Obstacles and Opportunities for Cholinergic Drug Development in the Treatment of Cognitive Disorders.

abstract：:Since the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) various strategies were employed to counter its devastating actions. One such concept relies on the prevention of HIV entry into host's "competent" cells by means of compounds known as entry inh...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Micewicz ED,Ruchala P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein is a cAMP-regulated Cl- channel whose major function is to facilitate epithelial fluid secretion. Loss-of-function mutations in CFTR cause the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. CFTR is required for transepithelial fluid transport in certain secretor...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Verkman AS,Synder D,Tradtrantip L,Thiagarajah JR,Anderson MO

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite the limited evidence about the effect of micronutrient supplementation on the semen quality, many micronutrient supplements have been used to improve male fertility. Approximately, 40%-50% of male infertility cases in general and up to 80% in men with idiopathic infertility cases are caused by oxidat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Dimitriadis F,Tsounapi P,Zachariou A,Kaltsas A,Sokolakis I,Hatzichristodoulou G,Symeonidis EN,Kotsiris D,Gabales MR,Vlachopoulou E,Takenaka A,Sofikitis N

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The last few decades have witnessed enormous advancements in the field of Pharmaceutical drug, design and delivery. One of the recent developments is the advent of 3DP technology. It has earlier been successfully employed in fields like aerospace, architecture, tissue engineering, biomedical research, medica...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mirza MA,Iqbal Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Virtual Screening methodologies have emerged as efficient alternatives for the discovery of new drug candidates. At the same time, ensemble methods are nowadays frequently used to overcome the limitations of employing a single model in ligand-based drug design. However, many applications of ensemble methods ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Helguera AM,Perez-Castillo Y,D S Cordeiro MN,Tejera E,Paz-Y-Miño C,Sánchez-Rodríguez A,Teijeira M,Ancede-Gallardo E,Cagide F,Borges F,Cruz-Monteagudo M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrins alpha(1)beta(1) and alpha(2)beta(1) are highly expressed on the microvascular endothelial cells, and blocking of their adhesive properties significantly reduced the VEGF-driven neovascularization ratio and tumor growth in animal models. Hence, inhibitors of the alpha(1)beta(1) and alpha(2) beta(1) integrins,...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Calvete JJ,Marcinkiewicz C,Sanz L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present mini review offers a brief overview on the preparation and modification of gold nanomaterials (AuNMs) designed for biomedical applications, including biosensors, bioimaging, phototherapy and importantly gene/drug delivery. As biocompatibility is a prerequisite for safe pharmaceutical application, the poten...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Rossi M,Pina CD,Falletta E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms and factors causing or influencing degenerative diseases require tailor-made solutions. Natural polysaccharides are among the most versatile building units of the novel drug delivery systems. Their properties can be easily tailored to specific needs because they depend not only on the first-order struct...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Karewicz A,Bielska D,Nowakowska M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain is characterized by complicated combination of positive (e.g., hyperalgesia and allodynia) and negative (e.g., hypoesthesia and hypoalgesia) symptoms, and is often refractory to conventional pharmacological agents, including morphine. Although the molecular mechanisms for positive symptoms are extensi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ueda H,Uchida H

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Thymulin is a thymic hormone exclusively produced by the epithelial cells of the thymus. After its discovery and initial characterization in the '70s, it was demonstrated that the production and secretion of thymulin are strongly influenced by the neuro-endocrine system. Conversely, a growing body of evidence, to be r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Reggiani PC,Schwerdt JI,Console GM,Roggero EA,Dardenne M,Goya RG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 resistance to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors such as 3'-azido-2', 3'-dideoxythymidine (AZT) can arise through mutations in the coding region of reverse transcriptase (RT) that enhance the enzyme's ability to remove the drug after it has been incorporated. This excision ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Smith AJ,Scott WA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients with fatality rates ranging from 30 % to 80 % in neutropenic patients. This results at least partly in difficulties obtaining a reliable and early diagnosis, followed by the fact that clinical symptoms are unspecific a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lackner M,Lass-Flörl C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart is a sophisticated endocrine gland synthesizing a family of peptide hormones by three different genes. These cardiac hormones are stored as 3 prohormones, i.e. atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) prohormones. Within the ANP prohormones are 4 ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vesely DL

