The tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline inhibits D-cyclin transactivation and induces myeloma cell apoptosis by inhibiting histone deacetylases: in vitro and in silico evidence.

abstract：:To study the functional role of individual alpha1-adrenergic (AR) subtypes in blood pressure (BP) regulation, we used mice lacking the alpha1B-AR and/or alpha1D-AR with the same genetic background and further studied their hemodynamic and vasoconstrictive responses. Both the alpha1D-AR knockout and alpha1B-/alpha1D-AR...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Hosoda C,Koshimizu TA,Tanoue A,Nasa Y,Oikawa R,Tomabechi T,Fukuda S,Shinoura H,Oshikawa S,Takeo S,Kitamura T,Cotecchia S,Tsujimoto G

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of tournefolic acid B (TAB) and two ester derivatives, TAB methyl ester (TABM) and TAB ethyl ester (TABE), on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-mediated excitotoxicity and the underlying mechanisms were investigated. Treatment with 50 microM NMDA elicited neuronal death by 48.7 +/- 5.1%, coinciding with the appe...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Wang CN,Pan HC,Lin YL,Chi CW,Shiao YJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of DNA damage initiates signaling through the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase (ATM) and the ATM- and the Rad3-related kinase (ATR), which phosphorylate, thus activating, the checkpoint kinases (Chk) 1 and 2, which leads to cell cycle arrest. The bifunctional DNA alkylator 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nit...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Cui B,Johnson SP,Bullock N,Ali-Osman F,Bigner DD,Friedman HS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of chronic flurazepam HCl treatment on the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)A receptor complex in cultured mammalian cortical neurons. Chronic flurazepam (1-5 microM, for 1-10 days) treatment did not produce any changes in the morphological appearance or the cell protein content of cortica...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Hu XJ,Ticku MK

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine use poses a major health problem not only because of the dependence it causes but also because of the generation of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias following overdose. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of action of cocaine, therefore, remains a critical step in developing treatment for cocaine addictio...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Premkumar LS

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute desensitization of mu opioid receptors is thought to be an initial step in the development of tolerance to opioids. Given the resistance of the respiratory system to develop tolerance, desensitization of neurons in the Kölliker-Fuse (KF), a key area in the respiratory circuit, was examined. The activation of G p...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Levitt ES,Williams JT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seven-transmembrane receptor Smoothened (Smo) is the major component involved in signal transduction of the Hedgehog (Hh) morphogens. Smo inhibitors represent a promising alternative for the treatment of several types of cancers linked to abnormal Hh signaling. Here, on the basis of experimental data, we generated...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Manetti F,Faure H,Roudaut H,Gorojankina T,Traiffort E,Schoenfelder A,Mann A,Solinas A,Taddei M,Ruat M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological studies suggest a role for CB1 cannabinoid receptors (CB1R) in regulating neurogenesis in the adult brain. To investigate this possibility, we measured neurogenesis by intraperitoneal injection of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU), which labels newborn neurons, in wild-type and CB1R-knockout (CB1R-KO) mice. CB1...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Jin K,Xie L,Kim SH,Parmentier-Batteur S,Sun Y,Mao XO,Childs J,Greenberg DA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C enzymes metabolize ∼30% of clinically prescribed drugs and various environmental chemicals. CYP2C8, an important member of this subfamily, metabolizes the anticancer drug paclitaxel, certain antidiabetic drugs, and endogenous substrates, including arachidonic acid, to physiologically act...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Makia NL,Goldstein JA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetics of the interactions between the neuromuscular blocker alcuronium, the specific muscarinic antagonist N-[methyl-3H] methyl scopolamine ([3H]NMS), and muscarinic receptors were investigated in homogenates of rat heart atria. Two effects of alcuronium on the binding of [3H]NMS could be distinguished. (a) Alcuron...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Proska J,Tucek S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human mu-opioid receptor (HmuOR) is a G-protein coupled receptor that mediates analgesia, euphoria and other important central and peripheral neurological functions. In this study, we found in a yeast two-hybrid screen that a protein kinase C-interacting protein (PKCI) specifically interacts with the C terminus of...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Guang W,Wang H,Su T,Weinstein IB,Wang JB

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-gated sodium channels are inhibited by many local anesthetics, antiarrhythmics, and antiepileptic drugs. The local anesthetic lidocaine appears to be able to access its binding site in the sodium channel only from the membrane phase or from the internal face of the channel. In contrast, the antiepileptic drug ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Jo S,Bean BP

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two newly identified, overlapping (1 bp) glucocorticoid response elements (GREs) at -759 and -773 bp in the promoter of the rat phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT; EC 2.1.1.28) gene are primarily responsible for its glucocorticoid sensitivity, rather than the originally identified -533-bp GRE. A dose-depende...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Tai TC,Claycomb R,Her S,Bloom AK,Wong DL

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosolic liver acetyl-CoA:arylamine N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.5) from homozygous rapid acetylator rabbits (strain III/J) was purified to homogeneity as judged by gel filtration sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis and isoelectrofocusing. The isoelectric point was estimated to be 5.2. The...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Andres HH,Vogel RS,Tarr GE,Johnson L,Weber WW

