Therapeutic Potential of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors for Endothelial Dysfunction- Related Diseases.

abstract：:With a 2030 projection of 23.6 million deaths per year the prevalence and severity of cardiovascular disease is at an astounding high. Thus, a definitive need for the identification of novel compounds with potential to prevent or treat the disease and associated states. Moreover, there is also an ever-increasing need ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Houacine C,Khan I,Yousaf SS

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Packaging small-molecule drugs into nanoparticles improves their bio-availability, bio-compatibility and safety profiles. Multifunctional particles carrying large drug payloads for targeted transport, immune evasion and favourable drug release kinetics at the target site, require a certain minimum size usually 30-300 ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Debbage P

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：:α-Synuclein aggregation is centrally implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD). It involves multi-step nucleated polymerization process via the formation of dimers, soluble toxic oligomers and insoluble fibrils. In the present study, we synthesized a novel compound viz., Curcumin-glucoside (Curc-gluc), a modified form of...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Gadad BS,Subramanya PK,Pullabhatla S,Shantharam IS,Rao KS

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Transient left ventricular dysfunction in patients under emotional stress, also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, has been recognized as a distinct clinical entity. Recent studies have supported the concept notion that the cardiovascular system is regulated by cortical modulation. A network consisting of the insular ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Nagai M,Dote K,Kato M,Sasaki S,Oda N,Kagawa E,Nakano Y,Yamane A,Higashihara T,Miyauchi S,Tsuchiya A,Harada W,Kario K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human brain is amongst the most complex organs in human body, and delivery of therapeutic agents across the brain is a tedious task. Existence of blood brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain from invasion of undesirable substances; therefore it hinders the transport of various drugs used for the treatment of...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mittal S,Ashhar MU,Qizilbash FF,Qamar Z,Narang JK,Kumar S,Ali J,Baboota S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cathepsin K, a cysteine protease of the papain family, was identified by sequencing complementary DNA libraries derived from osteoclasts. Cathepsin K can cleave bone proteins such as Type I collagen, osteopontin, and osteonectin. The localization and maturation of cathepsin K in activated osteoclasts have been charact...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yamashita DS,Dodds RA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaginal infections caused by non-albicans species have become common in women of all age groups. The resistance of species such as Candida parapsilosis to the various antifungal agents is a risk factor attributed to these types of infections, which instigates the search for new sources of active compounds in...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： C de Lima L,A S Ramos M,Toledo LG,Rodero CF,Hilário F,Dos Santos LC,Chorilli M,Bauab TM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have significantly improved the treatment options for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease by decreasing rates of acute vessel closure and restenosis after percutaneous coronary revascularization procedures. However, early enthusiasm was temperd by reports of lat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Vorpahl M,Yazdani SK,Nakano M,Ladich E,Kolodgie FD,Finn AV,Virmani R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a systematic review on resting state cerebral blood flow activities found in first-episode psychosis (FEP) and during acute effects of cannabinoids and opioids, mental states that can be profoundly different from normal functioning. The main goal was to identify connections of cerebral blood flow measure ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Denier N,Walter M,Bendfeldt K,Lang U,Borgwardt S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease characterized by cartilage degeneration. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been associated with inflammatory diseases, including OA. Here, we investigated the potential molecular role of lncRNAs in OA pathogenesis. METHODS:ATDC5 cells were treated with lipopol...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Li L,Zhang L,Zhang Y,Jiang D,Xu W,Zhao H,Huang L

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Asthma is an allergy-mediated inflammatory disease characterised by infiltration of the airway with mast cells, lymphocytes, and eosinophils. The disease is induced by co-ordination of T-helper cell type 2 (Th2) cytokines and inflammatory signal molecules. Fruits and vegetables are a rich source of polyphenolic bioact...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Nyanhanda T,Gould EM,Hurst RD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant tumors aberrantly overexpress various embryonic genes and proto-oncogenes, including a variety of cancer-testis antigens (CTAs). CTAs belong to a class of testis-derived proteins which are only expressed in germ cells in the male testis, and the expression of CTA genes is entirely silenced in the adult somat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Yang P,Huo Z,Liao H,Zhou Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of peptides and polypeptides can be appended to either the N- or C-terminus of G protein-coupled receptors without disrupting substantially ligand binding and signal transduction. Following fusion of fluorescent proteins, reporter gene constructs or G protein alpha subunits to the C-terminal tail of a rec...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Milligan G,Feng GJ,Ward RJ,Sartania N,Ramsay D,McLean AJ,Carrillo JJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are directly associated with increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Statins have been used to control serum LDLC and this has translated into reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. However, despite hi...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Ali A,Costanzo P,Hoye A

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Immune complexes are major pathogenic factors contributing to tissue injury in a number of autoimmune diseases. Immune complexes consist of autoantibodies to self-antigens, which initiate an inflammatory response through binding to immunoglobulin Fc receptors (FcRs) or via complement components. The significance of Fc...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Kleinau S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many therapeutically active medications have significant side effects, some of which can compromise the intended therapeutic goal. The development of plasma lipid abnormalities or a dyslipidemia as the result of a medication intended for an unrelated effect has been reported. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infecti...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Whayne TF,Mukherjee D

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:During the last two decades since the identification and characterization of T cell potassium channels great advances have been made in the understanding of the role of these channels in T cell functions, especially in antigen-induced activation. Their limited tissue distribution and the recent discovery that differen...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Panyi G,Possani LD,Rodríguez de la Vega RC,Gáspár R,Varga Z

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Tamoxifen is a selective oestrogen receptor modulator (SERM). SERMs act on oestrogen receptors to inhibit oestradiol mediated negative feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, thereby upregulating gonadotrophin secretion and release from the pituitary. Hence, Tamoxifen is used to upregulate activatio...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Dimakopoulou A,Foran D,Jayasena CN,Minhas S

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is the most common medical disorder during pregnancy. Approximately 70 percent of women diagnosed with hypertension during pregnancy will have gestational hypertension-preeclampsia. The term gestational hypertension-preeclampsia is used to describe a wide spectrum of patients who may have only mild elevat...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Coppage KH,Sibai BM

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：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D exerts multiple pleiotropic effects beyond its role in calcium-phosphate metabolism. Growing evidence suggests an association between hypovitaminosis D and sleep disorders, thus increasing the interest in the role of this vitamin in the regulatory mechanisms of the sleep-wake cycle. OBJECTIVE:The ...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Romano F,Muscogiuri G,Di Benedetto E,Zhukouskaya VV,Barrea L,Savastano S,Colao A,Di Somma C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protection of the brain is strengthened by active transport and ABC transporters. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) functions as an active efflux pump by extruding a substrate from the brain, which is important for maintaining loco-regional homeostasis in the brain and protection against toxic com...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Bartels AL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organ shortage for kidney transplantation remains a challenging issue worldwide. Incompatibility between donor-recipient pairs, commonly occurring among transplant candidates who were sensitized from prior antigen exposure, serves as a significant barrier to kidney transplantation. In efforts to overcome this obst...

journal_title：Current pharmaceutical design

authors： Mustian MN,Locke JE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00