Methotrexate an old drug with new tricks

Y Bedoui, X Guillot, J Sélambarom, P Guiraud… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Methotrexate (MTX) is the first line drug for the treatment of a number of rheumatic and non-
rheumatic disorders. It is currently used as an anchor disease, modifying anti-rheumatic drug …

The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms

J Gao, H Cao, G Hu, Y Wu, Y Xu, H Cui, HS Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Aortic aneurysm is a chronic aortic disease affected by many factors. Although it is generally
asymptomatic, it poses a significant threat to human life due to a high risk of rupture …

Mechanism of action of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis, and the search for biomarkers

PM Brown, AG Pratt, JD Isaacs - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2016 - nature.com
The treatment and outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been
transformed over the past two decades. Low disease activity and remission are now …

Biodegradable nanocarriers based on chitosan-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles for delivery of methotrexate for application in breast cancer treatment

Z Shakeran, M Keyhanfar, J Varshosaz… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanocarriers have demonstrated great promise in the delivery of hydrophobic drugs
particularly to tumor spaces by enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effects …

Cardiac oxidative stress in diabetes: mechanisms and therapeutic potential

A Faria, SJ Persaud - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Macrovascular complications of diabetes, including diabetic cardiovascular disease (CVD),
occur through a number of hyperglycaemia-induced mechanisms that include generation of …

The role of Nrf2 in cardiovascular function and disease

S Satta, AM Mahmoud, FL Wilkinson… - Oxidative medicine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Free radicals, reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), hydrogen sulphide, and
hydrogen peroxide play an important role in both intracellular and intercellular signaling; …

Biomarkers of oxidative stress tethered to cardiovascular diseases

P Panda, HK Verma, S Lakkakula… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a broad term that incorporated a group of conditions that
affect the blood vessels and the heart. CVD is a foremost cause of fatalities around the …

Uncoupling of endothelial NO synthase in atherosclerosis and vascular disease

H Li, U Förstermann - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) produced by the endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) is an antihypertensive,
antithrombotic and anti-atherosclerotic molecule. Hypercholesterolemia leads to a reduction …

Tackling endothelial dysfunction by modulating NOS uncoupling: new insights into its pathogenesis and therapeutic possibilities

R Kietadisorn, RP Juni… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) serves as a critical enzyme in maintaining vascular
pressure by producing nitric oxide (NO); hence, it has a crucial role in the regulation of …

Principles of targeting endothelial cell metabolism to treat angiogenesis and endothelial cell dysfunction in disease

J Goveia, P Stapor, P Carmeliet - EMBO molecular medicine, 2014 - embopress.org
The endothelium is the orchestral conductor of blood vessel function. Pathological blood
vessel formation (a process termed pathological angiogenesis) or the inability of endothelial …