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Redefining Therapies for Drug‐Resistant Tuberculosis: Synergistic Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides, Nanotechnology, and Computational Design

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)‐loaded nanocarriers provide a multifunctional strategy to combat drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By enhancing intracellular delivery, bypassing efflux pumps, and disrupting bacterial membranes, this platform restores phagolysosome fusion and macrophage function.
Christian S. Carnero Canales, Jessica Ingrid Marquez Cazorla, Renzo Marianito Marquez Cazorla, Aline Martins dos Santos, Jonatas Lobato Duarte, Letícia Oliveira Catarin Nunes, Túlio Custódio Reis, Lara Cerazi Salvador, Norival Alves Santos‐Filho, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Hélder A. Santos, Fernando Rogério Pavan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verapamil chronicles: advances from cardiovascular to pancreatic β-cell protection

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Verapamil is a well-known drug used for treating angina and hypertension. Emerging data from current clinical trials suggest that this calcium channel blocker has a potential benefit for pancreatic β-cells through the elevation and sustenance of C ...
Hossein Arefanian, Lubaina Koti, Sardar Sindhu, Sardar Sindhu, Rasheed Ahmad, Ashraf Al Madhoun, Ashraf Al Madhoun, Fahd Al-Mulla   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parathyroid Hormone Enhances Mechanically Induced Bone Formation, Possibly Involving L-Type Voltage- Sensitive Calcium Channels [PDF]

, 2003
PTH and mechanical loading might act synergistically on bone formation. We tested the in vivo effect of the L-type voltage-sensitive calcium channel (VSCC) blocker, verapamil, on bone formation induced by human PTH-(1–34) (PTH) injection with or without ...
Burr, David B., Duncan, Randall L, Gattone, Vincent H, Li, Jiliang, Turner, Charles H   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Engineered GM1 Intersects Between Mitochondrial and Synaptic Pathways to Ameliorate ALS Pathology

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease driven by genetic and molecular disruptions affecting energy balance, protein homeostasis, and stress responses in nerve cells. Studies using human and rodent models identified convergent defects in mitochondria and synaptic function.
Federica Pilotto, Tristan Dellazizzo Toth, Silvano Bond, Alexander Schmitz, Rim Diab, Sara Y. Ngo Tenlep, Brian Mooney, Silvia Erni, Martina Schobesberger, Olivier Scheidegger, Camille Peitsch, Smita Saxena   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFFECTS OF VERAPAMIL ON CHICKEN BIVENTER - CERVICIS MUSCLE [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 1999
- Verapamil produces a sustained contraction in isolated biventer-cervicis muscle of chickens between 2-8 days old. From cumulative dose-response curves, ED50 of was calculated for this effect of verapamil.
F.Farokhy, M. Mahmoudian, S. Gerayesh-Nejad, A. R. Dehpour   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Verapamil and Alzheimer’s Disease: Past, Present, and Future

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Verapamil is a phenylalkylamine class calcium channel blocker that for half a century has been used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Nowadays, verapamil is also considered as a drug option for the treatment of several neurological and ...
Natalija Popović, Natalija Popović, Nicanor Morales-Delgado, Nicanor Morales-Delgado, Nicanor Morales-Delgado, David Vidal Mena, Antonia Alonso, Antonia Alonso, María Pascual Martínez, María Caballero Bleda, María Caballero Bleda, Miroljub Popović, Miroljub Popović   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantitative assessment of cell fate decision between autophagy and apoptosis [PDF]

, 2017
Autophagy and apoptosis are cellular processes that regulate cell survival and death, the former by eliminating dysfunctional components in the cell, the latter by programmed cell death.
Bahar, Ivet, Bayir, Hulya, Liu, Bing, Oltvai, Zoltan N, Pak, Stephen C, Perlmutter, David H, Silverman, Gary A   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Trends in 25 years of antihypertensive agent utilization in Croatia – an alert for scientific community and healthcare providers

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Hypertension is a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular mortality worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate 25‐year trends in antihypertensive agent (AHA) utilization in Croatia between 2000 and 2024. Methods We conducted a national, population‐based analysis using IMS and IQVIA pharmaceutical databases.
Andrej Belančić, Marta Kučan Štiglić, Ana Jelaković, Bojan Jelaković, Dinko Vitezić   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation using antiarrhythmic drugs: An international cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Our international cohort study assessed the comparative effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) among patients with non‐valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) using antiarrhythmic drugs. Methods Using the United Kingdom's (UK's) Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum and Québec claims data, we
Fabian Maximilian Meinert, Jenny Dimakos, Ying Cui, Kristian B. Filion, Christel Renoux, Antonios Douros   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verapamil Attenuates the Severity of Tendinopathy by Mitigating Mitochondrial Dysfunction through the Activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway

Biomedicines
Tendinopathy is a prevalent condition in orthopedics patients, exerting a profound impact on tendon functionality. However, its underlying mechanism remains elusive and the efficacy of pharmacological interventions continues to be suboptimal.
Zengguang Wang, Zhenglin Dong, Yiming Li, Xin Jiao, Yihao Liu, Hanwen Chang, Yaokai Gan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source