abstract：:Numerous cellular pathways have a significant impact in the growth and metastatic potential of tumors. Essential element of such pathways is the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a member of the HER family of receptor tyrosine kinases. One of the most important issues in cancer, which attracted the attention of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gialeli Ch,Kletsas D,Mavroudis D,Kalofonos HP,Tzanakakis GN,Karamanos NK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substituted 2-arylbenzothiazoles have emerged in recent years as an important pharmacophore in a number of diagnostic and therapeutic settings. Attractive features of drug candidates based on this benzothiazole scaffold include their synthetic accessibility, and synthetic approaches to 2-arylbenzothiazole-based compou...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Weekes AA,Westwell AD

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Microcin J25 (MccJ25) is a plasmid-encoded peptide of 21 L-amino acids (G1-G-A-G-H5-V-P-E-Y-F10-V-G-I-G-T15-P-I-S-F-Y20-G), excreted to the medium by an Escherichia coli strain. MccJ25 is active on Gram-negative bacteria related to the producer strain, including some pathogenic strains. The four-plasmid genes mcjABCD,...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vincent PA,Morero RD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well recognised that increased levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) protect against atherosclerosis and correlate with improved prognosis for vascular disease associated events. While many of the atheroprotective effects of HDL are ascribed to the ability to remove cholesterol from the vasculature through th...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Murphy AJ,Chin-Dusting JP,Sviridov D,Woollard KJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), frequently delivered to the patient in the solid-state as part of an approved dosage form, can exist in such diverse solid forms as polymorphs, pseudopolymorphs, salts, co-crystals and amorphous solids. Various solid forms often display different mechanical, thermal, physical ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lu J,Rohani S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to quinolones and fluoroquinolones has been increasingly reported among human and veterinary isolates during the last three decades related to their wide clinical use. Until recently, the mechanisms of resistance to quinolones in Enterobacteriaceae were believed to be only chromosome-encoded, i.e. related t...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cattoir V,Nordmann P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In their structural multiplicity and in the extent to which they occur in nature the derivatives of benzofuran are significantly lesser than the isoelectronic analogue indoles. However, these heterocyclic compounds show a variety of pharmacological properties, and change of their structure offers a high degree of dive...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： De Luca L,Nieddu G,Porcheddu A,Giacomelli G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transport mechanisms of ascorbic acid (AA) are described. The metabolism of AA and its function as an antioxidant are covered in some detail. Subsequently, indications for postoperative substitution are discussed. The supplementation of up to 300 mg of AA per day in postoperative intensive care unit patients durin...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rümelin A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) based mapping and imaging is a fast emerging technology which is being increasingly applied to investigate tissues in the high-throughput mode. The high resolution close to the cellular level, the possibility to determine the bio-distribution of molecules of interest (proteins, pepti...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Petter CH,Heigl N,Rainer M,Bakry R,Pallua J,Bonn GK,Huck CW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease is one of the most important parasitic diseases in Latin America, affecting 16 to 18 million people. Nifurtimox and Benznidazol are drugs that are commonly used in its treatment; however, these drugs produce several adverse reactions and are not effective in the chronic phase of the disease. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rivera G,Bocanegra-García V,Ordaz-Pichardo C,Nogueda-Torres B,Monge A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells (ECs) play a pivotal role in physiological and altered tissue neovascularization. They face multiple morphological, biochemical and functional changes during the different phases of angiogenesis, under the regulation of a great number of proangiogenic and antiangiogenic signals, including soluble and...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Munaron L,Fiorio Pla A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is a local or systemic tissue reaction caused by external or internal stimuli with the objective to remove the noxa, inhibit its further dissemination and eventually repair damaged tissue. Blood vessels and perivascular connective tissue are important regulators of the inflammatory process. After a short ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wilting J,Becker J,Buttler K,Weich HA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coumarins are of many different structures. They constitute an important class of pharmacological agents possessing a range of different physiological activities including anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti- inflammation, anti-HIV, anti-coagulant, anti-bacterial, analgesic and comparative immune-modulation. Recently, cou...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wu L,Wang X,Xu W,Farzaneh F,Xu R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most commonly used drugs worldwide. Nevertheless, their intake is frequently associated with gastrointestinal side effects, representing still an important medical and socio-economic problem. In recent years efforts focused on the development of highly select...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Abdel-Tawab M,Zettl H,Schubert-Zsilavecz M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyaluronidases (HAases) are a group of less extensively studied glycosidases distributed throughout the animal kingdom and are popularly known as 'spreading factors'. In recent years, HAases received much attention due to their ability to abruptly alter the hyaluronic acid (HA) homeostasis. HAases preferentially d...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Girish KS,Kemparaju K,Nagaraju S,Vishwanath BS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal somatic stem cells (SC) are naturally resistant to chemotherapeutic agents due to their expression of various membrane transporter molecules (such as MDR-1), detoxifying enzymes and DNA repair proteins. In addition, they also have a slow rate of cell turnover and therefore escape from chemotherapeutic agents th...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gangemi R,Paleari L,Orengo AM,Cesario A,Chessa L,Ferrini S,Russo P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epinephrine and Norepinephrine, typically released during stress bind to nine different adrenoceptors (AR) which classically control the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. New targets were described for the many agonists and antagonists developed for these AR, as the central nervous system. During the last three ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lüthy IA,Bruzzone A,Piñero CP,Castillo LF,Chiesa IJ,Vázquez SM,Sarappa MG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, the long-term usage of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) in HIVAIDS patients eventually leads to the development of drug resistance and severe side effect. Therefore, it is imperative to look for the novel NNRTIs with potent and broad spectrum anti-mutant activity that are also safe a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhan P,Liu X,Li Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparins are used in "therapeutic doses" for systemic anticoagulation to treat patients who have confirmed venous thromboembolism, or in "prophylactic doses "for the prevention of venous thromboembolism: they are generally lower doses and are employed once a day. Structure-function relationships are strongly influence...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Stratta P,Karvela E,Canavese C,Quaglia M,Lazzarich E,Fenoglio R,Pergolini P,Bellomo G,Cena T,Magnani C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper summarizes the possible roles of frequent and unfavourable genetic variants in cerebrovascular disorders, such as stroke and leukoaraiosis. It also approaches the topic theoretically from functional and mathematical points of view, which can help make the accumulating data on genetic variants more un...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Szolnoki Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-endopeptidases responsible for degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) components including basement membrane collagen, interstitial collagen, fibronectin, and various proteoglycans, during normal remodeling and repair processes. The turnover and remodeling of ECM must b...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Oikonomidi S,Kostikas K,Tsilioni I,Tanou K,Gourgoulianis KI,Kiropoulos TS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays an important role in the onset and prognosis of myocardial infarction. Targets of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors might include not only ACE but also MMP-9, and ACE seems to be closely associated with complications of hypertension such as cardiovascular remodelin...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Yamamoto D,Takai S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar disorder (BD) is a long-term illness with mood swings which are characterized by recurrent episodes of mania/hypomania and depression, with variable interpolations of relatively asymptomatic periods, called euthymic, in which, however, some psychopathological symptoms may persist. Although mood stabilizers, su...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Musenga A,Saracino MA,Sani G,Raggi MA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In modern industrialized societies, people are exposed to thousands of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals throughout their lifetime. Although certain occupational chemicals are known to be carcinogenic in humans, it has been difficult to definitively determine the adverse health effects of many environmental ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Weyandt J,Ellsworth RE,Hooke JA,Shriver CD,Ellsworth DL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:APN is an important zinc dependent metallo-exopeptidase; it has been considered as a suitable target for anti-cancer drug design. In this review we focus on the most effective and the most promising inhibitors of aminopeptidase N. Their binding modes to the enzyme, the attempt to explain the origin of the inhibitory a...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhang X,Xu W