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptors have well-conserved regions that are recognized and activated by hormones and neurotransmitters. Most drugs bind to these sites and mimic or block the action of the native ligands. Using a high-throughput functional screen, we identified a potent and selective M(1) muscarinic receptor agonist from a novel st...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Spalding TA,Trotter C,Skjaerbaek N,Messier TL,Currier EA,Burstein ES,Li D,Hacksell U,Brann MR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is induced by adding thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) to COS-7 cells cotransfected with TRH receptors and an epitope-tagged MAPK. Long term treatment of the cells with pertussis toxin has no effect on TRH-induced MAPK activation. Incubation of the cells with the...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Palomero T,Barros F,del Camino D,Viloria CG,de la Peña P

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We cloned and expressed a human metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 alpha (HmGluR1 alpha) in a novel cell line. The human mGluR1 alpha cDNA was found to be 86% identical to rat mGluR1 alpha, and the predicted protein sequence was found to be 93% identical to rat mGluR1 alpha. We expressed HmGluR1 alpha in AV12-664, an a...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Desai MA,Burnett JP,Mayne NG,Schoepp DD

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) possesses potent anti-inflammatory properties; however, an over-production of NO will promote inflammation and induce cell and tissue dysfunction. Thus, the ability to precisely regulate NO production could prove beneficial in controlling damage. In this study, advantage was taken of the well charact...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Bian K,Harari Y,Zhong M,Lai M,Castro G,Weisbrodt N,Murad F

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxanes act by inhibiting microtubule dynamics; in this study, we have investigated mitochondria as an additional target of taxanes. We incubated isolated mitochondria in the presence of taxanes with or without stimulation of the mitochondrial respiratory state. Results showed that they rapidly induced the loss of del...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Ferlini C,Raspaglio G,Mozzetti S,Distefano M,Filippetti F,Martinelli E,Ferrandina G,Gallo D,Ranelletti FO,Scambia G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ligand-binding sites of many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are situated around and deeply embedded within the central pocket formed by their seven transmembrane-spanning α-helical domains. Generally, these binding sites are assumed accessible to endogenous ligands from the aqueous phase. Recent advances in t...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Szlenk CT,Gc JB,Natesan S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous report we described the use of flunitrazepam as a photoaffinity label to monitor the turnover of the gamma-aminobutyric acid/benzodiazepine receptor complex in primary brain and spinal cord cell cultures [Science (Wash. D. C.) 226:857-860 (1984)]. In the present communication we have extended our studies...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Borden LA,Farb DH

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) is known as a thermosensor and integrator of inflammation-induced hyperalgesia. TRPV1 is expressed in a subpopulation of primary afferent neurons that express several different neurotransmitters. The role of the TRPV1 channel in the developme...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Rogoz K,Andersen HH,Kullander K,Lagerström MC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of myeloid leukemia cells to treatment with 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine (ara-C) includes activation of the c-Abl protein tyrosine kinase and the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK). The present studies demonstrate that treatment of human U-937 leukemia cells with ara-C is associated with transloc...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Raina D,Mishra N,Kumar S,Kharbanda S,Saxena S,Kufe D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel (KCa3.1) constitutes an attractive pharmacological target for immunosuppression, fibroproliferative disorders, atherosclerosis, and stroke. However, there currently is no available crystal structure of this medically relevant channel that could be used for structu...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Nguyen HM,Singh V,Pressly B,Jenkins DP,Wulff H,Yarov-Yarovoy V

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2-Methyl-2-nitrosopropane (MNP) has long been known to undergo photochemical and thermal decomposition, generating di-tert-butyl nitroxide, in organic solvent. The present study was undertaken to demonstrate that MNP can be used as a caged-nitric oxide (NO), which can liberate NO upon illumination. Photolysis of MNP l...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Pou SJ,Anderson DE,Surichamorn W,Keaton LL,Tod ML

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs) 1 and 2 facilitate nucleoside transport across the blood-testis barrier (BTB). Improving drug entry into the testes with drugs that use endogenous transport pathways may lead to more effective treatments for diseases within the reproductive tract. In this study, CRISPR/CRIS...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Miller SR,Zhang X,Hau RK,Jilek JL,Jennings EQ,Galligan JJ,Foil DH,Zorn KM,Ekins S,Wright SH,Cherrington NJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly synthesized tocainide analogs were tested for their state-dependent affinity and use-dependent behavior on sodium currents (INa) of adult skeletal muscle fibers by means of the Vaseline-gap voltage clamp method. The drugs had the pharmacophore amino group constrained in position alpha [N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)pyrr...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： De Luca A,Talon S,De Bellis M,Desaphy JF,Lentini G,Corbo F,Scilimati A,Franchini C,Tortorella V,Camerino DC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of mercuric acetate on the activities of deoxyuridine triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase), DNA polymerase (alpha, beta), and uracil-DNA glycosylase has been studied in cultured human KB cells. There was a dose- and time-dependent inactivation of both dUTPase and DNA polymerase alpha activities by mer...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Williams MV,Winters T,Waddell KS

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5'-flanking region of the mouse mu opioid receptor (MOR) gene has two promoters, referred to as distal and proximal. MOR mRNA is predominantly initiated by the proximal promoter. Previously, several important cis-elements and trans-factors have been shown to play a functional role in the proximal promoter of the M...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Choi HS,Hwang CK,Kim CS,Song KY,Law PY,Wei LN,Loh HH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We show here that arsenite (As(3+)) elicits multiple effects on gene control, such as the interruption of cell cycle control by initiating G(2)/M arrest as well as inhibiting the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor-mediated 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-inducible expression of CYP1A1. This raises the question ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Bonzo JA,Chen S,Galijatovic A,Tukey RH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00