Plant metabolomics: from holistic data to relevant biomarkers.

abstract：:Gene expression, both tissue specific or inducible, is controlled at the level of transcription by various transcription factors interacting with specific sequences of DNA. Anticancer drugs and other potential therapeutic agents alter interactions of regulatory proteins with DNA by a variety of different mechanisms. T...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gniazdowski M,Denny WA,Nelson SM,Czyz M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is an initial response of the body to a harmful stimuli and it is achieved by the increased movement of leukocytes (especially granulocytes) from blood into injured tissues. It is required for healing wounds and infections. Despite their indispensable role in microbial killing, the inflammation reactions ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Soubhye J,Aldib I,Delporte C,Prévost M,Dufrasne F,Antwerpen PV

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-based electrochemical biosensors have contributed tremendously to the fields of biology, medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, and environmental science. With electrochemical transducers and whole cells as the recognition elements, these biosensors provide new horizons for biosensing and life science research. This ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ding L,Du D,Zhang X,Ju H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress or heat shock proteins (Hsps) Hsp90, Hsp70 and Hsp27 are chaperones that assist the proteins in their folding, stability, assembly into multi-protein complexes and transport across cellular membranes. The expression of some of them is highly induced in response to a wide variety of physiological and environment...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Didelot C,Lanneau D,Brunet M,Joly AL,De Thonel A,Chiosis G,Garrido C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, enzymatic therapy is a very promising line of treatment for many different diseases. There is a group of disorders and conditions, caused by fibrotic and scar processes and associated with the excessive accumulation of collagen that needs to be catabolized to normalize the connective tissue content. The huma...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Shekhter AB,Balakireva AV,Kuznetsova NV,Vukolova MN,Litvitsky PF,Zamyatnin AA Jr

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin, a tryptophan-derived neurohormone found in animals, plants, and microbes, participates in various biological and physiological functions. Among other properties, numerous in vitro or in vivo studies have reported its therapeutic potential against many parasites, bacteria and viruses. In this concern, melato...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Elmahallawy EK,Luque JO,Aloweidi AS,Gutiérrez-Fernández J,Sampedro-Martínez A,Rodriguez-Granger J,Kaki A,Agil A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (SK(Ca)) channels comprise an important subclass of K(+) channels. Selective blockade of SK(Ca) channels may find application in the therapy of myotonic muscular dystrophy, gastrointestinal dysmotilities, memory disorders, narcolepsy, and alcohol abuse. In the cyclophanes descri...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Conejo-García A,Campos JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity and metabolic syndrome represent major public health problems, and are the biggest preventable causes of death worldwide. Obesity is the leading risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular diseases and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Obesity-associated insulin resistance, which is charac...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Panzhinskiy E,Ren J,Nair S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an insulinotropic hormone secreted from endocrine cells in the gut mucosa in response to meal ingestion. It is an important incretin hormone; mice with a null mutation in the GLP-1 receptor gene develop glucose intolerance. In addition, it inhibits gastrointestinal secretion and moti...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Holst JJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rutin (quercetin-3-O-rutinoside) is a multifunctional natural flavonoid glycoside with profound effects on the various cellular functions under pathological conditions. Due to the ability of rutin and/or its metabolites to cross the blood brain barrier, it has also been shown to modify the cognitive and various behavi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Habtemariam S

