Abstract：
:This investigation suggests that the oxazolidine derivative of propranolol is a prodrug which is hydrolysed stereoselectively to propranolol by hepatic post-mitochondrial supernatant. The (S)-form of the prodrug is more stable in the biological system than its (R)-form.
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Biochem Pharmacoljournal_title
Biochemical pharmacologyauthors
Kamal A,Rao AB,Rao MVdoi
10.1016/0006-2952(91)90113-jsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-05-01 00:00:00pages
1393-5issue
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0006-2952issn
1873-2968pii
0006-2952(91)90113-Jjournal_volume
41pub_type
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2015.12.004
更新日期：2016-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(91)90290-l
更新日期：1991-08-08 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(84)90112-6
更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114144
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(85)90500-3
更新日期：1985-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(99)00125-2
更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(84)90721-4
更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hyperphagia (overeating) is often associated with energy over-storage and obesity, which may lead to a myriad of serious health problems, including heart disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Thus, understanding the complex pathological mechanisms underlying hyperphagia and obesity has an important clinical sign...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(02)00883-3
更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(01)00568-8
更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(86)90699-4
更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(97)00659-x
更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2010.08.002
更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01485-5
更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(97)00265-7
更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by severe cognitive impairment, inability to perform activities of daily living and mood changes. Statins, long known to be beneficial in conditions where dyslipidemia occurs by lowering serum cholesterol levels, also have been proposed f...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2013.10.030
更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Nicotine has been shown in a variety of studies to improve cognitive function including learning, memory and attention. Nicotine both stimulates and desensitizes nicotinic receptors, thus acting both as an agonist and a net antagonist. The relative roles of these two actions for nicotine-induced cognitive improvement ...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2013.07.021
更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Glycerol enhances pulmonary tumorigenesis in mice treated with 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO). The present study shows that active oxygen formation by glycerol may be responsible for this enhanced tumorigenesis. Male ddY mice were treated with 4NQO and given a 5% glycerol solution instead of drinking water for up to ...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(92)90156-d
更新日期：1992-06-23 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(83)90144-2
更新日期：1983-12-15 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of schisanhenol (Sal) on Adriamycin (ADM)-induced rat heart mitochondrial toxicity in vitro were investigated. Malondialdehyde formation, lysis, disintegration and membrane rigidification in mitochondria treated with ADM were reduced significantly by Sal. In the electron spin resonance studies, Sal did not...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(91)90519-b
更新日期：1991-10-09 00:00:00
abstract：:H460 non-small cell lung, HCT116 colon and 4T1 breast tumor cell lines induced into senescence by exposure to either etoposide or doxorubicin were able to recover proliferative capacity both in mass culture and when enriched for the senescence-like phenotype by flow cytometry (based on β-galactosidase staining and cel...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2018.12.013
更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2008.09.013
更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2006.11.020
更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2013.06.016
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Allosteric regulation of [3H]N-methylscopolamine [( 3H]NMS) and [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate [( 3H]QNB) dissociation from the m1-m5 muscarinic receptor subtypes was examined in transfected CHO-K1 cells. Half-times of dissociation of [3H]NMS from cell membranes (at 23 degrees) ranged from less than 5 min for the m2 subt...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(91)90591-r
更新日期：1991-10-24 00:00:00
abstract：:Ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), which consists of R1 and R2 subunits, catalyzes a key step of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) synthesis for DNA replication and repair. The R2 subunit is controlled in a cell cycle-specific manner for timely DNA synthesis and is negatively regulated by p53 in response to DNA dam...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2006.11.014
更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00
abstract：:The effect of methotrexate (MTX) on 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) metabolism was studied in four human leukemic cell lines in vitro. CCRF-CEM, WI-L2, TBJ, and HL-60 all expressed thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity. The cells were grown in horse serum-supplemented RPMI 1640 medium to which was added 4 microM of 6-M...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(97)00681-3
更新日期：1998-05-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Benzoxathiolone derivatives have been reported to show pharmacological potentials in the psoriasis and acne. However, molecular basis for these pharmacological properties is little known. We postulated that the derivatives could mediate some of their pharmacological actions by modulating nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB act...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.bcp.2008.05.013
更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Curcumin (diferuoylmethane), the yellow pigment in the rhizome of tumeric (Curcuma longa), an ingredient of curry spice, is known to exhibit a variety of pharmacological effects including antitumor, antiinflammatory, and antiinfectious activities. Although its precise mode of action remains elusive, curcumin has been ...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(97)00251-7
更新日期：1997-10-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Rats were killed after 6 weeks of continuous ingestion of the pneumotoxic alkaloid monocrotaline (2.2 mg/kg/day), the neutrophil elastase inhibitor SC39026 (60 mg/kg/day), or both. Pulmonary reactions were evaluated by light and electron microscopy. Lung endothelial function was monitored by angiotensin converting enz...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0006-2952(89)90084-1
更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Most anti-inflammatory agents used in the treatment of joint diseases exert inhibitory effects on leukocyte infiltration. Methotrexate, a disease-modifying drug, and corticosteroids also inhibit leukocyte accumulation during inflammation. However, the mechanisms of action of these different compounds on leukocytes var...
journal_title：Biochemical pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0006-2952(99)00056-8
更新日期：1999-07-15 00:00:00
