General gambogic acids inhibited growth of human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells in vitro and in nude mice.

abstract：:The serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK) family has been implicated in the regulation of many cellular processes downstream of the PI3K pathway. It plays a crucial role in PI3K-mediated tumorigenesis, making it a potential therapeutic target for cancer. SGK family consists of three isoforms (SGK1, SGK2, and...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Gong GQ,Wang K,Dai XC,Zhou Y,Basnet R,Chen Y,Yang DH,Lee WJ,Buchanan CM,Flanagan JU,Shepherd PR,Chen Y,Wang MW

更新日期：2018-12-01 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:To investigate whether atorvastatin can promote formation of neurites in cultured cortical neurons and the signaling mechanisms responsible for this effect. METHODS:Cultured rat cerebral cortical neurons were incubated with atorvastatin (0.05-10 μmol/L) for various lengths of time. For pharmacological experiments,...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jin Y,Sui HJ,Dong Y,Ding Q,Qu WH,Yu SX,Jin YX

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate modulation of antagonist and agonist binding to adenosine A1 receptors by MgCl2 and 5 -guanylimidodiphosphate (Gpp(NH)p) using rat brain membranes and the A1 antagonist [3H]-8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine ([3H]DPCPX) and the A1 agonist [3H]-2-chloro-N6-cyclopentyladenosine ([3H]CCPA). METHODS:Pa...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Finlayson K,Maemoto T,Butcher SP,Sharkey J,Olverman HJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the pharmacokinetic characteristics of L-valyl-ara-C, a peptidomimetic prodrug of ara-C. METHODS:After the synthesis of L-valyl-ara-C, the in vitro stability of L-valyl-ara-C was examined in various biological media. Plasma pharmacokinetic profiles of ara-C and L-valyl-ara-C were also evaluated in rats...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Cheon EP,Han HK

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the action of doxorubicin on vascular smooth muscle cells. METHODS:Isometric tension of denuded or intact thoracic aortic vessels was recorded and [Ca(2+)](i) in isolated aortic smooth muscle cells was measured by using Fluo-3. RESULTS:Doxorubicin induced phasic and tonic contractions in denuded vessel...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Shen B,Ye CL,Ye KH,Zhuang L,Jiang JH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the role of cholinergic neurons in the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) in noxious heat stimulation and in the effects of morphine-induced antinociception by rats. METHODS:After the cholinergic neuron selective toxin, AF64A, was microinjected into the NRM, we examined changes in the antinociceptive threshold ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Abe K,Ishida K,Kato M,Shigenaga T,Taguchi K,Miyatake T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a 96-well plate based kinase assay using a recombinant vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 1 kinase domain protein. METHODS:A human VEGF receptor 1 kinase domain protein was expressed in E coli, and its activity was monitored by its ability of phosphorylating the polyE4Y substrate coate...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhuang SF,Zhou CH,Qian J,Qian Z,Shibuya M,Ye QZ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Using sparse data of valproate (VPA) serum concentrations to build a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model of VPA in Chinese children with epilepsy and to predict serum concentrations for new patients using a Bayesian approach. METHODS:Two hundred epileptic children, whose VPA serum concentrations were collected,...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jiang DC,Wang L

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the role of dietary low histamine on the seizure development of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced kindling in rats. METHODS:After 14 d of feeding on a low histamine diet (LH, containing 0.145 mumol/g of histamine), the rats were chemically kindled by repeated intraperitoneal injection of a subconvulsant...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jin CL,Sakurai E,Kiso Y,Luo JH,Yanai K,Chen Z

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic fibrosis is a disease characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the liver. Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is responsible for most of ECM production. Oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) may be important factors leading to liver fibrosis. NADPH oxidase 4 (...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Du JJ,Sun JC,Li N,Li XQ,Sun WY,Wei W

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypnotic agent propofol is effective for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia. However, recent studies have shown that propofol administration is related to arrhythmias. Propofol displays both pro- and anti-arrhythmic effects in a concentration-dependent manner. Data indicate that propofol can convert supra...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Liu Q,Kong AL,Chen R,Qian C,Liu SW,Sun BG,Wang LX,Song LS,Hong J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are important endocrine hormones that control physiological functions in reproductive organs, and play a pivotal role in the generation and progression of breast cancer. Therapeutic drugs including anti-estrogen and aromatase inhibitors are used to treat patients with breast cancer. The estrogen receptors, E...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Ikeda K,Horie-Inoue K,Inoue S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the ultrastructural localization of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)-synthesizing cells and the relationship between ANP-synthesizing cells and microvessels in rat gastric mucosa. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry techniques and postembedding immunoelectron microscopy techniques were used to validate the...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li CH,Yang ZW,Yin ZR,Jin Z,Xing DG,Piao LH,Kim YC,Xu WX

