D609 induces vascular endothelial cells and marrow stromal cells differentiation into neuron-like cells.

abstract：AIM:To explore the anti-diabetic effects of berberine and its influence on insulin secretion. METHODS:Impaired glucose tolerance rats induced by iv injection of streptozotocin 30 mg/kg were treated with berberine 187.5 and 562.5 mg/kg while fed with high fat laboratory chow. After rats were treated for 4 weeks, oral g...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Leng SH,Lu FE,Xu LJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine if steroid-like compounds found in many Chinese medicinal products conventionally used for the promotion of blood circulation may act as active components via the same molecular mechanism triggered by cardiac glycosides, such as ouabain. METHODS:The inhibitory potency of ouabain and the identified stero...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen RJ,Chung TY,Li FY,Yang WH,Jinn TR,Tzen JT

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their receptor RAGE in the livers and blood vessels of rats with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and the effect of pentoxifylline (PTX) on liver and artery function in rats with NASH. METHODS:Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat di...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wu J,Zhao MY,Zheng H,Zhang H,Jiang Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine how the higher expression level of CYP3A4 isoenzyme influenced the cytotoxicity of the antitumor triazoloacridinone derivative C-1305 in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. METHODS:Three CHO cell lines were examined: wild-type CHO cells; CHO-HR cells with overexpression of human cytochrome P450 reductase...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Augustin E,Borowa-Mazgaj B,Kikulska A,Kordalewska M,Pawłowska M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recepteur d'origine nantais (RON) belongs to a subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) with unique expression patterns and biological activities. RON is activated by a serum-derived growth factor macrophage stimulating protein (MSP). The RON gene transcription is essential for embryonic development and critical i...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang MH,Yao HP,Zhou YQ

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:AIDS is presently treatable, and patients can have a good prognosis due to the success of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), but it is still not curable or preventable. High toxicity of HAART, and the emergence of drug resistance add to the imperative to continue research into new strategies and interventio...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Krambovitis E,Porichis F,Spandidos DA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DJ-1 is a multifunctional protein associated with cancers and autosomal early-onset Parkinson disease. Besides the well-documented antioxidative stress activity, recent studies show that DJ-1 has deglycation enzymatic activity and anti-ferroptosis effect. It has been shown that DJ-1 forms the homodimerization, which d...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jiang L,Chen XB,Wu Q,Zhu HY,Du CY,Ying MD,He QJ,Zhu H,Yang B,Cao J

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the postantibiotic effects (PAE) of different classes of antimicrobials against five different types of bacteria. METHODS:Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined by twofold macrodilution in broth. The antimicrobial agents were eliminated by washing method after the bacteria were expo...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang MG,Zhang YY,Zhu DM,Zhang J,Shi YG

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive and abnormal vessel growth plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of many diseases, such as cancer. Angiogenesis is one of the hallmarks of cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis. Discovery of novel antiangiogenic agents would provide new insights into the mechanisms of angiogenesis, as well as potential...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Liu B,Cui LS,Zhou B,Zhang LL,Liu ZH,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study and establish a proteome reference map and regulation network of neonatal rat cardiomyocyte. METHODS:Cultured cardiomyocytes of neonatal rats were used. All proteins expressed in the cardiomyocytes were separated and identified by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix-assist...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li ZJ,Liu N,Han QD,Zhang YY

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:Recent evidence shows that high glucose levels recruit carbohydrate response element-binding protein, which binds the promoter of thioredoxin-interacting protein (txnip), thereby regulating its expression in β-cells. Overexpression of txnip not only induces β-cell apoptosis but also reduces insulin production. Thus, t...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li T,Lin GY,Zhong L,Zhou Y,Wang J,Zhu Y,Feng Y,Cai XQ,Liu Q,Nosjean O,Boutin JA,Renard P,Yang DH,Wang MW

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Cancer immunotherapy has received extensive attention due to its ability to activate the innate or adaptive immune systems of patients to combat tumors. Despite a few clinical successes, further endeavors are still needed to tackle unresolved issues, including limited response rates, development of resistance, and imm...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Sun B,Hyun H,Li LT,Wang AZ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol is a commonly used intravenous anesthetic agent, which has been found to affect cell survival and proliferation especially in early life. Our previous studies show that propofol-induced neurodegeneration and neurogenesis are closely associated with cell autophagy. In the present study we explored the roles of...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Xu ZD,Wang Y,Liang G,Liu ZQ,Ma WH,Chu CT,Wei HF

