abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipids are essential components of cells that participate in metabolic and endocrine regulation and reproductive functions. The main organs where lipid regulation takes place are the liver and adipose tissue. Besides, when each tissue specific action cannot be exerted, it could lead to several endocrine-meta...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ferrer MJ,Silva AF,Abruzzese GA,Velázquez ME,Motta AB

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review aims to provide a complete and comprehensive summary of current literature relevant to oxysterols and related diseases. Oxidation of cholesterol leads to the formation of a large number of oxidized products, generally known as oxysterols. They are intermediates in the biosynthesis of bile acids, ste...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Samadi A,Sabuncuoglu S,Samadi M,Isikhan SY,Chirumbolo S,Peana M,Lay I,Yalcinkaya A,Bjørklund G

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COVID-19 has brought the world to its knees and there is an urgent need for new strategies to identify molecules capable of fighting the pandemic. During the last few decades NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) spectroscopy has emerged as an intriguing structural biology instrument in the antiviral drug discove...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vincenzi M,Leone M

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report herein the synthesis of a novel dicationic boron dipyrromethene derivative (compound 3) which is symmetrically substituted with two trimethylammonium styryl groups. METHODS:The antibacterial photodynamic activity of compound 3 was determined against sixteen methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aur...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Dharmaratne P,Yu L,Wong RC,Chan BC,Lau KM,Wang B,Lau CB,Fung KP,Ng DK,Ip M

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide metabolism has been targeted for many years and in various clinical settings, including cancer. The increased knowledge of certain enzymes involved in this metabolism and in associated cellular processes accumulated over the last few years, gives important information to the druggability of certain prot...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Forey P,Cros-Perrial E,Dumontet C,Jordheim LP

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of biodegradable nanoparticles is an important tool for the biological transport of chemical compounds. The nanoencapsulation reduces the biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic drawbacks of compounds and enhances their biological properties. Naturally occurring polymers such as proteins and polysacchari...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Lopes VF,Giongo CN,de Almeida Campos L,Abraham WR,Mainardes RM,Khalil NM

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetics is a field of biological sciences focused on the study of reversible, heritable changes in gene function not due to modifications of the genomic sequence. These changes are the result of a complex cross-talk between several molecular mechanisms, that is in turn orchestrated by genetic and environmental fac...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： De Riso G,Cocozza S

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial intelligence methods, in particular, machine learning, has been playing a pivotal role in drug development, from structural design to clinical trial. This approach is harnessing the impact of computer-aided drug discovery thanks to large available data sets for drug candidates and its new and complex manner...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Musella S,Verna G,Fasano A,Di Micco S

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

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：:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been a global challenge. The complicated forms of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) can evolve to multiple-organ failure, including several coagulopathies related to a sudden worsening of respiratory status. This article aimed to review s...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pena ALB,Oliveira RA,Severo RG,Simões E Silva AC

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have demonstrated that halogenated agents elicit myocardial conditioning effects when adminis-tered perioperatively in cardiac surgery. Recent evidence has been published of the benefits of maintaining exposure to halogenated agents during the early postoperative period. The enzymatic mechan...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Guerrero Orriach JL,Escalona Belmonte JJ,Ramirez Aliaga M,Ramirez Fernandez A,Rodriguez Capitan MJ,Quesada Muñoz G,Raigón Ponferrada A,Alcaide Torres J,Santiago-Fernandez C,Matute Gonzalez E,Rubio Navarro M,Bautista R,Gómez Maldo

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COX-2, a key enzyme that catalyzed the rate-limiting steps in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins, played a pivotal role in inflammatory process. Different from other family members, COX-2 was barely detectable in normal physiological conditions and highly inducible during acute inflammatory response ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cui J,Jia J

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resveratrol, a natural polyphenol product, is used in plant defense from fungal and microbial aggression. It is found naturally, especially in plants such as grapes, peanuts, and berries. It has the highest concentrations in blueberries, mulberries, blackberries, and the skin of red grapes. Resveratrol has v...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kumar S,Chang YC,Lai KH,Hwang TL

