Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 in stress and immune response.

abstract：:Neuroglial cells of the central nervous system include the astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia. Their counterparts in the peripheral nervous system are the Schwann cells. The term neuroglia comes from an erroneous concept originally coined by Virchow (1850), in which he envisioned the neurons to be embedded in...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Aschner M,Allen JW,Kimelberg HK,LoPachin RM,Streit WJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies of membrane transporters have revealed their importance in determining the pharmacokinetics of transporter substrates. When drug-drug interactions (DDIs) or genetic polymorphisms (i.e., pharmacogenetics) affect the activities of transporters, the pharmacokinetics of transporter substrate drugs is altere...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Yoshida K,Maeda K,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) has revolutionized structure determination of membrane proteins and holds great potential for structure-based drug discovery. Here we discuss the potential of cryo-EM in the rational design of therapeutics for membrane proteins compared to X-ray crystallography. We also detail recent...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： García-Nafría J,Tate CG

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The beta 3 subtype of adrenaline and noradrenaline receptors has now been extensively characterized at the structural and functional levels. Ligand binding and adenylyl cyclase activation studies helped define a beta-adrenergic profile that is quite distinct from that of the beta 1- and beta 2-adrenergic receptors, bu...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Strosberg AD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cost of drugs is a major and rapidly rising component of health-care expenditures. We survey recent literature on the ethics and economics of skyrocketing pharmaceutical prices and find that advances in economic research have increased the sharpness and focus of the ethically based calls to increase access by modi...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Parker-Lue S,Santoro M,Koski G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone acetylation is a prominent epigenetic modification of the central nervous system that is unequivocally associated with an increase in the rate of gene transcription. Because gene transcription, in turn, plays an important role in long-lasting forms of memory, histone acetylation generally favors long-term memo...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Gräff J,Tsai LH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Either an excess or a deficiency of vitamin A and related compounds (retinoids) causes abnormal morphological development (teratogenesis). Potential retinoid sources come from dietary intake, nutritional supplements, and some therapeutic drugs. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of retinoid teratogenesis is impor...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Collins MD,Mao GE

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organophosphorus insecticide self-poisoning is a major global health problem, killing over 100,000 people annually. It is a complex multi-organ condition, involving the inhibition of cholinesterases, and perhaps other enzymes, and the effects of large doses of ingested solvents. Variability between organophosphorus in...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Eddleston M

更新日期：2019-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a personal account of the discovery of the induced synthesis of drug-metabolizing enzymes and of subsequent research that led to the discovery of multiple cytochromes P450 with different catalytic activities. The manuscript also emphasizes the role of environmental factors (in addition to genetic...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Conney AH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both pharmacologic and genetic methods are now available to manipulate intracellular levels of the protein thiol metallothionein. These approaches have begun to reveal the protective roles metallothioneins (MTs) have against oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon-centered free radicals, as well as the contributory role of MT to...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Lazo JS,Pitt BR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphosphonates (BPs) are pyrophosphate analogs in which the oxygen bridge has been replaced by carbon and diverse carbon side chains have generated a large family of compounds. Several are potent inhibitors of bone destruction (resorption) and are in clinical use for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, Page...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Rodan GA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human syndromes and mouse mutants that exhibit accelerated but bona fide aging in multiple organs and tissues have been invaluable for the identification of nine denominators of aging: telomere attrition, genome instability, epigenetic alterations, mitochondrial dysfunction, deregulated nutrient sensing, altered inter...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Vermeij WP,Hoeijmakers JH,Pothof J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylamines and heterocyclic arylamines (HAAs) are of particular interest because of demonstrated carcinogenicity in animals and humans and the broad exposure to many of these compounds. The activation of these, and also some arylamine drugs, involves N-hydroxylation, usually by cytochrome P450 (P450). P450 1A2 plays a...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Kim D,Guengerich FP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian circadian system is organized in a hierarchical manner in that a central pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the brain's hypothalamus synchronizes cellular circadian oscillators in most peripheral body cells. Fasting-feeding cycles accompanying rest-activity rhythms are the major timing cue...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Levi F,Schibler U

