Effects of heparin-binding protein (CAP37/azurocidin) in a porcine model of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae-induced pneumonia.

abstract：:Lignans are plant polyphenols which may possess anticancer, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. In particular, the lignan 7-hydroxymatairesinol (HMR/lignan, HMR) is a novel precursor of the mammalian lignan enterolactone (EL). In the present study, we investigated the estroge...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Cosentino M,Marino F,Ferrari M,Rasini E,Bombelli R,Luini A,Legnaro M,Delle Canne MG,Luzzani M,Crema F,Paracchini S,Lecchini S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synergistic protective effect of nicorandil (KATP channel opener) and amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) on mitochondrial respiration and mitochondrial lipid contents were examined on isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats. The rats given isoproterenol (150 mg kg(-1) daily, i.p.) for 2 days showed s...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Sathish V,Ebenezar KK,Devaki T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local microcirculatory dysfunction within the pancreatic gland might be an important factor in the conversion of oedematous to necrotizing pancreatitis. Therapeutic agents, improving the pancreatic blood flow, might be valuable in acute pancreatitis treatment. An influence of nitric oxide, heparin and procaine treatme...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Dobosz M,Hac S,Mionskowska L,Dobrowolski S,Wajda Z

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：:Several factors such as proteinuria and renal fibrosis may be important in the progression of many forms of chronic renal diseases. The purposes of the current study were to investigate the progressive renal failure of the rats with surgical renal mass reduction (RMR) and the effect of the angiotensin-converting enzym...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Yatsu T,Sanagi M,Fujimori A,Tomura Y,Hayashi K,Tanahashi M,Inagaki O

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Etifoxine (EFX) is a non-benzodiazepine psychoactive drug which exhibits anxiolytic effects through a dual mechanism, by directly binding to GABAA receptors (GABAARs) and to the mitochondrial 18-kDa translocator protein, resulting in the potentiation of the GABAergic function. The β subunit subtype plays a key role in...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Mattei C,Taly A,Soualah Z,Saulais O,Henrion D,Guérineau NC,Verleye M,Legros C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overexpression of heat shock proteins (Hsps) is associated to myocardial protection and it has been suggested that they could be a marker of cardiac preservation in conditions such as extracorporeal circulation. Aim of this study was to evaluate if cardioplegic arrest can modify the expression of Hsps in the...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Giannessi D,Caselli C,Vitale RL,Crucean A,Murzi B,Del Ry S,Vanini V,Biagini A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of different L-histidine concentrations on human mammary tumour cell (CG5) proliferation was studied to test the hypothesis of a role of histidine in modulating sex steroid-regulated cell proliferation. Cell growth was only possible in the 10(-5) M and 10(-2) M range, while its inhibition by medroxyprogeste...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ghezzo F,Racca S,Conti G,Berta GN,D'Avolio A,Abbadessa G,Gambino G,Di Carlo F

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When chemerin was discovered in 1997, it was relegated to being a protein associated with the normal skin function contrasting the setting of psoriasis. However, with the discovery of multiple receptors for the chemerin protein and a vast collection of associations with various pathologies, chemerin has global influen...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ferland DJ,Watts SW

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequently used as analgesics. Although the results of clinical studies indicate considerable disparity in the analgesic efficacy of NSAIDs, the pre-clinical models generally used for the study of nociception do not allow a clear distinction to be made between the ana...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bianchi M,Panerai AE

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that divalent cations are involved in the nociceptive pathway. The effect of systemic co-administration of magnesium sulfate and calcium channel blockers (nifedipine, verapamil) on the analgesic effect of opioid (mixed mu/kappa: butorphanol) and non-opioid drugs (paracetamol) was investigated....

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Assi AA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in constitutive nitric oxide synthase (cNOS) activity occurred with decreases in hexosamine (an index of mucus synthesis) and adherent mucus (an index of mucus secretion) concentrations in the gastric mucosa of rats with water immersion restraint (WIR) stress. The decreases in gastric mucosal hexosamine and...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Nishida K,Ohta Y,Ishiguro I

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because many Ca2+ channel blocking agents are known to cause adverse systemic effects, in this study we tested the haemodynamic side effects of nimodipine with and without a mild hypoxic-ischaemic (HI) insult in a newborn piglet model. Fifteen min after completing a brief period of asphyxia we gave i.v. nimodipine as ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Raju TN,John E,Shankararao R,Fornell L,Vasa R,Abu-Harb M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue subjected to a period of ischemia undergoes functional and morphological damage that increases during the reperfusion phase. In this study, the protective effect of aprotinin, which is a protease inhibitor, was assessed in a rabbit unilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model. New Zealand rabbits, weighing...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ozer Z,Sucu N,Düşmez D,Tamer L,Altunkan AA,DIkmengIl M,Oral U

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A global transcriptional regulator, MgrA, was previously identified as a key determinant of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. An 80% EtOH extract of Uncaria gambier was found to attenuate the virulence of S. aureus via its effects on MgrA. Using bioassay-guided fractionation, a polyphenolic polymer, uncariitannin, w...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Zhang H,Jiang JM,Han L,Lao YZ,Zheng D,Chen YY,Wan SJ,Zheng CW,Tan HS,Li ZG,Xu HX

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are best known for their role in ATP generation. However, studies over the past two decades have shown that mitochondria do much more than that. Mitochondria regulate both necrotic and apoptotic cell death pathways, they store and therefore coordinate cellular Ca2+ signaling, they generate and metabolize ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Joshi AU,Mochly-Rosen D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammals and their intestinal microbiota peacefully coexist in a mutualistic relationship. Commensal bacteria play an active role in shaping and modulating physiological processes in the host, which include, but are not restricted to, the immune system and the intestinal barrier. Both play a crucial role in containing ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Natividad JM,Verdu EF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of manganese chloride on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Thirty-six adult Wistar Albino rats were divided into six equal groups. They were injected with gentamicin sulfate (100 mg kg(-1) per day i.p.) and manganese chloride (2 or 20 mg kg(-1) per day i.p....

