Male and female rats differ in brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor density and function and in behavioural traits predisposing to drug addiction: effect of ovarian hormones.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compounds and extracts derived from natural sources continue to stand in the spotlight of drug design owing to their versatile interaction with enzymes, receptors and metabolic pathways. Nanomedicine offers an operative tool for the efficient delivery of natural products, in terms of increased bioavailabilit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Simona AD,Florina A,Rodica CA,Evelyne O,Maria-Corina S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator (uPAR) is required in hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSC, HPC) mobilization in the mouse. Indeed, uPAR Ko mice are deficient both in retention and mobilization of HSC and HPC, because uPAR causes their retention in the BM through its interaction with the α4β1 inte...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Blasi F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke remains a major cause of death in the US and around the world. Despite major scientific advances in our understanding of stroke pathology, the only FDA-approved drug for ischemic stroke is tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Moreover, the therapeutic window for tPA is confined to the acute phase of stroke, ther...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tajiri N,Lau T,Glover LE,Shinozuka K,Kaneko Y,van Loveren H,Borlongan CV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the stomach, pre-absorptive perception of food constituents is of particular importance in maintaining secretion and motility that matches the quantity and quality of nutrients. Products of food protein hydrolysis, free amino acids and short peptides, are the most potent chemical stimulants of the gastric phase of ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zolotarev VA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is an allergic disease that affects approximately 300 million people worldwide. Two of its phenotypes routinely assessed at the clinic include airway hyperresponsiveness and IgE production. They can be measured in a non-invasive manner and have been used for genetic studies. The genetic complexity of asthma and...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kanagaratham C,Radzioch D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are important in the development of allergic and anaphylactic reactions, but also in acquired and innate immunity. There is also increasing evidence that mast cells participate in inflammatory diseases, where they can be activated by non-allergic triggers, such as neuropeptides and cytokines, often having s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sismanopoulos N,Delivanis DA,Alysandratos KD,Angelidou A,Therianou A,Kalogeromitros D,Theoharides TC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global epidemic involving 20-40% of the general population. NAFLD is rapidly becoming the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Knowledge about NAFLD-HCC peculiar features is needed to understand this emerging disease better. OBJECTIVE:To r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tovoli F,Ferri S,Piscaglia F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2007, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended (class IIa, level of evidence B) in their guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery volatile anesthetics as first choice for general anesthesia in hemodynamically stable patients at risk for myocardial ischemia. This ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zaugg M,Lucchinetti E,Behmanesh S,Clanachan AS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of mitochondrial dysfunction on pathological states involving inflammatory and/or oxidative stress in tissues that do not show frank cellular apoptosis or necrosis has been rather difficult to unravel, and the literature is replete with contradictory information. Although such discrepancies have many pot...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Suliman HB,Piantadosi CA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmias remain a major source of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Antiarrhythmic drug therapy was traditionally the mainstay of cardiac arrhythmia treatment; however, drug therapy of cardiac arrhythmias has been plagued by incomplete efficacy and by potentially serious adverse reactions, of ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Hesketh JC,Herrera D,Zicha S,Nattel S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging phenomenon is intrinsically responsible for diseases and lifestyle-associated conditions afflicting the aging male. In particular, male infertility seems to result from deleterious lifestyle choices. However, the aging effect at the individual gene/protein level is poorly discussed and valuable information i...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bastos P,Freitas MJ,Gomes A,Vitorino R,Fardilha M

更新日期：2017-11-28 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Bacterial cellulose (BC) has recently attained greater interest in various research fields, including drug delivery for biomedical applications. BC has been studied in the field of drug delivery, such as tablet coating, controlled release systems and prodrug design. OBJECTIVE:In the current work, we tested ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ullah H,Badshah M,Correia A,Wahid F,Santos HA,Khan T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colchicine is a lipophilic alkaloid drug, which exhibits ant-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties. Cardinal mechanisms of action of colchicine are the disruption of the microtubule system and the inhibition of neutrophil adhesion and recruitment. Colchicine is indicated in the prevention and treatment of gouty ar...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Marinaki S,Skalioti C,Boletis JN

