Fish as model in pharmacological and biological research.

abstract：:Postnatal bone marrow contains a subtype of unique progenitor cells that have the capacity to differentiate into functional endothelial cells. Hence, these cells have been termed endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). In general, circulating EPCs were characterized by the expression of CD133, CD34 and the vascular endot...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Hristov M,Weber C

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic cancers account for more than 90% of cancer mortality. The metastasis of all cancers is critically mediated by enzymes that degrade extracellular matrix. Aggressive tumors are characterized by an imbalance between enzymes that degrade ECM and endogenous inhibitors of the enzymes. Matrix metalloproteinases (...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Lokeshwar BL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accident to the nuclear power plant of Chernobyl (in April 1986) caused a radioactive contamination in large areas of the majority of European countries. During the first transient time the fall-out phenomenon was the most important method of contamination, particularly from 131I whose relative isotopic abundance ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Curini M,Rosati O,Borio R,Saetta DM,Cicioni R,Forini N,Rongoni A,Dipilato AC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renal and metabolic effects of chronic carnitine administration were evaluated in the early stages of experimentally-induced renal failure. Laevo-carnitine (n = 5), Propionyl-carnitine (n = 5) both at 200 mg kg-1 of body weight, or vehicle (physiological saline solution, 0.4 ml kg-1 body weight, n = 5) were admini...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Palomba D,Pes GM,Demontis MP,Varoni MV,Deiana L,Anania V

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginseng is one of the most popular herbal remedies. Studies were performed in anaesthetized rats to examine the effect of ginseng on bile secretion. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anaesthetized with intraperitoneal (i.p.) urethane (1.25 g kg(-1)) and equipped with biliary cannulas inserted into the bile duct through th...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Salam OM,Nada SA,Arbid MS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antinociceptive effect of the D(2) antagonist prochlorperazine was examined in the mouse hot-plate and abdominal constriction tests. Prochlorperazine (1-2 mg kg(-1) s.c./i.p.) produced an increase of the pain threshold in the mouse hot-plate test. The antinociception produced by prochlorperazine was prevented by t...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ghelardini C,Galeotti N,Uslenghi C,Grazioli I,Bartolini A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the protective abilities of Mangifera indica L. stem bark extract (Vimang) 50-250 mgkg(-1), mangiferin 50 mgkg(-1), vitamin C 100 mgkg(-1), vitamin E 100 mgkg(-1)and beta -carotene 50 mgkg(-1)against the 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced oxidative damage in serum, liver, brain as well as i...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Sánchez GM,Re L,Giuliani A,Núñez-Sellés AJ,Davison GP,León-Fernández OS

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation was aimed at investigating whether the dopaminergic projection arriving at the nucleus septi lateralis (NSL) is involved in the facilitatory effect of vasopressin (AVP) on memory retrieval. The bilateral 6-OHDA lesions to the NSL were made in 20 male Wistar rats before testing the intracerebroventric...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Winnicka MM,Wiśniewski K

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoamine oxidases (MAO) are mitochondrial enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of monoamines in multiple tissues, including the brain. Elevated MAO activity has long been implicated in the etiology of depression, anxiety, and neurodegenerative disease, fuelling the search for inhibitors in the prevention and treatment...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Dreiseitel A,Korte G,Schreier P,Oehme A,Locher S,Domani M,Hajak G,Sand PG

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the ameliorative potential of rosiglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) agonist, in tibial and sural nerve transection-induced neuropathic pain in rats. The pinprick, cold immersion, hot plate and hot immersion tests were performed to a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Jain V,Jaggi AS,Singh N

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pepducins are cell-penetrating, membrane-tethered lipopeptides designed to target the intracellular region of a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in order to allosterically modulate the receptor's signaling output. In this proof-of-concept study, we explored the pain-relief potential of a pepducin series derived from ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Brouillette RL,Besserer-Offroy É,Mona CE,Chartier M,Lavenus S,Sousbie M,Belleville K,Longpré JM,Marsault É,Grandbois M,Sarret P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatoprotective effects of acetylbergenin were examined against D -galactosamine (GalN)-induced liver damage in rats, compared with that of bergenin reported previously. Acetylbergenin was synthesized from acetylation of bergenin, isolated from Mallotus japonicus, to increase lipophilic and physiological activiti...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Lim HK,Kim HS,Choi HS,Oh S,Jang CG,Choi J,Kim SH,Chang MJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulinotropic action of the meglitinide analogues KAD-1229, A-4166 and repaglinide was examined in rat pancreatic islets deprived of exogenous nutrient or incubated in the presence of nutrient secretagogues such as D-glucose and the methyl esters of pyruvic acid, succinic acid and glutamic acid. The meglitinide a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bakkali Nadi A,Zhang TM,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequent cause of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries is coronary artery disease (CAD), which in Europe alone is responsible for around two million deaths per year. In 2001 it accounted for about 260,000 hospital discharges in Italy. The costs of CAD treatment in Italy--which were borne by the...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： De Portu S,Menditto E,Scalone L,Bustacchini S,Cricelli C,Mantovani LG

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Janus kinase (JAK) family of non-receptor protein-tyrosine kinases consists of JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, and TYK2 (tyrosine kinase-2). Each of these proteins contains a JAK homology pseudokinase (JH2) domain that regulates the adjacent protein kinase domain (JH1). JAK1/2 and TYK2 are ubiquitously expressed whereas JAK3 is...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Roskoski R Jr

