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Pharmaceuticals, Volume 15, Issue 7

July 2022 - 138 articles

Cover Story: Commonly in lung cancer, EGFR mutations increase PI3K activity through PKB/AKT activation; in addition, these kinases simultaneously participate in cell metabolism through stimulation of HIF1a expression and mTOR activation. This effect promotes translocation and increased expression of GLUTs and HKs, increasing glycolytic potential. Metformin treatment blocks mTOR activity through AMPK activation, increasing the function of TSC2/RHEB, which inhibits protein synthesis promoted by mTOR and its effectors. In addition, metformin modulates protein and enzymes that regulate key metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis and lipid metabolism, leading to the down-regulation of cell proliferation, migration and protein synthesis. View this paper
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Articles (138)

  • Review
  • Open Access
4,773 Views
21 Pages

Druggable Targets and Compounds with Both Antinociceptive and Antipruritic Effects

  • Hao-Jui Weng,
  • Quoc Thao Trang Pham,
  • Chia-Wei Chang and
  • Tsen-Fang Tsai

Pain and itch are both important manifestations of various disorders, such as herpes zoster, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis. Growing evidence suggests that both sensations have shared mediators, overlapping neural circuitry, and similarities in sen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,538 Views
11 Pages

Analgesic and Anesthetic Efficacy of Rocuronium/Sugammadex in Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

  • En-Bo Wu,
  • Chao-Ting Hung,
  • Sheng-Dean Luo,
  • Shao-Chun Wu,
  • Tsung-Yang Lee,
  • Jo-Chi Chin,
  • Peng-Neng Tsai and
  • Johnson Chia-Shen Yang

The use of rocuronium/sugammadex in otorhinolaryngologic surgery improves intubation conditions and surgical rating scales. This study primarily aimed to evaluate the effect of the combination of rocuronium and sugammadex on intraoperative anesthetic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,270 Views
16 Pages

Investigation of Patient-Centric 3D-Printed Orodispersible Films Containing Amorphous Aripiprazole

  • Ju-Hyun Lee,
  • Chulhun Park,
  • In-OK Song,
  • Beom-Jin Lee,
  • Chin-Yang Kang and
  • Jun-Bom Park

The objective of this study was to design and evaluate an orodispersible film (ODF) composed of aripiprazole (ARP), prepared using a conventional solvent casting technique, and to fuse a three-dimensional (3D) printing technique with a hot-melt extru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,910 Views
13 Pages

In our previous study, we reported the isolation of pennogenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (spiroconazol A), a steroidal saponin, from the flowers of Dioscorea bulbifera L....

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,669 Views
39 Pages

Synthesis and Evaluation of Some New 4H-Pyran Derivatives as Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Anti-HCT-116 Cells of CRC, with Molecular Docking, Antiproliferative, Apoptotic and ADME Investigations

  • Nahed N. E. El-Sayed,
  • Magdi E. A. Zaki,
  • Sami A. Al-Hussain,
  • Abir Ben Bacha,
  • Malika Berredjem,
  • Vijay H. Masand,
  • Zainab M. Almarhoon and
  • Hanaa S. Omar

Colorectal cancer oncogenesis is linked to dysbiosis, oxidative stress and overexpression of CDK2. The 4H-pyran scaffold is considered an antitumoral, antibacterial and antioxidant lead as well as a CDK2 inhibitor. Herein, certain 4H-pyran derivative...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,291 Views
8 Pages

Good Response of Advanced Thymic Carcinoma with Low PD-L1 Expression to Chemotherapy plus Pembrolizumab as First-Line Therapy and to Pembrolizumab as Maintenance Therapy: A Case Report

  • Yoichi Nishii,
  • Kazuki Furuhashi,
  • Kentaro Ito,
  • Tadashi Sakaguchi,
  • Yuta Suzuki,
  • Kentaro Fujiwara,
  • Taro Yasuma,
  • Tetsu Kobayashi,
  • Corina N. D’Alessandro-Gabazza and
  • Esteban C. Gabazza
  • + 2 authors

Thymic carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor with a poor prognosis. No standard treatment is currently available. The present case was a 64-year-old male smoker with no symptoms referred to our hospital because of abnormal chest radiological findings....

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,409 Views
14 Pages

C-Myc Expression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Molecular Mechanisms in Cell Survival and Cancer Progression

  • Guya Diletta Marconi,
  • Ylenia Della Rocca,
  • Luigia Fonticoli,
  • Francesco Melfi,
  • Thangavelu Soundara Rajan,
  • Simone Carradori,
  • Jacopo Pizzicannella,
  • Oriana Trubiani and
  • Francesca Diomede

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) represents 90% of malignant epithelial cancer that occurs in the oral cavity. The c-Myc factor is expressed in multiple types of cancer, comprising head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), where it plays a fu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,939 Views
18 Pages

Tigecycline (TIGC) reacts with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) to form a bright green charge transfer complex (CTC). The spectrum of the CTC showed multiple charge transfer bands with a major peak at 843 nm. The Plackett–Burman design (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,688 Views
18 Pages

Assessing the Immunomodulatory Effect of Size on the Uptake and Immunogenicity of Influenza- and Hepatitis B Subunit Vaccines In Vitro

  • Rick Heida,
  • Philip A. Born,
  • Gabriela Tapia-Calle,
  • Henderik W. Frijlink,
  • Anna Salvati,
  • Anke L. W. Huckriede and
  • Wouter L. J. Hinrichs

Viral subunit vaccines are a safer and more tolerable alternative to whole inactivated virus vaccines. However, they often come with limited efficacy, necessitating the use of adjuvants. Using free and particle-bound viral antigens, we assessed wheth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,723 Views
40 Pages

Palladium(II) Complexes of Substituted Salicylaldehydes: Synthesis, Characterization and Investigation of Their Biological Profile

  • Ariadni Zianna,
  • George Geromichalos,
  • Augusta-Maria Fiotaki,
  • Antonios G. Hatzidimitriou,
  • Stavros Kalogiannis and
  • George Psomas

Five palladium(II) complexes of substituted salicylaldehydes (X-saloH, X = 4-Et2N (for 1), 3,5-diBr (for 2), 3,5-diCl (for 3), 5-F (for 4) or 4-OMe (for 5)) bearing the general formula [Pd(X-salo)2] were synthesized and structurally characterized. Th...

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