Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 24, Issue 21, 2024

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death world-wide after AIDS. It infects around one-third of global population and approximately two million people die annually from this disease because it is a very contagious disease spread by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The increasing number of drug-resistant strains and the failure of conventional treatments against this strain are the challenges of the coming decades Read More

Background: Upon the release of the selection results of “Qin Medicine,” numerous Chinese herbal medicines and proprietary Chinese medicines have regained attention. Physochlainae Radix (Huashanshen), a herbal medicine named after Mount Hua, the prominent peak in the Qinling Mountains, has garnered particular interest. Despite this, the impact of Physochlainae Radix and Qin medicines as a whole remains signi Read More

Dentoalveolar abscess are localized infections within the tooth or the surrounding alveolar bone, often resulting from untreated dental caries or dental trauma causing alveolar bone resorption or even loss. Serious consequences arising from the spread of a dental abscess can often lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The acute dentoalveolar abscess is a polymicrobial infection comprising strict anaerobes, such as an Read More

The global pandemic known as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is causing morbidity and mortality on a daily basis. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- -2) virus has been around since December 2019 and has infected a high number of patients due to its idiopathic pathophysiology and rapid transmission. COVID-19 is now deemed a newly identified “syndrome” condition since it causes a v Read More