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination antiretroviral therapy reduces morbidity and mortality in HIV infected patients. However, the cure of HIV infection is hindered by the persistence of the latent HIV reservoir. Latency reversing agents (LRAs) are developed to target the HIV latently infected cells for HIV reactivation. In addition to revers...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Zhao M,De Crignis E,Rokx C,Verbon A,van Gelder T,Mahmoudi T,Katsikis PD,Mueller YM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boldo (Peumus boldus Mol.), a Chilean tree traditionally employed in folk medicine and recognized as a herbal remedy in a number of pharmacopoeias, mainly for the treatment of liver ailments, has recently been the subject of increasing attention. Boldine, in particular, the major and most characteristic alkaloidal con...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Speisky H,Cassels BK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the angiotensin AT1 receptors in certain behavioural effects of angiotensin II (Ang II), using their selective antagonist losartan (DuP 753), was assessed. Ang II, given intracerebroventricularly (ICV) at the dose of 1 nmole, significantly improved object recognition, learning of conditioned avoidance resp...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kułakowska A,Karwowska W,Wiśniewski K,Braszko JJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the effect of ketamine, a dissociative anaesthetic, on the GABA- and on the specific GABAA-agonist muscimol-induced responses of the isolated guinea pig ileum was investigated. GABA as well as muscimol produce a concentration-dependent contractile effect on the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The sen...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kounenis G,Koutsoviti-Papadopoulou M,Elezoglou V

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory reaction and cell apoptosis are two important processes in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (II/R) injury, and exploration of effective lead compounds against II/R injury via regulating inflammation and apoptosis is critical important. In this paper, the results indicated that dioscin significantly increas...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Zheng L,Han X,Hu Y,Zhao X,Yin L,Xu L,Qi Y,Xu Y,Han X,Liu K,Peng J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a function of the structural modification of the steroid nucleus, the inhibitory interaction of 11 progesterone derivatives with human Na/K-ATPase (Na+/K(+)-transporting ATPase, EC 3.6.1.37), through C3-O-rhamnosylation, is either much decreased or weakly up to strongly increased, so that the rhamnosyl residue cont...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Weiland J,Schönfeld W,Menke KH,Repke KR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flt3 is expressed by early myeloid and lymphoid progenitor cells and it regulates the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. Flt3 is activated by the Flt3 ligand, the monomeric form of which is a polypeptide of about 200 amino acid residues. Both membrane-associated and soluble Flt3 ligands, which a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Roskoski R Jr

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most serious side effects of the immunosuppressive agent, cyclosporin A (CsA), is drug-related hypertension. As it is generally accepted, the sympathetic nervous system may play an important role in the development or maintenance of this abnormal pathophysiological situation. This study is aimed at assessin...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Reis F,Tavares P,Teixeira F

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant properties of a novel water-soluble antioxidant of the benzofuran family (5-hydroxy-4,6,7-trimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-2-acetic acid, BFA) were studied. In rat liver mitochondria BFA increases the lag-time and decreases the extent of lipid peroxidation induced by ascorbate/Fe2+; an IC50 value of abo...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bindoli A,Rigobello MP,Musacchio E,Scuri R,Rizzoli V,Galzigna L

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate canrenone effects compared to other therapies on cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and preserved systolic function after 10 years of evaluation. METHODS:We enrolled 532 patients with CHF and preserved systolic function. Patients were followed with a mean follow-up of...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Derosa G,Maffioli P,Scelsi L,Bestetti A,Vanasia M,Cicero AFG,Spinardi L,Bentivenga C,Esposti DD,Caprio M,Borghi C,Pitt B,Cosentino E

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical evaluations of the effects of the sulfhydryl-containing angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (captopril) on the nephrotoxicity induced by doxorubicin in normal rats were carried out. A single dose of doxorubicin (15 mg kg-1) which caused nephrotoxicity was manifested biochemically by the elevation of se...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Mansour MA,El-Kashef HA,Al-Shabanah OA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia are associated with an increased risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease. Positive effects of a nutraceutical combination comprising red yeast rice, berberine, policosanol, astaxanthin, coenzyme Q10 and folic acid (NComb) on plasma lipid and glucose levels have been reported in some but ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Pirro M,Mannarino MR,Bianconi V,Simental-Mendía LE,Bagaglia F,Mannarino E,Sahebkar A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with a crude case fatality rate of about 0.5-10 % depending on locality. A few clinically approved drugs, such as remdesivir, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, nafamostat, camostat, and ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Yuan S,Chan JFW,Chik KKH,Chan CCY,Tsang JOL,Liang R,Cao J,Tang K,Chen LL,Wen K,Cai JP,Ye ZW,Lu G,Chu H,Jin DY,Yuen KY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle fitness is vital for human health and disease and is determined by the capacity for burning fuel, mitochondrial ATP production, and contraction. High quality mitochondria in skeletal muscle are essential for maintaining energy homeostasis in response to a myriad of physiologic or pathophysiological str...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Xu Z,Fu T,Guo Q,Sun W,Gan Z

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell mediated cardiac repair is an exciting and controversial area of cardiovascular research that holds the potential to produce novel, revolutionary therapies for the treatment of heart disease. Extensive investigation to define cell types contributing to cardiac formation, homeostasis and regeneration has prod...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Gude NA,Sussman MA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00