Harnessing anesthesia and brain imaging for the study of human consciousness.

abstract：:The current gold standard for imaging infection is radiolabeled white blood cells. For reasons of safety, simplicity and cost, it would be desirable to have a receptor-specific ligand that could be used for imaging infection and that would allow a differential diagnosis between sterile and septic inflammatory processe...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Chianelli M,Boerman OC,Malviya G,Galli F,Oyen WJ,Signore A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many therapeutically active medications have significant side effects, some of which can compromise the intended therapeutic goal. The development of plasma lipid abnormalities or a dyslipidemia as the result of a medication intended for an unrelated effect has been reported. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infecti...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Whayne TF,Mukherjee D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM)-1 is a member of the Ig-like immunoregulatory receptor family and a major amplifier of innate immune responses. TREM- 1 has been implicated in the development and perpetuation of a number of inflammatory disorders, and soluble TREM-1 levels are a clinically val...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bosco MC,Raggi F,Varesio L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) and histone deacetylase are key enzymes mediating the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. DNA hypermethylation and/or histone deacetylation in promoter regions is often associated with downregulation or silencing of transcription. Epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes plays ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Xu S,Ren J,Chen HB,Wang Y,Liu Q,Zhang R,Jiang SW,Li J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyphenols widely distributed in plants, fruits and vegetables have received considerable attention on account of their physiological functions, including their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Some antioxidant components of cacao liquor prepared from fermented and roasted cacao beans, which is...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Natsume M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syncytin-1 is a protein coded by a human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) gene of the HERV-W family (HERVWE1). Syncytin- 1 mediates formation of syncytiotrophoblasts through fusion of cytotrophoblasts, a hallmark of terminal differentiation of placental trophoblast linage. Syncytin-1 also possesses nonfusogenic functions ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhuang XW,Li J,Brost BC,Xia XY,Chen HB,Wang CX,Jiang SW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nuts have been an indispensable component of the human diet for hundreds because of their unique nutrient composition and are thought to play a beneficial part in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the extent, validity and presence of evidence for studies investigating the impa...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schwingshackl L,Hoffmann G,Missbach B,Stelmach-Mardas M,Boeing H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catheter ablation for rhythm control in atrial fibrillation has been recognized as an established treatment. Patients with atrial fibrillation suffer from an increased risk of thromboembolic events. Long-term stroke risk and mortality have been shown to be reduced after catheter ablation, still the procedure per se is...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vrachatis DA,Giannopoulos G,Kossyvakis C,Panagopoulou V,Vavuranakis M,Papaioannou TG,Pagoni S,Pyrgakis VN,Cleman MW,Deftereos SG

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skin remains an attractive area for drug delivery. The skin, however, often limits the ingress of drugs, because of its very low permeability. Much research, focusing on employing a variety of physical and chemical methods, aimed at reversibly altering skin permeability in favour of compounds, has been reported. O...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kilian D,Shahzad Y,Fox L,Gerber M,Du Plessis J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is characterised by positive, negative, cognitive, depressive and anxiety symptoms. Over the last decades a number of novel treatment strategies with better clinical efficacy and scope, but with lower side-effect profiles have been developed. These have significantly improved the management and prognosis...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： McCreary AC,Newman-Tancredi A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is the fourth most frequent retinal disorder in terms of prevalence. It typically occurs in young subjects and affects men more often than women. CSC is characterized by serous retinal detachment (SRD) involving mainly the macular area. The clinical course is usually se...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Iacono P,Toto L,Costanzo E,Varano M,Parravano MC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two morphological features may be seen as a main result of the cardiovascular cell damage caused by cigarette smoking: myocardial cell necrosis and smoke cardiomyopathy that, however, can lead to cell necrosis in case of chronic prolonged exposure to tobacco smoke. Both these pathological patterns recognise hypoxia as...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Leone A,Landini L Jr,Biadi O,Balbarini A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the Electron-Conformational (EC) method of pharmacophore (Pha) identification and quantitative bioactivity prediction in drug design and toxicology is presented, which includes the latest advances and improvements of the method as a whole and details of its realization with illustration of results. In the ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bersuker IB

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drugs acting on the cardiovascular and central nervous system often display relatively fast clinical responses, which may differ in neonates compared to children and adults. Introduction of bedside monitoring tools might be of additional value in the pharmacodynamic (PD) assessment of such drugs in neonates....

