New Insights Into Peptide Cannabinoids: Structure, Biosynthesis and Signaling.

abstract：:Intestinal barrier dysfunction is an important clinical problem in various acute and chronic pathological conditions. Ferulic acid (FA) can attenuate the intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction, however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study aimed to uncover the protective effect of FA on intes...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： He S,Guo Y,Zhao J,Xu X,Wang N,Liu Q

更新日期：2020-04-03 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：:Using pharmacogenetics in guiding drug therapy experiences a steady increase in uptake, although still leads to discussions as to its clinical use. Psychiatry constitutes a field where pharmacogenomic testing might help in guiding drug therapy. To address current challenges, this minireview provides an update regardin...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： van Schaik RHN,Müller DJ,Serretti A,Ingelman-Sundberg M

更新日期：2020-09-11 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：:Hippocampal theta activity is related to spatial information processing, and high-frequency theta activity, in particular, has been linked to efficient spatial memory performance. Theta activity is regulated by the synchronizing ascending system (SAS), which includes mesencephalic and diencephalic relays. The supramam...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Hernández-Pérez JJ,Gutiérrez-Guzmán BE,López-Vázquez MÁ,Olvera-Cortés ME

更新日期：2015-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is the most common primary glial tumor resulting in very low patient survival despite current extensive therapeutic efforts. Emerging evidence suggests that more effective treatments are required to overcome tumor heterogeneity, drug resistance and a complex tumor-supporting microenvironme...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Colapietro A,Yang P,Rossetti A,Mancini A,Vitale F,Martellucci S,Conway TL,Chakraborty S,Marampon F,Mattei V,Gravina GL,Biordi AL,Wei D,Newman RA,Festuccia C

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Objectives: Limited research focuses on the risk of ischemic cerebrovascular disease associated with use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Taiwan. This study aimed to investigate the association between DPP-4 inhibitors use and the first...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lai SW,Liao KF,Lin CL,Lin HF

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone involved in plant growth, development and environmental stress response. Recent study showed ABA can also be detected in other organisms, including mammals. And it has been reported that ABA can improve learning and memory in rats. In this study, we attempted to investigate th...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Liu J,Gu X,Zou R,Nan W,Yang S,Wang HL,Chen XT

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of multifunctional wound heal biomaterial relies on the optimal content of therapeutic constituents as well as the desirable physical, chemical, and biological properties to accelerate the healing process. Formulating biomaterials such as amnion or collagen based scaffolds with natural products offer an ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sivasubramanian S,Chandrasekar G,Svensson Akusjärvi S,Thangam R,Sathuvan M,Kumar RBS,Hussein H,Vincent S,Madhan B,Gunasekaran P,Kitambi SS

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug discovery field has tremendously progressed during last few decades, however, an effective radiation countermeasure agent for the safe administration to the victims of radiation exposure is still unavailable. This multi-model study is aimed at elucidating the mechanistic aspects of a novel podophyllotoxin and rut...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yashavarddhan MH,Shukla SK,Chaudhary P,Srivastava NN,Joshi J,Suar M,Gupta ML

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Dizocilpine (MK-801) is a non-competitive NMDA antagonist that induces schizophreniclike effects. It is therefore widely used in experimental models of schizophrenia including prepulse inhibition (PPI) impairments in rodents. Nevertheless, MK-801 has never been tested in monkeys on a PPI paradigm. In order to evaluate...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Saletti PG,Maior RS,Hori E,Nishijo H,Tomaz C

更新日期：2015-09-22 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：:Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a receptor tyrosine kinase recently implicated in biochemical, physiological, and behavioral responses to ethanol. Thus, manipulation of ALK signaling may represent a novel approach to treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). Ethanol induces adaptations in glutamatergic synapses onto nu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mangieri RA,Maier EY,Buske TR,Lasek AW,Morrisett RA

更新日期：2017-08-15 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：:In-depth research on processing can promote the globalization of processed herbs. The purpose of this study is to propose an improved strategy for processing effect investigation. Frankincense and processed frankincense were used as research subjects. First, high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) and prepara...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ning Z,Wang C,Liu Y,Song Z,Ma X,Liang D,Liu Z,Lu A

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have pointed to soluble oligomers of beta amyloid peptide (SOAβ) as the principal neurotoxic agents responsible for the generation of synaptotoxic events that can explain the main symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Among the toxic features associated with SOAβ, one of the most notorious is the forma...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Godoy PA,Ramírez-Molina O,Fuentealba J

