New perspectives in melatonin uses.

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：:A pharmacokinetic study of the metabolic profile of resveratrol has been performed in healthy men after moderate red wine (RW) consumption. The bioavailability of resveratrol is highly influenced by several factors such as the food matrix and, therefore, this study has been compared with a pilot study in which men ing...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Rotches-Ribalta M,Andres-Lacueva C,Estruch R,Escribano E,Urpi-Sarda M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of five lipid-soluble antioxidants (gamma- and alpha-tocopherol, lycopene, beta-carotene and ubiquinol-10) was measured in plasma and very low-density, low-density and high-density lipoproteins (VLDL, LDL and HDL) isolated from young healthy normo- cholesterolemic subjects. Alpha-tocopherol was the e...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Perugini C,Bagnati M,Cau C,Bordone R,Zoppis E,Paffoni P,Re R,Albano E,Bellomo G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of viral hepatitis worldwide. Genotypes 1 and 2 (GT1 and GT2) are mainly present in developing countries, while GT3 and GT4 are prevalent in developed and high-income countries. In the majority of cases, HEV causes a self-limiting hepatitis. GT3 and GT4 can be responsib...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： De Winter BCM,Hesselink DA,Kamar N

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clear importance of mutated KRAS as a therapeutic target has driven the investigation of multiple approaches to inhibit oncogenic KRAS signaling at different molecular levels. However, no KRAS-targeted therapy has reached the clinic to date, which underlies the intrinsic difficulty in developing effective, direct ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Chuang HC,Huang PH,Kulp SK,Chen CS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied here the effect of a wide range of adenosine concentration and time of preincubation, on the histamine release induced in the guinea pig mast cells by different stimulus. Adenosine (10(-5)-10(-3)m) potentiated the histamine release induced by antigen in the guinea pig heart (isolated and dispersed tissue) a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Campos BG,Ferreira RR,Gomes JC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptive responses to stress are critical to enhance physical and mental well-being, but excessive or prolonged stress may cause inadaptability and increase the risks of psychiatric disorders, such as depression. GABABR signaling is fundamental to brain function and has been identified in neuropsychiatric disorders. K...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Deng SL,Hu ZL,Mao L,Gao B,Yang Q,Wang F,Chen JG

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte arylsulphatase A (AS-A) was shown to be significantly high in newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients. Previous reports imply a connection between serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and breast cancer, possibly through a modulation of enzymes involved in estrogen synthesis. Abnormal distribution of heparan sulphate pr...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Oner-Iyidoğan Y,Oner P,Koçak H,Lama A,Gürdöl F,Bekpinar S,Unur N,Ozbek-Kir Z

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation plays a key role in tumor promotion and development. Indeed, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression is strongly associated with different types of cancer. An emerging class of compounds with significant anti-inflammatory properties is the hydrogen sulfide-releasing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (H2S-...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： De Cicco P,Panza E,Ercolano G,Armogida C,Sessa G,Pirozzi G,Cirino G,Wallace JL,Ianaro A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of this study was an attempt to extrapolate favorable observations on the effects of magnesium on platelets and haemostasis from animal models to humans. Intravenous magnesium in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction has been tested in several large clinical trials and remains controversia...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Serebruany VL,Herzog WR,Schlossberg ML,Gurbel PA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of moclobemide, a selective monoamine oxidase-type A enzyme inhibitor, was investigated on the body temperature of male mice. Moclobemide (15-30 mg kg(-1), i.p.) produced significant reductions of body temperature in both normal and yeast-induced hyperthermic male mice. The hypothermic effect of moclobemide was...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ginawi OT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) is an onco-embryonic antigen presented on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but not on normal adult tissues, which promotes CLL-cell survival. Here, ROR1 was identified as a new client of Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) via a mass spectrometry-based screen for ROR...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Liu Z,Liu J,Zhang T,Shi M,Chen X,Chen Y,Yu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmia can be a serious complication during general anaesthesia of patients suffering from cardiac arrhythmias and using antiarrhythmic drugs. The aim of the present experiments was to establish the way in which lidocaine and verapamil influence haemodynamic parameters of rabbits after midazolam anaesthesi...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Wiktorowska A,Owczarek J,Orszulak-Michalak D

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of short porcine galanin (Gal) analogues was tested in vitro using rat gastric fundus strips. The peptides contracted longitudinal smooth muscle in a concentration-dependent manner with the following order of potency: Gal(1-29) >[Cit(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Asp(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Dab(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Nle(14)] Gal(...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Korolkiewicz RP,Konstański Z,Rekowski P,Ruczyński J,Szyk A,Dabkowski J,Ujda M,Korolkiewicz KZ,Petrusewicz J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA microarrays have proven to be a state of the art technique for high throughput comprehensive analysis of thousand of genes in parallel. The application of a DNA microarray to compare normal and pathological cells, tissues or organs may allow, along with classical positional cloning techniques, to speed up the ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Meloni R,Khalfallah O,Biguet NF

