Perspectives on Drug Repurposing.

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic has had catastrophic Global effects on financial markets, jobs and peoples' lives. Future prevention/therapy of COVID-19 will rely heavily on vaccine development and attempts to repurpose drugs previously used for other microbial diseases. Little attention, however, has been paid to possible diff...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ratcliffe NA,Castro HC,Paixão IC,Mello CB

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive outline for understanding and recommending the therapeutic use of ozone in combination with established therapy in diseases characterized by a chronic oxidative stress is currently available. The view of the absolute ozone toxicity is incorrect, because it has been based either on lung or on studies pe...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zanardi I,Borrelli E,Valacchi G,Travagli V,Bocci V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) catalyzes the first committed step of guanosine 5'-monophosphate (GMP) biosynthesis, and thus regulates the guanine nucleotide pool, which in turn governs proliferation. Human IMPDHs are validated targets for immunosuppressive, antiviral and anticancer drugs, but as yet m...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hedstrom L,Liechti G,Goldberg JB,Gollapalli DR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality due to a single infectious agent. The currently used combination drug regimens produce cure rates that exceed 95%, given good patient adherence during the multiple months treatment period. However the recent surge in HIV infections and the synergy between HIV and TB ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Budha NR,Lee RE,Meibohm B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many serious inflammatory disorders and nutrient deficiencies induce chronic pain, and anti-inflammatory diets have been applied successfully to modify the inflammatory symptoms causing chronic pain. Numerous scientific data and clinical investigations have demonstrated that long-term inflammation could lead to an ina...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bjørklund G,Chirumbolo S,Dadar M,Pen JJ,Doşa MD,Pivina L,Semenova Y,Aaseth J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the currently available treatments for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) such as pharmacotherapy augmentation strategies, partial hospitalization programs, deep brain stimulation, and neurosurgery are efficacious for individuals suffering from more severe forms of these conditions. Unfortunate...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Fontenelle LF,Zeni-Graiff M,Quintas JN,Yücel M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many non-cardiovascular drugs of common clinical use cause, as an unwanted accessory property, the prolongation of the cardiac repolarisation process, due to the block of the HERG (Human Ether-a-go-go Related Gene) potassium channel, responsible for the repolarising I(Kr) current. This delayed cardiac repolarisation p...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Testai L,Bianucci AM,Massarelli I,Breschi MC,Martinotti E,Calderone V

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which constitutes the lipid portion of the outer leaflet of Gram-negative bacteria, is essential for growth. It is also responsible for the variety of biological effects associated with Gram-negative sepsis. Recent advances have elucidated the exact chemical structure of this highly complex m...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cipolla L,Polissi A,Airoldi C,Gabrielli L,Merlo S,Nicotra F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein p53 is a key player in mitochondrial mediated apoptotic cell death and excess p53 activity has been implicated in many disease states such athrosclerosis, diabetes, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, AIDS, P. falciparum and S. typhimurium infections. Thus, chemical ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Nayak SK,Panesar PS,Kumar H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics play an irreplaceable role in the prevention and treatment of bacterial infection diseases. However, because of the improper use of antibiotics, bacterial resistance emerges as a major challenge of public health all over the world. The small thiol molecules such as glutathione can directly react and conjug...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ouyang Y,Li J,Peng Y,Huang Z,Ren Q,Lu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific noncovalent interactions that are indicative of attractive, directional intermolecular forces have always been of key interest to medicinal chemists in their search for the "glue" that holds drugs and their targets together. With the rapid increase in the number of solved biomolecular structures as well as th...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhou P,Huang J,Tian F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation aims to evaluate strategies for an efficient selection of bioactive compounds from the multitude and biodiversity of the plant kingdom. Statistics prove natural products (NPs) as a source leading most consistently to successful development of new drugs. However, there are several reasons why the int...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rollinger JM,Langer T,Stuppner H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of liver-specific autoantigens has given a fresh impetus to research in the pathogenesis of autoimmune liver diseases, viral-triggered and drug-induced autoimmunity affecting the liver. Intriguing is the fact that most of the liver-specific autoantigens are enzymes of key importance for cell's homeost...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Bogdanos DP,Dalekos GN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder affecting women in reproductive age. Although the etiology of PCOS remains unclear, it is believed to result from genetic, environmental and behavioral interactions. Women with PCOS have higher lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vélez LM,Motta AB