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) are two Ca(2+) messengers derived from NAD and NADP, respectively. Although NAADP is a linear molecule, structurally distinct from the cyclic cADPR, it is synthesized by similar enzymes, ADP-ribosyl cyclase and its homolog, CD38. The c...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Lee HC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA topoisomerases are double-edged swords. They are essential for many vital functions of DNA during normal cell growth. However, they are also highly vulnerable under various physiological and nonphysiological stresses because of their delicate act on breaking and rejoining DNA. These stresses (e.g. exposure to topo...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Li TK,Liu LF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most facets of mammalian physiology and behavior vary according to time of day, thanks to endogenous circadian clocks. Therefore, it is not surprising that many aspects of pharmacology and toxicology also oscillate according to the same 24-h clocks. Daily oscillations in abundance of proteins necessary for either drug...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Dallmann R,Brown SA,Gachon F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are a potential replacement tissue source for degenerative diseases. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a blinding disease triggered by degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a monolayer tissue that functionally supports retinal photoreceptors. Recently published cli...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Sharma R,Bose D,Maminishkis A,Bharti K

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic is a naturally occurring metalloid and one of the few metals that can be metabolized inside the human body. The pervasive presence of arsenic in nature and anthropogenic sources from agricultural and medical use have perpetuated human exposure to this toxic and carcinogenic element. Highly exposed individuals ...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Chen QY,Costa M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein variously named ABCG2/BCRP/MXR/ABCP is a recently described ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter originally identified by its ability to confer drug resistance that is independent of Mrp1 (multidrug-resistance protein 1) and Pgp (P-glycoprotein). Unlike Mrp1 and Pgp, ABCG2 is a half-transporter that must...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Krishnamurthy P,Schuetz JD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of scientific creativity is often tied closely to mentorship. In my case, two years with Julius Axelrod, the sum total of my research training, was transformative. My mentoring generations of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows has been as nurturing for me as it has been for them. Work in our lab ov...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Snyder SH

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoids regulate gene transcription by binding to the nuclear receptors, the retinoic acid (RA) receptors (RARs), and the retinoid X receptors (RXRs). RARs and RXRs are ligand-activated transcription factors for the regulation of RA-responsive genes. The actions of RARs and RXRs on gene transcription require a highl...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Wei LN

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflicting views abound on the peripheral neurotransmitter and neuromodulator roles of purine compounds. Substantial organ- and species-related variations have become apparent. There is, however, a body of compelling evidence for such roles, if not so broad and ubiquitous as those envisioned (7) for the central nervo...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Su C

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Originally, organophosphorus (OP) toxicology consisted of acetylcholinesterase inhibition by insecticides and chemical threat agents acting as phosphorylating agents for serine in the catalytic triad, but this is no longer the case. Other serine hydrolases can be secondary OP targets, depending on the OP structure, an...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Casida JE

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Kv7 channels (Kv7.1-7.5) are voltage-gated K+ channels that can be modulated by five β-subunits (KCNE1-5). Kv7.1-KCNE1 channels produce the slow-delayed rectifying K+ current, IKs, which is important during the repolarization phase of the cardiac action potential. Kv7.2-7.5 are predominantly neuronally expressed and c...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Thompson E,Eldstrom J,Fedida D

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral vaccination enables pain-free and self-administrable vaccine delivery for rapid mass vaccination during pandemic outbreaks. Furthermore, it elicits systemic and mucosal immune responses. This protects against infection at mucosal surfaces, which may further enhance protection and minimize the spread of disease. T...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Coffey JW,Gaiha GD,Traverso G

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on autophagy and its effects on cell metabolism and physiology has increased dramatically during recent years. Multiple forms of autophagy have been characterized, and many of the genes involved in the regulation of this process have been identified. The importance of autophagy for embryonic development and m...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Orrenius S,Kaminskyy VO,Zhivotovsky B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of exciting findings have been made in astrocytes during the past 15 years that have led many researchers to redefine how the brain works. Astrocytes are now widely regarded as cells that propagate Ca(2+) over long distances in response to stimulation, and, similar to neurons, release transmitters (called gli...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Fiacco TA,Agulhon C,McCarthy KD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanism-based PK-PD models differ from conventional PK-PD models in that they contain specific expressions to characterize, in a quantitative manner, processes on the causal path between drug administration and effect. This includes target site distribution, target binding and activation, pharmacodynamic interaction...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Danhof M,de Jongh J,De Lange EC,Della Pasqua O,Ploeger BA,Voskuyl RA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, disabling neurodegenerative disorder that begins in mid to late life and is characterized by motor impairment, autonomic dysfunction, and, in many, psychological and cognitive changes. Recent advances have helped delineate pathogenetic mechanisms, yet the cause of PD...

journal_title：Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

authors： Goldman SM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00