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By the use of combined radioreceptor binding and autoradiographic techniques we attempted to analyse the biochemical characteristics and the anatomical localization of GABA-B receptors in sections of rat circle of Willis and pialarachnoid arteries. 3H-GABA in the presence of 40 microM isoguvacine and 2.5 mM CaCl2 was ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Napoleone P,Ferrante F,Amenta F

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of betel leaf extract (0.10, 0.40, 0.80 and 2.0 g kg-1 day-1 for 15 days) on the alterations in thyroid hormone concentrations. lipid peroxidation (LPO) and on the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were investigated in male Swiss mice. Administration of betel leaf extract exhibite...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Panda S,Kar A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some antihistamines (mainly terfenadine and astemizole) have been demonstrated to cause QT interval prolongation and, in some cases, torsade-de-pointes. We investigated the cardiac electrophysiological effects of brompheniramine, a conventional antihistamine. Brompheniramine was reported to prolong QT interval in isol...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Shin WH,Kim KS,Kim EJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:6-Mercaptopurine is a cytotoxic and immunosuppressant drug. The use of this drug is limited due to its poor bioavailability and short plasma half-life. In order to nullify these drawbacks, 6-mercaptopurine-chitosan nanoparticles (6-MP-CNPs) were prepared and evaluated to study the influence of preparation conditions o...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kumar GP,Sanganal JS,Phani AR,Manohara C,Tripathi SM,Raghavendra HL,Janardhana PB,Amaresha S,Swamy KB,Prasad RG

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have been shown to improve cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in the general population as well as in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Statins' beneficial effects have been attributed to both cholesterol-lowering and cholesterol-independent "pleiotropic" properties. By their...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kassimatis TI,Goldsmith DJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the anti-platelet effect of a newly synthesized guanidine derivative KR-32560, a sodium/hydrogen exchanger-1 (NHE-1) inhibitor, together with the elucidation of the possible mode of action. KR-32560 concentration dependently inhibited the aggregation of washed rabbit platelets induced by collagen (10 m...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Lee KS,Jin YR,Lee JJ,Lim Y,Son DJ,Lee CK,Yi KY,Yoo SE,Shin HS,Yun YP

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atropine (5 mg/kg, s.c., twice daily) had no significant effect on 24-h water consumption on day 1 of treatment; on subsequent days the rats showed a significant increase. Procyclidine (5 mg/kg, s.c., twice daily) had a similar effect, except that the increase in daily water consumption began on the third day of treat...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Alharbi MM,Maickel RP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EEG and behavioural changes induced by the administration of polyamines (spermine and spermidine) were studied in rabbit. Spermine and spermidine were administered at different doses (200 and 400 micrograms) into the mesencephalic ventricle (i.c.v.) both as a bolus and in constant perfusion (60 min duration). We a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bo P,Giorgetti A,Camana C,Savoldi F

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has dramatically escalated worldwide. Currently available drugs mainly target some co-occurring symptoms of ASD, but are not effective on the core symptoms, namely impairments in communication and social interaction, and the presence of restricted a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Pistollato F,Forbes-Hernández TY,Calderón Iglesias R,Ruiz R,Elexpuru Zabaleta M,Cianciosi D,Giampieri F,Battino M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels were evaluated in 27 adults with essential hypertension at four different periods during a 12-month treatment with doxazosin. Mean plasma total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDLC), triglyceride (TG), very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDLC) and the L...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ahaneku JE,Taylor GO,Agbedana EO,Walker O,Salako LA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocoa contains flavonoids with antioxidant properties. The aim of this study was to ascertain the effect of cocoa intake on oxidative stress associated with a model of chronic inflammation such as adjuvant arthritis. Female Wistar rats were fed with a 5% or 10% cocoa-enriched diet or were given p.o. a quercetin suspen...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ramos-Romero S,Pérez-Cano FJ,Ramiro-Puig E,Franch A,Castell M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:This review article discusses recent advances in the mechanism of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) actions in renal diseases, especially diabetic kidney fibrosis, and summarizes anti-fibrotic functions of various DPP-4 inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy (DN). RECENT FINDINGS:DN is a common complica...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Gupta S,Sen U

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttranslational modifications of proteins are important regulatory processes endowing the proteins functional complexity. Over the last decade, numerous studies have shed light on the roles of palmitoylation, one of the most common lipid modifications, in various aspects of neuronal functions. Major players regulati...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Cho E,Park M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Folic acid-conjugated albumin nanospheres (FA-AN) have been developed to provide an actively targetable drug delivery system for improved drug targeting of cancer cells with reduced side effects. The nanospheres were prepared by conjugating folic acid onto the surface of albumin nanospheres using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Shen Z,Li Y,Kohama K,Oneill B,Bi J

更新日期：2011-01-01 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