Proteomic-based analysis for identification of proteins involved in 5-fluorouracil resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal human malignancies. Though a relatively rare malignancy, it remains one of the deadliest tumors, with an extremely high mortality rate. The prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer remains poor; only patients with small tumors and complete resection have a chance of a com...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Liu H,Ma Q,Xu Q,Lei J,Li X,Wang Z,Wu E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrates are widely prescribed lipid-lowering drug in the treatment of dyslipidemia. Their main clinical effects, mediated by peroxisome proliferative activated receptor (PPAR) alpha activation, are a moderate reduction in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, a marked reduction in ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ansquer JC,Foucher C,Aubonnet P,Le Malicot K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune activation not only accompanies inflammation in various disorders including infections, autoimmune syndromes and cancer, but it also represents a characteristic feature of ageing. Immune deviations which are most widely expressed in the elderly include increased neopterin production and tryptophan breakdown. Th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Capuron L,Geisler S,Kurz K,Leblhuber F,Sperner-Unterweger B,Fuchs D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strontium ranelate is composed of an organic moiety (ranelic acid) and of two atoms of stable non-radioactive strontium. In vitro, strontium ranelate increases collagen and non-collagenic proteins synthesis by mature osteoblast enriched cells. The effects of strontium ranelate on bone formation were confirmed as stron...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Reginster JY

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to develop an effective pharmacological treatment for obesity, an endogenous factor that promotes a positive energy balance by increasing appetite and decreasing fat oxidation could represent the drug target scientists have been looking for. The recently discovered gastric endocrine agent ghrelin, which appea...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Horvath TL,Castañeda T,Tang-Christensen M,Pagotto U,Tschöp MH

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:The formation of liposomes, nanoparticle micelles, and related systems by mixtures of drugs and/or surfactants is of major relevance for the design of drug delivery systems. We can design new systems using different compounds. Traditionally these systems are created by trial and error using experimental data. However,...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Messina PV,Besada-Porto JM,Rial R,González-Díaz H,Ruso JM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine is released in large amounts during myocardial ischemia and is capable of exerting potent cardioprotective effects in the heart. Although these observations on adenosine have been known for a long time, how adenosine acts to achieve its anti-ischemic effect remains incompletely understood. However, recent ad...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Liang BT,Jacobson KA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs) equipped with a high penetrating ability are used as a promising tool to gain access to the cell interior, cross the cell membrane and deliver bioactive small or macromolecular cargos into the cytoplasm or nucleus. The superiority of wide range of applications, high transport efficienc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhang F,Yang D,Jiang S,Wu L,Qin L,He H,Zhang P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat shock proteins are powerful endogenous cytoprotective proteins which help cells to survive recurrent cellular stress events. Identifying the underlying molecular mechanisms and molecular targets is especially interesting since it may help to develop new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of diseas...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Golenhofen N,Bartelt-Kirbach B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveitis is a sight threatening intraocular inflammation accounting for approximately 10% of blindness worldwide. On the basis of aetiology, disease can be classified as infectious or non-infectious; and by anatomical localization of inflammation as anterior, posterior and panuveitis. Non-infectious uveitis is believed...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Klaska IP,Forrester JV

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are a family of lipids including some subgroups identified by the position of the last double bond in their structure. PUFA n-3 include alpha linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), while PUFA n-6 include linoleic acid (LA) and arachidonic a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zuliani G,Galvani M,Leitersdorf E,Volpato S,Cavalieri M,Fellin R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins effectively reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. However, even after low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment there is a residual CVD risk. To reduce this risk, combining statins with drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) was investigated. The GREek Atorvastatin ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Athyros VG,Katsiki N,Karagiannis A,Mikhailidis DP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential nature of rapid radiotracer synthesis very early in drug discovery programs has driven the need for better and more varied tritium incorporation methods. This review presents a summary of recent advances for tritium introduction via tritiated water, tritium gas, complex tritides, and a range of recently ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Saljoughian M,Williams PG

