Pharmacological characterization and determination of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relationship of PF-00885706, a novel partial agonist selective for the 5-HT(4) receptor.

abstract：:Osteopontin (OPN) is known as an active player in the progression of vascular remodeling diseases, however, the precise role in the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is unclear. Thus, this study investigated the role of OPN in VSMC proliferation induced by 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), and identified the ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Lee SJ,Baek SE,Jang MA,Kim CD

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：: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：:The Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) is a pivotal physiological regulator of heart and kidney homeostasis, but also plays an important role in the pathophysiology of heart and kidney diseases. Recently, new components of the RAS have been discovered, including angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), Angiotensin(Ang)-(1-...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Simões E Silva AC,Teixeira MM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gossypol, a cottonseed extract, has been shown to have antiproliferative activity in a variety of cancer cell lines. The objective of this study was to determine the inhibitory effects of gossypol on cell proliferation. Five human carcinoma cell lines were evaluated including endometrial (RL95-2), ovarian (SKOV-3), me...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Le Blanc M,Russo J,Kudelka AP,Smith JA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is a highly invasive and metastatic cancer with high mortality rates and chemoresistance. Around 50% of melanomas are driven by activating mutations in BRAF that has led to the development of potent anti-BRAF inhibitors. However resistance to anti-BRAF therapy usually develops within a few months and conseque...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Oliveira ÉA,Lima DS,Cardozo LE,Souza GF,de Souza N,Alves-Fernandes DK,Faião-Flores F,Quincoces JAP,Barros SBM,Nakaya HI,Monteiro G,Maria-Engler SS

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and the prevalence of obesity and diabetes are increasing. In obesity, adipose tissue increases the secretion of bioactive mediators (adipokines) that may represent a key mechanism linking obesity to CVD. Adiponectin, extensively studied in metabolic...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Caselli C,D'Amico A,Cabiati M,Prescimone T,Del Ry S,Giannessi D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of M(1)-M(4) receptors in guinea-pig gallbladder smooth muscle cells has been reported recently. The majority of these receptors are said to be of M(2) subtype. However, there are controversial reports about the functional muscarinic receptors that mediate contraction in this tissue. Similar to gallbladde...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Akici A,Karaalp A,Skender E,El-Fakahany EE,Oktay S

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the effect of ketamine on the contractions caused by propoxur and phoxim on the isolated guinea pig ileum was investigated. Ketamine was found able to inhibit in a concentration-dependent manner the contractile responses of the ileum to propoxur and phoxim, while it did not significantly modify th...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

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

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：:Ocotea quixos essential oil was shown to possess significant inhibitory activity of platelet aggregation and clot retraction in rodent plasma. This study is aimed at fully characterizing the antiplatelet activity of the whole essential oil and its main components trans-cinnamaldehyde and methyl cinnamate also in human...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ballabeni V,Tognolini M,Bertoni S,Bruni R,Guerrini A,Rueda GM,Barocelli E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annexin A1 is a multifunctional protein characterised by its actions in modulating the innate and adaptive immune response. Accumulating evidence of altered annexin A1 expression in many human tumours raises interest in its functional role in cancer biology. In breast cancer, altered annexin A1 expression levels sugge...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Tu Y,Johnstone CN,Stewart AG

