Revisiting Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Reviewing Lessons Learned and Redefining Therapeutic Paradigms.

abstract：:Oxidative insult, inflammation, apoptosis and autophagy play a pivotal role in the etiology of diabetic nephropathy, a global health concern. Ferulic acid, a phytochemical, is reported to protect against varied diseased conditions. However, the ameliorative role and mechanisms of ferulic acid in averting STZ-mediated ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chowdhury S,Ghosh S,Das AK,Sil PC

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: San-Cao granule (SCG), a traditional Chinese herb formula, has been used for treating autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in our clinics for a long time. However, its active ingredients and mechanisms of action were still unknown due to its complicated chemical compositions. In the present study, the pharmacological...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang Y,Zhang P,Wang Y,Wei S,Zhang L,Wang J,Lu X,Zhou H,Li R,Wen J,Zhou X,Li H,Li K,Zhao Y

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Kappa receptor activation by dynorphins contributes to the anxiogenic, dysphoric, and cognitive disrupting effects of repeated stress, suggesting that kappa receptor antagonists might have therapeutic utility in the treatment of stress disorders. Three classes of kappa antagonists have been distinguished: non-selectiv...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chavkin C,Cohen JH,Land BB

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are used to treat estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer and osteoporosis. Interestingly, tamoxifen and newer classes of SERMs also exhibit cytotoxic effects in cancers devoid of ERs, indicating a non-estrogenic mechanism of action. Indicative of a potential ER-ind...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Franks LN,Ford BM,Prather PL

更新日期：2016-12-22 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：:In spite of recent therapeutic advances, multiple myeloma (MM) remains a malignancy with very low curability. This has been partly attributed to the existence of a drug-resistant subpopulation known as cancer stem cells (CSCs). MM-CSCs are equipped with the necessary tools that render them highly resistant to virtuall...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Issa ME,Wijeratne EMK,Gunatilaka AAL,Cuendet M

更新日期：2017-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The market authorization procedure for medicinal products for human use is relying on their demonstrated efficacy, safety, and pharmaceutical quality. This applies to all medicinal products whether of chemical or biological origin. Since October 2009, the first advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) has been author...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Van Wilder P

更新日期：2012-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:GuanXinNing tablet (GXNT), a traditional Chinese patent medicine, has been found to have remarkable antithrombotic effects and can effectively inhibit pro-thrombotic factors in previous studies. However, the mechanism of its antithrombotic effects remains little known. Methods:In this study, we first determ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang ML,Yang QQ,Ying XH,Li YY,Wu YS,Shou QY,Ma QX,Zhu ZW,Chen ML

更新日期：2020-05-13 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：:Acute lung injury (ALI) is a complex syndrome with sepsis occurring in critical patients, who usually lack effective therapy. Nuciferine is a primary bioactive component extracted from the lotus leaf, and it displays extensive pharmacological functions, including anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant propert...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

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

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5 (17β-HSD5) formally known as aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (AKR1C3) play a major role in the formation and metabolism of androgens. The enzyme is highly expressed in the prostate gland and previous studies indicate that genetic variation in the AKR1C3 gene may influenc...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Schulze JJ,Karypidis H,Ekström L

更新日期：2012-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroinflammation is regarded as one of the pathogenic factors of Alzheimer disease (AD). Previously, we showed that mice regularly injected with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) possessed the AD-like symptoms like episodic memory decline, elevated amounts of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide (1-42), and decreased levels of...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lykhmus O,Koval L,Voytenko L,Uspenska K,Komisarenko S,Deryabina O,Shuvalova N,Kordium V,Ustymenko A,Kyryk V,Skok M

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This article highlights several refractory oral diseases, such as stomatitis, burning mouth syndrome (BMS), glossalgia, atypical facial pain (AFP), oral cancer, dry mouth, and Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), in which use of Japanese herbal medicines, Kampo medicines (KM), on the basis of Kampo theory could exert the maximum...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2015-08-28 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：:Irregular histone modification and aberrant lncRNAs expression are closely related to the occurrence of tumors including acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the effects and specific underlying molecular mechanism of histone deacetylase inhibitors on lncRNA expression in AML cells are unclear. Here, we reported the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lin L,Que Y,Lu P,Li H,Xiao M,Zhu X,Li D

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of microglia is decisively involved with the neurodegeneration observed in many neuroinflammatory pathologies, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Tectorigenin (TEC) is an isoflavone isolated from various medicinal plants, such as Pueraria thunbergiana Benth, Belamc...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lim HS,Kim YJ,Kim BY,Park G,Jeong SJ

