Abstract
At the 8th World Congress on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, held August 1-6, 2004, in Queensland, Australia, there were late-breaking news symposia on presynaptic receptors as targets in the treatment of schizophrenia; cyclooxygenase inhibition, present and future; adiposity, drug treatment and causes; G-protein-coupled receptors, important new targets; osteoporosis, causes, prevention and cures; ischemic stroke; drugs and arrhythmias, causes and cures; and the pharmacology of cardiac protection. One of the plenary lectures was of targeted cancer therapies. The new drugs and new targets for therapeutic intervention from these presentations are discussed in this report.
Copyright 2004 Prous Science. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
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Antineoplastic Agents / supply & distribution
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Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
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Audiovisual Aids
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Australia
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / chemistry
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
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Drug Delivery Systems / trends
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Drug Design*
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Humans
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Hypertension / drug therapy
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Hypertension / etiology
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Hypertension / prevention & control
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Long QT Syndrome / chemically induced
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Long QT Syndrome / drug therapy
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Myocardial Ischemia / drug therapy
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Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
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NADPH Oxidases / antagonists & inhibitors
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NADPH Oxidases / therapeutic use
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Obesity / drug therapy
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Obesity / etiology
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Osteoporosis / drug therapy
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Osteoporosis / etiology
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Osteoporosis / prevention & control
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Pharmacists / organization & administration
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Pharmacists / trends
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Pharmacogenetics / trends
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Pharmacology, Clinical / organization & administration
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Pharmacology, Clinical / trends
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / drug effects
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / therapeutic use
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Receptors, Presynaptic / drug effects
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Receptors, Presynaptic / therapeutic use
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Schizophrenia / drug therapy
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Societies, Scientific / organization & administration
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Stroke / drug therapy
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Stroke / epidemiology
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
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Receptors, Presynaptic
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NADPH Oxidases