Understanding the Impact of ErbB Activating Events and Signal Transduction on Antigen Processing and Presentation: MHC Expression as a Model.

abstract：:Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1) is a multifunctional matricellular receptor composed of a large ligand-binding subunit (515-kDa α-chain) associated with a short trans-membrane subunit (85-kDa β-chain). LRP-1, which exhibits both endocytosis and cell signaling properties, plays a key role in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Dekky B,Wahart A,Sartelet H,Féré M,Angiboust JF,Dedieu S,Piot O,Devy J,Emonard H

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Lapatinib, targeting the human epidermal growth factor receptor family members HER1 and HER2, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. However, resistance to lapatinib remains a common challenge to HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Until now, the...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bao S,Chen Y,Yang F,Sun C,Yang M,Li W,Huang X,Li J,Wu H,Yin Y

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies proved that among all α1-adrenoceptors, cardiac myocytes functionally express only α1A- and α1B-subtype. Scientists indicated that α1A-subtype blockade might be beneficial in restoring normal heart rhythm. Therefore, we aimed to determine the role of α1-adrenoceptors subtypes (i.e., α1A and α1B) in antiarrhyth...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Pytka K,Lustyk K,Żmudzka E,Kotańska M,Siwek A,Zygmunt M,Dziedziczak A,Śniecikowska J,Olczyk A,Gałuszka A,Śmieja J,Waszkielewicz AM,Marona H,Filipek B,Sapa J,Mogilski S

更新日期：2016-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:All excitable cell functions rely upon ion channels that are embedded in their plasma membrane. Perturbations of ion channel structure or function result in pathologies ranging from cardiac dysfunction to neurodegenerative disorders. Consequently, to understand the functions of excitable cells and to remedy their path...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Py C,Martina M,Diaz-Quijada GA,Luk CC,Martinez D,Denhoff MW,Charrier A,Comas T,Monette R,Krantis A,Syed NI,Mealing GA

更新日期：2011-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) enzyme activity is known to show considerable ethnic heterogeneity and inter-individual differences, affecting the outcome of drug treatment. CYP3A4 genetic polymorphisms are believed to be one of the important causes, leading to inter-individual variability in drug metabolism. Quinine is ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhou XY,Hu XX,Wang CC,Lu XR,Chen Z,Liu Q,Hu GX,Cai JP

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:5α-reductase type 2 deficiency (5αRD) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease of the group of 46, XY disorders of sex development (DSD). Objective:To study the growth pattern in Chinese pediatric patients with 5αRD. Subjects:Data were obtained from 141 patients with 5αRD (age: 0-16 years old) who visi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhao X,Song Y,Chen S,Wang X,Luo F,Yang Y,Chen L,Chen R,Chen H,Su Z,Wu D,Gong C

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Shexiang Baoxin Pill (SBP) is a well-known composite formula of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which is commonly used today in treating cardiovascular diseases. SBP consists of seven materials thereof, including Moschus, extract of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Bovis Calculus Artifactus, Cinnamomi Cortex,...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Xu ML,Zheng ZY,Xia YJ,Liu EY,Chan SK,Hu WH,Duan R,Dong TT,Zhan CS,Shang XH,Tsim KW

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR), such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), are idiosyncratic and unpredictable drug-hypersensitivity reactions with a high-mortality rate ranging from 10% to over 30%, thus causing a...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chang CJ,Chen CB,Hung SI,Ji C,Chung WH

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 1 million cases of scorpion stings are estimated every year, whereas current treatment is limited to antivenom serum combined with supportive therapy. Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom (TsV) is composed of diverse molecules, including toxins that induce a catecholamine storm and mediate classical symptoms of scorp...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zoccal KF,Gardinassi LG,Bordon KCF,Arantes EC,Marleau S,Ong H,Faccioli LH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Late-life depression is associated with significant cognitive impairment. Meta-analyses showed that depression is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it might be an etiological factor for AD. Since late-life depression is often connected with cognitive impairment and dementia is usually ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Linnemann C,Lang UE

