abstract：:Olpadronate is a nitrogenated bisphosphonate. Although it shares the therapeutic and pharmacological properties of pamidronate and alendronate, it has a greater dosage amplitude, more predictable effects and a greater digestive tolerability than other bisphosphates. Therefore, it may be more appropriate in the treatme...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Roldán EJ,Pérez-Llore A,Ferretti JL

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts to develop a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the major cause of lower respiratory tract disease in infants and young children, have been unsuccessful. Passive immunisation with antibody to RSV has been found to be an effective alternative method for prophylaxis. The product currently in use...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Weltzin R

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitor, tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), is the only endogenous inhibitor of the tissue factor (TF)-mediated coagulation pathway that plays a dominant role in normal haemostasis. TFPI exerts its action by binding to factor Xa (FXa) forming a TFPI-FXa complex that then, in a second ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kaiser B,Hoppensteadt DH,Fareed J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All of the glucose-lowering agents available today for the treatment of diabetes resulted from the in vivo antidiabetic drug discovery approach. This is not surprising given the limited understanding of the biochemical basis of diabetes. With new developments in the elucidation of the biochemistry and physiology of di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Luo J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biologically-based skin substitutes have developed as commercial products over the last 5 years. The first generation includes the collagen-based synthetic device, Integra, and Alloderm, which is based on devitalised and cross-linked human dermis. These are used as dermal replacements for third degree burns. Within th...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mansbridge J

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural cell transplantation is an emerging therapy that may provide an effective treatment for neurodegenerative disorders. The most extensive work with neural transplants has been carried out for Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. However, intensive efforts are also being made for the treatment of other neurologi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Dinsmore JH

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zolmitriptan is a new oral acute treatment for migraine. It is a selective and potent agonist at the serotonin (5-HT)(1B/1D) receptor and was developed to improve on the oral bioavailability, tissue selectivity and CNS penetration of earlier compounds. Animal studies confirmed that these objectives had been attained. ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Rolan PE,Martin GR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between the urokinase receptor (uPAR) and its ligand urokinase (uPA) mediates phenomena such as tissue remodelling, chemotaxis, tumour invasion, dissemination, proliferation, and angiogenesis. The broad-spectrum of biological processes that the uPA/uPAR interaction plays a role in has led researchers t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Weidle UH,König B

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel classes of antibiotics that are useful against resistant bacteria are a major need in human medicine. Cationic antimicrobial peptides are utilised as nature's antibiotics, being produced constitutively or in response to infection in virtually every type of organism from plants and insects to man. Thus, these pep...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Hancock RE

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IBC's 5(th) Annual Conference on Blood Substitutes was held on November 20-21, 1997. Approximately 100 medical researchers, academic scientists, blood substitute company speakers and representatives from major pharmaceutical companies with an interest or partner in the field attended. The papers presented focused on t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Shorr RG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a common skin disease which is characterised by the proliferation and abnormal differentiation of keratinocytes, coupled with complex immune disturbances. The beneficial effects of vitamin D derivatives in this disease are due to their capacity to inhibit proliferation, their ability to induce normal diff...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Guilhou JJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Male factor' problems contribute to subfertility in a significant proportion of couples. In some instances, defective sperm production has qualitative and/or quantitative effects on the semen profile; in others, no obvious defects can be detected, yet spermatozoa are non-fertilising. Recent studies have revealed that...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Fraser LR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of the first through the skin (TTS) therapeutic in 1980, a total of 34 TTS products have been marketed and numerous drugs have been tested by more than 50 commercial organisations for their suitability for TTS delivery. Most of the agents which have been tested have had low molecular weights, du...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Cevc G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term 'blood substitute' is commonly used to describe products which can carry and deliver oxygen. These products are also referred to as 'oxygen carriers' or 'oxygen therapeutics'. Blood substitutes are a new generation of oxygen therapeutics and their introduction will redefine treatment approaches in a wide rang...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Gulati A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical and clinical evidence support the effectiveness of neurotrophins in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and neurodegenerative diseases. Delivery of neurotrophins to target sites in the brain remains a major obstacle for their use in humans. Development of orally active agents that mimic the effects of nerve growth fa...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Glasky AJ,Glasky MS,Ritzmann RF,Rathbone MP

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common viral opportunistic infection in patients suffering with acquired immunodeficiency virus (AIDS). HCMV is a systemic infection that may infect several sites in the body, including the retina, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, liver, and central nervous system. Retinitis is t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Temsamani J,Pari GS,Guinot P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deposition of a platelet rich thrombus on an atherosclerotic plaque is a critical step in the development of unstable coronary syndromes. Currently available therapeutic agents such as aspirin and ticlopidine are relatively weak inhibitors of platelet aggregation. Recently, antagonists to platelet glycoprotein IIb...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Kumar A,Herrmann HC

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of new antibacterial drugs can be based either upon empirical screening methods or structure-based design. Empirical methods utilise both intact bacteria and isolated biochemical targets for high throughput screening of natural product or chemical libraries to detect inhibitor leads. Structure-based meth...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Chopra I

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held in Boston, MA. There were over 6500 participants, one-third from overseas, and 1103 papers were presented. Abstracts from the meeting have been published, from which abstract numbers are given below, e.g., (A141). Considerable progress has been made in u...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Colca J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper gives an overview of the available pharmacological and clinical data of a new class of anticancer drugs which act by binding DNA in the minor groove, comprising cyclopropylpyrrolo-indole (CC-1065) derivatives and Distamycin derivatives. The emphasis of this review is placed on the distinctive mode of action...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： D'Incalci M,Sessa C

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable progress has been made with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. After long and sustained efforts, several tyrosine kinase inhibitors with convincing in vivo experimental antitumour properties such as CP-358,774, ZD 1839, CEP-751 are entering Phase I clinical trials. Significant in vivo experimental antitumour act...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Lavelle F

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular medicine have revealed a key role for altered gene expression in the aetiology of many inflammatory diseases, including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and sepsis. Until recently, however, modulation of gene transcription has not been the subject of directed pharmaceutica...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Manning AM,Mercurio F

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) each occur in about 0.5-1.5% of the population in westernised countries, and primarily affect women. At present, a variety of pharmacological treatments are used in addition to psychotherapy, with antidepressants being most the common. Current...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Crow S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still considerable interest in cephem antibacterial agents. In fact, there are a significant number of patents submitted for this antibacterial class. All the new cephem derivatives, independent of which group they belong to (III to V), possess a 2-amino-5-thiazolyl or a 5-amino-2-thiadiazolyl ring with an ox...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Bryskier A

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving the tumour selectivity of cytotoxic drugs through conjugation to tumour-reactive monoclonal antibodies may lead to novel, more potent agents for cancer therapy. The maytansinoid drugs are 100- to 1000-fold more cytotoxic in vitro than current clinical anticancer drugs. We recently demonstrated that conjugati...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Liu C,Chari RV

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent landmark studies using hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-Co-enzyme A reductase inhibitors (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or statins), specifically, pravastatin and simvastatin, have led to dramatic changes in medical practice. These clinical trials have demonstrated that clinicians can impact coronary morbidity and mortal...

journal_title：Expert opinion on investigational drugs

authors： Mellies M,McGovern M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00