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex common diseases are a significant burden for our societies and demand not only preventive measures but also more effective, safer, and more affordable treatments. The whole process of the current model of drug discovery and development implies a high investment by the pharmaceutical industry, which ultimately ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Schcolnik-Cabrera A,Juárez-López D,Duenas-Gonzalez A

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a heightened inflammatory response in the lung generally resulting from tobacco smoking-induced recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells and/or activation of lower airway structural cells. Several mediators can modulate activation and recruitment of these...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Nucera F,Lo Bello F,Shen SS,Ruggeri P,Coppolino I,Di Stefano A,Stellato C,Casolaro V,Hansbro PM,Adcock IM,Caramori G

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug repositioning is a strategy to identify new uses for approved or investigational drugs that are used off-label outside the scope of the original medical indication. In this review we report the most relevant studies about drug repositioning in hematology, reporting the signalling pathways and molecular targets of...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Allegra A,Imbesi C,Bitto A,Ettari R

更新日期：2020-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Andrographolide, the main bioactive component separated from Andrographis paniculata in 1951, have been scrutinized with modern drug discovery approach for anti-inflammatory properties since 1984. Identifying new uses for existing drugs can be facilitated by evidence linking them to known or yet undiscovered drug targ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ren X,Xu W,Sun J,Dong B,Awala H,Wang L

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent market approval of Pitolisant (Wakix®), the interest in clinical application for novel multifunctional histamine H3 receptor antagonists has clearly increased. Several combinations of different H3R pharmacophores with pharmacophoric elements of other G-protein coupled receptors, transporters or enzymes...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Szczepańska K,Kuder KJ,Kieć-Kononowicz K

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19, a type of infection that emerged in Wuhan, has become a pandemic affecting people worldwide and is rapidly spreading and evolving. Day by day, the confirmed cases and deaths are increasing many folds. SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus; therefore, limited data are available to curb the disease. Epidemiological appr...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Kumar R,Harilal S,Al-Sehemi AG,Mathew GE,Carradori S,Mathew B

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Virtual screening is an important means for lead compound discovery. The scoring function is the key to selecting hit compounds. Many scoring functions are currently available; however, there are no all-purpose scoring functions because different scoring functions tend to have conflicting results. Recently, neural net...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Shan W,Li X,Yao H,Lin K

更新日期：2020-05-26 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：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by hyperglycemia, resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. There are several factors such as hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress (OS), namely the production of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), that actively contribute to the development and...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Sousa A,Ribeiro D,Fernandes E,Freitas M

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most powerful antigen-presenting cells which link the innate and adaptive immune responses. Depending on the context DCs initiate the immune responses or contribute to immune tolerance. Any disturbance in their phenotypes and functions may initiate inflammatory or autoimmune diseases. Hen...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Rahimi K,Hassanzadeh K,Khanbabaei H,Haftcheshmeh SM,Ahmadi A,Izadpanah E,Mohammadi A,Sahebkar A

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:For many years clinicians have been searching for "kidney troponin"- a simple diagnostic tool to assess risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Recently, the rise in the variety of contrast-related procedures (contrast computed tomography [CT], percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] and angiography) have resulted in incr...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Zdziechowska M,Gluba-Brzózka A,Franczyk B,Rysz J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a pathological loss of bone mass due to an imbalance in bone remodeling where osteoclast-mediated bone resorption exceeds osteoblast-mediated bone formation resulting in skeletal fragility and fractures. Anti-resorptive agents such as bisphosphonates and SERMs, and anabolic drugs that stimulate bone fo...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Li H,Xiao Z,Quarles LD,Li W

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is the world's second leading cause of death after heart diseases, and involves abnormal cell growth at a primary site and the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Tumors are highly heterogeneous and consist of subgroups of cells with distinct characteristics. Of these, the cancer stem cells (CSC) ni...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vizetto-Duarte C,Branco PC,Custódio L