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is commonly observed among elderly surgical subjects during the postoperative period, and the incidence of postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly patients (≥65 years) ranges widely from 10% to 70%. This study aimed at investigating potential serum predicative factors for POD in elderly patients aft...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Shen H,Shao Y,Chen J,Guo J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical biomarkers are important candidates for the diagnosis and prognosis of neurological diseases of autoimmune etiology, since they may reflect the presence, nature and intensity of certain immune responses caused by both genetic and environmental processes. Different body fluids such as cerebrospinal fluid (C...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tumani H,Brettschneider J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative processes exert a fundamental regulatory function during pregnancy. It depends on the influence of oxygen, nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species metabolic pathways upon the vascular changes in the maternal organism, as well as on the regulation of uterine and cervical tone throu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Biondi C,Pavan B,Lunghi L,Fiorini S,Vesce F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protective effect of pretreatment with ghrelin against different forms of acute pancreatitis (AP) has been recently reported. Moreover, the healing properties of this peptide have been proved in AP evoked by cerulein. However, no studies have investigated whether the administration of ghrelin affects the cou...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bukowczan J,Warzecha Z,Ceranowicz P,Kusnierz-Cabala B,Tomaszewska R,Dembinski A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic complication of pregnancy. Universal guidelines on gestational diabetes have been impeded by the long-term controversies on its definition and screening strategies. The prevalence of gestational diabetes is rising all over the world, is significantly influenced by et...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kousta E,Kontogeorgi A,Robinson S,Johnston DG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a cluster of medical disorders, such as hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and abdominal obesity that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The role of food and nutrients in the aetiology of chronic diseases has become clearer...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Grosso G,Mistretta A,Marventano S,Purrello A,Vitaglione P,Calabrese G,Drago F,Galvano F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LIM (Lin-11, Isl-1, Mec-3), RING (Really interesting new gene), PHD (Plant homology domain) and MYND (myeloid, Nervy, DEAF-1) domains are all zinc-binding domains that ligate two zinc ions. Unlike the better known classical zinc fingers, these domains do not bind DNA, but instead mediate interactions with other protei...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Matthews JM,Bhati M,Lehtomaki E,Mansfield RE,Cubeddu L,Mackay JP

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an autosomal-dominant genetic disease and represents the most common genetic disorder: heterozygous 1/250 births, homozygous 1/300, 000 births. FH is characterized by high to very high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which is the main cause of increased inc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Viigimaa M,Heinsar S,Lovic D,Katsimardou A,Piperidou A,Duishvili D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains elusive, it appears that there is chronic activation of the immune and inflammatory cascade in genetically susceptible individuals. Current disease management guidelines have therefore focused on the use of anti-inflammatory agents, aminosalicylates...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ogata H,Hibi T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection causes progressive damage to gastric mucosa and results in serious disease such as peptic ulcer disease, MALT lymphoma, or gastric adenocarcinoma in 20% to 30% of patients. The current approach is to make a firm diagnosis, give combination antibiotic and antisecretory therapy, and confirm...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Graham DY,Qureshi WA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of hypertension has evolved steadily through 25 years of major clinical trials results modifying both the definition of hypertension and clinical management strategies. Trials experience in heart failure is much less extensive given the far smaller therapeutic market and traditionally often followed on the ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： MacFadyen RJ,Lip GY,Davis R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:siRNA-induced RNA Interference (RNAi) responses have great potential to treat human disease; however, siRNAs are highly charged macromolecules with no ability to enter cells and require a delivery agent. Peptide Transduction Domains (PTDs), also called Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs), are delivery peptides with the p...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Presente A,Dowdy SF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid markers are well established predictors of vascular disease. The most frequently measured lipid variables are total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides. In this review we consider the predictive value of these variables and other more specialis...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Milionis HJ,Daskalopoulou SS,Elisaf M,Mikhailidis DP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischaemic stroke of the brain accounts for about one third of all deaths in industrialized countries. Many of the patients who survive are severily impaired. Thus, there is an enormous need for pharmacotherapy for the treatment of ischaemic stroke. Why is such a treatment not available yet? Are the pathophysiological ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Weiser T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deregulated proteolysis is associated with various diseases in humans. Proteases are commonly regarded as the therapeutic targets. Almost one-third of all proteolytic enzymes in humans are serine proteases. This work provides a brief characteristic of the proteinaceous natural inhibitors, mostly of serine protease...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Debowski D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00