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanomedicines can be used for a variety of cancer therapies including tumor-targeted drug delivery, hyperthermia, and photodynamic therapy. Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based materials are frequently used in such setups. This review article gives an overview of the properties of previously reported PLGA nanop...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Rezvantalab S,Drude NI,Moraveji MK,Güvener N,Koons EK,Shi Y,Lammers T,Kiessling F

更新日期：2018-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive bone resorption conducted by osteoclasts is considered as the main cause of osteoclast-related bone diseases such as osteoporosis. Therefore, the suppression of excessive osteoclast formation and function is one of the strategies to treat osteoclast-related bone diseases. Fumitremorgin C (Fum) is a mycotoxin...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yuan Y,Chen K,Chen X,Wang C,Qiu H,Cao Z,Song D,Sun Y,Guo J,Tickner J,Xu J,Zou J

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Salvianolate, a compound mainly composed of salvia magnesium acetate, is extracted from the Chinese herb Salvia miltiorrhiza. Because of its biological activity, easy quality control and certain efficacy, salvianolate is widely used in treating ischemic cardiocerebral vascular disease, liver damage, renal in...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Shen Y,Wang S,Liu Y,Ge L,Xia L,Zhang X,Miao Y,Shen J,Zhou Q

更新日期：2020-06-12 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：:Neuropathic pain caused by nerve damage is a common and severe class of chronic pain. Disease-modifying clinical therapies are needed as current treatments typically provide only symptomatic relief; show varying clinical efficacy; and most have significant adverse effects. One approach is targeting either neurotrophic...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sidorova YA,Bespalov MM,Wong AW,Kambur O,Jokinen V,Lilius TO,Suleymanova I,Karelson G,Rauhala PV,Karelson M,Osborne PB,Keast JR,Kalso EA,Saarma M

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a chronic lymphoproliferative B-cell disorder where the B-RAF V600E mutation has been recently detected, as reported for solid neoplasias but not for other B-cell lymphomas. The digital droplet PCR (dd-PCR) is a molecular technique that, without standard references, is able to accurately q...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Guerrini F,Paolicchi M,Ghio F,Ciabatti E,Grassi S,Salehzadeh S,Ercolano G,Metelli MR,Del Re M,Iovino L,Petrini I,Carulli G,Cecconi N,Rousseau M,Cervetti G,Galimberti S

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This study aimed to explore the intellectual landscape of the studies investigating the clinical application of enteral nutrition (EN) in patients with ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), and to identify thematic development trends and research frontiers in this area. Methods: Scientometric research was...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen S,Bie R,Lai Y,Shi H,Ung COL,Hu H

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The research into bioactive natural products of medicinal plants has a long tradition, but ethnopharmacology as a well-defined field of research has a relatively short history, only dating back 50 years. Aims: With the fast development of this field and its global importance especially in the fast developi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yeung AWK,Heinrich M,Atanasov AG

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal poisons and venoms are comprised of different classes of molecules displaying wide-ranging pharmacological activities. This review aims to provide an in-depth view of toxin-based compounds from terrestrial and marine organisms used as diagnostic tools, experimental molecules to validate postulated therapeutic t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bordon KCF,Cologna CT,Fornari-Baldo EC,Pinheiro-Júnior EL,Cerni FA,Amorim FG,Anjolette FAP,Cordeiro FA,Wiezel GA,Cardoso IA,Ferreira IG,de Oliveira IS,Boldrini-França J,Pucca MB,Baldo MA,Arantes EC

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional Chinese medicine is one of the complementary and alternative therapies to improve the prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD). Taohong Siwu Decoction (THSWD), a classical traditional Chinese medication that promotes blood circulation, is clinically beneficial in CHD. However, the underlying mechanism of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Tao T,He T,Mao H,Wu X,Liu X

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:B lymphocytes play a critical role in humoral immunity. Abnormal B cell development and function cause a variety of hematological malignancies such as myeloma, B cell lymphoma, and leukemia. Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitors alone or in combination with other drugs have shown efficacy in several hematological m...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang J,Li D,Zhou J

