Novel Anti-fibrotic Therapies.

abstract：:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) is a chloride channel found in secretory epithelia with a plethora of known interacting proteins. Mutations in the CFTR gene cause cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that leads to progressive respiratory illness and other complications of phenotypic variance resu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lim SH,Legere EA,Snider J,Stagljar I

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex disease is a cascade process which is associated with functional abnormalities in multiple proteins and protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks. One drug one target has not been able to perfectly intervene complex diseases. Increasing evidences show that Chinese herb formula usually treats complex diseases ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Gao Y,Wang KX,Wang P,Li X,Chen JJ,Zhou BY,Tian JS,Guan DG,Qin XM,Lu AP

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes artificial modular nanotransporters (MNTs) delivering their cargos into target cells and then into the nuclei - the most vulnerable cell compartment for most anticancer agents and especially for radionuclides emitting short-range particles. The MNT strategy uses natural subcellular transport proc...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sobolev AS

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside is a major active component of ginseng, which exhibits various pharmacological properties such as hepatoprotection, tumor suppression and diabetes resistance. In this study, the anti-diabetic effects of protopanaxadiol (PPD) and protopanaxatriol (PPT)-type saponins were explored and compared in high-fat di...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Deng J,Liu Y,Duan Z,Zhu C,Hui J,Mi Y,Ma P,Ma X,Fan D,Yang H

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:As a typical traditional Chinese medicine, Bu-Yin-Qian-Zheng Formula (BYQZF) has been shown to have neuroprotective effects in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly by ameliorating mitochondrial dysfunction and regulating expression of the parkin protein. However, the underlying mechanisms by which BYQZ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ma HJ,Gai C,Chai Y,Feng WD,Cheng CC,Zhang JK,Zhang YX,Yang LP,Guo ZY,Gao YS,Sun HM

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Drawing a growth curve of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDR-PA) provides a foundation for susceptibility testing. By observing in vitro antibacterial activity and ultrastructure cthanges on MDR-PA of the effective components in the drug-containing serum of rats after the administration of Fuzhen...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Xu H,Liu C,Li M,Wang C,Liu G,Wang H,Ma J,Li L,Chen M,Cheng M,Yao X,Lin Y,Zhao S,Wang Y,Wang M

更新日期：2020-02-12 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：:Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is a well-known intracellular and intercellular second messenger. The membrane permeability of such molecules has potential importance for autocrine-like or paracrine-like delivery. Here experiments have been designed to demonstrate whether gap junction hemichannels, composed of c...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Valiunas V

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Costunolide, a sesquiterpene isolated from Vladimiria souliei (Franch.) Ling, is known to exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-tumor activities. However, the effects of costunolide on liver injury are poorly understood. The current study aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective effects of costunolide again...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mao J,Yi M,Wang R,Huang Y,Chen M

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:UV irradiation-induced oxidative stress and inflammation contribute to the development of skin diseases. Therefore, targeting oxidative stress and inflammation might contribute to reduce skin diseases. Resolvin D1 (RvD1) is a bioactive metabolite generated during inflammation to actively orchestrate the resolution of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Saito P,Melo CPB,Martinez RM,Fattori V,Cezar TLC,Pinto IC,Bussmann AJC,Vignoli JA,Georgetti SR,Baracat MM,Verri WA Jr,Casagrande R

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, we are experiencing the big data era with the emerging challenge of single data interpretation. Although the advent of high-throughput technologies as well as chemo- and bio-informatics tools presents pan-omics data as the way forward to precision medicine, personalized health care and tailored-made therapeu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Balasopoulou A,Patrinos GP,Katsila T

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of antibiotics, they have been used freely, with their prescription occurring almost always when they were not necessary. The other major form of contact between humans and antibiotics, now unintentionally, is with the large amount of these drugs in the environment and in our food. The relations...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Del Fiol FS,Balcão VM,Barberato-Fillho S,Lopes LC,Bergamaschi CC

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Processes such as cell proliferation, angiogenesis, apoptosis, or invasion are strongly influenced by the surrounding microenvironment of the tumor. Therefore, the ability to change these surroundings represents an important property through which tumor cells are able to acquire specific functions necessary for tumor ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Noël A,Gutiérrez-Fernández A,Sounni NE,Behrendt N,Maquoi E,Lund IK,Cal S,Hoyer-Hansen G,López-Otín C

更新日期：2012-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein allosteric modulation is a pillar of metabolic regulatory mechanisms; this concept has been extended to include ion channel regulation. P2XRs are ligand-gated channels activated by extracellular ATP, sensitive to trace metals and other chemicals. By combining in silico calculations with electrophysiological re...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Latapiat V,Rodríguez FE,Godoy F,Montenegro FA,Barrera NP,Huidobro-Toro JP

