Recent Advances in CNS P2X7 Physiology and Pharmacology: Focus on Neuropsychiatric Disorders.

abstract：:Normal aging is generally characterized by a slow decline of cognitive abilities albeit with marked individual differences. Several animal models have been studied to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. The excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate and its receptors have been closely ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ménard C,Quirion R

更新日期：2012-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and the presence of Lewy bodies (LBs) in the surviving SNc neurons. LBs formation is caused by the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) or phosphorylated α-syn at serine-129 (pSer129-α-syn), wh...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li T,Feng Y,Yang R,Wu L,Li R,Huang L,Yang Q,Chen J

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:As a major opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa can produce various virulence factors and form biofilms. These processes are controlled by the quorum sensing (QS) system. Sodium new houttuyfonate (SNH) is an adduct of houttuyfonate, the main component of the common Chinese medicine plant Houttuynia cordata, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhao Y,Mei L,Si Y,Wu J,Shao J,Wang T,Yan G,Wang C,Wu D

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has been declared world pandemic causing a worrisome number of deaths, especially among vulnerable citizens, in 209 countries around the world. Although several therapeutic molecules are being tested, no ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Benarba B,Pandiella A

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A leading cause of death worldwide is sepsis that develops as a dysregulated immune response to infection. Serious infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) increases the difficulty of treatment in septic patients. Host-directed therapy (HDT) is an emerging approach to bacterial infections...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li T,Qian Y,Miao Z,Zheng P,Shi T,Jiang X,Pan L,Qian F,Yang G,An H,Zheng Y

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate the hemostasis and coagulation effect of Hemocoagulase Bothrops Atrox in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients undergoing transurethral bipolar plasmakinetic prostatectomy (TUPKP). Methods: This study adopted a multicenter, prospective, and real world design. BPH patients undergoing TUPKP ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li BH,Yu ZJ,Wang CY,Zi H,Li XD,Wang XH,Ren XY,Liu TZ,Zheng H

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathological superoxidative condition that retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells experience contributed to the advancement of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which was accompanied by significant neovascularization. Therefore, the discovery of novel pharmacological candidates to ameliorate oxidative damage...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Luo X,Gu S,Zhang Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) is a potential drug target for treatment of obesity, anxiety, depression, and sexual dysfunction. Crystal structures for MC4R are not yet available, which has hindered successful structure-based drug design. Using microsecond-scale molecular-dynamics simulations, we have investigated...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Saleh N,Kleinau G,Heyder N,Clark T,Hildebrand PW,Scheerer P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The entactogen MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, "Ecstasy") exerts its psychotropic effects acting primarily as a substrate of the serotonin transporter (SERT) to induce a non-exocytotic release of serotonin. Nevertheless, the roles of specific positions of the aromatic ring of MDMA associated with the modulat...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sáez-Briones P,Castro-Castillo V,Díaz-Véliz G,Valladares L,Barra R,Hernández A,Cassels BK

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Scoring functions play an important role in structure-based virtual screening. It has been widely accepted that target-specific scoring functions (TSSFs) may achieve better performance compared with universal scoring functions in actual drug research and development processes. A method that can effectively construct T...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang D,Cui C,Ding X,Xiong Z,Zheng M,Luo X,Jiang H,Chen K

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: There is conflicting evidence on the impact of biologic treatment on the rate of complications and surgeries in Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to assess real-world consequences of biologic treatment of CD. Methods: All adult patients with CD treated with infliximab and adalimumab in the years 2012-2014 wer...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Holko P,Kawalec P,Pilc A

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome is a disorder of energy use and storage, which is characterized by central obesity, dyslipidemia, and raised blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is known to cause metabolic changes, chronic disease, and increased adiposity in adulthood. However, the underlyi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zheng J,Liu X,Zheng B,Zheng Z,Zhang H,Zheng J,Sun C,Chen H,Yang J,Wang Z,Lin M,Chen J,Zhou Q,Zheng Z,Xu X,Ying H

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Indigenous Latin American populations have used extracts from Calophyllum brasiliense, a native hardwood, to treat gastrointestinal symptoms for generations. The hexane extract of Calophyllum brasiliense stem bark (HECb) protects against ethanol-mediated gastric ulceration in Swiss-Webster mice. We investi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lemos LM,Miyajima F,Castilho GR,Martins DT,Pritchard DM,Burkitt MD

更新日期：2017-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory airway disease cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by airway obstruction due to mucus hypersecretion, airway plugging, and bronchoconstriction. The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel is dysfunctional in CF, leading to defects in epithelial transport. Although...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kunzelmann K,Ousingsawat J,Cabrita I,Doušová T,Bähr A,Janda M,Schreiber R,Benedetto R

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:With multiple omics strategies being applied to several cancer genomics projects, researchers have the opportunity to develop a rational planning of targeted cancer therapy. The investigation of such numerous and diverse pharmacogenomic datasets is a complex task. It requires biological knowledge and skills on a set o...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Belizário JE,Sangiuliano BA,Perez-Sosa M,Neyra JM,Moreira DF