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 is a serine/threonine kinase originally isolated from lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated monocytes. There are four isoforms p38alpha p38beta, p38gamma, and p38delta. The most thoroughly studied isoform is p38alpha, whose activation has been observed in many hematopoietic and non-h...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lee MR,Dominguez C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low molecular weight oligonucleotides have been discovered to have potential use for gene therapy by selectively inhibiting the expression of certain genes. Chemical conjugation of functional peptides to oligonucleotides can introduce desired properties to the oligonucleotides, such as cell-specific delivery, cellular...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wang CF,Auriola S,Hirvonen J,Santos HA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents are utilized adjunctively to enhance the contrast between normal and abnormal structures on MRI scans. Along with the rapid evolution of the field has come a new appreciation for the medicinal chemistry of this unique class of metallopharmaceuticals. The efficacy of MRI...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhang Z,Nair SA,McMurry TJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatty liver, or steatosis, is a condition of excess accumulation of lipids, mainly under form of triglycerides (TG), in the liver, and it is the hallmark of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is the most common liver disorder world-wide and it has frequently been associated with obesity, hyperl...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vergani L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunophilin ligands cyclosporin A, FK506 and rapamycin are best known for their immunosuppressive properties and their clinical use in transplantation medicine. These compounds or their analogs are also clinically used or investigated in various types of cancer, coronary angioplasty, dermatology, hepatitis C infe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gaali S,Gopalakrishnan R,Wang Y,Kozany C,Hausch F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rising emergence of antibiotic resistance urges the search for new strategies to defeat microorganisms that lead to persistent infections of the host. Tolerant to antibiotics, slowly replicating bacteria often cause latent and persistent infections that are the most challenging for pharmacological treatment. Persi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Campanini B,Pieroni M,Raboni S,Bettati S,Benoni R,Pecchini C,Costantino G,Mozzarelli A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there has been a growing interest in computer-based screening. One of the driving forces has been the increased efficiency of protein crystallography leading to the real possibility of using structure-based design as a significant contributor to the discovery of novel ligands. In 1957 after 22 years of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Glen RC,Allen SC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of anandamide as an endogenous ligand for the cannabinoid receptors has led to a resurgence of interest in the fatty acid amides. However, N-palmitoylethanolamine (PEA), a shorter and fully saturated analogue of anandamide, has been known since the fifties. This endogenous compound is a member of the N-a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lambert DM,Vandevoorde S,Jonsson KO,Fowler CJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：:A BRAF somatic mutation at residue 600 of the BRAF protein (BRAFV600E) is highly prevalent in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC). This mutation occurs in approximately 44% (from 29% to 83%) of PTC depending on the different studies. BRAFV600E is almost always found in PTC with a papillary or a mixed follicular/papilla...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lassalle S,Hofman V,Ilie M,Butori C,Bozec A,Santini J,Vielh P,Hofman P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A great effort has been made to develop efficacious antiviral drugs, but many viral infections are still lack of efficient antiviral therapies so far. The related exploration of natural products to fight viruses has been raised in recent years. Natural compounds with structural diversity and complexity offer...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wu YH,Zhang BY,Qiu LP,Guan RF,Ye ZH,Yu XP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA aptamers are non-coding small RNAs that bind to their cognate targets with high specificity and affinity. They are generally identified by iterative rounds of in vitro selection termed SELEX (Systemic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment). Similar to antibodies, they can inhibit, modulate and disrupt the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Li Y,Wu H,Niu Y,Hu Y,Li Q,Cao C,Cai J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are non-heme iron containing dioxygenases involved in the oxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as arachidonic acid (AA). Depending on the position of insertion of oxygen, LOXs are classified into 5-, 8-, 9-, 12- and 15-LOX. Among these, 5-LOX is the most predominant isoform asso...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Aparoy P,Reddy KK,Reddanna P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the historical employment of boron-containing compounds (BCCs) with medicinal purposes, the reported cases of BCC toxicity in humans during the twentieth century were driving us towards an "boron-withdrawal" period. Fortunately, the use of boric acid for specific purposes remains, and the discovery o...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Soriano-Ursúa MA,Farfán-García ED,Geninatti-Crich S

更新日期：2019-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence has shown that oxidative stress may be involved in the development of vascular complications associated with diabetes. However, the molecular mechanism for increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in diabetes remains uncertain. Among various possible mechanisms, attention have incr...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Inoguchi T,Tsubouchi H,Etoh T,Kakimoto M,Sonta T,Utsumi H,Sumimoto H,Yu HY,Sonoda N,Inuo M,Sato N,Sekiguchi N,Kobayashi K,Nawata H

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibition of protein degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is a recently developed approach to cancer treatment which extends the range of cellular targets for chemotherapy. This therapeutic strategy is very interesting since the proteasomes carry out the regulated degradation of unnecessary or dam...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gilardini A,Marmiroli P,Cavaletti G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, are difficult to treat using currently available chemotherapeutics. Clinicians agree on the urgent need for novel drugs to treat tuberculosis. In this mini review, we summarize data that prompts the consideration of DNA repair-associated ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Minias A,Brzostek A,Dziadek J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review covers the compounds isolated from marine sponges with neuroprotective activities during the period between 1999 and 2014 based on their chemical structures, collections sites, sponge taxonomy and neuroprotective effects. These compounds were isolated from marine sponges collected from 18 countries, most o...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Alghazwi M,Kan YQ,Zhang W,Gai WP,Yan XX

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During lead identification and optimization, the advancement criteria may be driven based on scientific principles, prior experiences, and/or by examining the path paved by approved drugs. However, accessing the discovery data on physicochemical and ADME properties of the approved kinase inhibitors is a monu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： O Brien Z,Moghaddam MF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00