Current Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 30, Issue 6, 2023

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease and the most common form of dementia, especially in the elderly. Due to the increase in life expectancy, in recent years, there has been an excessive growth in the number of people affected by this disease, causing serious problems for health systems. In recent years, research has been intensified to find new therapeutic approaches that pre Read More

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most prevalent types of dementia, affecting millions of older people worldwide. AD is stimulating efforts to develop novel molecules targeting its main features associated with a decrease in acetylcholine levels, an increase in oxidative stress and depositions of amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau protein. In this regard, selenium-containing compounds have been demonstrated as potential mult Read More

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that compromises the cognitive system and causes dementia. In general, AD affects people over 65 years old, which implies a social impact if we consider future projections due to the increase in life expectancy. The drugs currently marketed only slow the progression of the disease. In this sense, the search for new drugs is a relevant topic in med Read More

Nowadays, lungs are the most common organs affected by diseases due to climate change, tobacco smoking, pollution and genetic factors. Conventional pharmacotherapy (oral medication or injection) is poorly selective; this causes toxicity problems and numerous systemic side effects. Furthermore, although pulmonary administration is an interesting drug administration route for treating lung diseases, inhalation therap Read More

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the regulatory mechanism between P66Shc and ferroptosis in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury (CP-AKI). Methods: A CP-AKI model was constructed both in vivo and in vitro using C57BL/6 mice and HK-2 cells, respectively. Renal histopathological injury, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and apoptosis were detected. Some parameters of ferroptosis (e.g. 4HNE and G Read More

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the role of miR-30a-5p in restenosis of rats following vein grafting and the underlying mechanism. Methods: Vein graft rat models were established and perfused with miR-30a-5p antagomir and si-ATG5 to probe the regulation of miR-30a-5p/ATG5 on intimal hyperplasia. Human saphenous vein smooth muscle cells (HSVSMCs) were obtained from the great saphenous v Read More