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The foundations of innate immunity in neurodegenerative disorders were first laid by Del Rio Hortega (1919). He identified and named microglia, recognizing them as cells of mesodermal origin. Van Furth in 1969 elaborated the monocyte phagocytic system with microglia as the brain representatives. Validation of these co...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： McGeer PL,McGeer EG

更新日期：2011-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Current prevention and/or treatment options for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are limited as no vaccine is available. Prophylaxis with palivizumab is very expensive and requires multiple intramuscular injections over the RSV season. Here we present proof-of-concept data using nebulized palivizu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Rajapaksa AE,Do LAH,Suryawijaya Ong D,Sourial M,Veysey D,Beare R,Hughes W,Yang W,Bischof RJ,McDonnell A,Eu P,Yeo LY,Licciardi PV,Mulholland EK

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:MYC target 1 (MYCT1), a direct target gene of c-Myc, is a novel candidate tumor suppressor gene first cloned from laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The downregulation of MYCT1 has been reported to be associated with carcinogenesis. However, the role of MYCT1 in the development and progress of acute myeloid leukemia (...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Fu S,Fu Y,Chen F,Hu Y,Quan B,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The dialysis of human and mouse neutrophils in patch clamp experiments in the conventional whole-cell mode induces the emergence of a chloride (Cl-) current that appeared to be primarily regulated by cytoplasmic ionic strength. The characteristics of this current resembled that of the classical, and ubiquitous volume-...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Behe P,Foote JR,Levine AP,Platt CD,Chou J,Benavides F,Geha RS,Segal AW

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In Mexico, the Adenophyllum aurantium (L.) Strother plant is consumed as an infusion to treat intestinal diseases such as amoebiasis, which is an endemic health problem in Mexico and other countries. However, the effect of A. aurantium on Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of amoebiasis, is unknown. An aerial ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Herrera-Martínez M,Hernández-Ramírez VI,Hernández-Carlos B,Chávez-Munguía B,Calderón-Oropeza MA,Talamás-Rohana P

更新日期：2016-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The roots and rhizomes of Nardostachys chinensis have neuroprotection and cardiovascular protection effects. However, the specific mechanism of N. chinensis is not yet clear. Nardochinoid C (DC) is a new compound with new skeleton isolated from N. chinensis and this study for the first time explored the anti-inflammat...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Luo JF,Shen XY,Lio CK,Dai Y,Cheng CS,Liu JX,Yao YD,Yu Y,Xie Y,Luo P,Yao XS,Liu ZQ,Zhou H

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal secondary metabolites serve as a rich resource for exploring lead compounds with medicinal importance. Diorcinol N (DN), a fungal secondary metabolite isolated from an endophytic fungus, Arthrinium arundinis, exhibits robust anticancer activity. However, the anticancer mechanism of DN remains unclear. In this s...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yuan XL,Li XQ,Xu K,Hou XD,Zhang ZF,Xue L,Liu XM,Zhang P

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abiraterone Acetate (AA) is approved for the treatment of mCRPC after failure of androgen deprivation therapy in whom chemotherapy is not yet clinically indicated and for treatment of mCRPC progressed during or after docetaxel-based chemotherapy regimen. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of early...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Facchini G,Caffo O,Ortega C,D'Aniello C,Di Napoli M,Cecere SC,Della Pepa C,Crispo A,Maines F,Ruatta F,Iovane G,Pisconti S,Montella M,Berretta M,Pignata S,Cavaliere C

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A Chinese herbal decoction, Zishen Jiangtang Pill (ZJP), has been clinically prescribed to diabetic patients to prevent excessive blood sugar levels for decades. However, the potential mechanisms of this action have not been well investigated. The purpose of this study was to explore the metabolic variations in respon...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen J,Zheng L,Hu Z,Wang F,Huang S,Li Z,Zheng P,Zhang S,Yi T,Li H

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00