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Pharmaceuticals, Volume 10, Issue 2

June 2017 - 25 articles

Cover Story: The transient receptor potential melastatin-subfamily member 7 (TRPM7) is a ubiquitously expressed ion channel with intrinsic kinase activity. Molecular and electrophysiological analyses of the structure and activity of TRPM7 have revealed functional coupling of its channel and kinase activity. Studies have indicated the important roles of TRPM7 channel-kinase in fundamental cellular processes, physiological responses, and embryonic development. Accumulating evidence has shown that TRPM7 is aberrantly expressed and/or activated in human diseases including cancer. TRPM7 plays a variety of functional roles in cancer cells including survival, cell cycle progression, proliferation, growth, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Data from a study using mouse xenograft of human cancer show that TRPM7 is required for tumor growth and metastasis. View Paper here
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Articles (25)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,934 Views
13 Pages

A Short-Term Biological Indicator for Long-Term Kidney Damage after Radionuclide Therapy in Mice

  • Giovanni Pellegrini,
  • Klaudia Siwowska,
  • Stephanie Haller,
  • Daniel J. Antoine,
  • Roger Schibli,
  • Anja Kipar and
  • Cristina Müller

Folate receptor (FR)-targeted radionuclide therapy using folate radioconjugates is of interest due to the expression of the FR in a variety of tumor types. The high renal accumulation of radiofolates presents, however, a risk of radionephropathy. A p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,684 Views
18 Pages

Exploring Wound-Healing Genomic Machinery with a Network-Based Approach

  • Francesca Vitali,
  • Simone Marini,
  • Martina Balli,
  • Hanne Grosemans,
  • Maurilio Sampaolesi,
  • Yves A. Lussier,
  • Maria Gabriella Cusella De Angelis and
  • Riccardo Bellazzi

The molecular mechanisms underlying tissue regeneration and wound healing are still poorly understood despite their importance. In this paper we develop a bioinformatics approach, combining biology and network theory to drive experiments for better u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
128 Citations
14,049 Views
28 Pages

In the context of radiopharmacy and molecular imaging, the concept of theranostics entails a therapy-accompanying diagnosis with the aim of a patient-specific treatment. Using the adequate diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, the disease and the state of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
8,404 Views
10 Pages

In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Alar-Nasal Cartilage Using Autologous Micro-Grafts: The Use of the Rigenera® Protocol in the Treatment of an Osteochondral Lesion of the Nose

  • Gabriele Ceccarelli,
  • Pietro Gentile,
  • Marco Marcarelli,
  • Martina Balli,
  • Flavio Lorenzo Ronzoni,
  • Laura Benedetti and
  • Maria Gabriella Cusella De Angelis

Cartilage defects represent a serious problem due to the poor regenerative properties of this tissue. Regarding the nose, nasal valve collapse is associated with nasal blockage and persistent airway obstruction associated with a significant drop in t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
10,192 Views
53 Pages

The Good the Bad and the Ugly of Glycosaminoglycans in Tissue Engineering Applications

  • Bethanie I. Ayerst,
  • Catherine L.R. Merry and
  • Anthony J. Day

High sulfation, low cost, and the status of heparin as an already FDA- and EMA- approved product, mean that its inclusion in tissue engineering (TE) strategies is becoming increasingly popular. However, the use of heparin may represent a naïve approa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,584 Views
16 Pages

Anti-Mycobacterial Evaluation of 7-Chloro-4-Aminoquinolines and Hologram Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (HQSAR) Modeling of Amino–Imino Tautomers

  • Marcelle L. F. Bispo,
  • Camilo H. S. Lima,
  • Laura N. F. Cardoso,
  • André L. P. Candéa,
  • Flávio A. F. M. Bezerra,
  • Maria C. S. Lourenço,
  • Maria G. M. O. Henriques,
  • Ricardo B. Alencastro,
  • Carlos R. Kaiser and
  • Marcus V. N. Souza
  • + 1 author

In an ongoing research program for the development of new anti-tuberculosis drugs, we synthesized three series (A, B, and C) of 7-chloro-4-aminoquinolines, which were evaluated in vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Now, we report the ant...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
9,349 Views
17 Pages

Advances in Drug Discovery of New Antitubercular Multidrug-Resistant Compounds

  • Guilherme Felipe dos Santos Fernandes,
  • Chung Man Chin and
  • Jean Leandro Dos Santos

Tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused mainly by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is according to the World Health Organization (WHO) the infectious disease responsible for the highest number of deaths worldwide. The increased number of multidrug-r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,342 Views
13 Pages

Chiral Derivatives of Xanthones: Investigation of the Effect of Enantioselectivity on Inhibition of Cyclooxygenases (COX-1 and COX-2) and Binding Interaction with Human Serum Albumin

  • Carla Fernandes,
  • Andreia Palmeira,
  • Inês I. Ramos,
  • Carlos Carneiro,
  • Carlos Afonso,
  • Maria Elizabeth Tiritan,
  • Honorina Cidade,
  • Paula C.A.G. Pinto,
  • M. Lúcia M.F.S. Saraiva and
  • Salette Reis
  • + 1 author

Searching of new enantiomerically pure chiral derivatives of xanthones (CDXs) with potential pharmacological properties, particularly those with anti-inflammatory activity, has remained an area of interest of our group. Herein, we describe in silico...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,923 Views
11 Pages

Dysregulated expression or activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is observed in many kinds of live-threatening diseases. Therefore, MMP imaging for example with radiolabelled MMP inhibitors (MMPIs) potentially represents a valuable tool for...

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