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims and Hypothesis: This study aims to investigate the mechanism involved in intracellular regulation of EGFR degradation induced by EGF. Methods: Phosphorylation of proteins related to EGFR signaling was examined by western blot analysis. Activation, connection between Rab35 and folliculin (FLCN) were assessed by pu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zheng J,Duan B,Sun S,Cui J,Du J,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Li-Ru-Kang (LRK), a formula of eight traditional Chinese medicines (TCM), has been used to treat hyperplasia of mammary gland (HMG) in TCM clinics. However, how LRK works in HMG patients is unclear. To explore the possible mechanisms of LRK against HMG, the network pharmacology was used to screen the potential targets...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang Y,Wei S,Gao T,Yang Y,Lu X,Zhou X,Li H,Wang T,Qian L,Zhao Y,Zou W

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Antipsychotic drugs are often used for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), especially psychosis and behavioral disturbances (e.g., aggression and agitation). They are prescribed alone or in conjunction with anti-dementia (e.g., anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs) and other psychotrop...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ohno Y,Kunisawa N,Shimizu S

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful recovery from hepatectomy is partially contingent upon the rate of residual liver regeneration. The traditional Chinese medicines known as Periplaneta americana extracts (PAEs) positively influence wound healing by promoting tissue repair. However, the effect of PAEs on liver regeneration is unknown. We use...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zou Y,Zhang M,Zeng D,Ruan Y,Shen L,Mu Z,Zou J,Xie C,Yang Z,Qian Z,Xu R,Li S,Kang Q,Zou H,Zhao S,Liu L,Wang K,Wang X,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To explore the role of pharmacists and innovation of pharmacy interventions for COVID-19 patients in China. Methods:We comprehensively searched PubMed and Chinese databases Sinomed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure to identify articles reporting pharmacist interventions and pharmacy services for COVID...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yi ZM,Hu Y,Wang GR,Zhao RS

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelium dysfunction induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) is an important initial event at the onset of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion in which the Egr-1 transcription factor often serves as a master switch for various damage pathways following reperfusion injury. We hypothesized that an intracellular ROS/MAPK...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lu S,Zhang Y,Zhong S,Gao F,Chen Y,Li W,Zheng F,Shi G

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The Tim-3-galectin-9 secretory pathway is known to protect various types of cancer cells against host immune surveillance. We found that pharmacologically induced mitochondrial dysfunction leads to a reduced galectin-9 expression/exocytosis in human colorectal cancer cells and re-distribution of this protein (the effe...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sakhnevych SS,Yasinska IM,Fasler-Kan E,Sumbayev VV

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In metastatic renal cell carcinoma, complete response to first-line antiangiogenic agents is rare and resistance to therapy often develops. Protocols for sequential treatment with angiogenesis and mTOR inhibitors are under evaluation to improve outcomes. In this observational, real-world study, patients received a fir...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Rossetti S,D'Aniello C,Iovane G,Scagliarini S,Laterza MM,De Vita F,Savastano C,Cartenì G,Porricelli MA,Berretta M,Pisconti S,Facchini G,Cavaliere C

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the oral route is the most convenient route for drug administration, there are a number of circumstances where this is not possible from either a clinical or pharmaceutical perspective. In these cases, the rectal route may represent a practical alternative and can be used to administer drugs for both local an...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Hua S

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. The prohibition of cannabis in the middle of the 20th century has arrested cannabis research. In recent years there is a growing debate about the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The term 'medical cannabis' refers to physician-recommended use o...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Vučković S,Srebro D,Vujović KS,Vučetić Č,Prostran M

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of the circadian gene Bmal1 in human cartilage and its crosstalk with the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA). We verified the periodical variation of the circadian gene Bmal1 and then established a modified multiple platform...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen G,Zhao H,Ma S,Chen L,Wu G,Zhu Y,Zhu J,Ma C,Zhao H

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by airflow limitation and variable respiratory symptoms. It is characterized by variable symptoms such as cough, wheeze, chest tightness, and shortness of breath which vary in intensity and time. In order to reach a comprehensive approach of disease management, th...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zampogna E,Zappa M,Spanevello A,Visca D

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose DeCoST (Drug Repurposing from Control System Theory) framework to apply control system paradigm for drug repurposing purpose. Drug repurposing has become one of the most active areas in pharmacology since the last decade. Compared to traditional drug development, drug repurposing may provide ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Nguyen TM,Muhammad SA,Ibrahim S,Ma L,Guo J,Bai B,Zeng B

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 enzymes are often responsible for the toxic and carcinogenic effects of toxicants, such as aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). The human hepatic CYP2A6 enzyme mediates the oxidative metabolism of several procarcinogens. In this study, we characterized a partial sequence of CYP2A6 gene from Arbor Acres (AA) broiler an...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Muhammad I,Sun X,Wang H,Li W,Wang X,Cheng P,Li S,Zhang X,Hamid S

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a group of morbid pregnancy complications, with preeclampsia (PE) being the most common subclassification among them. PE affects 2%-8% of pregnancies globally and threatens maternal and fetal health seriously. However, the only effective treatment of PE to date is the time...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang Y,Liu X,Yang L,Zou L

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most difficult challenges in clinical hepatology is the diagnosis of a drug-induced liver injury (DILI). The timing of the events, exclusion of alternative causes, and taking into account the clinical context should be systematically assessed and scored in a transparent manner. RUCAM (Roussel Uclaf Causalit...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Teschke R

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00