Estrogen receptor-α (ER- α) is a principal endocrine regulatory protein in breast cancer. The progression of ER-α positive breast cancer is slowed by selective estrogen receptor modulators such as Tamoxifen. But, long term therapy with Tamoxifen leads to resistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Urticaria is a common skin disease which often causes impairment in the quality of life. The ideal drug for chronic urticaria would have antihistaminic and anti-inflammatory actions. Bepotastine besilate is a recently approved novel anti-allergic agent with multiple mechanisms of action; levocetirizine is a potent and selective second-generation H1 receptor antagonist used in the treatment of urticaria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Andrographis echioides is a prevalently used medicinal herb in South Asian countries. Scientific researches with the extracts of A. echioides revealed its antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, ulceroprotective, and hepatoprotective properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Among the oral anti-diabetic drugs, Dipeptidyl peptidase - 4(DPP-4) inhibitor is an emerging class of drugs. Inhibitors of DPP-4 enzyme like Sitagliptin and Vildagliptin have shown Anti-oxidant properties in many studies, both invivo and invitro. It has also been characterized as an apoptotic agent on pancreatic cancer cells.
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