Anticholinergic Accumulation: A Slumbering Interaction between Drugs and Food Supplements.

abstract：:Naringin, an active flavonoid isolated from citrus fruit extracts, exhibits biological and pharmacological properties, such as antioxidant activity and antidiabetic effect. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway has been shown to participate in hyperglycaemia-induced injury. The present study teste...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Chen J,Guo R,Yan H,Tian L,You Q,Li S,Huang R,Wu K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercaptopurine is a drug commonly used in the treatment of different types of cancer, especially acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, and autoimmune diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease and in patients receiving organ transplants. It is metabolized by three cytosolic enzymes. One of them, thiopurine S-meth...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Saiz-Rodríguez M,Ochoa D,Belmonte C,Román M,Martínez-Ingelmo C,Ortega-Ruíz L,Sarmiento-Iglesias C,Herrador C,Abad-Santos F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden death due to acute intoxication occurs frequently in patients with opioid addiction (OA). To examine whether certain genotypes were associated with this, we examined the frequencies of 29 SNPs located in candidate genes related to opioid pharmacology: ABCB1, OPRM1, UGT2B7, CYP3A5, CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, COMT,...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Christoffersen DJ,Damkier P,Feddersen S,Möller S,Thomsen JL,Brasch-Andersen C,Brøsen K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium plays crucial roles in modulating vascular tone by synthesizing and releasing endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs), including vasodilator prostaglandins, nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) factors. Thus, endothelial dysfunction is the hallmark of atherosclerotic...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Shimokawa H,Godo S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vanishing bile duct syndrome is a severe cholestatic disease associated with toxic effects of medications. Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a hypersensitivity disorder that may also be caused by medications. We present a case of a 62-year-old male patient who developed vanishing bile duct syndrome a month after Stevens-Joh...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Juricic D,Hrstic I,Radic D,Skegro M,Coric M,Vucelic B,Francetic I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common risks after a heart transplant is bleeding. In this study, the effect of desmopressin administration on the amount of bleeding and transfusion requirements after heart transplant surgery was investigated. In a double-blind clinical trial, 48 patients who were candidates for heart transplant surg...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Jahangirifard A,Razavi MR,Ahmadi ZH,Forozeshfard M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mildronate is a cardioprotective drug that improves cardiac function during ischaemia and functions by lowering l-carnitine concentration in body tissues and modulating myocardial energy metabolism. The aim of the present study was to characterise cardiovascular function and liver condition after long-term mildronate ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Liepinsh E,Kuka J,Svalbe B,Vilskersts R,Skapare E,Cirule H,Pugovics O,Kalvinsh I,Dambrova M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal function impairment in lung cancer patients with bone metastases was investigated, as this can limit the application of bisphosphonates representing the gold standard in the management of such cases. Clinicopathological data of 570 lung cancer patients were retrospectively analysed for changes in renal function ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Fábián K,Puskás R,Kakuk T,Prés L,Fejes D,Szegedi Z,Rojkó L,Szállási Z,Döme B,Pipek O,Moldvay J

更新日期：2017-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxycodone is O-demethylated by CYP2D6 to oxymorphone which is a potent micro-receptor agonist. The CYP2D6 oxidation polymorphism divides the Caucasian population in two phenotypes: approximately 8% with no enzyme activity, poor metabolizers (PM) and the remainder with preserved CYP2D6 activity, extensive metabolizers ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Zwisler ST,Enggaard TP,Noehr-Jensen L,Pedersen RS,Mikkelsen S,Nielsen F,Brosen K,Sindrup SH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a leading cause of unintentional poisoning deaths in many countries. In ex vivo studies, CO released from carbon monoxide-releasing molecules has been shown to attenuate fibrinolysis via increased alpha-2-antiplasmin activity. Hypofibrinolysis is associated with coronary ischaemia, wh...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Gawlikowski T,Gomolka E,Piekoszewski W,Jawień W,Undas A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently recommended first-line treatments of erectile dysfunction (ED), phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i), for example sildenafil, are efficacious in many patients with ED of vascular origin, but this therapy is insufficient in approximately 30-40% of men with ED where there is also a neuronal affectio...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Simonsen U,Comerma-Steffensen S,Andersson KE

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely employed in inflammatory, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases, and, despite the introduction of novel therapies, remain the first-line treatment for inducing remission in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Given the high incidence of suboptimal response, associated with a significant num...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Lucafò M,Di Silvestre A,Romano M,Avian A,Antonelli R,Martelossi S,Naviglio S,Tommasini A,Stocco G,Ventura A,Decorti G,De Iudicibus S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most steroid hormones are produced from cholesterol contained in low-density lipoproteins, which is uptaken by the gonads and adrenal cortex, and used as a substrate for steroidogenesis. Theoretically, in states associated with very low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, cholesterol conversion to steroid ho...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Krysiak R,Okopien B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects anterior horn cells of the spinal cord causing an indolent slow and steady deterioration of muscle strength leading inevitably to death in respiratory failure. ALS is a model condition for neurodegenerative disorders. Exposure to different agents dispersed in the environment...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Roos PM,Dencker L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial development in the pharmacological treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been made recently including approval of new non-stimulant agents targeting noradrenergic, histaminergic and dopaminergic systems. Among such, atomoxetine has been widely used, although its mechanism of act...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Liu LL,Yang J,Lei GF,Wang GJ,Wang YW,Sun RP

