Population pharmacokinetic model of valproate and prediction of valproate serum concentrations in children with epilepsy.

abstract：AIM:The feasibility of inducing endocrine pancreatic differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells has been well documented. However, whether ES cells possess the potential for exocrine pancreatic differentiation requires further exploration. Here, we investigated whether sodium butyrate and glucocorticoids were conduci...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Ren M,Yan L,Shang CZ,Cao J,Li FP,Li JY,Cheng H,Min J

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type capital I, Ukrainian natural killer T cells (NKT cells), a subset of CD1d-restricted T cells with invariant Valphabeta TCR, are characterized by prompt production of large amounts of Th1 and/or Th2 cytokines upon primary stimulation through the TCR complex. The rapid release of cytokines implies that type capital...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Tan JQ,Xiao W,Wang L,He YL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of chronic ethanol intake on the locomotor activity and the levels of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaM kinase IV) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of rats. Simultaneously, the effects of nonselective opioid antagonist (naloxone) on the CaM kinase IV expression in the NAc ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li J,Bian WL,Xie GQ,Cui SZ,Wu ML,Li YH,Que LL,Yuan XR

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Probucol, an anti-hyperlipidemic drug, has been reported to exert antitumor activities at various stages of tumor initiation, promotion and progression. In this study we examined whether the drug affected glioma cell growth in vitro and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Human glioma U87 and glioblastoma SF295 cel...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jiang YS,Lei JA,Feng F,Liang QM,Wang FR

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The role of caveolin-1 (Cav-1) in angiogenesis remains poorly understood. The endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS), a caveolin-interacting protein, was demonstrated to play a predominant role in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) -induced angiogenesis. The purpose of our study was to examine the rol...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Pan YM,Yao YZ,Zhu ZH,Sun XT,Qiu YD,Ding YT

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:HMGB1 (high-mobility group box-1) is a nuclear protein containing a consensus RB (retinoblastoma)-binding LXCXE motif. In this study, we studied the potential association of HMGB1 and RB and the in vitro and in vivo activities of HMGB1 in human breast cancer cells. METHODS:The protein-protein interaction was deter...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jiao Y,Wang HC,Fan SJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Benzothiophene compounds are selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), which are recently found to activate antioxidant signaling. In this study the molecular mechanisms of antioxidant signaling activation by benzothiophene compound BC-1 were investigated. METHODS:HepG2 cells were stably transfected with ant...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Yu BL,Mai ZX,Liu XX,Huang ZF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the anticancer mechanism of a methoxyflavanone derivative, WJ9708012, highlighting its role on a crosstalk between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondrial stress. METHODS:Cell proliferation was examined using sulforhodamine B assay. Cell-cycle progression, Ca(2+) mobilization and mitochondrial ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Kuo TC,Huang WJ,Guh JH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the active ingredient of Niuchangchih (Antrodia camphorata) responsible for its anti-inflammatory effects and the relevant molecular mechanisms. METHODS:Five major antcins (A, B, C, H, and K) were isolated from fruiting bodies of Niuchangchih. Structural similarity between the antcins and 2 glucocorti...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen YC,Liu YL,Li FY,Chang CI,Wang SY,Lee KY,Li SL,Chen YP,Jinn TR,Tzen JT

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether geniposide, an iridoid glucoside extracted from gardenia jasminoides ellis fruits, inhibits cell adhesion to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by high glucose and its underlying mechanisms. METHODS:HUVECs were isolated from human umbilical cords and cultured. The adhesi...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang GF,Wu SY,Xu W,Jin H,Zhu ZG,Li ZH,Tian YX,Zhang JJ,Rao JJ,Wu SG

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify a small molecule L655,240 as a novel β-secretase (BACE1) inhibitor and to investigate its effects on β-amyloid (Aβ) generation in vitro. METHODS:Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was used to characterize the inhibitory effect of L655,240 on BACE1. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology-...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Lu Q,Chen WY,Zhu ZY,Chen J,Xu YC,Kaewpet M,Rukachaisirikul V,Chen LL,Shen X

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) disorders represent a broad spectrum of brain ailments with short- and long-term disabilities, and nanomedicine-based approaches provide a new therapeutic approach to treating CNS disorders. A variety of potential drugs have been discovered to treat several neuronal disorders; however, the...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Hanif S,Muhammad P,Chesworth R,Rehman FU,Qian RJ,Zheng M,Shi BY