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ateşşahin A,Karahan I,Yilmaz S,Ceribaşi AO,Princci I

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a first-in-patient study of vamorolone, a first-in-class dissociative steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This 2-week, open-label Phase IIa multiple ascending dose study (0.25, 0.75, 2.0, and 6.0 mg/kg/day) enrolled 48 boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (4 to <7 years), with ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Conklin LS,Damsker JM,Hoffman EP,Jusko WJ,Mavroudis PD,Schwartz BD,Mengle-Gaw LJ,Smith EC,Mah JK,Guglieri M,Nevo Y,Kuntz N,McDonald CM,Tulinius M,Ryan MM,Webster R,Castro D,Finkel RS,Smith AL,Morgenroth LP,Arrieta

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is an extracellular lipid signaling molecule that acts as a selective, high-affinity ligand for a family of five G protein-coupled receptors. This signaling system was first identified twenty years ago, and has since been shown to regulate a diverse range of physiological processes and di...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Chew WS,Wang W,Herr DR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the metabolism, secretion, regulation and sites of action of melatonin. An updated description of the melatonin receptors, including their signal transduction mechanisms, distribution and characterization of receptor genes, is given. Special emphasis is focused on the clinical aspects and potent...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Carpentieri A,Díaz de Barboza G,Areco V,Peralta López M,Tolosa de Talamoni N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB is a ubiquitous transcription factor that can be activated by multiple signals. To elucidate the role of NF-KB and the effects of NF-kappaB inhibitor on ureteric damages in obstructive uropathy, we conducted this study. METHODS:The expressions of NF-kappaBp50, NF-kappaBp65, interle...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Chuang YH,Chuang WL,Huang SP,Liu CK,Huang CH

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antinociceptive and motor effects of the hydrophilic alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist ST-91 were studied after intrathecal administration to male Wistar rats in different heat-pain tests and different test settings. Intrathecal administration of ST-91 caused a dose-dependent increase in hind paw licking latency in the...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Horváth G,Dobos I,Liszli P,Klimscha W,Szikszay M,Benedek G

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tachykinins are important in the development of pulmonary inflammation in mice but the tachykinin receptor subtype mediating this response has not been defined. To elucidate the role of tachykinin NK3-receptors on allergen-induced pulmonary inflammation, studies were performed on ovalbumin (OVA) sensitized and challen...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kung TT,Crawley Y,Jones H,Luo B,Gilchrest H,Greenfeder S,Anthes JC,Lira S,Wiekowski M,Cook DN,Hey JA,Egan RW,Chapman RW

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed at investigating the role of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) in regulating Na,K-ATPase activity in the kidney. The expression of alpha-1 and beta-1 subunits; and the enzymatic activity of Na,K-ATPase were determined in the kidney of rats treated with an NO synthase inhibitor, N(G)-nitro-L-argi...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kang DG,Kim JW,Lee J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antidepressants, especially tricyclic agents (TCAs), are increasingly used in geriatric patients since depression is a common mood disorder in the elderly and the size of elderly population is increasing. Notwithstanding the importance of kinetics to better use of drugs, its study in the elderly (regarding TCAs) is no...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Furlanut M,Benetello P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-acetyl penicillamine (NAP), a derivative of penicillamine and copper chelator has been employed as a potential protector of host stress organ injury during Plasmodium berghei infection in mice. Intramuscular injection of NAP (60 mg kg-1 body wt for 10 days) to P. berghei mice was able to restrict the hepato- and spl...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Srivastava P,Arif AJ,Singh C,Pandey VC

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) inhibitors (COXIBs) are effective anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs with improved gastrointestinal (GI) safety compared to nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs known as traditional (tNSAIDs). However, their use is associated with a cardiovascular (CV) hazard (i.e. inc...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Martelli A,Testai L,Anzini M,Cappelli A,Di Capua A,Biava M,Poce G,Consalvi S,Giordani A,Caselli G,Rovati L,Ghelardini C,Patrignani P,Sautebin L,Breschi MC,Calderone V

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide through person-to-person contact, causing a public health emergency of international concern. At present, there is no specific antiviral treatment recommended for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Liu Shen capsule (LS), a traditional Chinese medicin...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ma Q,Pan W,Li R,Liu B,Li C,Xie Y,Wang Z,Zhao J,Jiang H,Huang J,Shi Y,Dai J,Zheng K,Li X,Yang Z

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal barrier function depends on an adequate response to pathogens by the epithelium. Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR-3) recognizes double-stranded RNA, a virus-associated molecular pattern. Activation of TLR-3 with Poly(I:C), a synthetic agonist, modulates tissue repair and permeability in other epithelia; howeve...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Moyano-Porcile V,Olavarría-Ramírez L,González-Arancibia C,Bravo JA,Julio-Pieper M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00