更新日期：2016-09-29 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：:Diabetes is affecting the social and economic developments in developing countries like Sri Lanka. Siddha Medicine (Tamil Medicine) is mostly practiced in the Eastern and Northern Provinces of Sri Lanka. Our recent review of Sri Lankan Siddha historical documents identified 171 plant species used to prepare anti-diabe...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sathasivampillai SV,Rajamanoharan PRS,Heinrich M

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in various biological processes, including the development of the central nervous system. The dysfunction of mitochondria has been shown to participate in the progress of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (tSAH) is a serious complication in acute crani...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li Y,Wang J,Li Z,Cheng H,Zhang Z,Luo T,Zhang X,Gao G,Lu H,Li L

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (Araliaceae), a popular tonic and dietetic herbal medicine, has been traditionally prescribed in China and other countries to treat affective disorders. The medicinal parts of ginseng, the roots and flower buds, have become increasingly popular as dietary supplements due to the current holisti...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang G,Lei C,Tian Y,Wang Y,Zhang L,Zhang R

更新日期：2019-09-13 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：:2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylphenethylamine (2C-E) is psychedelic phenylethylamine, with a chemical structure similar to mescaline, used as new psychoactive substance (NPS). It inhibits norepinephrine and serotonin uptake and, more relevant, acts as a partial agonist of the serotonin 2A (5-HT2A), 2B (5-HT2B), and (5-HT2C) rec...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Papaseit E,Olesti E,Pérez-Mañá C,Torrens M,Grifell M,Ventura M,Pozo OJ,de Sousa Fernandes Perna EB,Ramaekers JG,de la Torre R,Farré M

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone regeneration repairs bone tissue lost due to trauma, fractures, and tumors, or absent due to congenital disorders. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an intricate dynamic bio-environment with precisely regulated mechanical and biochemical properties. In bone, ECMs are involved in regulating cell adhesion, prolifer...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lin X,Patil S,Gao YG,Qian A

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer decreases survival time and quality of life because of drug resistance and peripheral neuropathy during conventional treatment. This study was undertaken to investigate whether αvβ3 integrin receptor antagonist compounds NDAT and XT199 can suppress the development of cisplatin resistance and cisplati...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Debreli Coskun M,Sudha T,Bharali DJ,Celikler S,Davis PJ,Mousa SA

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the contribution of candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to pharmacokinetics on the recovery of platelet function after single dose of ticagrelor was orally administered to healthy Chinese subjects. Methods: The pharmacokinetic profiles of ticagrelor and it...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhu Q,Zhong W,Wang X,Mai L,He G,Chen J,Tang L,Liu S,Lai W,Zhong S

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In angiotensin II (Ang II)-dependent hypertensive rats there is an increased expression of proximal tubule angiotensinogen (AGT), collecting duct renin and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), which contributes to intratubular Ang II formation. Ang II acts on Ang II type 1 receptors promoting sodium retention and vaso...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Gonzalez AA,Gallardo M,Cespedes C,Vio CP

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis, a chronic damage process related to further progression of hepatic cirrhosis, has yet no truly effective treatment. Isochlorogenic acid A (ICQA), isolated from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine named Laggera alata (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Oliv. (Asteraceae), is proved to exhibit anti-inflammatory, hepatop...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Liu X,Huang K,Zhang RJ,Mei D,Zhang B

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent publication of the σ1R crystal structure is an important cornerstone for the derivation of more accurate activity prediction models. We report here a comparative study involving a set of more than 25,000 structures from our internal database that had been screened for σ1R affinity. Using the recently publis...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Pascual R,Almansa C,Plata-Salamán C,Vela JM

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:BY VIRTUE OF BEING THE PRODUCT OF THE GENETIC ADMIXTURE OF THREE ANCESTRAL ROOTS: Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians, the present-day Brazilian population displays very high levels of genomic diversity, which have important pharmacogenetic/-genomic (PGx) implications. Recognition of this fact has prompted the creati...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Suarez-Kurtz G,Pena SD,Struchiner CJ,Hutz MH

更新日期：2012-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Little is known about the humanistic burden of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), specifically the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this systematic literature review was to explore the impact of SCLC on HRQoL and the patient reported outcomes (PROs) used to capture this impact. Meth...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bennett BM,Wells JR,Panter C,Yuan Y,Penrod JR

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA), a lipophilic constituent from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, has shown a promising cardioprotective effect including anti-atherosclerosis. This study aims at exploring Tan IIA's anti-inflammatory and immune-regulating roles in stabilizing vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque in ApoE-defi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen Z,Gao X,Jiao Y,Qiu Y,Wang A,Yu M,Che F,Li S,Liu J,Li J,Zhang H,Yu C,Li G,Gao Y,Pan L,Sun W,Guo J,Cao B,Zhu Y,Xu H

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00