Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Angiosarcoma is a rare cancer of blood vessel–forming cells with a high patient mortality and few treatment options. Although chemotherapy often produces initial clinical responses, outcomes remain poor, largely due to the development of drug resistance.
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Questions about Chemokine and Chemokine Receptor Antagonism in Renal Inflammation [PDF]
, 2010 Chemokines remain attractive therapeutic targets for modulating inflammatory diseases in all areas of medicine including acute and chronic kidney disease.
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Targeting pancreatic cancer metabolic dependencies through glutamine antagonism
Nature Cancer, 2023 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells use glutamine (Gln) to support proliferation and redox balance. Early attempts to inhibit Gln metabolism using glutaminase inhibitors resulted in rapid metabolic reprogramming and therapeutic resistance. Here,
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Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2022 G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are valuable therapeutic targets for many diseases. A central question of GPCR drug discovery is to understand what determines the agonism or antagonism of ligands that bind them.
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Evaluation of Small Molecule Combinations against Respiratory Syncytial Virus In Vitro
Molecules, 2021 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major pathogen that causes severe lower respiratory tract infection in infants, the elderly and the immunocompromised worldwide. At present no approved specific drugs or vaccines are available to treat this pathogen.
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Increased expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A/B) receptors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a rationale for therapeutic intervention [PDF]
, 2010 Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has a poor prognosis and limited responsiveness to available treatments. It is characterised by epithelial cell injury, fibroblast activation and proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition ...
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Erythrocytes as Carriers of Therapeutic Enzymes. [PDF]
, 2020 Therapeutic enzymes are administered for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. They exert their effects through binding with a high affinity and specificity to disease-causing substrates to catalyze their conversion to a non-noxious product, to ...
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EVALUATION OF SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF THUJAORIENTALIS WITH CIPROFLOXACIN AGAINST ESCHERICHIA COLI
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020 Objectives: To determine the antimicrobial effect of Thujaorientalis (TO) and ciprofloxacin alone against Escherichia Coli (E.Coli). To compare the combined antimicrobial effect of TO and ciprofloxacin against E. Coli.
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Cognitive impairment induced by delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol occurs through heteromers between cannabinoid CB1 and serotonin 5-HT2A receptors [PDF]
, 2015 Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound of marijuana, induces numerous undesirable effects, including memory impairments, anxiety, and dependence.
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Curiouser and Curiouser: The Macrocyclic Lactone, Abamectin, Is also a Potent Inhibitor of Pyrantel/Tribendimidine Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors of Gastro-Intestinal Worms. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Nematode parasites may be controlled with drugs, but their regular application has given rise to concerns about the development of resistance. Drug combinations may be more effective than single drugs and delay the onset of resistance.
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