Can mycobacterial genomics generate novel targets as speed-breakers against the race for drug resistance.

abstract：:Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) comprise a fundamental technology class within the emerging field of nanomedicine, and have been extensively researched for cancer imaging and therapy. This review article will discuss the chemistry and design considerations associated with the synthesis of SPIONs an...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yoffe S,Leshuk T,Everett P,Gu F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have significantly improved the treatment options for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease by decreasing rates of acute vessel closure and restenosis after percutaneous coronary revascularization procedures. However, early enthusiasm was temperd by reports of lat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vorpahl M,Yazdani SK,Nakano M,Ladich E,Kolodgie FD,Finn AV,Virmani R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of beneficial preventive and therapeutic effects achieved by traditional and complementary medicine are currently being deciphered in molecular medicine. Curcumin, a yellow-colored polyphenol derived from the rhizome of turmeric (Curcuma longa), influences a wide variety of cellular processes through th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Troselj KG,Kujundzic RN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protection of the brain is strengthened by active transport and ABC transporters. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) functions as an active efflux pump by extruding a substrate from the brain, which is important for maintaining loco-regional homeostasis in the brain and protection against toxic com...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bartels AL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug development for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a challenge, not only due to the cellular molecular mechanisms involved, but also because of the inherent difficulty of most molecules to cross the blood-brain-barrier (BBB). A promising approach to overcome these drawbacks is developi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gomes B,Loureiro JA,Coelho MA,Pereira Mdo C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulant use disorders are an unrelenting public health concern worldwide. Agonist replacement therapy is among the most effective strategies for managing substance use disorders including nicotine and opioid dependence. The present paper reviewed clinical data from human laboratory self-administration studies and cl...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Stoops WW,Rush CR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections are the most common inflammatory triggers and acute and chronic infections have been associated with the development and progression of atherosclerotic disease raising interest in the infectious hypothesis of atherosclerosis. Pathogens have been identified in atherosclerotic plaques and large epidemiologica...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Charakida M,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity has become a serious epidemic and one of the leading global health problems. However, much of the current debate has been fractious, and etiologies of obesity have been attributed to eating behavior (i.e. fast food consumption), personality, depression, addiction or genetics. One of the interesting new hypothe...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhang Y,von Deneen KM,Tian J,Gold MS,Liu Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organ shortage for kidney transplantation remains a challenging issue worldwide. Incompatibility between donor-recipient pairs, commonly occurring among transplant candidates who were sensitized from prior antigen exposure, serves as a significant barrier to kidney transplantation. In efforts to overcome this obst...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mustian MN,Locke JE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of disorders characterized by chronic inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract. It is a multifactorial disease associated with immune-cell mediated oxidative damage to the intestinal mucosa. There is no cure for IBD, but anti-cytokine therapy can limit target inflammat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Dostie KE,Thees AV,Lynes MA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are well recognized for playing a dual role as both deleterious and beneficial species. ROS are products of normal cellular metabolism and under physiological conditions, participate in maintenance of cellular 'redox homeostasis. Overproduction of ROS, results in oxidative stress. Oxidati...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Rosanna DP,Salvatore C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells, traditionally regarded as effector cells of the immune system, have more recently been demonstrated to be key figures in initiating, developing and sustaining complex pathophysiological processes underlying asthma and other allergic diseases. Asthma is characterised by airway inflammation alongside a distu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Carter RJ,Bradding P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is hallmarked by aggressive biology and extreme lethality and very high mortality rates. The underlying molecular mechanism of its rapid development and progression is unclear, however. Recent identification and functional validation of nitric oxide (NO) production in pancreatic cancer suggest a role...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang L,Xie K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human arylamine N-acetyltransferases 1 and 2 (NAT1 and NAT2) are polymorphic phase II xenobiotic-metabolising enzymes (XME) that acetylate arylamine compounds. They therefore play an important role in the detoxication and/or metabolic activation of certain therapeutic drugs, occupational chemicals and carcinogens. Alt...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Rodrigues-Lima F,Dupret JM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products have served humankind as drug leads for thousands of years. In the last century natural products have not only served as drugs but have inspired the generation of countless synthetic drugs and drug-leads around natural product pharmacophores. There are no disease targets for which natural products hav...