Metallothionein: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a complex pathology characterized by the occurrence of a variety of symptoms classified as positive, negative and cognitive. Although the exact etiopathogenesis of this disorder has not been unraveled yet, many theories have been endorsed during the last years. Among these, the neurochemical theories ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mhillaj E,Morgese MG,Trabace L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, in spite of being older than a century (born in 1911), the Pictet-Spengler two component reaction (PS-2CR) is still one of the most popular reactions, not only for the synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs), tetrahydro-β-carbolines (THBCs), or more complex structures containing these two privileged moieti...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ingallina C,D'Acquarica I,Delle Monache G,Ghirga F,Quaglio D,Ghirga P,Berardozzi S,Markovic V,Botta B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since antibiotics use is currently limited due to undesired side effects and the increasing antibiotic resistance of various bacteria strains, there is a pressing need to develop new strategies and methods preventing epidemic outbreaks. The virulent potency of bacteria relies on a number of different extracellularly s...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Burchacka E,Sieńczyk M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) are metalloenzymes which catalyze CO(2) hydration to bicarbonate and protons. Five genetically distinct classes are known, which represent an excellent example of convergent evolution. Inhibition of α-CAs from vertebrates, including humans, with sulfonamides was exploited clinical...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Supuran CT

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Propofol (2, 6-diisopropylphenol) is a potent intravenous hypnotic agent which is widely used for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia and for sedation in the intensive care unit. Propofol is an oil at room temperature and insoluble in aqueous solution. Present formulations consists of 1% or 2% (w/v) propofol, ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2007, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended (class IIa, level of evidence B) in their guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery volatile anesthetics as first choice for general anesthesia in hemodynamically stable patients at risk for myocardial ischemia. This ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zaugg M,Lucchinetti E,Behmanesh S,Clanachan AS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The state-of-the-art in the investigation of drugs release from Silica-based ordered Mesoporous Materials (SMMs) is reviewed. First, the SMM systems used like host matrixes are described. Then, the model drugs studied until now, including their pharmacological action, structure and the mesoporous matrix employed for e...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Doadrio AL,Salinas AJ,Sánchez-Montero JM,Vallet-Regí M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is initial evidence, at least in cardiac surgery, that total intra-venous anesthesia (usually a propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia) is associated with an increased mortality when compared to an anesthetic plan including a halogenated anesthetics. The cardiac protective properties of halogenated agents (...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Landoni G,Pasin L,Borghi G,Zangrillo A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) despite the advances in medical management keeps on as the primary cause of morbidity and mortality for both genders in Western societies. Sex differences though modify the clinical picture as well as the effectiveness of treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this literature review ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Oikonomou E,Tsigkou V,Lazaros G,Papamikroulis GA,Papaioannou S,Siasos G,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing sugars can react non-enzymatically with amino groups of proteins and lipids to form irreversibly cross-linked macroprotein derivatives called as advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Cross-linking modification of extracellular matrix proteins by AGEs deteriorate their tertiary structural integrity and funct...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yamagishi SI,Matsui T,Ishibashi Y,Isami F,Abe Y,Sakaguchi T,Higashimoto Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease worldwide directly related to the progressive increase in overweight and obesity. The accumulation of lipids in patients with NAFLD contributes to the development of insulin resistance, inflammatory response a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Tejada S,Capó X,Mascaró CM,Monserrat-Mesquida M,Quetglas-Llabrés MM,Pons A,Tur JA,Sureda A