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Opioids constitute the basis for pharmacological treatment of moderate to severe pain in cancer pain and non-cancer pain patients. Their action is mediated by the activation of opioid receptors, which integrates the pain modulation system with other effects in the central nervous system including cognition resulting i...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Højsted J,Kurita GP,Kendall S,Lundorff L,de Mattos Pimenta CA,Sjøgren P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancers, accounting for more than 80% of skin cancer mortality. Although melanoma was known very early in the history of medicine, treatment for this disease had remained largely the same until very recently. Previous treatment options, including removal surgery and systemic chem...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tran KB,Buchanan CM,Shepherd PR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) represent a major burden on the healthcare system since their diagnostic and management are complex. As they can be influenced by individual genetic background, it is conceivable that the identification of variants in genes potentially involved could be used in genetic testing fo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mayorga C,Montañez MI,Jurado-Escobar R,Gil-Ocaña V,Cornejo-García JA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of essential oils is receiving increasing attention worldwide, as these oils are good sources of several bioactive compounds. Nowadays essential oils are preferred over synthetic preservatives thanks to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Several studies highlight the beneficial effect of...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ferrentino G,Morozova K,Horn C,Scampicchio M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The drug discovery process in general is a very resource intensive undertaking that has existed for a very long time. In the last two decades, performing molecular simulations that determine the level of interaction between a protein and ligand have been refined to the point where they are now an essential part of the...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Haga JH,Ichikawa K,Date S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is regulated by stimulators and inhibitors and involve multiple biological processes including endothelial cell proliferation, migration, cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion, assembly into tube structures as well as apoptosis. Designing and developing peptides for therapeutic application to inhibit angioge...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sulochana KN,Ge R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has significantly improved the life expectancy of HIV positive patients. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection is common in HIV infected patients and is now a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fabris P,Barnes E,Tositti G,Giordani MT,Grasso A,De Lalla F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders characterised by chronic relapsing inflammation of the small intestine and colon. IBD manifests as either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease and increases the risk of developing colorectal cancer. METHODS:Here, we have reviewed current t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Perera AP,Kunde D,Eri R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronavirus Disease-2019 belongs to the family of viruses which cause a serious pneumonia along with fever, breathing issues and infection of lungs for the first time in China and later spread worldwide. OBJECTIVE:Several studies and clinical trials have been conducted to identify potential drugs and vaccin...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bibi S,Sarfraz A,Mustafa G,Ahmed Z,Zeb MA,Wang YB,Khan T,Khan MS,Kamal MA,Yu H

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin as a human natural hormone is involved in fundamental regulatory processes of eating and energy balance. Ghrelin signals the nutrient availability from the gastrointestinal tract to the central nervous system, up-regulates food intake and lowers energy expenditure mainly through hypothalamic mediators acting b...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Strasser F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been shown to have beneficial effects in cardiovascular disease prognosis and therapy.Discovery of (pro)renin receptor [(P)RR] revealed that (P)RR upon binding to both renin or prorenin in their proenzyme inactive form made them enzymatically active, thus aiding the...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ando T,Ichihara A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plants of the Colchicum family were known during the archaic period in Greece for their deleterious properties. Later on, they were used for the treatment of podagra. The treatment was introduced by the ancient Greek physicians and passed on to the Byzantine and Arabian physicians to endure until nowadays. The fir...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tsoucalas G,Papaioannou T,Panayiotakopoulos G,Saridaki Z,Vrachatis DA,Karamanou M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important goal of biomedical research is to translate basic research findings into practical clinical implementation. Despite the advances in the technology used in drug discovery, the development of drugs for central nervous system diseases remains challenging. The failure rate for new drugs targeting important ce...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Morofuji Y,Nakagawa S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last years, mass spectrometry has revolutionised protein biochemistry and has advanced to a superior tool for the identification and detailed analysis of peptides and proteins. The high throughput allowed by some mass spectrometry platforms has enabled the important step from analysis of individual proteins...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Pusch W,Kostrzewa M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00