{"title":"Cells of the Macrophage Lineage and their Role in the Pathogenesis of HIV-1 Infection: An Update","authors":"K. Kedzierska, Clare L V Maslin, S. Crowe","doi":"10.2174/1567203043401752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043401752","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128377011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Annexins in the Central Nervous System: Are they Neuroprotective or Proapoptotic Agents?","authors":"J. Bandorowicz-Pikula","doi":"10.2174/1567203043401798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043401798","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"72 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129680042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intriguing Classes of Acridine Derivatives as DNA-binding Antitumour Agents: From Pyrimido[5,6,1-de]acridines to Bis(acridine-4-carboxamides)","authors":"I. Antonini","doi":"10.2174/1567203043401851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043401851","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114972160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differential Developmental Origin of Arteries: Impact on Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis","authors":"J. Pelisek, M. Shimizu, S. Nikol","doi":"10.2174/1567203043401725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043401725","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122280769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temozolomide: An Update on Pharmacological Strategies to Increase its Antitumour Activity","authors":"L. Tentori, G. Graziani","doi":"10.2174/1567203043480287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043480287","url":null,"abstract":"Temozolomide (TMZ) is a methylating agent with promising antitumour activity against primary or secondary \u0000brain tumours. Through the generation of a reactive intermediate, TMZ interacts with DNA at different base site positions, \u0000generating a wide spectrum of methyl adducts represented mainly by N-methylpurines (70%) while, at a lesser extent, by \u0000N3-methyladenine (9%) and O6-methylguanine (5%). The antitumour activity of TMZ has been primarily attributed to O6- \u0000methylguanine, since tumour cell sensitivity inversely correlates with the levels of O6-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase \u0000and requires an intact mismatch repair system. \u0000Even though the pharmacokinetics properties, favourable toxicity profile and antitumour activity against a broad range of \u0000tumour types render TMZ an attractive agent in oncology, resistance to the methylating agent occurs relatively often and \u0000strongly affects the rate and durability of clinical response in cancer patients. Thus, different strategies aimed at \u0000counteracting resistance and increasing the efficacy of TMZ have been designed and for many of them investigation is \u0000still underway. Herein, we provide an update on the latest findings of preclinical and clinical studies on TMZ in \u0000combination with resistance or biological modulators and anticancer drugs with different mechanisms of action.","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133802657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"β-Lactams as Inhibitors of Serine Enzymes: An Update","authors":"M. Konaklieva","doi":"10.2174/1567203043480322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043480322","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125088185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metabolism of the Novel IMP Dehydrogenase Inhibitor Benzamide Riboside","authors":"W. Jäger, A. Salamon, T. Szekeres","doi":"10.2174/1567203043480269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043480269","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124899083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Macrolides as Immunomodulatory Agents: Review and Future Directions","authors":"P. Woo, S. Lau, K. Yuen","doi":"10.2174/1567203043480296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1567203043480296","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438191,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Reviews - Online","volume":"141 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121620653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}