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agents modulating apoptosis are of extraordinary promise for the treatment of several states of disease including cancer, AIDS, neurodegenerative and ischemic diseases. In this review a brief summary of cellular pathways relevant to programmed cell death first is given and potential therapeutic targets therein are emp...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Deigner HP,Kinscherf R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESC) is considered a promising model to perform in vitro testing for neuroactive and neurotoxic compounds. We studied the potential of a dual reporter murine ESC line to identify bioactive and/or toxic compounds. This line expressed firefly luciferase under the control o...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kern I,Xu R,Julien S,Suter DM,Preynat-Seauve O,Baquié M,Poncet A,Combescure C,Stoppini L,Thriel CV,Krause KH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise a large protein family of transmembrane receptors involved in many physiological processes. They are engaged in various transduction processes of extracellular signals into intracellular responses. Due to their involvement in numerous diseases they represent an important ph...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Jakobs D,Sorkalla T,Häberlein H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a widespread form of dementia that is estimated to affect 44.4 million people worldwide. AD pathology is closely related to the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides in fibrils and plagues, the small oligomeric intermediate species formed during the Aβ peptides aggregation presenting t...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Chiorcea-Paquim AM,Enache TA,Oliveira-Brett AM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyphenols are probably the most known and investigated molecules of nutritional interest as micronutrients present in abundance in our diet. Some of the most important food sources of polyphenols in the Mediterranean diet are olives and olive oil. A growing body of evidence from animal models to clinical s...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Carito V,Ceccanti M,Tarani L,Ferraguti G,Chaldakov GN,Fiore M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing production of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) exploited in many consumer products, a wider number of people is expected to be exposed to such materials in the near future, both in occupational and environmental settings. This has raised concerns about the possible implications on public health. In ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Campagnolo L,Massimiani M,Magrini A,Camaioni A,Pietroiusti A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus of this review is the cellular internalisation mechanism of nanostructured systems (NSs) and their endosomal escape for targeted drug delivery. Endocytosis is a cellular process of internalisation of different molecules and foreign microorganisms. It is currently being studied for drug delivery through nanos...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Voltan AR,Alarcon KM,Fusco-Almeida AM,Soares CP,Mendes-Giannini MJS,Chorilli M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal phytotoxins are natural secondary metabolites produced by plant pathogenic fungi during host-pathogen interactions. They have received considerable particular attention for elucidating disease etiology, and consequently to design strategies for disease control. Due to wide differences in their chemical structur...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vurro M,Boari A,Casella F,Zonno MC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease is one of the most important endemic diseases in Latin America, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. The drugs used for the treatment of this disease, nifurtimox and benznidazole, are toxic and present severe side effects. The need of effective drugs, without adverse effects, has stimulated the search for new c...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Salas CO,Faúndez M,Morello A,Maya JD,Tapia RA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme is an essential molecule with contradictory biological functions. In hemoproteins such as hemoglobin and cytochromes protein-bound heme is a prosthetic group serving physiological functions as a transporter for oxygen and electrons. On the other hand free heme can have deleterious effects by generating reactive o...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wijayanti N,Katz N,Immenschuh S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The market, sales and regulatory approval of new human medicines, during the past few years, indicates increasing number and share of new biologics and emergence of new multibillion dollar molecules. The global sale of monoclonal antibodies in 2006 were $20.6 billion. Remicade had annual sales gain of $1 billion durin...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Maggon K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platinum complex-based chemotherapy is one of the major treatment options of many malignancies. Although severe side effects occur, and only a limited spectrum of tumors can be cured, Pt compounds are used in every second therapy scheme. Thus, many different drug design strategies have been employed for improving the ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Hartinger CG,Nazarov AA,Ashraf SM,Dyson PJ,Keppler BK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:gammadelta T lymphocytes are involved in the defence from viral and mycobacterial infections; however they are also responsible for autoimmune reactions. Herein, we discuss the characteristics of these cells, focusing on the mechanism(s) underlying extravasation and tissue localization. We show that Vdelta1 and Vdelta...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Poggi A,Catellani S,Fenoglio D,Borsellino G,Battistini L,Zocchi MR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chymase stored in mast cells activates matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, which may relate to the progression of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS). We investigated the preventive effect of a chymase inhibitor, TY-51469, on monocrotaline-induced SOS in hamsters. Hamsters were orally administrated with a single dose ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Masubuchi S,Komeda K,Takai S,Jin D,Tashiro K,Li ZL,Otsuki Y,Okamura H,Hayashi M,Uchiyama K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review covers the compounds isolated from marine sponges with neuroprotective activities during the period between 1999 and 2014 based on their chemical structures, collections sites, sponge taxonomy and neuroprotective effects. These compounds were isolated from marine sponges collected from 18 countries, most o...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Alghazwi M,Kan YQ,Zhang W,Gai WP,Yan XX

更新日期：2016-01-01 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