Gleditsia Saponin C Induces A549 Cell Apoptosis via Caspase-Dependent Cascade and Suppresses Tumor Growth on Xenografts Tumor Animal Model.

abstract：Background:The importance of dietary potassium in health and disease has been underestimated compared with that placed on dietary sodium. Larger effort has been made on reduction of sodium intake and less on the adequate dietary potassium intake, although natural food contains much more potassium than sodium. The benef...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Vio CP,Gallardo P,Cespedes C,Salas D,Diaz-Elizondo J,Mendez N

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:To investigate the variations and the frequencies of the SLCO1B1 gene in the Thai population. Methods:Collected samples were categorized into five regions of Thailand. DNA samples were genotyped for two variants, c.388A>G and c.521T>C of the SLCO1B1, using TaqMan® real-time PCR. Results:The minor allele frequenci...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Na Nakorn C,Waisayarat J,Dejthevaporn C,Srisawasdi P,Wongwaisayawan S,Sukasem C

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Purpose:Predictors of response to type-1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) therapy are urgently needed. This study's purpose is to evaluate the proposed predictors in these patients. Methods:Forty-two type-1 HRS patients with cirrhosis were treated with albumin and terlipressin. Clinical, biochemical, and demo...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Abdel-Razik A,Mousa N,Abdelsalam M,Abdelwahab A,Tawfik M,Tawfik AM,Hasan AS,Elhelaly R,El-Wakeel N,Eldars W

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. It takes some time from chronic gastritis to develop in GC. Early detection of GC will help patients obtain timely treatment. Understanding disease evolution is crucial for the prevention and treatment of GC. Here, we present a convolu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ma B,Guo Y,Hu W,Yuan F,Zhu Z,Yu Y,Zou H

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 648 in vol. 8, PMID: 28959205.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhong ZF,Yu HB,Wang CM,Qiang WA,Wang SP,Zhang JM,Yu H,Cui L,Wu T,Li DQ,Wang YT

更新日期：2017-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background/Aims: Previous studies have suggested that myricetin (Myr) could promote the expression and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like (Nrf2). This study aimed to investigate whether Myr could attenuate diabetes-associated kidney injuries and dysfunction in wild-type (WT) and Nrf2 kn...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang ZJ,Wang HR,Wang YI,Zhai ZH,Wang LW,Li L,Zhang C,Tang L

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Over recent years, utilization of green synthesized nanomaterials has been widely growing on human body because of its special properties. With the increasing acceptance of nanoparticle approach for various clinical treatments, the biosafety and toxicological effects on the vital organs such as central nervous system,...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yadav E,Singh D,Yadav P,Verma A

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the requirements for the reimbursement of biosimilars and to compare the reimbursement status, market share, and reimbursement costs of biosimilars in selected Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted between Novem...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kawalec P,Stawowczyk E,Tesar T,Skoupa J,Turcu-Stiolica A,Dimitrova M,Petrova GI,Rugaja Z,Männik A,Harsanyi A,Draganic P

更新日期：2017-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Gender-related differences in the pharmacological effects of drug are an emerging topic. This review examines gender differences in both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects of methadone, a long-acting opioid agonist that is prescribed as a treatment for opioid dependence and the management of chronic...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Graziani M,Nisticò R

更新日期：2015-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This research evaluated the effects of triterpenes on the regulation of STZ-induced hyperglycaemic diabetes through an anti-inflammatory response. Diabetic mice were orally administered various concentrations of triterpenes on a daily basis. Weight gain, volume of drinking water, and liver and spleen weight were recor...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wu YS,Chen SN

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the main causes of renal fibrosis and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapy has a long history of usage in a clinical setting and its usage is increasing. ErHuang Formula (EHF), a Chinese herbal compound, has been clinically used...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Shen YL,Jiang YP,Li XQ,Wang SJ,Ma MH,Zhang CY,Zhu JY,Rahman K,Zhang LJ,Luan X,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac remodeling, which is characterized by mechanical and electrical remodeling, is a significant pathophysiological process involved in almost all forms of heart diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNAs of 20-25 nucleotides in length that primarily regulate gene expression by promoting mRNA degr...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li N,Zhou H,Tang Q

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabis extracts in oil are becoming increasingly available, and, during the last years, there has been growing public and scientific interest about therapeutic properties of these compounds for the treatment of several neurologic diseases, not just epilepsy. The discovered role of the endocannabinoid system in epile...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Raucci U,Pietrafusa N,Paolino MC,Di Nardo G,Villa MP,Pavone P,Terrin G,Specchio N,Striano P,Parisi P

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports in the last decade have suggested that the role of platelets in atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications may be mediated, in part, by local secretion of platelet-derived microvesicles (pMVs), small cell blebs released during the platelet activation process. MVs are the most abundant cell-derived microv...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Badimon L,Suades R,Fuentes E,Palomo I,Padró T