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorochemicals are a diverse group of synthetically produced compounds with the unique ability to repel water as well as oil. This property makes them ideal for multiple purposes in a variety of consumer and industrial products. Fluorochemicals have been detected in the environment, as well as in human blood, urine a...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Taxvig C,Rosenmai AK,Vinggaard AM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potent neurotoxin saxitoxin (STX) belongs to a group of structurally related analogues produced by both marine and freshwater phytoplankton. The toxins act by blocking voltage-gated sodium channels stopping the inflow of sodium ions and the generation of action potentials. Exposure from marine sources occurs as a ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： O'Neill K,Musgrave IF,Humpage A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenic therapy is one of the new treatments of ischaemic heart disease. Oestrogen has angiogenic properties under hypoxic condition, and if oestrogen also induces angiogenesis under normoxic condition, it could be used in combination with other angiogenic therapies in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease. In t...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Nematbakhsh M,Ghadesi M,Hosseinbalam M,Khazaei M,Gharagozloo M,Dashti G,Rajabi P,Rafieian S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 2C8 (CYP2C8) plays important roles in the metabolism of various drugs, including the anti-cancer drug, paclitaxel. We recently identified two novel CYP2C8 alleles (CYP2C8*13 and CYP2C8*14; wild-type, CYP2C8*1A) with non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in a Japanese population. To precisely i...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Hanioka N,Matsumoto K,Saito Y,Narimatsu S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidosis is one of the important deleterious factors during myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion. The ether-a-go-go-related gene, HERG, is a primary target for blockade by many drugs including dofetilide, quinidine and azimilide. While most drugs lose their efficacy against arrhythmias associated with myocardial ischa...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Dong DL,Li Z,Wang HZ,Du ZM,Song WH,Yang BF

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latex allergy is important due to serious health impacts and widespread use of its products. Latex allergic reactions can be induced in skin and mucosal surfaces including the respiratory tract. The development of murine models of allergic airway inflammation has provided a framework to dissect out the cellular and mo...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Farzaneh P,Hassan ZM,Pourpak Z,Hoseini AZ,Hogan SP

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim is to emphasize the importance of extracardiac symptoms of digoxin intoxication in newborns. The most common intoxication symptoms in adults are of cardiac origin, but due to altered symptomatology, digoxin overdose in infants are not always discovered on symptomatic basis. In preterm infants, this is even mor...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Nybo M,Damkier P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class F receptors, including the ten Frizzleds (FZD1-10 ) and SMO, mediate the effects of WNTs and hedgehog proteins and belong to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). While the recent, high-resolution insight into mechanisms of GPCR activation provides a better understanding of receptor activation ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Schulte G,Kozielewicz P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clozapine and caffeine are metabolised mainly by the cytochrome P4501A2 (CYP1A2) enzyme. Studies suggest that caffeine in coffee inhibits clozapine metabolism and increases serum clozapine concentrations. Our objective was to study whether coffee in the amounts usually consumed has an effect on steady-state serum cloz...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Raaska K,Raitasuo V,Laitila J,Neuvonen PJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imbalanced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression, including MMP-2, has been demonstrated in pre-eclampsia. However, little is known about the effect of polymorphisms in MMP-2 gene on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We examined whether two functional MMP-2 polymorphisms (g.-1306C>T and g.-735C>T) are associate...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Palei AC,Sandrim VC,Amaral LM,Machado JS,Cavalli RC,Lacchini R,Duarte G,Tanus-Santos JE

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whilst mitotic rat embryonic cardiomyoblast-derived H9c2 cells have been widely used as a model system to study the protective mechanisms associated with flavonoids, they are not fully differentiated cardiac cells. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the cardioprotective and cardiotoxic actions of querceti...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Daubney J,Bonner PL,Hargreaves AJ,Dickenson JM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropilin tolloid-like protein 2 (Neto2) is an auxiliary subunit of kainate receptors (KARs). It specifically regulates KARs, for example slows desensitization and deactivation, increases the rate of recovery from desensitization, promotes modal gating and increases agonist sensitivity. Although the mechanism of Neto...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Han L,Howe JR,Pickering DS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) pretreatment on the biotransformation and elimination of acetaminophen were examined in male mice. A 24 hr initial dose of CCl(4) (0.05 ml/kg, intraperitioneally) reduced the induction of hepatotoxicity resulting from acetaminophen treatment (350 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) as det...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Yim HK,Jung YS,Kim SY,Kim YC

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) has been found to elicit enhanced contractile effects in some vascular disorders. The present study was designed to examine if vascular 5-HT2A receptors are up-regulated during organ culture and if the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathways are involved. Compared...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Cao YX,He LC,Xu CB,Luo GG,Edvinsson L

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to identify the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes that metabolise pioglitazone and to examine the effects of the CYP2C8 inhibitors montelukast, zafirlukast, trimethoprim and gemfibrozil on pioglitazone metabolism in vitro. The effect of different CYP isoform inhibitors on the elimination of a clinically ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Jaakkola T,Laitila J,Neuvonen PJ,Backman JT

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00