Topical delivery of drugs for the effective treatment of fungal infections of skin.

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：:This review is based on carriers of natural origin such as polysaccharides, proteins, and cell derived entities which have been used for delivery of siRNA. To realize the therapeutic potential of a delivery system, the role of the carrier is of utmost importance. Historical aspects of viral vectors, the first carriers...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Karunaratne DN,Jafari M,Ranatunga RJ,Siriwardhana A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kv7.x channels are a family of six transmembrane domain, single pore-loop, voltage-gated K(+) channels. Five members of the family have been identified to date, including the cardiac channel Kv7.1 (formerly known as KvLQT1) and four neuronal Kv7.x channels, Kv7.2-5. Heteromeric channels containing Kv7.3 and either Kv7...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wickenden AD,McNaughton-Smith G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer in the United States and many other countries. Each year, there are enormous research efforts on its pathogenesis, prevention and treatment led by scientists worldwide. One of the most significant research areas is the impact and mechanisms of existing or new cardio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Jamaluddin MS,Liang Z,Lu JM,Yao Q,Chen C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are involved in a number of cellular processes, including cell cycle, growth, and survival, apoptosis, stress responses, angiogenesis, and oncogenesis. Among the characterized HSPs, the molecular chaperone HSP90 has emerged as an exciting molecular target for cancer therapy since its discove...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kondoh Y,Osada H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines and their receptors play critical roles in leukocyte trafficking during inflammatory processes. Although the role of chemokine receptors (CKRs) in cancer biology is a relatively new field of study, a growing body of data suggest that a number of CKRs, including CXCR4, CCR4, CCR7, and CCR10, may play diverse...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wu X,Lee VC,Chevalier E,Hwang ST

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a phenomenon through which tumor cells develop resistance against the cytotoxic effects of various structurally and mechanistically unrelated chemotherapeutic agents. The most consistent feature in MDR is overexpression and/or overactivity of ATP-dependent drug efflux transporters. Other ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ghandadi M,Sahebkar A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease featured by insulin deprivation caused by pancreatic β-cell loss, followed by hyperglycaemia. OBJECTIVE:Currently, there is no cure for this disease in clinical treatment, and patients have to accept a lifelong injection of insulin. The exploration of potentia...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang R,Zhou Y,Zhang Y,Li S,Pan R,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Pathological processes that have been linked with preterm birth infection and / or intrauterine inflammation are most frequently found associated with their induction. Studies in animal models and human research showed prior infections to the ind...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Burdet J,Rubio AP,Salazar AI,Ribeiro ML,Ibarra C,Franchi AM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Some viruses, such as the respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, are acquired from the healthcare or community in the midst of or after HSCT. Other viruses, such as the herpes-virus family, esta...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Anderson EJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is one of the most common psychiatric conditions affecting numerous individuals in the world. However, the currently available antidepressant medication shows low response and remission rates. Thus, new antidepressants need to be discovered or developed. Aiming to describe the current neurobiological hypoth...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kern N,Sheldrick AJ,Schmidt FM,Minkwitz J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing prevalence of persistent biofilm infections, such as wound infections, chronic lung infections or medical device- related infections, which usually tolerate conventional antibiotic treatment, calls for the development of new therapeutic strategies. To date, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Strempel N,Strehmel J,Overhage J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors mediate diverse physiological functions. At present, five receptor subtypes (M(1) - M(5)) have been identified. The odd-numbered receptors (M(1), M(3), and M(5)) are preferentially coupled to G(q/11) and activate phospholipase C, which initiates the phosphatidylinositol trisphosphate...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ishii M,Kurachi Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic hypersensitivity (HS) to corticosteroids (CS) is paradoxical but does exist. Some patients with a previous contact allergy to topical CS may develop a systemic contact dermatitis (SCD) while receiving CS orally or intravenously. However, a previous contact sensitization is not mandatory for developing a syste...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Barbaud A,Waton J

