Purinergic Ligands as Potential Therapeutic Tools for the Treatment of Inflammation-Related Intestinal Diseases.

abstract：:The aim of this experimental study was to assess whether 5 weeks of preoperative supplementation with vitamin D affects the intensity of pain and the level of inflammatory markers in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) followed by rehabilitation. 42 patients were divided, by double-blind rando...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Krasowska K,Skrobot W,Liedtke E,Sawicki P,Flis DJ,Dzik KP,Libionka W,Kloc W,Kaczor JJ

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma immunotherapy, specifically the autotransplant of dendritic cells charged with tumors antigens, has shown promising results in clinical trials. The positive clinical effects of this therapy have been associated to increased Th17 response and delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) against to tumor antigens. Some ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Robles-Planells C,Michelson SA,Mena J,Escrig D,Rojas JL,Sanchez-Guerrero G,Hernández R,Barrera-Avalos C,Rojo LE,Sauma D,Kalergis AM,Imarai M,Fernández R,Robles CA,Leiva-Salcedo E,Santander R,Escobar A,Acuña-Castillo C

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The casein kinase 2 (CK2) protein kinase is a pro-survival kinase and therapeutic target in treatment of various human cancers. CK2 overexpression has been demonstrated in hematological malignancies, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia,...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chon HJ,Bae KJ,Lee Y,Kim J

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common bone cancer worldwide. There is evidence that microRNA-409 (miR-409-3p) is involved in tumorigenesis and cancer progression, however, its possible role in OS requires clarification. In the present study, we evaluated the expression level, clinical significance, and mode of action o...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wu L,Zhang Y,Huang Z,Gu H,Zhou K,Yin X,Xu J

更新日期：2019-02-21 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：:Background: D-dimer is a small protein fragment and high levels of D-dimer have been associated with increased mortality in patients presenting to emergency departments with infection. Previous studies have reported increased levels of D-dimer in COVID-19; however, it is unclear whether an increased D-dimer level prov...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li J,Liu Z,Wu G,Yi M,Chen Y,Li K,Xu X,Xiao L,Wu Q,Chen J,Wu X

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The study is performed to analyze the relationship between immune-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and the prognosis of cervical cancer patients. We constructed a prognostic model and explored the immune characteristics of different risk groups. Methods: We downloaded the gene expression profiles and...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen P,Gao Y,Ouyang S,Wei L,Zhou M,You H,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

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：:Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease characterized by synovial hyperplasia and progressive joint destruction. As reported previously, recombinant human endostatin (rhEndostatin) is associated with inhibition of joint bone destruction present in rat adjuvant-induced arthritis; however, the effect of rhEndostat...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen N,Gao RF,Yuan FL,Zhao MD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal neovascularization (CNV) is a sight-threatening disease usually associated with inflammatory, infectious, degenerative, and traumatic disorders of the ocular surface. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family members play an important role in angiogenesis to induce corneal neovascularization, which significantly a...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen M,Bao L,Zhao M,Cao J,Zheng H

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease is typically associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis and the anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody, a condition with high mortality and resistance to classic immunosuppression. Recent reports have described the efficacy of the Janus kinase ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Conca W,Weheba I,Abouzied ME,Abdelsayed A,Aleyouni Y,Al-Mutairy E,Bakshi N,Khalid M

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:As the original compound of many podophyllotoxin derivatives, podophyllotoxin has a beneficial antitumor effect. The mechanism of podophyllotoxin activity in triple-negative breast cancer still needs to be explored. Methods:We used cell proliferation assay, scratch and transwell experiments, and cell cycle ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang W,Liu C,Li J,Liu R,Zhuang J,Feng F,Yao Y,Sun C

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Health technology assessment (HTA) is the systematic evaluation of the properties and impacts of health technologies and interventions. In this article, we presented a discussion of HTA and its evolution in Brazil, as well as a description of secondary data sources available in Brazil with potential applications to ge...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ali MS,Ichihara MY,Lopes LC,Barbosa GCG,Pita R,Carreiro RP,Dos Santos DB,Ramos D,Bispo N,Raynal F,Canuto V,de Araujo Almeida B,Fiaccone RL,Barreto ME,Smeeth L,Barreto ML