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dried root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. (PLP) is a classical Chinese herbal medicine that has been used to treat hepatic disease for 1000s of years. Our previous work suggested that PLP can be used to treat hepatitis with severe cholestasis. This study explored the mechanism by which PLP affects ANIT-indu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ma X,Chi YH,Niu M,Zhu Y,Zhao YL,Chen Z,Wang JB,Zhang CE,Li JY,Wang LF,Gong M,Wei SZ,Chen C,Zhang L,Wu MQ,Xiao XH

更新日期：2016-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Most breast and prostate tumors are hormone-dependent, making it possible to use hormone therapy in patients with these tumors. The design of effective endocrine drugs that block the growth of tumors and have no severe side effects is a challenge. Thereupon, synthetic steroids are promising therapeutic drugs for the t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Scherbakov AM,Komkov AV,Komendantova AS,Yastrebova MA,Andreeva OE,Shirinian VZ,Hajra A,Zavarzin IV,Volkova YA

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Calcium dobesilate (CaD), an effective drug for the treatment of diabetic microvascular complications, especially diabetic retinopathy, is widely used in the clinic. Interestingly, several studies have indicated that CaD is therapeutic for diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Recently, evidence has indicated that...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang Y,Lu YH,Tang C,Xue M,Li XY,Chang YP,Cheng Y,Li T,Yu XC,Sun B,Li CJ,Chen LM

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of nanomaterials to modulate the tumor microenvironment has great potential to advance outcomes in patients with lung cancer. Nanomaterials can be used to prolong the delivery time of therapeutics enabling their specific targeting to tumors while minimizing and potentially eliminating cytotoxic effects. Using ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Seshadri DR,Ramamurthi A

更新日期：2018-07-16 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：:Drug scheduling within the international system of drug control and national legislation has been recently criticized as having insufficient footing in scientific evidence. The legal harms related to non-medical uses of certain drugs (e.g., cannabis) have arguably exceeded their physiological and social harmfulness co...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Dubljević V

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Human peripheral-blood monocytes are used as an established in vitro system for generating macrophages. For several reasons, monocytic cell lines such as THP-1 have been considered as a possible alternative. In view of their distinct developmental origins and phenotypic attributes, we set out to assess the extent to w...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Tedesco S,De Majo F,Kim J,Trenti A,Trevisi L,Fadini GP,Bolego C,Zandstra PW,Cignarella A,Vitiello L

更新日期：2018-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new dimeric naphthoquinones, 5,4'-dihydroxy-1'-methoxy-6,6'-dimethyl-7,3'-binaphthyl-1,4,5',8'-tetraone (1), 5',8'-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-6,6'-dimethyl-7,3'-binaphthyl-1,4,1',4'-tetraone (2) and 8,5',8'-trihydroxy-6,6'-dimethyl-7,3'-binaphthyl-1,4,1',4'-tetraone (3), were isolated from the roots of Diospyros lotus....

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Rauf A,Uddin G,Siddiqui BS,Molnár J,Csonka Á,Ahmad B,Szabó D,Farooq U,Khan A

更新日期：2015-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Localized neuropathic pain can be relieved following the topical application of high-concentration capsaicin. This clinical effect is thought to be related to the temporary desensitization of capsaicin- and heat-sensitive epidermal nociceptors. The objective of the present study was to examine whether the changes in t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： van Neerven SGA,Mouraux A

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous protein kinases encoded in the genome have become attractive targets for the treatment of different types of cancer. As of January 2020, a total of 52 small-molecule kinase inhibitors (SMKIs) have been approved by the FDA. With the numerous clinical trials and a heavy focus on drug safety, SMKI-induced cardio...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Jin Y,Xu Z,Yan H,He Q,Yang X,Luo P

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is constantly rising into a major health threat worldwide. Activation of brown-like transdifferentiation of white adipocytes (browning) has been proposed as a promising molecular target for obesity treatment. In this study, we investigated the effect of ginsenoside Rb1 (Rb1), a saponin derived from Panax ginse...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lim S,Park J,Um JY

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To explore the short-term efficacy and tolerability of paroxetine in the treatment of panic disorder in adults. Methods:Multiple electronic databases were searched to find randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on paroxetine and panic disorder. The primary efficacy outcomes were: the mean change compared to the...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang B,Wang C,Cui L,Gao J,Wang C,Tan X,Fang S

更新日期：2020-03-31 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：:Anti-inflammatory properties of cacao, fruits of Theobroma cacao L. (Sterculiaceae), are well documented, and therapeutic applications are described for gastrointestinal, nervous, and cardiovascular abnormalities. Most, if not all of these disease conditions involve inflammation or immune activation processes. The pro...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Becker K,Geisler S,Ueberall F,Fuchs D,Gostner JM

更新日期：2013-12-12 00:00:00