Recent Advances and Challenges in Steroid Metabolomics for Biomarker Discovery.

abstract：:Clinically significant antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century. Yet new antibiotics are currently being developed at a much slower pace than our growing need for such drugs. Instead of focusing on conventional therapeutics that target in vitro bacterial viability, an alterna...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wang Y,Ma S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purinergic receptor P2X7 is highly expressed in immune peripheral and central cells suggesting its important role in numerous diseases characterized by inflammatory processes like cancer, or neurodegenerative pathologies in relation with modulation of the immune system. Thereby, antagonization of this receptor may...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Baudelet D,Lipka E,Millet R,Ghinet A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large family of calcium-dependent zinc- containing endopeptidases, which are responsible for the tissue remodeling and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), including collagens, elastins, gelatin, matrix glycoproteins, and proteoglycan. The inappropriate expression of th...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Yadav RK,Gupta SP,Sharma PK,Patil VM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced enteropancreatic (EP) neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can be treated with several different therapies, including chemotherapy, biotherapy, and locoregional treatments. Over the last few decades, impressive progress has been made in the biotherapy field. Three main druggable molecular targets have been studied an...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fazio N,Scarpa A,Falconi M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raltegravir, the only drug targeting the integration step in HIV-1 life cycle, makes β-ketoenol integrase (IN) strand transfer inhibitor (STI) gain a definitive place in the treatment of HIV-1 infection. However, the emergence of viral strains resistant to β-ketoenol STI demands a continued effort toward the discovery...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Yu S,Zhao G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumor, with an incidence of 3.19 cases per 100,000 person years and remarkably poor prognosis showing a 5-year survival rate of 4-5%, and only a 26-33% survival rate at 2 years in clinical trials. OBJECTIVE:In this paper, we review the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Batash R,Asna N,Schaffer P,Francis N,Schaffer M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin-related 7 (TRPM7) is a non-selective cation channel fused with a functional kinase domain. Physiologically, TRPM7 channel is involved in magnesium homeostasis, cell survival and gastrulation. The channel part is responsible for calcium, magnesium, and metal trace entries. Cation...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gautier M,Perrière M,Monet M,Vanlaeys A,Korichneva I,Dhennin-Duthille I,Ouadid-Ahidouch H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA aptamers are non-coding small RNAs that bind to their cognate targets with high specificity and affinity. They are generally identified by iterative rounds of in vitro selection termed SELEX (Systemic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment). Similar to antibodies, they can inhibit, modulate and disrupt the...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Li Y,Wu H,Niu Y,Hu Y,Li Q,Cao C,Cai J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular signaling is regulated by several biochemical reactions, whose dynamics depends on changes in the fluxes of specific ligands through the containment barriers that are the biological membranes. The regulation of this complex dynamic equilibrium is mainly due to the activity of border proteins, that must be abl...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Dainese E,Oddi S,Maccarrone M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of anandamide as an endogenous ligand for the cannabinoid receptors has led to a resurgence of interest in the fatty acid amides. However, N-palmitoylethanolamine (PEA), a shorter and fully saturated analogue of anandamide, has been known since the fifties. This endogenous compound is a member of the N-a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lambert DM,Vandevoorde S,Jonsson KO,Fowler CJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation plays a critical role in the atherosclerotic process in various vascular beds, starting from endothelial dysfunction and counting all stages of plaque development. The significant contribution of inflammation in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis has been documented over many years but its ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vavuranakis M,Kariori M,Vrachatis D,Siasos G,Kalogeras K,Bei E,Moldovan C,Lavda M,Aznaouridis K,Oikonomou E,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin, a tryptophan-derived neurohormone found in animals, plants, and microbes, participates in various biological and physiological functions. Among other properties, numerous in vitro or in vivo studies have reported its therapeutic potential against many parasites, bacteria and viruses. In this concern, melato...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Elmahallawy EK,Luque JO,Aloweidi AS,Gutiérrez-Fernández J,Sampedro-Martínez A,Rodriguez-Granger J,Kaki A,Agil A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted therapy has been recently highlighted due to the reduction of side effects and improvement in overall efficacy and survival to different types of cancers. Considering the approval of many monoclonal antibodies in the last twenty years, cancer treatment can be accomplished by the combination of monoclonal anti...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Petrilli R,Pinheiro DP,de Cássia Evangelista de Oliveira F,Galvão GF,Marques LGA,Lopez RFV,Pessoa C,Eloy JO