更新日期：2019-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is a multigenetic or multifactorial syndrome. The central neuron system (CNS)-orientated, single target, and conventional antidepressants are insufficient and far from ideal. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has historically been used to treat depression up till today, particularly in Asia. Its holistic, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li C,Huang J,Cheng YC,Zhang YW

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Little is known regarding the relationship between use of oral corticosteroids and hip fracture in the elderly in Taiwan. The aim of the study was to examine this issue. Methods: A retrospective population-based case-control study using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program (2000-2013) was ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lai SW,Lin CL,Liao KF

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella typhimurium is a highly transmissible pathogen in rabbits that causes significant losses. Danofloxacin shows excellent efficacy against S. typhimurium infections. However, there are few reports of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) modeling of danofloxacin against this pathogen. The aim of this stu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Xiao X,Pei L,Jiang LJ,Lan WX,Xiao JY,Jiang YJ,Wang ZQ

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: No risk model for predicting thrombocytopenia associated with periprocedural tirofiban exposure is available. The purpose of this study was to develop a simple clinical pre-procedure risk model based on pre-procedural characteristics for early prediction of thrombocytopenia before patients were exposed to ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yi YH,Yin WJ,Gu ZC,Fang WJ,Li DY,Hu C,Liu K,Ma RR,Zhou LY

更新日期：2018-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Product mislabeling and/or species fraud in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) not only decrease TCM quality, but also pose a potential health issue to the end user. Up to now, methods to control TCM quality have been developed to detect specific metabolites or identify the original species. However, species quantific...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhao B,Xiong C,Li J,Zhang D,Shi Y,Sun W,Duan X

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound management is a significant and growing issue worldwide. Knowledge of dressing products and clinical expertise in dressing selection are two major components in holistic wound management to ensure evidence-based wound care. With expanding global market of dressing products, there is need to update clinician know...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Weller CD,Team V,Sussman G

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:As an oxidative stress sensor, transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) channel is involved in many physiological and pathological processes including warmth sensing, ischemia injury, inflammatory diseases and diabetes. Intracellular calcium is critical for TRPM2 channel activation and the IQ-like motif in th...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Luo Y,Yu X,Ma C,Luo J,Yang W

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal activity, astrocytic responses to this activity, and energy homeostasis are linked together during baseline, conscious conditions, and short-term rapid activation (as occurs with sensory or motor function). Nervous system energy homeostasis also varies during long-term physiological conditions (i.e., developm...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Shetty PK,Galeffi F,Turner DA

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI) which is featured by a strong pulmonary inflammation, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Magnoflorine, a quaternary alkaloid isolated from Chinese herb Magnolia or Aristolochia, has been reported to have potent anti-inflammatory properties. However, the effe...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

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

更新日期：2018-08-30 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：: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：:Many ion channels are involved in tumor development, promoting cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and survival. Accordingly, some of them have been suggested as tumor markers and novel targets for cancer therapy. Some sex steroid hormones (SSH), including estrogens and androgens, favor cancer progression....

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Restrepo-Angulo I,Bañuelos C,Camacho J

更新日期：2020-02-28 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：:Imatinib (IM), as first inhibitor of the oncogenic tyrosine kinase BCR-ABL, has been widely used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) for decades in clinic. However, resistance to IM usually occurs in CML patients. The bone marrow (BM), as the predominant microenvironment of CML, secretes an abundant amount of cyto...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang X,Liu Y,Lu L,Huang S,Ding Y,Zhang Y,Guo Q,Li Z,Zhao L

更新日期：2017-08-11 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：: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：:[This corrects the article on p. 42 in vol. 9, PMID: 29487522.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Uttl L,Petrasek T,Sengul H,Svojanovska M,Lobellova V,Vales K,Radostova D,Tsenov G,Kubova H,Mikulecka A,Svoboda J,Stuchlik A

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00