Essential Oils and Pure Volatile Compounds as Potential Drugs in Alzheimer's Disease Therapy: An Updated Review of the Literature.

abstract：:The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) transduces stress signals from the plasma membrane to the nucleus but has recently also been identified in mitochondria. Inhibition of cardiomyocyte mitochondrial STAT3 with the STAT3-specific inhibitor Stattic decreases ADP-stimulated respiration and enha...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Boengler K,Ungefug E,Heusch G,Schulz R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD) ranks as the leading cause of death in the Western world. The most widely used therapeutics utilized for the treatment of CAD are the lipid-lowering drugs, which lower plasma cholesterol. However lowering cholesterol alone may not be sufficient to provide benefit to all patient population...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Arad Y,Saxena U

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxylic acids are an important natural component as a final product or intermediates for syntheses. They are produced in plants, animals and also as products from biotechnological processes. This review presents the use of single hydroxide particles and layered double hydroxides as alternative adsorbents to remove ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Rodriguez LEG,Bail A,Castillo RO,Arízaga GGC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are professional scavengers of apoptotic and necrotic cells, and hence constantly take up self antigens. Paradoxically, macrophages are also professional antigen-presenting cells, which would seem to invite autoimmune disorders. Moreover, macrophages are effector cells in the tissue-destruction phase of au...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Munn DH,Mellor AL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has high mortality partly due to acquiring drug resistance during chemotherapy treatment. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the underlying mechanism of drug resistance. METHODS:We used 2-DE and MALDI-TOF-MS analysis to explore the possible molecular insight into 5-FU resis...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tan Y,Qin S,Hou X,Qian X,Xia J,Li Y,Wang R,Chen C,Yang Q,Miele L,Wu Q,Wang Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence shows that gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is an addictive substance. Its precursors gammabutyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) show the same properties and may pose even more risks due to different pharmacokinetics. There are indications that problematic GHB use is increasing in t...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Brunt TM,van Amsterdam JG,van den Brink W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in the world. Current pharmaceutical treatment for depression remains unsatisfactory due to its limited therapeutic efficacy and undesirable side effects. There is increasing interest in looking for alternative strategies from diet for the treatment of depressive d...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang X,Zhao F,Wang X,Niu Y,Niu L,Wang C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin has been one of the most widely used medications since its first synthesis more than 100 years ago. In addition to short-term use for pain and fever relief, regular use of aspirin has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and strokes. The issue of regular aspirin use in cancer prevention is ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Huang WK,Tu HT,See LC

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Over the last years a number of reports have described elevated numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells inside of tumors, in close proximity of the tumor, draining lymph nodes and also in peripheral blood of patients with solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. There is increasing evidence that Treg cells can migrate ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Beyer M,Schultze JL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiepileptic activity of α-substituted acetamides, lactams, and cyclic imides has been known for over six decades. We recently proposed an α-substituted amide group as the minimum pharmacophore responsible for inhibition of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by these compounds, with the implication that i...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Krivoshein AV

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although somewhat controversial, there is good evidence that long-distance travel in general is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism, even in the absence of other risk factors. This is probably due to effects consequent to prolonged sitting but air travel in particular may be associated with risk factors other tha...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bradford A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise and sports activity are beneficial both physically and psychologically but excessive exercise may have adverse physiological and psychological effects. There are methodological issues in the definition, diagnosis and etiology of exercise addiction. Several questionnaires and diagnostic tools have been develop...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Weinstein A,Weinstein Y

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：BACKGROUND:Clinic resting heart rate (RHR), is one of the cardiovascular parameters more easily measurable. In the general population RHR has been associated with total and cardiovascular mortality and higher rate of vascular events. OBJECTIVE:The case of essential hypertension is in some ways peculiar: in the past de...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Di Raimondo D,Musiari G,Grova M,Miceli G,Tuttolomondo A,Pinto A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue engineering (TE) is a promising solution for orthopaedic diseases such as bone or cartilage defects and bone metastasis. Cell culture in vitro and scaffold fabrication are two main parts of TE, but these two methods both have their own limitations. The static cell culture medium is unable to achieve m...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Wang L,Jiang D,Wang Q,Wang Q,Hu H,Jia W