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuritin is a member of the neurotrophic factor family, which is activated by neural activity and neurotrophins, and promotes neurite growth and branching. It has shown to play an important role in neuronal plasticity and regeneration. It is also involved in other biological processes such as angiogenesis, tumorigenes...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Yao JJ,Zhao QR,Lu JM,Mei YA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of edaravone (MCI-186), a free radical scavenger, against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the rat retina. METHODS:Retinal ischemia was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by elevating intraocular pressure to 110 mmHg for 60 min. The rats were intraperitoneally injected with edaravone...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Song Y,Gong YY,Xie ZG,Li CH,Gu Q,Wu XW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Korean Panax ginseng C A Meyer is mainly used to maintain the homeostasis of the body, and the pharmacological efficacy of Korean ginseng identified by modern science includes improved brain function, pain-relieving effects, preventive effects against tumors as well as anti-tumor activity, enhanced immune system funct...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Choi KT

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEG F), angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), Tie-1, and Tie-2 in C57BL/6 mouse brain after permanent focal cerebral ischemia. METHODS:The mRNA levels of VEGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, Tie-1, and Tie-2 were measured by semiquantitative reverse transcri...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang RG,Zhu XZ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact inhibition and its disruption of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are important cellular events in vascular diseases. But the underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. In this study we investigated the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the contact inhibition and its disruption of VSMCs and the molecular me...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Sun YY,Qin SS,Cheng YH,Wang CY,Liu XJ,Liu Y,Zhang XL,Zhang W,Zhan JX,Shao S,Bian WH,Luo BH,Lu DF,Yang J,Wang CH,Zhang CX

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：AIM:The current therapeutic approaches have a limited effect on the dysregulated pulmonary vascular remodeling, which is characteristic of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In this study we examined whether salvianolic acid A (SAA) extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine 'Dan Shen' attenuated vascular remo...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen YC,Yuan TY,Zhang HF,Wang DS,Yan Y,Niu ZR,Lin YH,Fang LH,Du GH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the metabolic characteristics of cytochrome P-450 C YP2A6 in human liver microsomes. METHODS:Cytochrome P-450 enzyme activities were measured by biochemical assays. Xenobiotics were employed to observe their effects on CYP2A6 in vitro. The kinetics of coumarin 7-hydroxylase was determined, and the c...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Xia XY,Peng RX,Yu JP,Wang H,Wang J

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Aquaporins (AQPs) are the water-channels that play important roles in brain water homeostasis and in cerebral edema induced by brain injury. In this study we investigated the relationship between AQPs and a neuroprotective agent curcumin that was effective in the treatment of brain edema in mice with intracerebral ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang BF,Cui ZW,Zhong ZH,Sun YH,Sun QF,Yang GY,Bian LG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a novel, in situ gel system for nasal delivery of scopolamine hydrobromide (SCOP) and study its efficacy on motion sickness. METHODS:SCOP in situ gels at 0.2%, 0.5%, and 1.0% gellan gum concentration (w/v) were prepared, respectively, and characterized in terms of viscosity, in vitro release, and nasal ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Cao SL,Zhang QZ,Jiang XG

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：AIM:To examine the anti-cancer effects of chamaejasmenin B and neochamaejasmin C, two biflavonones isolated from the root of Stellera chamaejasme L (known as the traditional Chinese herb Rui Xiang Lang Du) in vitro. METHODS:Human liver carcinoma cell lines (HepG2 and SMMC-7721), a human non-small cell lung cancer cell...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhang C,Zhou SS,Feng LY,Zhang DY,Lin NM,Zhang LH,Pan JP,Wang JB,Li J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of technological advances, genomic sequences and market success is catalyzing rapid development of antibody-based therapeutics. Cell surface receptors and ion channel proteins are well known drug targets, but the latter has seen less success. The availability of crystal structures, better understanding...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Sun H,Li M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The pro-fibrogenic cytokine transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) has attracted much attention for its potential role in the etiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here, we demonstrate that MS80, a novel sulfated oligosaccharide extracted from seaweed, can bind TGF-beta1. The aim of the present st...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jiang HD,Guan HS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00