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visible light is absorbed by photoacceptors in pigmented and non-pigmented mammalian cells, activating signaling cascades and downstream mechanisms that lead to the modulation of cellular processes. Most studies have investigated the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic applications of UV and the red to near...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Garza ZCF,Born M,Hilbers PAJ,van Riel NAW,Liebmann J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there has been a growing interest in computer-based screening. One of the driving forces has been the increased efficiency of protein crystallography leading to the real possibility of using structure-based design as a significant contributor to the discovery of novel ligands. In 1957 after 22 years of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Glen RC,Allen SC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthocyanins are generally considered to be the largest and the most important group of water-soluble pigments in plants. They are widely consumed by humans as natural compounds of vegetables, fruits, and red wine. Anthocyanins as well as other flavonoids show protective qualities against variety of pathologies, inclu...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bártíková H,Skálová L,Dršata J,Boušová I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are diverse group of compounds used for the treatment of inflammation, since the introduction of acetylsalicylic acid in 1899. Traditional (first generation) NSAIDs exert antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects through the blockade of prostaglandin synthe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Chakraborti AK,Garg SK,Kumar R,Motiwala HF,Jadhavar PS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analytical chemists have increasingly turned their attention to drug discovery and drug analysis and to solve fundamental questions of biological significance in physiology and genetics. New technologies have been developed, and a variety of instruments have been redesigned for biomedical applications. The development...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hanai T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) is characterized by behavioral changes, executive dysfunctions, and language impairment, sustained by different neuropathological patterns. The collective efforts of clinical, pathological and genetic studies have recently opened new insights into the underpinnings of pathologi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bigni B,Premi E,Pilotto A,Padovani A,Borroni B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder that is believed to have complex genetic and environmental influences in the pathogenesis, but etiologies are unidentified for most patients. Until the major causes are better defined, drug development is directed at downstream pathophysi...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Blasco H,Mavel S,Corcia P,Gordon PH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:gamma-Amino butyric acid is an extremely important inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system and is essential for the overall balance between neuronal excitation and inhibition. It is well documented that GABA deficiency is associated with several important neurological disorders such as Hunt...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gajcy K,Lochyński S,Librowski T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters are involved in drug absorption, distribution and elimination. They also mediate multidrug resistance in cancer cells. Isoflavones, such as genistein (GNT), belong to a class of naturally-occurring compounds found at high concentrations in commonly consumed soya based-foods and ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rigalli JP,Ciriaci N,Mottino AD,Catania VA,Ruiz ML

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) translationally repressing their target messenger RNAs due to their gene-regulatory functions play an important but not unexpected role in a tumour development. More surprising are the findings that levels of various miRNAs are well correlated with presence of specific tumours and formation of metas...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pekarik V,Gumulec J,Masarik M,Kizek R,Adam V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are disorders with increasing prevalence. The presence of CKD increases the risk of incident AF and vice versa, and the presence of AF may accelerate CKD progression. Nearly a third of patients with established CKD also have AF, whilst half of AF patients may h...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Potpara TS,Jokic V,Dagres N,Larsen TB,Lane DA,Hindricks G,Lip GY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine protease thrombin is a key enzyme in the control of blood coagulation and displays numerous other effects on platelet, endothelial and smooth muscle cell function. The pre-eminence of thrombin in the coagulation cascade has made the enzyme a popular drug target in the search for more clinically acceptable a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Menear K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polystyrene-based 2-chlorotrityl resin was originally used in the synthesis of peptides using an Fmoc-amino acid/carboxyl-linked protocol. While traditionally employed to prepare a number of biologically active peptides, the resin has received increasing attention as a support for the synthesis of pseudopeptide an...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hoekstra WJ

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical treatment of multifactorial pathologies (e.g. cancer, Alzheimer's disease, psychiatric disorders), is still a major challenge. Many researches have been published dealing with the design of multiple ligands, able to act at the same time towards several targets relevant for a given pathology. In the presen...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Costantino L,Barlocco D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (Type 1 diabetes, T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells by proinflammatory autoreactive T cells. In the past, several therapeutic approaches have been exploited by immunologists aiming to regulate the autoim...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fierabracci A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is an initial response of the body to a harmful stimuli and it is achieved by the increased movement of leukocytes (especially granulocytes) from blood into injured tissues. It is required for healing wounds and infections. Despite their indispensable role in microbial killing, the inflammation reactions ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Soubhye J,Aldib I,Delporte C,Prévost M,Dufrasne F,Antwerpen PV

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether the increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients is due to the syndrome as a whole or simply the sum of the risks of its individual component parts is still obscure. These two clinical entities share many pathophysiological links and thus distinction between a casual observatio...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Georgakopoulos C,Vlachopoulos C,Lazaros G,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00