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:In the third millennium preventive medicine is becoming a corner stone in our concept of health. Colorectal cancer (CRC) fits the criteria of a disease suitable for prevention interventions. It is a prevalent disease that is associated with considerable mortality and morbidity rates, with more than 1,000,000 new cases...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Boursi B,Arber N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many plant species and tissues have been investigated as production and delivery vehicles for recombinant pharmaceutical proteins. Examples include cultured cells, whole aquatic plants and transgenic plants expressing recombinant proteins in their leaves, seeds, fruits or tubers/roots. Each platform has unique propert...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Hofbauer A,Stoger E

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

abstract：:Over the last two decades, SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) and especially PET (positron emission tomography) have proven increasingly effective imaging modalities in the study of human psychopharmacology. Abusing populations can be studied at multiple times after abstinence begins, to give informati...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gatley SJ,Volkow ND,Wang GJ,Fowler JS,Logan J,Ding YS,Gerasimov M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphosphonates are widely use for pathologies such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease or bone metastasis. However, their potent antiresorptive properties open new therapeutic opportunities for other conditions associated with an increased focal or systemic bone remodelling. Moreover, apart from their antiresorptive act...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Le Goff B,Berthelot JM,Maugars Y,Romas E

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy is one of the most frequently employed and reliable treatment options for the management of a variety of cancers. Taxanes (paclitaxel, docetaxel and cabazitaxel) are frequently prescribed to treat breast cancer, hormone refractory prostate cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer. Most of the...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kumar P,Raza K,Kaushik L,Malik R,Arora S,Katare OP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Origanum vulgare is used in Armenian cuisine as well as in folk medicine. The aim of this investigation was to determine the peculiarities of the chemical composition of Armenian flora's oregano essential oil (EO) and ethanol extract (EE) and to characterize mainly antioxidant and antibacterial properties in...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Moghrovyan A,Sahakyan N,Babayan A,Chichoyan N,Petrosyan M,Trchounian A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans have always lived with tubercle bacilli. Host susceptibility both inherited and acquired determines whether an individual infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis will eventually fall ill and develop tuberculosis (TB). After infection with M. tuberculosis, a latent TB infection may ensue reflected by immune r...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： van Altena R,Duggirala S,Gröschel MI,van der Werf TS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydrogen gas (H2 ) has entered the world of experimental therapeutics approximately four and a half decades ago. Over the years, this simple molecule appears to drive more and more scientific attention perhaps due to a dualism of H2 affirmative features demonstrated in numerous in vitro, animal and human stu...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ostojic SM

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein palmitoylation is a fundamental and reversible post-translational lipid modification that involves a series of biological processes. Although a large number of experimental studies have explored the molecular mechanism behind the palmitoylation process, the computational methods has attracted much attention fo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Li Y,Pu F,Wang J,Zhou Z,Zhang C,He F,Ma Z,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are known to play a key role in regulation of gastric functions. Interferon-alpha (IFN-α) has been published to impair gastric motility. Aims of this study were to clarify effect of IFN-α on gastric acid secretion (GAS) and determine role of nitric oxide (NO) in the process. Both subcutaneous (1000, 10000, 1...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Czimmer J,Király Á,Szabó IL,Mózsik G,Sütő G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase is a specialized enzymatic complex responsible for the synthesis of telomeric repeats 5'-TTAGGG-3' localized at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. This mechanism prevents shortening of telomeres after each cell division. The enzyme is detected in about 85% of human tumors, but it is not expressed in normal...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Romaniuk A,Kopczynski P,Ksiazek K,Rubis B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can exist in different polymorphic forms as well as in amorphous state. Polymorphic and amorphous forms of APIs can differ in physicochemical properties which in turn can significantly influence their therapeutic safety and effectiveness of the treatment. This review focuses on...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Talaczynska A,Dzitko J,Cielecka-Piontek J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinases are potential targets of drugs to treat many human diseases. Intensive efforts have been made to develop protein kinase inhibitors, but a major challenge is achieving specificity. Exploiting regulatory elements outside the ATP binding pocket, such as the substrate binding site, may provide an alternati...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Licht-Murava A,Eldar-Finkelman H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00