Drug Discovery via Human-Derived Stem Cell Organoids.

abstract：:Aging is associated with age-related diseases and an increase susceptibility of cancer. Dissecting the molecular mechanisms that underlie aging and longevity would contribute to implications for preventing and treating the age-dependent diseases or cancers. Multiple signaling pathways such as the insulin/IGF-1 signali...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sun X,Chen WD,Wang YD

更新日期：2017-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Advanced age is associated with impaired angiogenesis in part because of mitochondrial dysfunction. We have recently reported that leonurine exerts protective effects in neuron via regulation of mitochondrial function. The aim of this study was to explore whether leonurine is able to attenuate mitochondrial...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Qi J,Wang JJ,Duan JL,Lu ZY,Yuan YG

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI) is a complex syndrome with sepsis occurring in critical patients, who usually lack effective therapy. Nuciferine is a primary bioactive component extracted from the lotus leaf, and it displays extensive pharmacological functions, including anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant propert...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wu H,Yang Y,Guo S,Yang J,Jiang K,Zhao G,Qiu C,Deng G

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium-calmodulin/dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) plays an essential role in LTP induction, but since it has the capacity to remain persistently activated even after the decay of external stimuli it has been proposed that it can also be necessary for LTP maintenance and therefore for memory persistence. It has b...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Juárez-Muñoz Y,Ramos-Languren LE,Escobar ML

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:MaZiRenWan (MZRW, also known as Hemp Seed Pill) is a Chinese Herbal Medicine which has been demonstrated to safely and effectively alleviate functional constipation (FC) in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study with 120 subjects. However, the underlying pharmacological actions of MZRW for FC, are still large...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Huang T,Ning Z,Hu D,Zhang M,Zhao L,Lin C,Zhong LLD,Yang Z,Xu H,Bian Z

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a recessive genetic disease due to mutations of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene encoding the CFTR chloride channel. The ion transport abnormalities related to CFTR mutation generate a dehydrated airway surface liquid (ASL) layer, which is responsible for an a...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Briottet M,Shum M,Urbach V

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:It is currently thought that the dementia of Alzheimer's disease is due to the neurotoxicity of the deposits or aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the extracellular space of the cerebral cortex. This model has been widely criticized because there is a poor correlation between deposits and dementia. Others have questioned...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Holtzman JL

更新日期：2013-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabinoids exhibit anti-inflammatory and antitumorigenic properties. Contrary to most cannabinoids present in the Cannabis plant, some, such as O-1602 and abnormal cannabidiol, have no or only little affinity to the CB1 or CB2 cannabinoid receptors and instead exert their effects through other receptors. Here, we in...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Tomko A,O'Leary L,Trask H,Achenbach JC,Hall SR,Goralski KB,Ellis LD,Dupré DJ

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mint [Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson] is an aromatic plant that belongs to Lamiaceae family. It is traditionally used as herbal tea in Europe, Australia and North Africa and shows numerous pharmacological effects, such as spasmolytic, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-hemolytic. Recently, its antiproliferative role h...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Patti F,Palmioli A,Vitalini S,Bertazza L,Redaelli M,Zorzan M,Rubin B,Mian C,Bertolini C,Iacobone M,Armanini D,Barollo S,Airoldi C,Iriti M,Pezzani R

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Among factors influencing the higher risk of developing unknown or rare adverse drug reactions (ADRs) among children and adolescents, there is the frequent off-label use of drugs that seems to be very common in pediatric oncological patients. Our study aim to collect and evaluate data on the safety profile o...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mascolo A,Scavone C,Bertini M,Brusco S,Punzo F,Pota E,Di Martino M,Di Pinto D,Rossi F

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Purpose:The exact mechanism of spontaneous pacemaking is not fully understood. Recent results suggest tight cooperation between intracellular Ca2+ handling and sarcolemmal ion channels. An important player of this crosstalk is the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX), however, direct pharmacological evidence was una...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kohajda Z,Tóth N,Szlovák J,Loewe A,Bitay G,Gazdag P,Prorok J,Jost N,Levijoki J,Pollesello P,Papp JG,Varró A,Nagy N

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral cancers refer to malignant tumors associated with high morbidity and mortality, and oral squamous cell carcinoma accounts for the majority of cases. It is an important part of head and neck, and oral cancer is one of the six most common cancers in the world. At present, the traditional treatment methods for oral ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhao Z,Li D,Wu Z,Wang Q,Ma Z,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a common malignant disease worldwide with an increasing mortality in recent years. Salvia miltiorrhiza, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, has been used for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases for thousands of years. The liposoluble tanshinones in S. miltiorrhiza are importan...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Fu L,Han B,Zhou Y,Ren J,Cao W,Patel G,Kai G,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy (NHIE) is a severe condition that leads to death or neurological disability in newborns. The underlying pathological mechanisms are unclear, and developing the target neuroprotective strategies are urgent. 2,7,2'-trihydroxy-4,4'7'-trimethoxy-1,1'-biphenanthrene (TTB) is a natur...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Liu L,Zhao Z,Yin Q,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article on p. 15 in vol. 2, PMID: 21687510.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Frontiers in Pharmacology Editorial Office.