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of 7-hydroxystaurosporine (UCN-01), a selective protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, on cell growth, migration, and invasion in invasive human glioblastoma U-87MG cells. METHODS:PKC activity was determined based on the PKC-catalyzed transfer of the (32)P-phosphate group from [g-(32)P]ATP int...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Meng QH,Zhou LX,Luo JL,Cao JP,Tong J,Fan SJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To discover novel ligands of estrogen receptor (ER) β using pharmacophore mapping and structure-based screening. METHODS:A computer-aided strategy combining pharmacophore mapping and structure-based screening was used to screen the Maybridge and Enamine databases. Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) assay was used to detect th...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen L,Wu D,Bian HP,Kuang GL,Jiang J,Li WH,Liu GX,Zou SE,Huang J,Tang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cathepsin L is a lysosomal cysteine protease that plays important roles in cancer tumorigenesis, proliferation and chemotherapy resistance. The aim of this study was to determine how cathepsin L regulated the radiosensitivity of human glioma cells in vitro. METHODS:Human glioma U251 cells (harboring the mutant typ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhang QQ,Wang WJ,Li J,Yang N,Chen G,Wang Z,Liang ZQ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the effects of β3-adrenoceptor (β3-AR) activation on atherosclerotic plaque development in ApoE(-/-) mice. METHODS:Thirty six week-old male ApoE(-/-) mice on a high-fat diet were treated with atorvastatin (10 mg·kg(-1)·d(-1), po), BRL37344 (β3-AR agonist, 1.65 or 3.30 μg/kg, ip, twice a week) or SR52390...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang ZH,Li YF,Guo YQ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:KCNQ1 and KCNE1 form a complex in human ventricular cardiomyocytes, which are important in maintaining a normal heart rhythm. In the present study we investigated the effects of a homologous series of 1-alkanols on KCNQ1/KCNE1 channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes. METHODS:ECG recording was made in rats injected w...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Xie C,Liu HW,Pan N,Ding JP,Yao J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the ability of an antisense RNA eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1/survivin in down-regulating the expression level of survivin mRNA and survivin protein and reversed multidrug resistance (MDR) in adriamycin-resistant HL-60/ADR cell line. METHODS:The expression of survivin mRNA was measured by R...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang L,Zhang GM,Feng ZH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the influence of picroside II on hepatocyte apoptosis and its mechanism. METHODS:Morphological changes and quantification of apoptotic cells were determined under transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry respectively. DNA fragmentation was visualized by agarose gel electrophoresis. Semi-q...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Gao H,Zhou YW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Top down central nervous system (CNS) influences on the immune system and bottom up immune system influences on the CNS take part in a complex feedforward and feedback loop which may be responsible for initiating events and perpetuating circumstances in the course of neuropsychiatric as well as immune system diseases....

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Fricchione G,Daly R,Rogers MP,Stefano GB

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To construct a recombinant adenovirus that can express human spermidine/ spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) and detect its inhibitory effect on colorectal cancer cell growth in vitro. METHODS:A 516 bp cDNA of SSAT was amplified and cloned into a pGL3-hTERT plasmid. The pGL3-hTERT-SSAT recombinant was digested, a...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Sun H,Liu B,Yang YP,Xu CX,Yan YF,Wang W,Liu XX

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For follicular lymphoma (FL) with grade 1/2, the complete response (CR) rate of the first-line R-CHOP treatment was significantly low. In this study, we assessed the rationality of the administration of rituximab for FL patients with grade 1/2 based on concentration-response relationship analyses. Thus, we conducted a...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Liu S,Huang H,Chen RX,Wang Z,Guan YP,Peng C,Fang XJ,Chen ZJ,Guan SX,Zhu X,Ren QG,Yao YY,Huang HB,Huang M,Wang XD,Lin TY

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We have shown that a combination of ligustrazine and berberine produces more effective inhibition on platelet activation and inflammatory reactions in rat acute myocardial infarction compared with either agent alone. In this study we evaluated the beneficial effects of a combination of ligustrazine and berberine in...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhang Y,Ma XJ,Guo CY,Wang MM,Kou N,Qu H,Mao HM,Shi DZ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence shows that dopamine D2-like receptor (D2DR) antagonists, such as trifluoperazine and thioridazine, are effective for cancer therapy and inhibition of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs). In this study, we investigated the anti-cancer effects of combination therapy of dexamethasone (DEX) and sulpiride (SUL), ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li J,Yao QY,Xue JS,Wang LJ,Yuan Y,Tian XY,Su H,Wang SY,Chen WJ,Lu W,Zhou TY

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of deferiprone on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and determine its protection on cardiac contractility in vivo at tissue level. METHODS:Spontaneously-beating isolated atria from rats were pretreated with deferiprone for 10 min at 1.2 mmol/L or 0.3 mmol/L, respectively before co-incub...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Xu LJ,Jin L,Pan H,Zhang AZ,Wei G,Li PP,Lu WY

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of ectogenesis unsaturated fatty acid on carbachol-induced muscarinic current (ICCh) and its mechanism. METHODS:Using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique, ICCh was recorded in single smooth muscle cell isolated from the antral circular smooth muscles of guinea-pig stomach. RESULTS:Arach...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Cui YF,Jin H,Guo HS,Li L,Yu YC,Xu WX

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison of the cardiovascular actions of the extract of Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae (RST), the root of a Chinese hero Stephania tetrandra S Moore, in rats with those of tetrandrine (Tet), the best known active component of RST was reviewed. The RST extract inhibits Ca2+ influx into the myocyte and reduces protein...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wong TM,Wu S,Yu XC,Li HY

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to develop effective alternative strategies that increase the therapeutic efficacy and minimize the systemic toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents, more efforts are being directed towards the investigation of dietary supplements and other phytotherapeutic agents for their synergistic efficacy in combination...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Raina K,Agarwal R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-B-cell leukemia transcription factor 3 (PBX3) is a member of the PBX family and contains a highly conserved homologous domain. PBX3 is involved in the progression of gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancer; however, the detailed mechanism by which it promotes tumor growth remains to be elucidated. H...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li WF,Herkilini A,Tang Y,Huang P,Song GB,Miyagishi M,Kasim V,Wu SR

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anlotinib is a new oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor; this study was designed to characterize its pharmacokinetics and disposition. Anlotinib was evaluated in rats, tumor-bearing mice, and dogs and also assessed in vitro to characterize its pharmacokinetics and disposition and drug interaction potential. Samples were ana...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhong CC,Chen F,Yang JL,Jia WW,Li L,Cheng C,Du FF,Zhang SP,Xie CY,Zhang NT,Olaleye OE,Wang FQ,Xu F,Lou LG,Chen DY,Niu W,Li C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00