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibition of protein degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is a recently developed approach to cancer treatment which extends the range of cellular targets for chemotherapy. This therapeutic strategy is very interesting since the proteasomes carry out the regulated degradation of unnecessary or dam...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Gilardini A,Marmiroli P,Cavaletti G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-based electrochemical biosensors have contributed tremendously to the fields of biology, medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, and environmental science. With electrochemical transducers and whole cells as the recognition elements, these biosensors provide new horizons for biosensing and life science research. This ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ding L,Du D,Zhang X,Ju H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular response to DNA damage is critical for determining whether carcinogenesis, cell death or other deleterious biological effects will ensue. Numerous cellular enzymatic mechanisms can directly repair damaged DNA, or allow tolerance of DNA lesions, and thus reduce potential harmful effects. These processes in...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lieberman HB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glomerulonephritides are a collection of separate diseases with differing pathogeneses that collectively are common and important causes of renal disease. Effective, non-toxic immunomodulatory treatments for glomerulonephritis are lacking. This review will focus on our understanding of the role of leukocytes in im...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kitching AR,Holdsworth SR,Hickey MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by the accumulation of excess adipose tissue associated with an increased risk of multiple morbidities and mortality. At the present time, only three drugs have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of obesity. Agonists and antagonists of s...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rivera G,Bocanegra-García V,Galiano S,Cirauqui N,Ceras J,Pérez S,Aldana I,Monge A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been exploited to study the metabolic characteristics (phenotype) of genetic disorders by taking advantage of some unique characteristics of the technique. The first application, metabolic profiling for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring in vitro, demonstrates the exceptio...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Iles RA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demyelination occurs in several central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including multiple sclerosis, viral infection and spinal cord injury and can result in severe functional impairment. Therefore there is great interest in developing therapies promoting repair in CNS demyelinating diseases and trauma. Cell replacem...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lavdas AA,Papastefanaki F,Thomaidou D,Matsas R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (SK(Ca)) channels comprise an important subclass of K(+) channels. Selective blockade of SK(Ca) channels may find application in the therapy of myotonic muscular dystrophy, gastrointestinal dysmotilities, memory disorders, narcolepsy, and alcohol abuse. In the cyclophanes descri...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Conejo-García A,Campos JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabinoids in current use such as nabilone activate both CB1 and CB2 receptors. Selective CB2 activation may provide some of the therapeutic effects of cannabinoids, such as their immuno-modulatory properties, without the psychoactive effects of CB1 activation. Therefore, cannabinoid CB2 receptors represent an attra...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ashton JC,Wright JL,McPartland JM,Tyndall JD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular pathologies in the French are not prevalent despite high dietary saturated fat consumption. This is commonly referred to as the "French Paradox" attributing its anti-lipidemic effects to moderate consumption of red wine. Resveratrol, a phytoalexin found in red wine, is currently the focus of intense res...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Raval AP,Lin HW,Dave KR,Defazio RA,Della Morte D,Kim EJ,Perez-Pinzon MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expansion of fluorescent techniques for studying the ligand-receptor interaction resulted in a burst of the novel fluorescent ligands development. The discovery of the ligand, that is of high affinity to the receptor and whose localization could be easily visualized, even on the single cell level, gave the researc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kuder K,Kieć-Kononowicz K

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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