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Drugs and Drug Candidates, Volume 5, Issue 1

2026 March - 13 articles

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Articles (13)

  • Review
  • Open Access

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has emerged as a pervasive global health concern, for which there are no known curative treatments. Consequently, there is an imperative for the implementation of preventive and kidney-protective strategies. The renal kal...

  • Article
  • Open Access

Exploring the Chemical Space of Cephalosporins Across Generations

  • Henrique de Aguiar Mello and
  • Itamar Luís Gonçalves

Background/Objectives: Cephalosporins represent one of the most important classes of β-lactam antibiotics, widely used in clinical practice due to their broad-spectrum activity and favorable safety profile. As generations evolved, structural mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Views
13 Pages

Levamisole Potentiation via Thymol and Cinnamaldehyde: Assessment of Pharmacological Interactions in Sheep

  • María Victoria Miró,
  • Paula Ichinose,
  • Mercedes Lloberas,
  • Carlos Lanusse,
  • Guillermo Virkel and
  • Adrián Lifschitz

Background/Objectives: The widespread development of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes constitutes a major production-limiting factor in grazing ruminants. Resistance mechanisms often involve drug efflux transporters like P-glycop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Views
16 Pages

Nanoencapsulated Cannabidiol–Cannabigerol Using Eudragit L100: In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence in Murine Colitis Model

  • K. Antonio Cárdenas-Noriega,
  • Joel H. Elizondo-Luévano,
  • Abelardo Chávez-Montes,
  • Luis E. Rodríguez-Tovar,
  • Moisés A. Franco-Molina,
  • Diana G. Zárate-Triviño,
  • Raymundo A. Pérez-Hernández,
  • Adolfo Soto-Domínguez and
  • Uziel Castillo-Velázquez

Background: Phytocannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) have received increasing attention in the context of inflammatory and intestinal disorders. However, direct comparisons between their individual and combined effects, as w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
205 Views
31 Pages

Rational Design of Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidants: From Molecular Determinants to Clinical Perspectives

  • Beata Franczyk,
  • Kinga Bojdo,
  • Jakub Chłądzyński,
  • Katarzyna Hossa,
  • Katarzyna Krawiranda,
  • Natalia Krupińska,
  • Natalia Kustosik,
  • Klaudia Leszto,
  • Wiktoria Lisińska and
  • Ewelina Młynarska
  • + 2 authors

Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species and endogenous antioxidant capacity, is a key etiological factor in numerous pathologies, including neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. The limited...

  • Article
  • Open Access
180 Views
15 Pages

Antischistosomal Activity of 1,4-Dihydropyridines

  • Thaís A. S. Oliveira,
  • Matheus H. M. Zago,
  • Larissa G. Maciel,
  • Yan R. Robles,
  • Lizandra G. Magalhães and
  • Antônio E. M. Crotti

Background/Objectives: Recent reports have demonstrated the antiparasitic activity of 1,4-dihydropyridine (1,4-DHPs). This study aimed to assess the in vitro antischistosomal activity of 24 1,4-DHPs against Schistosoma mansoni adult worms. Methods: S...

  • Correction
  • Open Access
102 Views
4 Pages

Correction: Ajith et al. Recent Developments in Electrospun Nanofibers as Delivery of Phytoconstituents for Wound Healing. Drugs Drug Candidates 2023, 2, 148–171

  • Govindaraj Ajith,
  • Ganesan Padmini Tamilarasi,
  • Govindaraj Sabarees,
  • Siddan Gouthaman,
  • Krishnan Manikandan,
  • Vadivel Velmurugan,
  • Veerachamy Alagarsamy and
  • Viswas Raja Solomon

In the published manuscript [...]

  • Review
  • Open Access
328 Views
21 Pages

Phage Therapy: A Promising Approach in the Management of Periodontal Disease

  • Paulo Juiz,
  • Matheus Porto,
  • David Moreira,
  • Davi Amor and
  • Eron Andrade

Background/Objectives: Periodontal disease is a condition marked by the destruction of tooth-supporting tissues, driven by an exaggerated immune response to an unbalanced dental biofilm. Conventional treatments struggle due to antimicrobial resistanc...

  • Correction
  • Open Access
147 Views
3 Pages

Correction: Sathvika et al. Review of Case Study Results: Assessing the Effectiveness of Curcumin, St. John’s Wort, Valerian Root, Milk Thistle, and Ashwagandha in the Intervention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Drugs Drug Candidates 2024, 3, 838–859

  • Veerabhadrappa Pallavi Sathvika,
  • Prathibha Guttal Subhas,
  • Debayan Bhattacharjee,
  • Vejetha Nagaraj Koppad,
  • Uday Samrat,
  • Sindhu Bindapla Karibasappa and
  • Kadappara Mallikarjun Sagar

In the original publication [...]

  • Review
  • Open Access
456 Views
20 Pages

The landscape of oncologic therapies has undergone large changes since the introduction of monoclonal antibody (mAb) based immunotherapies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. MAb-based therapeutics, also called biologics or large molecules, have disti...

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