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The marine environment is a rich source of both biological and chemical diversity. This diversity has been the source of unique chemical compounds with potential for drug development. In recent years, a significant number of novel metabolites with potent pharmacological properties have been discovered from the marine organisms. Specifically, the Red Sea is a natural source of these bioactive compounds. The Red Sea is a rich source of marine organisms that contain bioactive substances with intriguing and unique structural features. Examples of marine organisms commonly found in the Red Sea are sponges, soft corals, and algae. Secondary metabolites obtained from Red Sea marine organisms have been reported to show various biological activities such as: cytotoxic, antiproliferative, antiviral and anti-inflammatory activities. This review emphasizes the bioactivity of marine natural products specifically those isolated from the Red Sea. The present article highlights the latest progress in both chemistry and biological activities of metabolites isolated from Red Sea organisms till year 2014, also it provides a perspective on future areas of research...
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Nasal drug delivery has been recognized as a promising route for delivery of therapeutic compounds including biopharmaceuticals. It has been demonstrated that absorption of drugs can enhanced by using absorption enhancers or increasing the drug residence time in the nasal cavity. Mucoadhesive polymers can serve both functions. The residence time in the nasal cavity is considerably increased for microspheres compared to solutions. However, this is not the only factor to increase the absorption of large hydrophilic drugs. Microspheres also exert a direct effect on the mucosa, resulting in the opening of tight junctions between the epithelial cells. This review focuses on the background of nasal mucoadhesive drug delivery with special references to the biological and pharmaceutical considerations for nasal mucoadhesive drug...
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Nanobiomaterials are very effective components for several biomedical and pharmaceutical studies. Among the metallic, organic, ceramic and polymeric nanomaterials, metallic nanomaterials have shown certain prominent biomedical applications. Enormous works have been done to synthesize, analyse and administer the metallic nanoparticles for various kinds of medical and therapeutic applications, during the last forty years. In these analyses, the prominent biomedical applications of ten metallic nanobiomaterials have been reviewed from various sources and works. It has been found that almost nine of them are used in a very wide spectrum of medical and theranostic...
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The human skin serves as an impediment, a thermo regulator and prevents excessive loss of water from the internal organs. Various ways of transferring the drugs have been developed by modifying the barrier properties of the skin. Enhancement in skin penetration by hydration of the stratum corneum, or by use of chemical enhancers acting on the lipids and keratinized structures in the stratum corneum, partitioning and solubility effects is a promising tool in potential clinical applications. Penetration enhancement is a new emerging technology which has the potential to increase the number of drugs taken trans-dermally. Also the drugs with short biological half-life could be easily administered. Among many advantages over other routes the three crucial ones are avoiding metabolism in liver, minimal negative effects and increased bioavailability. Also, the stratum corneum prevents the loss of physiologically essential substances and as a result provides penetration resistance by acting as a protective barrier. This is the rate limiting step in the absorption of the drug percutaneously. In this review article, we...
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AEG-1 expression is known to elevate in diverse cancers, where it plays a primary role in activating multiple signaling pathways that drives copious oncogenic properties. The versatile role of AEG-1 in mediating oncogenesis was found to be cognate with numerous signaling cascades such as the activation of NF-κB/p65, Ha‑Ras, PI3K/Akt, ERK/MAPK, Wnt/β-catenin, AURKA and RNAi pathways. In addition, recent clinical studies reveal that AEG-1 interaction with SND1/AGO2 in RISC may stimulate oncogenic transformation. The defeat of AEG-1 leads to PARP cleavage catalyzed by caspase-3, a key process in mediating apoptosis in AEG-1 expressed cancer cells. Moreover, AEG-1 confers chemo-résistance of cancer cells by inducing autophagy. In recent past, there are several studies reveal that AEG-1 down regulation inhibits chemo-resistance and oncogenic properties of various cancers. With this background, this review will address the multifaceted role of AEG-1 as oncogene and stipulating its potential to become a new therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker for the treatment of...
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