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Pharmaceuticals, Volume 13, Issue 5

May 2020 - 26 articles

Cover Story: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a worldwide outbreak of pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Despite the fact that more than one thousand clinical trials have already been launched, no efficacious curative treatment is available to date. Although plasma therapy attracts much interest, the European clinical trial Discovery focuses on the potentialities of small molecules like remdesivir, the combination of lopinavir/ritonavir, hydroxychloroquine, and chloroquine. Partial reports are available but in-depth studies are still awaited with impatience. View this paper.
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Articles (26)

  • Review
  • Open Access
66 Citations
8,687 Views
17 Pages

Polymyxin Delivery Systems: Recent Advances and Challenges

  • Natallia V. Dubashynskaya and
  • Yury A. Skorik

Polymyxins are vital antibiotics for the treatment of multiresistant Gram-negative ESKAPE pathogen infections. However, their clinical value is limited by their high nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity, as well as their poor permeability and absorption...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,580 Views
12 Pages

A Polyphenol-Rich Fraction from Eugenia uniflora Exhibits Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Activities In Vivo

  • Mansour Sobeh,
  • Marwa S. Hamza,
  • Mohamed L. Ashour,
  • Mona Elkhatieb,
  • Mohamed A El Raey,
  • Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim and
  • Michael Wink

Leaves from Eugenia uniflora, the red Brazilian cherry, have a high content of flavonoids that possess several biological effects such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities. However, their influence on carbon tetrachloride (C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,741 Views
9 Pages

Experimental Evaluation of Anticancer Efficiency and Acute Toxicity of Anthrafuran for Oral Administration

  • Andrey E. Shchekotikhin,
  • Helen M. Treshalina,
  • Michael I. Treshchalin,
  • Eleonora R. Pereverzeva,
  • Helen B. Isakova and
  • Alexander S. Tikhomirov

The new antitumor agent anthrafuran has demonstrated a consistent effect in murine tumor models when administered parenterally due to the simultaneous inhibition of multiple cellular targets such as topoisomerases I/II and protein kinases. In this st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,266 Views
14 Pages

Broccoli contains a substantial amount of bioactive compounds such as glucosinolates, phenolics, and essential nutrients, which are positively linked to health-promoting effects. This work aimed to evaluate whether both edible and non-edible parts of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,458 Views
16 Pages

Paradoxical Anticonvulsant Effect of Cefepime in the Pentylenetetrazole Model of Seizures in Rats

  • Dmitry V. Amakhin,
  • Ilya V. Smolensky,
  • Elena B. Soboleva and
  • Aleksey V. Zaitsev

Many β-lactam antibiotics, including cephalosporins, may cause neurotoxic and proconvulsant effects. The main molecular mechanism of such effects is considered to be γ-aminobutyric acid type a (GABAa) receptor blockade, leading to the supp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,967 Views
15 Pages

Multitarget Activities of Kleeb Bua Daeng, a Thai Traditional Herbal Formula, Against Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Chantha Chheng,
  • Pornthip Waiwut,
  • Kusawadee Plekratoke,
  • Yaowared Chulikhit,
  • Supawadee Daodee,
  • Orawan Monthakantirat,
  • Supaporn Pitiporn,
  • Natdanai Musigavong,
  • Pakakrong Kwankhao and
  • Chantana Boonyarat

The Kleeb Bua Daeng formula (KBD) is a Thai traditional medicine for brain health promotion. On the basis of the activities of its individual components, the KBD could have good potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Herein, w...

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