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil killing of bacteria is mediated by oxidative and non-oxidative mechanisms. Oxidants are generated through the NADPH oxidase complex, whereas antimicrobial proteins and peptides rank amongst non-oxidative host defenses. Mucus hypersecretion, deficient hydration and poor clearance from the airways are promine...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Cantin AM,Ouellet C,Cloutier A,McDonald PP

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Xueshuantong Lyophilized Powder (XST), consisting of a series of saponins extracted from Panax notoginseng, is widely applied to treat acute cerebral infarction, stroke, and coronary heart disease in China. However, most adverse drug reactions (ADR) in clinic are caused by quality problems of XST. In this study, six b...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang ZR,Wang ZH,Tang JF,Yan Y,Yue SJ,Feng WW,Shi ZY,Meng XT,Peng C,Wang CY,Meng DL,Yan D

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholamban (PLN) is a phosphoprotein in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) that is a reversible regulator of the Ca(2) (+)-ATPase (SERCA2a) activity and cardiac contractility. Dephosphorylated PLN inhibits SERCA2a and PLN phosphorylation, at either Ser(16) by PKA or Thr(17) by Ca(2) (+)-calmodulin-dependent protei...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mattiazzi A,Kranias EG

更新日期：2014-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid (GC) therapy is the leading cause of secondary osteoporosis and the therapeutic and preventative drugs for GC-induced osteoporosis are limited. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of geniposide on dexamethasone (DEX)-induced osteogenic inhibition in MC3T3-E1 cells. The results showed t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Xie B,Wu J,Li Y,Wu X,Zeng Z,Zhou C,Xu D,Wu L

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of epilepsy, a process known as epileptogenesis, often occurs later in life following a prenatal or early postnatal insult such as cerebral ischemia, stroke, brain trauma, or infection. These insults share common pathophysiological pathways involving innate immune activation including neuroinflammation...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Semple BD,Dill LK,O'Brien TJ

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Objectives: Although the relationship between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Taiwan published in 2014. Due to just only one article and not enough comprehensively, we explore this issue. Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study to identify ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Cheng KC,Liao KF,Lin CL,Lai SW

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanosine (GUO) is a guanine-based purine nucleoside with important trophic functions and promising neuroprotective properties. Although the neuroprotective effects of GUO have been corroborated in cellular models of Parkinson's disease (PD), its efficacy as an antiparkinsonian agent has not been fully explored in PD ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Massari CM,López-Cano M,Núñez F,Fernández-Dueñas V,Tasca CI,Ciruela F

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The scaffold protein syntenin abounds during fetal life where it is important for developmental movements. In human adulthood, syntenin gain-of-function is increasingly associated with various cancers and poor prognosis. Depending on the cancer model analyzed, syntenin affects various signaling pathways. We previously...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kashyap R,Roucourt B,Lembo F,Fares J,Carcavilla AM,Restouin A,Zimmermann P,Ghossoub R

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Trepibutone was widely used for cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, biliary tract dyskinesia, cholecystectomy syndrome, and chronic pancreatitis in clinic. However, few investigations on trepibutone have been conducted. In this study, an accurate, sensitive, and selective analytical method was developed and successfully ap...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sun Z,Yang J,Liu L,Xu Y,Zhou L,Jia Q,Shi Y,Du X,Kang J,Zuo L

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Paeoniflorin (PF) is the main active component of Paeonia lactiflora Pall., which is used in the treatment of severe cholestatic hepatitis. However, its biological mechanism in regulating bile acid metabolism and cholestatic liver injury has not been fully revealed. Our study aimed to reveal the mechanism of PF in the...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wei S,Ma X,Niu M,Wang R,Yang T,Wang D,Wen J,Li H,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleomycin (BLM) is an effective curative option in the management of several malignancies including pleural effusions; but pulmonary toxicity, comprising of pneumonitis and fibrosis, poses challenge in its use as a front-line chemotherapeutic. Although Amifostine has been found to protect lungs from the toxic effects ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Arora A,Bhuria V,Hazari PP,Pathak U,Mathur S,Roy BG,Sandhir R,Soni R,Dwarakanath BS,Bhatt AN

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is a ubiquitous member of the GRK family that restrains cellular activation by G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) phosphorylation leading to receptor desensitization and internalization, but has been identified to regulate a variety of signaling molecules, among which may be a...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Palikhe S,Ohashi W,Sakamoto T,Hattori K,Kawakami M,Andoh T,Yamazaki H,Hattori Y

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinese formulas have been paid increasing attention in cancer multidisciplinary therapy due to their multi-targets and multi-substances property. Here, we aim to investigate the anti-breast cancer and chemosensitizing function of Ai Du Qing (ADQ) formula made up of Hedyotis diffusa, Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Rosc.,...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang N,Yang B,Zhang X,Wang S,Zheng Y,Li X,Liu S,Pan H,Li Y,Huang Z,Zhang F,Wang Z

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who require anticoagulant therapy are at increased risk of bleeding. The optimal regimen for these patients is uncertain. This study aimed to compare safety and efficacy of antithrombotic regimens used in patients undergoing PCI with concomitant ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bunmark W,Jinatongthai P,Vathesatogkit P,Thakkinstian A,Reid CM,Wongcharoen W,Chaiyakunapruk N,Nathisuwan S

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aim:Platycodon grandiflorum (PG) has been widely used for treating chronic bronchitis (CB). However, the material basis and underlying mechanism of action of PG against CB have not yet been elucidated. Methods:To analyze the ingredients in PG, ultraperformance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-fl...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Deng Y,Ren H,Ye X,Xia L,Liu M,Liu Y,Yang M,Yang S,Ye X,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00