Clinical promise of next-generation complement therapeutics

DC Mastellos, D Ricklin, JD Lambris - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
The complement system plays a key role in pathogen immunosurveillance and tissue
homeostasis. However, subversion of its tight regulatory control can fuel a vicious cycle of …

Inflammation: a target for treatment in spinal cord injury

X Freyermuth-Trujillo, JJ Segura-Uribe… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a significant cause of disability, and treatment alternatives that
generate beneficial outcomes and have no side effects are urgently needed. SCI may be …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of alirocumab in reducing lipids and cardiovascular events

JG Robinson, M Farnier, M Krempf… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Alirocumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin–
kexin type 9 (PCSK9), has been shown to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol …

[HTML][HTML] The history of monoclonal antibody development–progress, remaining challenges and future innovations

JKH Liu - Annals of medicine and surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
As medicine progresses into a new era of personalised therapy, the use of monoclonal
antibodies to treat a wide range of diseases lies at the heart of this new forefront. Since the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of envenomations by terrestrial venomous animals in Brazil based on case reporting: from obvious facts to contingencies

JP Chippaux - Journal of venomous animals and toxins including …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Envenomation remains a neglected public health issue in most tropical
countries. A better understanding of the epidemiology of bites and stings by venomous …

Infections associated with the use of eculizumab: recommendations for prevention and prophylaxis

E Benamu, JG Montoya - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Eculizumab has opened new horizons in the treatment of complement-mediated disorders.
Prophylactic and immunization strategies against the risk of Nesseria spp. infections are …

Importance of rigidity in designing small molecule drugs to tackle protein–protein interactions (PPIs) through stabilization of desired conformers: miniperspective

ADG Lawson, M MacCoss, JP Heer - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Tackling PPIs, particularly by stabilizing clinically favored conformations of target proteins,
with orally available, bona fide small molecules remains a significant but immensely …

Current progress and limitations of AAV mediated delivery of protein therapeutic genes and the importance of developing quantitative pharmacokinetic …

EA Chowdhury, G Meno-Tetang, HY Chang… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
While protein therapeutics are one of the most successful class of drug molecules, they are
expensive and not suited for treating chronic disorders that require long-term dosing. Adeno …

Peptide-containing nanoformulations: Skin barrier penetration and activity contribution

T Zhang, X Luo, K Xu, W Zhong - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Transdermal drug delivery presents a less invasive pathway, circumventing the need to pass
through the gastrointestinal tract and liver, thereby reducing drug breakdown, initial …

Toward a magic or imaginary bullet? Ligands for drug targeting to cancer cells: principles, hopes, and challenges

M Toporkiewicz, J Meissner, L Matusewicz… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There are many problems directly correlated with the systemic administration of drugs and
how they reach their target site. Targeting promises to be a hopeful strategy as an improved …