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the pharmacokinetic interactions between theophylline and antofloxacin in vivo and in vitro. METHODS:A randomized, 5-day treatment and 3-way crossover design was documented in 12 healthy subjects. The subjects were orally administered with antofloxacin (400 mg on d 1 and 200 mg on d 2 to 5), theophylli...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Liu L,Pan X,Liu HY,Liu XD,Yang HW,Xie L,Cheng JL,Fan HW,Xiao DW

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), a PKC activator, on P-glycoprotein-mediated efflux of digoxin in two cell transport models. METHODS:Caco-2 cells, wild MDCKII cells (MDCKII-WT) and MDCKII cells transfected stably with human MDR1-gene encoding P-gp (MDCKII-MDR1) were examined. Ce...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li YH,Bi HC,Huang L,Jin J,Zhong GP,Zhou XN,Huang M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the memory-improving properties of huperzine A in aged rats with memory impairments naturally occurring or induced by scopolamine. METHODS:Morris water maze was used to investigate the effects of huperzine A on the acquisition and memory impairments. RESULTS:During 7-day acquisition trials, aged rats...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Ye JW,Shang YZ,Wang ZM,Tang XC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the protection of pulmonary arterial rings and cardiac myocytes of rats by raisanberine (RS), a derivative of berberine, against hypoxia injury and to elucidate the action mechanisms. METHODS:Adult SD rats were exposed to intermittent hypoxia for 17 d or 28 d. The pulmonary arterial rings were isola...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Gao J,Tang YQ,Dai DZ,Cheng YS,Zhang GL,Zhang C,Dai Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate effects of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells and on angiogenesis in vitro. METHODS:Human NPC cell lines (CNE1, CNE2 and SUNE) were treated with nimesulide or celecoxib. MTT assay and colony formation assay were performed to observe antiproliferation activity...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen PY,Long QC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence shows that resveratrol (RSV) may ameliorate high-glucose-induced cardiac oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and myocardial fibrosis in diabetes. However, the mechanisms by which RSV regulates mitochondrial function in diabetic cardiomyopathy have not been fully elucidated. Mitochondrial dysfun...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Fang WJ,Wang CJ,He Y,Zhou YL,Peng XD,Liu SK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is a severe acute abdominal disease. Recent evidence shows that intestinal homeostasis is essential for the management of acute pancreatitis. Chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) possess antioxidant activity that are effective in treating various inflammatory diseases. In this study we explo...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Mei QX,Hu JH,Huang ZH,Fan JJ,Huang CL,Lu YY,Wang XP,Zeng Y

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To simultaneously investigate the contribution of the alpha 1 chain of collagen type 1 (COL1A1) and alpha2-HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) genes to the variation of bone geometric parameters in both Caucasians and Chinese. METHODS:Six hundred and five Caucasian individuals from 157 nuclear families and 1228 Chinese subject...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jiang H,Lei SF,Xiao SM,Chen Y,Sun X,Yang F,Li LM,Wu S,Deng HW

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemokine receptor CCR5 is an important anti-HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) drug target owning to its pivotal role in HIV-1 viral entry as a co-receptor. Here, we present a 2.9 Å resolution crystal structure of CCR5 bound to PF-232798, a second-generation oral CCR5 antagonist currently in phase II clinical tri...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhu Y,Zhao YL,Li J,Liu H,Zhao Q,Wu BL,Yang ZL

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether ATP-sensitive potassium channels are altered in VSMC from arotas and mesenteric arteries of obese rat, and their association with obesity-triggered increase in blood pressure. METHODS:Obesity was induced by 24 weeks of high-fat diet feeding in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Control rats were fed wi...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Fan LH,Tian HY,Ma AQ,Hu Z,Huo JH,Cao YX

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a cell self-digestion process via lysosomes that clears "cellular waste", including aberrantly modified proteins or protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Therefore, autophagy is considered a protein and organelle quality control mechanism that maintains normal cellular homeostasis. Dysfunctional auto...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： He LQ,Lu JH,Yue ZY

更新日期：2013-05-01 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:To explore the possible association of different polymorphic forms of human alpha-estrogen receptor (ER-alpha) and aryl hydrocarbon receptor gene (Ahr) with the risk to senile dementia in farmers in Shanghai suburb. METHODS:Senile dementia patients (n=52) were examined for ER-alpha and Ahr gene polymorphism genoty...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Lin GF,Ma QW,Zhang DS,Zha YL,Lou KJ,Shen JH

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Omi is an ATP-independent serine protease that is necessary for neuronal function and survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of protease Omi in regulating differentiation of mouse neuroblastoma cells and to identify the substrate of Omi involved in this process. METHODS:Mouse neuroblastoma N2a...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Ma Q,Hu QS,Xu RJ,Zhen XC,Wang GH

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the mitochondria-initiated apoptosis pathway involved in Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) hepatotoxicity in vitro. METHODS:Several cytotoxicity endpoints, including WST-8 metabolism, lactate dehydrogenase leakage and morphological changes, were examined. The 5,5'-dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) reaction ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Cai Y,Gong LK,Qi XM,Li XH,Ren J

更新日期：2005-08-01 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