Systemic Interleukin-4 Administration after Spinal Cord Injury Modulates Inflammation and Promotes NeuroprotectionPharmaceuticals - Tập 10 Số 4 - Trang 83
Rui Lima, Susana Monteiro, José Manuel Lopes, Pedro Barradas, Natália Vasconcelos, Eduardo D. Gomes, Rita C. Assunção-Silva, Fábio G. Teixeira, Mónica Morais, Nuno Sousa, António J. Salgado, Nuno A. Silva
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) causes dramatic disability and dysfunction in
the motor, sensory and autonomic systems. The severe inflammatory reaction that
occurs after SCI is strongly associated with further tissue damage. As such,
immunomodulatory strategies have been developed, aimed at reducing inflammation,
but also at shaping the immune response in order to protect, repair and promote
r... hiện toàn bộ
Endolysosomal Cation Channels and Cancer—A Link with Great PotentialPharmaceuticals - Tập 11 Số 1 - Trang 4
Christian Grimm, Karin Bartel, Angelika M. Vollmar, Martin Biel
The endolysosomal system (ES) consists of lysosomes; early, late, and recycling
endosomes; and autophagosomes. It is a key regulator not only of macromolecule
degradation and recycling, plasma membrane repair, homeostasis, and lipid
storage, but also of antigen presentation, immune defense, cell motility, cell
death signaling, tumor growth, and cancer progression. In addition, it plays a
critical ... hiện toàn bộ
Norethindrone Acetate in the Medical Management of AdenomyosisPharmaceuticals - Tập 5 Số 10 - Trang 1120-1127
Ozgul Muneyyirci‐Delale, Ashadeep Chandrareddy, Siddhi Mankame, N. Osei-Tutu, Hans von Gizycki
The role of norethindrone acetate (NA) in the management of adenomyosis was
evaluated with a retrospective chart review of 28 premenopausal women between
27–49 years of age presenting with moderate to severe pelvic pain and bleeding.
Bleeding and dysmenorrhea scores were analyzed using paired T-tests. There was
significant improvement of both dysmenorrhea and bleeding after treatment. Age
showed n... hiện toàn bộ
A Review of Therapeutic Aptamer Conjugates with Emphasis on New ApproachesPharmaceuticals - Tập 6 Số 3 - Trang 340-357
John G. Bruno
The potential to emulate or enhance antibodies with nucleic acid aptamers while
lowering costs has prompted development of new aptamer-protein, siRNA, drug, and
nanoparticle conjugates. Specific focal points of this review discuss DNA
aptamers covalently bound at their 3' ends to various proteins for enhanced
stability and greater pharmacokinetic lifetimes in vivo. The proteins can
include Fc tail... hiện toàn bộ
Nanoparticle-Based Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics: Progress and ChallengesPharmaceuticals - Tập 6 Số 1 - Trang 85-107
Jiehua Zhou, Ka To Shum, John Burnett, John J. Rossi
RNA interference (RNAi) is an evolutionarily conserved, endogenous process for
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Although RNAi therapeutics
have recently progressed through the pipeline toward clinical trials, the
application of these as ideal, clinical therapeutics requires the development of
safe and effective delivery systems. Inspired by the immense progress with
nanotechnolo... hiện toàn bộ
Antimicrobial Peptides from FishPharmaceuticals - Tập 7 Số 3 - Trang 265-310
Jorge A. Masso-Silva, Gill Diamond
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are found widely distributed through Nature, and
participate in the innate host defense of each species. Fish are a great source
of these peptides, as they express all of the major classes of AMPs, including
defensins, cathelicidins, hepcidins, histone-derived peptides, and a
fish-specific class of the cecropin family, called piscidins. As with other
species, the fish... hiện toàn bộ
Conformational Analysis, Molecular Structure and Solid State Simulation of the Antiviral Drug Acyclovir (Zovirax) Using Density Functional Theory MethodsPharmaceuticals - Tập 7 Số 6 - Trang 695-722
M.C. Álvarez-Ros, M. Alcolea Palafox
The five tautomers of the drug acyclovir (ACV) were determined and optimised at
the MP2 and B3LYP quantum chemical levels of theory. The stability of the
tautomers was correlated with different parameters. On the most stable tautomer
N1 was carried out a comprehensive conformational analysis, and the whole
conformational parameters (R, β, Φ, φ1, φ2, φ3, φ4, φ5) were studied as well as
the NBO Natu... hiện toàn bộ
SLC6A14 and SLC38A5 Drive the Glutaminolysis and Serine–Glycine–One-Carbon Pathways in CancerPharmaceuticals - Tập 14 Số 3 - Trang 216
Tyler Sniegowski, Ksenija Korać, Yangzom D. Bhutia, Vadivel Ganapathy
The glutaminolysis and serine–glycine–one-carbon pathways represent metabolic
reactions that are reprogramed and upregulated in cancer; these pathways are
involved in supporting the growth and proliferation of cancer cells.
Glutaminolysis participates in the production of lactate, an oncometabolite, and
also in anabolic reactions leading to the synthesis of fatty acids and
cholesterol. The serine–... hiện toàn bộ