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe muscle disease of known etiology without effective, or generally applicable therapy. Mitochondria are affected by the disease in animal models but whether mitochondrial dysfunction is part of the pathogenesis in patients remains unclear. We show that primary cultures obtai...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Schiavone M,Zulian A,Menazza S,Petronilli V,Argenton F,Merlini L,Sabatelli P,Bernardi P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With more than four decades of clinical research and 25 years of clinical trials, much is known about the natural history of T1D before and after clinical diagnosis. We know that autoimmunity occurs early in life, that islet autoimmunity inevitably leads to clinically overt disease, and that some immune therapies can ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Lord S,Greenbaum CJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transparent bodies of see-through medaka fish has led to their use as models for in vivo cell and tissue imaging. However, these fish may also prove useful as models for pathological processes. Accumulating reports show that pathology in fish is similar to that in mammals, including humans. In this study, patholog...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kawasaki T,Saito K,Deguchi T,Fujimori K,Tadokoro M,Yuba S,Ohgushi H,Kawarabayasi Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria observed both in humans and in animals who were on long-term theophylline therapy, prompted us to investigate whether oral theophylline treatment at optimal doses causes any adverse side effects on bone metabolism in mild asthmatics. Therefore, serum osteocalcin (BGP) and total alkalin...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Oner P,Gürdöl F,Oner-Iyidon Y,Kolanci C,Büyüköztürk S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In China, child and adolescent pediatricians often face challenges in treating children with the appropriate medications. Within the last 8 years, the Chinese government has already initiated a series of policies to promote development of age-appropriate medicines for children. In this study,we introduced the current ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Wu W,Tang Z,Chen J,Gao Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury to the bronchial epithelium in respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD results in the loss of barrier function and an elevated sensitivity to environmental insults. An increased release of the endogenous cannabinoid, anandamide in response to inhalation of allergen in asthmatic patients has been reported. ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Shang VC,O'Sullivan SE,Kendall DA,Roberts RE

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:In incubated blood mononuclear cells from normal subjects bezafibrate inhibited the incorporation of 14C-acetate into squalene, methylsterols and cholesterol. Similarly, the drug produced a sharp decrease of the incorporation of labelled 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) into non-saponifiable lipids, whi...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Blasi F,Sommariva D,Cosentini R,Cavaiani B,Fasoli A

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:Cancer immunotherapies are dramatically reshaping the clinical management of oncologic patients. For many of these therapies, the guidelines for administration, monitoring, and management of associated toxicities are still being established. This is especially relevant for adoptively transferred, genetically-modified ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ramello MC,Haura EB,Abate-Daga D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) are the most prevalent types of primary liver cancer. Compared with HCC, for which several drugs have been approved, ICC is associated with shorter survival, and no drug has been approved for this type. Previously, we reported that Bmi1 drives HC...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Guo J,Deng N,Xu Y,Li L,Kuang D,Li M,Li X,Xu Z,Xiang M,Xu C

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible involvement of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) receptors in the function of the hippocampus is reviewed. The involvement of these receptors in the hippocampus is suggested by data that ATP is released from hippocampal slices [1] and that it also induces fast synaptic currents in cultured hippocampal neuro...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Inoue K

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular responses to hypoxia are heterogeneous and involve the release of vasodilators substances such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostacyclin (PGI(2)). In vitro studies have shown that Vitamin K(1) modulates the release of arachidonic acid (AA) in vascular cells, and thus inhibits the capacity of blood vessels to synt...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Tirapelli CR,Mingatto FE,De Godoy MA,Ferreira R,De Oliviera AM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel therapeutic strategies are needed to address and to solve the emerging problem of hypoxia-induced resistance to anticancer drugs. N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4-HPR) exhibits potent anticancer and chemopreventive activities, but its inefficiency under hypoxia, through undetermined mechanisms, may contribute to...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Liu XW,Su Y,Zhu H,Cao J,Ding WJ,Zhao YC,He QJ,Yang B

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids are shown to have deleterious effects on wound healing for various tissues. Arginine metabolism and nitric oxide (NO) synthesis play an important role in many aspects of inflammation and wound healing. The study was designed to evaluate the relationship of dexamethasone impaired healing of tracheal ana...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Talas DU,Nayci A,Polat G,Atis S,Comelekoglu U,Bagdatoglu OT,Bagdatoglu C

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral obesity is the excess deposition of visceral fat within the abdominal cavity that surrounds vital organs. Visceral obesity is directly associated with metabolic syndrome, breast cancer and endometrial cancer. In visceral obese subjects, signal transducer and activator of the transcription 3 (STAT3) in adipocy...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Su T,Huang C,Yang C,Jiang T,Su J,Chen M,Fatima S,Gong R,Hu X,Bian Z,Liu Z,Kwan HY

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An interaction of drug with food, herbs, and dietary supplements is usually the consequence of a physical, chemical or physiologic relationship between a drug and a product consumed as food, nutritional supplement or over-the-counter medicinal plant. The current educational review aims at reminding to the prescribing ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Mouly S,Lloret-Linares C,Sellier PO,Sene D,Bergmann JF

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00