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential oils constituents are a diverse family of low molecular weight organic compounds with comprehensive biological activity. According to their chemical structure, these active compounds can be divided into four major groups: terpenes, terpenoids, phenylpropenes, and "others". In addition, they may contain diver...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Burčul F,Blažević I,Radan M,Politeo O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelium plays an essential role in human homeostasis by regulating arterial blood pressure, distributing nutrients and hormones as well as providing a smooth surface that modulates coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammation. Endothelial dysfunction is present in Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and contributes to the develo...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Tentolouris A,Eleftheriadou I,Tzeravini E,Tsilingiris D,Paschou SA,Siasos G,Tentolouris N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement plays a vital role in our innate immune defense against invasive microorganisms. Excessive complement activation or insufficient control of activation on host cells, however, is associated with several chronic disorders. Essential to the activation and amplification of the Alternative Pathway (AP) of comple...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Wiles JA,Galvan MD,Podos SD,Geffner M,Huang M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many pathways regarding healthy cells and/or linked to diseases onset and progression depend on large assemblies including multi-protein complexes. Protein-protein interactions may occur through a vast array of modules known as Protein Interaction Domains (PIDs). OBJECTIVE:This review concerns with PIDs rec...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vincenzi M,Mercurio FA,Leone M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemoprevention is based on the use of non-toxic, pharmacologically active agents to prevent tumor progression. In this regard, natural dietary agents have been described by the most recent literature as promising tools for controlling onset and progression of malignancies. Extensive research has been so far performed...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Raimondi L,De Luca A,Giavaresi G,Barone A,Tagliaferri P,Tassone P,Amodio N

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In view of many current mosquito-borne diseases there is a need for the design of novel repellents. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this article is to review the results of the researches carried out by the authors in the computer-assisted design of novel mosquito repellents. METHODS:Two methods in the computat...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Basak SC,Bhattacharjee AK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a public health burden and its co-existence with hypertension is long established in the context of the metabolic syndrome. Both DM and hypertension are major risk factors, for end-stage renal disease, cardiovascular events and mortality. Strict blood pressure (BP) control in diabetics...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Loutradis C,Papadopoulou E,Angeloudi E,Karagiannis A,Sarafidis P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and relapsing heterogenous autoimmune disease that primarily affects women of reproductive age. Genetic and environmental risk factors are involved in the pathogenesis of SLE, and susceptibility genes have recently been identified. However, as gene therapy is far from cl...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Pan Q,Guo Y,Guo L,Liao S,Zhao C,Wang S,Liu HF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a life-threatening and infectious disease in which the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is mainly transmitted through Mother-To- Child Transmission (MTCT) during pregnancy, labour and delivery, or breastfeeding. This review provides an overview of the distinct ...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Melo R,Lemos A,Preto AJ,Bueschbell B,Matos-Filipe P,Barreto C,Almeida JG,Silva RDM,Correia JDG,Moreira IS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein Kinase Inhibitors (PKIs) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors (HDACIs) are two important classes of anticancer agents and have provided a variety of small molecule drugs for the treatment of various types of human cancers. However, malignant tumors are of a multifactorial nature that can hardly be "cured" by tar...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Ling Y,Liu J,Qian J,Meng C,Guo J,Gao W,Xiong B,Ling C,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are a relatively new class of anti-cancer agents that play important roles in epigenetic or non-epigenetic regulation, inducing death, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest in cancer cells. Recently, their use has been clinically validated in cancer patients resulting in the approval b...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Cappellacci L,Perinelli DR,Maggi F,Grifantini M,Petrelli R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sterile alpha motif (Sam) domain is a small helical protein module, able to undergo homo- and hetero-oligomerization, as well as polymerization, thus forming different types of protein architectures. A few Sam domains are involved in pathological processes and consequently, they represent valuable target...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Vincenzi M,Mercurio FA,Leone M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents the detailed account of factors leading to cancer and design strategy for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives as anticancer agents. The recent survey for cancer treatment in Cancer facts and figures 2017 American Chemical Society has shown progressive development in fighting cancer. Researc...

journal_title：Current medicinal chemistry

authors： Akhtar MJ,Yar MS,Sharma VK,Khan AA,Ali Z,Haider MDR,Pathak A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00