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last years, many clinical studies have revealed that some cisplatin-treated cancer survivors have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular events, being cisplatin-induced cardiovascular toxicity an increasing concern. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the cardiovascular alterations induced by ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Herradón E,González C,Uranga JA,Abalo R,Martín MI,López-Miranda V

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of histamine H3 receptors (H3Rs) in memory is well known, and the potential of H3R antagonists in therapeutic management of neuropsychiatric diseases, e.g., Alzheimer disease (AD) is well established. Therefore, the effects of histamine H3 receptor (H3R) antagonist E159 (2.5-10 mg/kg, i.p.) in adult ma...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Alachkar A,Łażewska D,Kieć-Kononowicz K,Sadek B

更新日期：2017-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Icariin is a main component of the Chinese medicinal plant Epimedium brevicornu Maxim, exhibits potent activity against inflammatory diseases. Our previous data demonstrated the valid bioactivity of icariin on mitigating rodent asthma. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway were involv...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Liu J,Liu L,Sun J,Luo Q,Yan C,Zhang H,Liu F,Wei Y,Dong J

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral energy deficiency is a key pathophysiologic cascade that results in neuronal injury and necrosis after ischemic stroke. Shengui Sansheng San (SSS) has been used to treat stroke for more than 300 years. In present study, we investigated the therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of SSS extraction on cerebral energ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Luo C,Bian X,Zhang Q,Xia Z,Liu B,Chen Q,Ke C,Wu JL,Zhao Y

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Genistein and icariin are flavonoid compounds that exhibit estrogen-like properties in inducing bone formation and reducing bone loss associated with estrogen deficiency in both preclinical and clinical studies. However, the mechanisms that are involved in mediating their estrogenic actions in bone cells are far from ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ho MX,Poon CC,Wong KC,Qiu ZC,Wong MS

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Xuebijing injection (XBJ), transforming from Xuefuzhuyu decoction, is the only Chinese medicine injection approved for sepsis. XBJ and ulinastatin (UTI) combination therapy is supposed to be beneficial for sepsis patients. To fill the gap between the lack of evidence for the efficacy of combination therapy...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen G,Gao Y,Jiang Y,Yang F,Li S,Tan D,Ma Q

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the years chemotherapy failure has been a vital research topic as researchers have been striving to discover reasons behind it. The extensive studies carried out on chemotherapeutic agents confirm that resistance to chemotherapy is a major reason for treatment failure. "Resistance to chemotherapy," however, is a ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： El-Awady R,Saleh E,Hashim A,Soliman N,Dallah A,Elrasheed A,Elakraa G

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Currently, although non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were recommended for acute renal colic in the 2018 European Association of Urology guidelines, there are no specific NSAIDs and no specific routes of administration in this guideline. The clinical practice of advocating intravenous opioids ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Gu HY,Luo J,Wu JY,Yao QS,Niu YM,Zhang C

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) triggers activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) and then enhancing the synthesis of prostaglandin (PG) in inflammatory diseases. However, the detailed mechanisms of TNF-α induced cPLA2 expression were not fully defined in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiCs). W...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lin CC,Lin WN,Cho RL,Wang CY,Hsiao LD,Yang CM

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular pathology have changed the landscape of oncology. The ability to interrogate tissue samples for oncogene amplification, driver mutations, and other molecular alterations provides clinicians with an enormous level of detail about their patient's cancer. In some cases, this information informs trea...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kersh AE,Sasaki M,Cooper LA,Kissick HT,Pollack BP

更新日期：2016-09-26 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：:The use of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in biomedicine has evolved intensely in the recent years due to the multiple applications of these nanomaterials, mainly in domains like cancer. The aim of the present study was: (i) to develop biocompatible colloidal suspensions based on magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles a...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Coricovac DE,Moacă EA,Pinzaru I,Cîtu C,Soica C,Mihali CV,Păcurariu C,Tutelyan VA,Tsatsakis A,Dehelean CA

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 levels and activity are known to increase during metabolic syndrome and obesity. In addition, previous studies have implicated PAI-1 in adipose tissue (AT) expansion while also contributing to insulin resistance. As inflammation is also known to occur in AT during ob...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang L,Chen L,Liu Z,Liu Y,Luo M,Chen N,Deng X,Luo Y,He J,Zhang L,Hill MA,Li R,Wu J

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of protein aggregates (namely Lewy bodies) in dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain. Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is the major component of Lewy bodies in PD patients, and impairment of...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yuan NN,Cai CZ,Wu MY,Zhu Q,Su H,Li M,Ren J,Tan JQ,Lu JH

更新日期：2019-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Depression and dementia are common incapacitating diseases in old age. The exact nature of the relationship between these conditions remains unclear, and multiple explanations have been suggested: depressive symptoms may be a risk factor for, a prodromal symptom of, or a coincidental finding in dementia. The...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wiels W,Baeken C,Engelborghs S

更新日期：2020-02-07 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