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic dyslipidemia has specifics that differ from dyslipidemia in patients without diabetes, which contributes to accelerated atherosclerosis equally as dysglycemia. The aim of this study was to deduce the interdependence of diabetic dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), therapeutic strategies a...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vavlukis M,Kedev S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent meta-analysis showed that the mean age of onset of psychosis among cannabis users was almost three years earlier than that of non-cannabis users. However, because cannabis users usually smoke tobacco, the use of tobacco might independently contribute to the earlier onset of psychosis. We aimed to use meta-ana...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Myles N,Newall H,Nielssen O,Large M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene delivery, a process of introducing foreign functional nucleic acids into target cells, has proven to be a very promising tool for inducing specific gene expression in host cells. Many different technologies have been developed for efficient gene delivery. Among them, electroporation has been adopted in gene deliv...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yang Z,Chang L,Chiang CL,Lee LJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protozoan parasites, such as those responsible for malaria and African Sleeping Sickness, represent a huge burden to the developing world. Current chemotherapy to combat these diseases is inadequate: antiquated, toxic and increasingly ineffective due to drug resistance. In this article, the potential usefulness of tar...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Grant KM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine is released in large amounts during myocardial ischemia and is capable of exerting potent cardioprotective effects in the heart. Although these observations on adenosine have been known for a long time, how adenosine acts to achieve its anti-ischemic effect remains incompletely understood. However, recent ad...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Liang BT,Jacobson KA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid increase in the emergence and spread of microbes resistant to conventionally used antibiotics has become a major threat to global health care. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered as a potential source of novel antibiotics because of their numerous advantages such as broad-spectrum activity, lower tenden...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Lohan S,Bisht GS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of β-adrenergic receptors in the heart is the most effective endogenous way to increase the mechanical performance of cardiac tissues to meet the requirements of a fight-or-flight situation or stress. On the other hand, sustained activation of cardiac β-receptors initiates maladaptive remodeling of the myo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Szentmiklosi AJ,Szentandrássy N,Hegyi B,Horvath B,Magyar J,Bányász T,Nanasi PP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that lead to abnormalities in transepithelial ion transport in the airways of affected patients. Lung disease is the major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis but recommende...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ratjen F,Grasemann H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three opioid receptors, mu, delta and kappa all mediate analgesia, and knockout mice with opioid receptor deletion have proven unique tools to investigate in vivo opioid pharmacology. Since a few years, a number of new mouse lines have been engineered, with several distinct mutations of the mu receptor, to assess ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gavériaux-Ruff C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke represent one of the most devastating of all neurological diseases, affecting about 15 million people per year and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and currently the leading cause of adult disability in developed countries. Blood pressure and heart rate may undergo several mo...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Maida C,Tuttolomondo A,Di Raimondo D,Daidone M,Pinto A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variation in the receptors and other intracellular targets that mediate the pharmacodynamic effects of drugs can affect therapeutic outcomes. However, at present greater knowledge is available concerning the extent of gene variation in drug metabolizing enzymes that determine drug pharmacokinetics and, in turn...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Crettol S,Petrovic N,Murray M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs) equipped with a high penetrating ability are used as a promising tool to gain access to the cell interior, cross the cell membrane and deliver bioactive small or macromolecular cargos into the cytoplasm or nucleus. The superiority of wide range of applications, high transport efficienc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Zhang F,Yang D,Jiang S,Wu L,Qin L,He H,Zhang P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrolides have broad antibacterial spectrum and proven efficacy in the management of respiratory tract infections. Over the past decade there has been progressive interest in these agents for their potential role as tissue modifying, anti-inflammatory agents. Increasingly, the effect of macrolides on numerous cell ty...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Martinez FJ,Simon RH

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Synaptic transmission through descending motor pathways to lumbar motoneurons and then to leg muscles is essential for walking in humans and rats. Spinal cord injury (SCI), even when incomplete, results in diminished transmission to motoneurons and very limited recovery of motor function. Neurotrophins have emerged as...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Arvanian V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent cardiac arrhythmia. It is a common major cause of serious diseases and is an increasing health-care burden. AF is associated with an excess amount of reactive oxygen species. In this review, we summarize several possible reactive oxygen species pathways that induce AF based on at...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ren X,Wang X,Yuan M,Tian C,Li H,Yang X,Li X,Li Y,Yang Y,Liu N,Shang H,Gao Y,Xing Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Oxidative stress and inflammation are key parameters in developing metabolic disorders. Hence, antioxidant intake might be an appropriate approach. Several studies have evaluated the effect of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation on lipid profile among patients with metabolic diseases, though f...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Sharifi N,Tabrizi R,Moosazadeh M,Mirhosseini N,Lankarani KB,Akbari M,Chamani M,Kolahdooz F,Asemi Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00