial aminoacyltRNA synthetases (AaRS). Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lv PC,Zhu HL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder that affects about 1 in 100 people around the world and results in persistent emotional and cognitive impairments. Untreated schizophrenia leads to deterioration in quality of life and premature death. Although the clinical efficacy of dopamine D2 receptor antagonists ag...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Jankowska A,Satała G,Partyka A,Wesołowska A,Bojarski AJ,Pawłowski M,Chłoń-Rzepa G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification and characterisation of the isoenzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) stimulated investigations to develop efficient non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with reduced side effects compared to standard NSAIDs. This review will focus on the structural features needed to achieve COX-2 selectivity. Five struc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Dannhardt G,Laufer S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pollutants are diverse chemical entities, including gases such as ozone and particulate matter PM. PM contains toxic chemicals such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Some PAHs can induce strong oxidative stress under UVA exposure. Pollution aggravates some skin diseases such as atopy or eczema, but...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Marrot L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant foods are not only a main source of nutrients, but they are also rich in physiologically bioactive bionutrients or phytochemicals. Consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with a decreased risk of pathological status, including cancer. Reactive oxygen species play a key role in the genesis and developme...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Matés JM,Segura JA,Alonso FJ,Márquez J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) translationally repressing their target messenger RNAs due to their gene-regulatory functions play an important but not unexpected role in a tumour development. More surprising are the findings that levels of various miRNAs are well correlated with presence of specific tumours and formation of metas...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pekarik V,Gumulec J,Masarik M,Kizek R,Adam V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are a relatively new class of anti-cancer agents that play important roles in epigenetic or non-epigenetic regulation, inducing death, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest in cancer cells. Recently, their use has been clinically validated in cancer patients resulting in the approval b...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cappellacci L,Perinelli DR,Maggi F,Grifantini M,Petrelli R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00