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Peroxynitrite, the product of the reaction between nitric oxide and superoxide, is spontaneouly formed within most mammalian cells under physiological conditions. Initial work addressing the pathophysiology of peroxynitrite afforded the generally accepted notion that this compound would be the long-term neurotoxic nit...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bolanos JP,García-Nogales P,Almeida A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone lysine methylation can be modified by various writers and erasers. Different from other epigenetic modifications, mono-, di, and tri- methylation distinctly modulate chromatin structure and thereby contribute to the regulation of DNA-based nuclear processes such as transcription, replication and repair on thei...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zheng YC,Ma JL,Liu Y,Liu HM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of individual cells must be tightly coordinated in order to build and maintain complex 3- dimensional body structures during embryogenesis and regeneration. Thus, one way to view cancer is within systems biology as a network disorder affecting the ability of cells to properly interact with a morphodynam...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tuszynski J,Tilli TM,Levin M

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Tumor metastasis is an important prognostic factor regarding long-term survival rate of cancer patients. At present, no imaging modality or technique is ideal for diagnosis of metastases. Molecular imaging has provided a fantastic tool for tumor metastases imaging. Based on the current medical imaging tools such as ma...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Qiao R,Zhu R,Gao M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral ischemia is one of the major causes of disability worldwide. In cerebral ischemic stroke, occlusion of a major cerebral artery by an embolus or local thrombosis can result in transient or permanent reduction of cerebral blood flow to a portion of the brain, resulting in deprivation of glucose and oxygen. Sinc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Shah K,Abbruscato T

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The last quarter of a century has witnessed remarkable progress in the understanding of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) signalling and their involvement in different diseases such as cancer, diabetes and inflammation. Nevertheless, many questions remain open and among these the role of genetic and epigenetic regulat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Fyffe C,Buus R,Falasca M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular uptake of therapeutic oligonucleotides and subsequent intracellular trafficking to their target sites represents the major technical hurdle for the biological effectiveness of these potential drugs. Accordingly, laboratories worldwide focus on the development of suitable delivery systems. Among the different ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Laufer SD,Restle T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrimidine nucleotides, including UTP, UDP and UDP-glucose, are important signaling molecules which activate G protein-coupled membrane receptors of the P2Y family. Four distinct pyrimidine nucleotide-sensitive P2Y receptor subtypes have been cloned, P2Y(2), P2Y(4), P2Y(6) and P2Y(14). Pharmacological experiments indi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Müller CE

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that is marked by cognitive dysfunctions and existence of neuropathological hallmarks such as amyloid plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles. It has been observed that a persistent immune response in the brain has appeared as another neuropathological hall...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Uddin MS,Kabir MT,Al Mamun A,Behl T,Mansouri RA,Aloqbi AA,Perveen A,Hafeez A,Ashraf GM

更新日期：2020-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenic eye disease is among the most common causes of blindness worldwide. Current treatment approaches are insufficiently effective and partially associated with significant adverse effects. From an investigational view, the eye provides an ideal setting to observe real-time and serial observations of angiogenesi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wegewitz U,Göhring I,Spranger J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular disorders, resulting from endothelial cell dysfunction, may be caused by various stimuli, including infectious pathogens, cytotoxic reagents, and pathophysiological mechanisms mediated by immune responses. Endothelial cell dysfunction characterized by apoptosis and abnormal immune activation is, at least in p...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lin YS,Lin CF,Lei HY,Liu HS,Yeh TM,Chen SH,Liu CC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-agent therapy with molecularly targeted agents has shown limited success in tumor growth control, mainly because escape or resistance mechanisms are activated once a signalling molecule is inhibited. Rational combinations of target-specific agents could counteract this response providing a useful strategy in ca...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Porcelli L,Quatrale AE,Mantuano P,Silvestris N,Rolland JF,Biancolillo L,Paradiso A,Azzariti A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00