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is the cornerstone of treatment in patients with coronary artery disease. However, several studies investigating the in vitro response of platelets to the administration of aspirin showed this response to be variable, with some patients exhibiting non-responsiveness or resistance. Aspirin resistance may be cat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Papathanasiou A,Goudevenos J,Tselepis AD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes liver diseases ranging from simple steatosis to progressive forms characterized by high rates of complications and mortality, namely fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Identification of patients with simple steatosis who will evolve to a more severe liv...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lombardi R,Fargion S,Fracanzani AL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of cytokine networks and the exploitation of these networks for the treatment of immune and inflammatory diseases as well as cancer depend on in vivo delivery of cytokines. Due to instability of recombinant cytokine proteins, investigators have employed cytokine-encoding gene therapy vectors to induc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Hitt MM,Gauldie J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erectile function is determined by tight regulation of relaxation or contraction of corpus cavernosal smooth muscle, which is the result of a long and complex chain of molecular events. Control of erectile function resides in signaling pathways of the central and peripheral nervous system, as well as intracellular eve...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Seftel AD

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased visceral adiposity, is an emerging cardiovascular risk factor. There is now a compelling need to quantify visceral adipose tissue not only for diagnostic purposes, but also for therapeutic interventions with weight reduction drugs or pharmaceuticals targeted to adipose tissue, as well as anti-obesity medicat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Iacobellis G,Sharma AM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoids (vitamin A and its analogs) exert profound effects on a wide variety of life processes, including morphogenesis and embryonic development. Several retinoids are also effective drugs for therapy of skin diseases and some types of cancer. However, the applicability of this class of compounds is limited by thei...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tzimas G,Nau H

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Inflammation is a complex pathological condition associated with exaggerated human immune system involving various activated immune cells and bio-molecules. Treatment of inflammatory diseases particularly chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease etc. has been a big challen...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kulkarni RG,Achaiah G,Sastry GN

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to productively infect a host, viruses must enter the cell and force host cell replication mechanisms to produce new infectious virus particles. The success of this process unfortunately results in disease progression and, in the case of infection with many viral species, may cause mortality. The discoveries ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Skoreński M,Sieńczyk M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass spectrometry information has long offered the potential of discovering biomarkers that would enable clinicians to diagnose disease, and treat it with targeted therapies. PeptideAtlas currently provides access to large-scale spectra data and identification information. This data, and the generation of targeted pep...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Killcoyne S,Deutsch EW,Boyle J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects about 20%-30% of the general population, and its clinical relevance arises from the fact that 20%-30% of these subjects develop non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a condition at risk of cirrhosis progression. In addition NAFLD, and in particular NASH patients, are al...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Petta S,Handberg A,Craxì A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the introduction of new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), the quality of life and therapeutic response for patients with epilepsy remain unsatisfactory. In addition, whilst several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been approved and consequently marketed in recent years, little is known about their long-term...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Palleria C,Cozza G,Khengar R,Libri V,De Sarro G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers in women in the Western world. Cancer treatment, especially chemotherapy, is often associated with physical and psychosocial side effects. OBJECTIVE:To improve the quality of life and manage side effects, a new integrative mind-body-medicine group concept for brea...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Haller H,Choi KE,Lange S,Kümmel S,Paul A,Cramer H,Dobos G,Voiss P

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:More and more evidences are still accumulating rapidly on the G-protein-coupled-receptors (GPCRs) dimerization/oligomerization. Such common feature of GPCRs has called extensive attention to both pharmacologists and medicinal chemists for illustration of the pharmacological functions and therapeutic utilities of such ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Liu Z,Zhang J,Zhang A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00