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Various isoforms of myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) have been shown to play a role in the activation of rat hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in culture. The signals that regulate MEF2 in HSCs are unknown. In addition, whether MEF2s regulate the activation of human HSCs (H-HSCs) is unclear. Here, we studied the expressio...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang W,Ping J,Zhou Y,Chen G,Xu L

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:For the treatment of malignancy, many therapeutic agents, including small molecules, photosensitizers, immunomodulators, proteins and genes, and so forth, have been loaded into nanocarriers for controllable cancer therapy. Among these nanocarriers, polymeric micelles have been considered as one of the most promising n...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang J,Li S,Han Y,Guan J,Chung S,Wang C,Li D

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury greatly influences the therapeutic effect and remains an urgent challenge in clinical therapy. Polypharmacology opens a new therapeutic opportunity to design drugs with a specific target for improving the efficacy. In this study, we first forecasted that Rosmarinic acid (R...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Han J,Wang D,Ye L,Li P,Hao W,Chen X,Ma J,Wang B,Shang J,Li D,Zheng Q

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 402 in vol. 7, PMID: 27877128.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang C,Sun PP,Guo HT,Liu Y,Li J,He XJ,Lu AP

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is a prevalent, complex, and polygenic cardiovascular disease, which is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Across the world, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) constituted by herbal medicine and non-pharmacological therapies is used to assist blood pressure management. Though widely accept...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang M,Lao L

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Up to date, the efficacy and safety of warfarin treatment in atrial fibrillation patients receiving hemodialysis remain controversial. So we performed this meta-analysis to try to offer recommendations regarding warfarin management in this population. Methods: We searched Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane libra...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lei H,Yu LT,Wang WN,Zhang SG

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A better understanding of the negative impact of general anesthetics on gastrointestinal motility requires thorough knowledge of their molecular targets. In this respect the muscarinic cationic current (mICAT carried mainly via TRPC4 channels) that initiates cholinergic excitation-contraction coupling in the gut is of...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Melnyk MI,Dryn DO,Al Kury LT,Dziuba DO,Zholos AV

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores historical iatrosophia texts from Cyprus from a botanical and medico-pharmacological point of view focusing on remedies containing resins and gums. The iatrosophia are a genre of Greek medical literature of Byzantine origin and can be described as medicine handbooks which serve as therapeutic repos...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lardos A,Prieto-Garcia J,Heinrich M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating disease with complex pathophysiology. Amyloid beta (Aβ) (1-42) is a reliable model of AD that recapitulates many aspects of human AD. OBJECTIVE:The intent of the present study was to investigate the neuroprotective potential of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and its modulatio...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Singh A,Kumar A

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors frequently arise as a result of an acquired genomic instability and the subsequent evolution of neoplastic populations with variable genomes. A barrier to the study of the somatic genetics of human solid tumors in vivo is the presence of admixtures of non-neoplastic cells with normal genomes in patient samples....

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Barrett MT,Lenkiewicz E,Evers L,Holley T,Ruiz C,Bubendorf L,Sekulic A,Ramanathan RK,Von Hoff DD

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To investigate the effects of Suo Quan Wan (SQW), a traditional Chinese herbal formula, on the overactive bladder (OAB) of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mouse models, particularly on its function of mediating the gene and protein expression levels of myosin Va and SLC17A9. Materials and Methods: After 4 w...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang J,Lian DW,Yang XF,Xu YF,Chen FJ,Lin WJ,Wang R,Tang LY,Ren WK,Fu LJ,Huang P,Cao HY

更新日期：2019-05-24 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：:In iron overload disorders a significant fraction of the total iron circulates in the plasma as low molecular weight complexes not bound to transferrin, known as non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI). By catalyzing the formation of free radicals, NTBI accumulation results in oxidative stress and cellular damage, being a m...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Pinto JP,Arezes J,Dias V,Oliveira S,Vieira I,Costa M,Vos M,Carlsson A,Rikers Y,Rangel M,Porto G

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of different combined antimicrobial treatments against Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Methods: Clinical outcomes were retrospectively analyzed to elucidate the efficacy of four combined antimicrobial regimens. The chessboard and micro broth di...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Huang Y,Zhou Q,Wang W,Huang Q,Liao J,Li J,Long L,Ju T,Zhang Q,Wang H,Xu H,Tu M

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00