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Smits A,Thewissen L,Dereymaeker A,Dempsey E,Caicedo A,Naulaers G

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most prevalent causes of hepatic dysfunction and is highly correlated with components of the metabolic syndrome such as obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Among others, nutritional factors, physical inactivity, genetic variants and visceral obesity h...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tönjes A,Blüher M,Stumvoll M

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Arrhythmias in left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT) comprise sustained or non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) (n=135), atrial fibrillation (AF) (n=96) AV block (n=55) and QT prolongation (n=47). The prevalence differs between children and adults. In children most frequent are WPW-syndrome (n...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Stöllberger C,Finsterer J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human brain is amongst the most complex organs in human body, and delivery of therapeutic agents across the brain is a tedious task. Existence of blood brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain from invasion of undesirable substances; therefore it hinders the transport of various drugs used for the treatment of...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mittal S,Ashhar MU,Qizilbash FF,Qamar Z,Narang JK,Kumar S,Ali J,Baboota S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1, 2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-Poly(ethylene glycol) (DSPE- PEG) is a widely used phospholipids-polymer conjugate in drug delivery applications. It is a biocompatible, biodegradable and amphiphilic material which can also be functionalized with various biomolecules for specific functions. With the em...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Che J,Okeke CI,Hu ZB,Xu J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is the most common medical disorder during pregnancy. Approximately 70 percent of women diagnosed with hypertension during pregnancy will have gestational hypertension-preeclampsia. The term gestational hypertension-preeclampsia is used to describe a wide spectrum of patients who may have only mild elevat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Coppage KH,Sibai BM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) despite the advances in medical management keeps on as the primary cause of morbidity and mortality for both genders in Western societies. Sex differences though modify the clinical picture as well as the effectiveness of treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this literature review ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Oikonomou E,Tsigkou V,Lazaros G,Papamikroulis GA,Papaioannou S,Siasos G,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a high rate of benzodiazepine use in the population. Benzodiazepines are used for multiple indications (anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscular relaxation and anesthesia). Benzodiazepines are also addictive substances and a non-negligible fraction of regular users will develop dependence. There is cur...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sabioni P,Bertram J,Le Foll B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is one of the most common endocrine non-communicable metabolic disorders which is mainly caused either due to insufficient insulin or inefficient insulin or both together and is characterized by hyperglycemia. Diabetes emerged as a serious health issue in the industrialized and developing country especially i...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Prabhakar PK,Sivakumar PM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing interest from the pharmaceutical and food industry in natural antioxidant and bioactive compounds derived from plants as substitutes for synthetic compounds. The genus Allium is one of the largest genera, with more than 900 species, including important cultivated and wild species, havi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Petropoulos SA,Di Gioia F,Polyzos N,Tzortzakis N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer therapies through ionizing radiation or chemotherapeutic treatment may result in DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in cell. DNA-PK has emerged as an attractive target for drug discovery efforts toward DSBs repair and in V(D)J recombination. Hence, the search for potent and selective DNA-PK inhibitors has received...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Cao R,Zeng H,Zhang H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen is a selective oestrogen receptor modulator (SERM). SERMs act on oestrogen receptors to inhibit oestradiol mediated negative feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, thereby upregulating gonadotrophin secretion and release from the pituitary. Hence, Tamoxifen is used to upregulate activatio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Dimakopoulou A,Foran D,Jayasena CN,Minhas S

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of the presented study was to investigate the role of stromal derived factor 1 (SDF-1α) in mobilizing stem cells in combination with endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation in a regenerative strategy for myocardial infarction therapy in a murine ischemia/reperfusion model. Initially bone marrow was eradi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schuh A,Konschalla S,Kroh A,Schober A,Marx N,Sonmez TT,Zenke M,Sasse A,Liehn EA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene delivery, a process of introducing foreign functional nucleic acids into target cells, has proven to be a very promising tool for inducing specific gene expression in host cells. Many different technologies have been developed for efficient gene delivery. Among them, electroporation has been adopted in gene deliv...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yang Z,Chang L,Chiang CL,Lee LJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug design based on the structure of specific enzymes playing a role in carcinogenesis, e.g. tyrosine kinases, has been successful at identifying novel effective anticancer drugs. In contrast, no success has been achieved in drug design attempts, in which transcription factors or DNA-transcription factor complexes in...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： D'Incalci M,Brunelli D,Marangon E,Simone M,Tavecchio M,Gescher A,Mantovani R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00