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Hamann MT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sulfur mustard (SM)-induced airway injuries and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract and share some similarities regarding the cellular and molecular mechanisms orchestrating airway destruction. Since available data regarding the immu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Panahi Y,Jadidi-Niaragh F,Jamalkandi SA,Ghanei M,Pedone C,Nikravanfard N,Nikravesh F,Sahebkar A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of fatty acid oxidation is well recognized as a potentially effective mechanism for controlling glycemia in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). However, a direct targeting of inhibition of the intramitochondrial beta-oxidation pathway or an indirect modulation of fatty acid oxidation by inhibit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Anderson RC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic smoking is associated with functional and structural vascular changes underlying inflammatory processes responsible for plaque formation and rupture. Cyclooxygenase (COX) is the key enzyme linking smoking action to inflammatory damages: it is responsible for the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostanoids, a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Pistoia F,Cipollone F,Ferri C,Sarà M,Sudano I,Desideri GB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzodiazepines (BZs) have been widely investigated in terms of clinical efficacy, factors underlying dependence, associated cognitive impairments, and interactions with psychotherapy for anxiety control. However, few studies have systematically considered manner of BZ administration in relation to these variables. St...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Westra HA,Stewart SH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naoxintong (NXT), a Chinese Materia Medica standardized product, extracted from 16 various kinds of Chinese traditional herbal medicines including Salvia miltiorrhiza, Angelica sinennsis, Astragali Radix, is clinically effective in treating atherosclerosisrelated diseases. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the anti-...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhao J,Zhu H,Wang S,Ma X,Liu X,Wang C,Zhao H,Fan S,Jin X,Zhao B,Zhao T,Jia L,Wang K,Zou Y,Hu K,Sun A,Ge J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcriptase (RT) is one of the most important targets for HIV drug discovery. However, the emergence of resistant mutants has become one of the biggest challenges in HIV-1 RT drug discovery/development and attracted great research interests worldwide. It is particularly important to develop novel anti-HIV-1 ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Hao GF,Yang SG,Yang GF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a valuable intracardiac device--based treatment option for a subgroup of patients with advanced heart failure (HF) and QRS prolongation. However, still a significant proportion of patients do not benefit from CRT implantation, labeled as non-responders. OBJECTIVES:...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Debska-Kozlowska A,Ksiazczyk M,Warchol I,Lubinski A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease characterized by cartilage degeneration. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been associated with inflammatory diseases, including OA. Here, we investigated the potential molecular role of lncRNAs in OA pathogenesis. METHODS:ATDC5 cells were treated with lipopol...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Li L,Zhang L,Zhang Y,Jiang D,Xu W,Zhao H,Huang L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotaviruses are an important cause of human morbidity and mortality, representing the primary pathogens responsible for acute dehydrating diarrhea in children under the age of 3. The infectious rotavirus particle is made up of three concentric layers of protein, and contains a genome consisting of eleven segments of d...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Patton JT,Vasquez-Del Carpio R,Spencer E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past five decades, the pharmacological treatment of depression has been based on the pathophysiological hypothesis of a deficiency in monoamines, mainly serotonin and noradrenaline. Antidepressant prescribed today, all of them designed to enhance central monoaminergic tone, present several important limitatio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vidal R,Pilar-Cuéllar F,dos Anjos S,Linge R,Treceño B,Vargas VI,Rodriguez-Gaztelumendi A,Mostany R,Castro E,Diaz A,Valdizán EM,Pazos A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain is a complex, regulated organ with a highly controlled access mechanism: The Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB). The selectivity of this barrier is a double-edged sword, being both its greatest strength and weakness. This weakness is evident when trying to target therapeutics against diseases within the brain. Diseas...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： McCully M,Sanchez-Navarro M,Teixido M,Giralt E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids are the first line medication used in the therapy of many severe inflammatory disorders. They exert their activity through binding to the glucocorticoid receptor, a ligand-dependent transcription factor, and result in either activation or repression of a large set of glucocorticoid responsive genes. Th...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Schulz M,Eggert M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is one of the most important arboviral infections worldwide, infecting up to 390 million people and causing 25,000 deaths annually. Although a licensed dengue vaccine is available, it is not efficacious against dengue serotypes that infect people living in South East Asia, where dengue is an endemic disease. He...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Reginald K,Chan Y,Plebanski M,Poh CL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinone based bioreductive drugs have, potentially, a very versatile use in cancer chemotherapy. They can be activated by DT-diaphorase and hence can be used to target tumour types rich in this (O2)-independent reductase enzyme. Small molecular modifications can substantially reduce specificity for DT-diaphorase and u...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： McNally VA,Patterson AV,Williams KJ,Cowen RL,Stratford IJ,Jaffar M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catalyzes the degradation of heme to generate carbon monoxide, biliverdin and free iron. Increased HO-1 levels constitute an anatomopathological feature of many neurological diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders and brain infections, which correlate with exacerbated oxidative stress and...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Cuadrado A,Rojo AI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00