FTY720, a new immunosuppressant, as rescue therapy in mouse cardiac transplantation.

abstract：AIM:To investigate the molecular mechanism and signaling pathway by which fenoterol, a beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)-AR) agonist, produces anti-inflammatory effects. METHODS:THP-1, a monocytic cell line, was used to explore the mechanism of beta(2)-AR stimulation in LPS-induced secretion of inflammatory cytokin...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang W,Xu M,Zhang YY,He B

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether deguelin can regulate the expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) binding protein (IkappaBalpha) in U937 human leukemia cells and Raji human B lymphoma cells. METHODS:The localization of IkappaBalpha protein was investigated by using an immunofluorescence method. The expression of Ika...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen WH,Chen Y,Cui GH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the pharmacokinetic profile and tissue distribution of a novel phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, 5-ethyl-2-{5-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazine-1-sulfonyl]-2-propoxy-phenyl}-7-propyl-3,5-dihydro-pyrrolo(3,2-d)pyrimidin-4-one (SK-3530), in rats after administration of the (14)C-labeled compound. METH...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Yoo HH,Kim NS,Im GJ,Kim DH

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：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:To examine the effect of tachykinins on the ascending reflex pathway in rat small intestine, we used different selective neurokinin (NK) receptor antagonists (RA): a) NK1-RA: GR-82334 and CP-96.345, b) NK2-RA: MEN-10.376 and L-659.877. The aim was further to investigate the effect of substance P (SP) on the ascendi...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Hahn A,Storr M,Allescher HD

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It is generally assumed that only unbound drugs can reach the site of action by diffusing across the membranes and exerting pharmacological effects by interacting with receptors. Recent research has shown that the percentage of free drugs may depend on the total drug concentration. The aim of the paper is to verify...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Kalitynski R,Dawidowicz AL,Poszytek J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The revolutionary induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology provides a new path for cell replacement therapies and drug screening. Patient-specific iPSCs and subsequent differentiated cells manifesting disease phenotypes will finally position human disease pathology at the core of drug discovery. Cells used to t...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhang R,Zhang LH,Xie X

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effects of dl-praeruptorin A (Pd-Ia) on nucleus factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activativity and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) expression in ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) myocardium. METHODS:Langendorff's isolated rat heart was subjected to a 10-min ischemia followed by a 30-min reperfusion. NF-kappa...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang C,Chang TH,Zhang XH,Wang HL

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：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：:Cancer metastasis is responsible for over 90% of breast cancer-related deaths, and inhibiting lymph node metastasis is an option to treat metastatic disease. Herein, we report the use of IR-780-loaded polymeric micelles (IPMs) for effective photothermal therapy (PTT) of breast cancer lymphatic metastasis. The IPMs wer...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： He B,Hu HY,Tan T,Wang H,Sun KX,Li YP,Zhang ZW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the inhibitory effect of the natural product Leukamenin F on liver fibrosis and explore its potential underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-treated mouse model in vivo and in hepatic stellate cells (HSC) in vitro were used. The effect on CCl(4)-induced liver fibrosis was studi...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Liu Q,Wang X,Zhang Y,Li CJ,Hu LH,Shen X

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Although considerable progress has been made in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of CVD, there is still a critical need for novel diagnostic biomarkers and new therapeutic interventions to decrease the incidence of this ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhou SS,Jin JP,Wang JQ,Zhang ZG,Freedman JH,Zheng Y,Cai L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kushen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) has a long history of use for the treatment of tumors, inflammation and other diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. Compound Kushen Injection (CKI) is a mixture of natural compounds extracted from Kushen and Baituling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae). The main principles of CKI are m...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang W,You RL,Qin WJ,Hai LN,Fang MJ,Huang GH,Kang RX,Li MH,Qiao YF,Li JW,Li AP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are important targets for alcohol reward and dependence. Alcoholism is a serious public health problem and has been identified as the third major cause of preventable mortality in the world. Worldwide, about 2 billion people consume alcohol, with 76.3 million having diagnosab...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wu J,Gao M,Taylor DH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism underlying the resistance of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drug varies with different cancer cells. Recent evidence shows that lysosomal function is associated with drug resistance of cancer cells. Artesunate, a derivative of artemisinin, displays broad antitumor activity and direct cytotoxicity on va...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Li Z,Zhu YT,Xiang M,Qiu JL,Luo SQ,Lin F

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of melittin (Mel) on papillary muscles of guinea pigs. METHODS:Contraction of papillary muscles were examined by conventional method and action potentials (AP) were recorded by standard glass microelectrode technique. RESULTS:Mel (0.5, 3 micromol/L) significantly increased the contractil...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhang YL,Yang S,Shi NC,Jiang MH

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence shows that raddeanin A (RA), an oleanane-type triterpenoid saponin extracted from Anemone raddeana Regel, exerts remarkable cytotoxicity against cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. In addition, RA has also been found to activate autophagy in human gastric cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Guan YD,Jiang SL,Yu P,Wen M,Zhang Y,Xiao SS,Xu XJ,Cheng Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Genetic variation in ALOX12, which encoded human 12-lipoxygenase, was found to be associated with fat mass in young Chinese men. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes in the ALOX15 gene and obesity-related phenotypes in Chinese ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Ke YH,Xiao WJ,He JW,Zhang H,Yu JB,Hu WW,Gu JM,Gao G,Yue H,Wang C,Hu YQ,Li M,Liu YJ,Fu WZ,Zhang ZL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the most powerful antigen-presenting cell type, dendritic cells (DCs) can induce potent antigen-specific immune responses in vivo, hence becoming optimal cell population for vaccination purposes. DCs can be derived ex vivo in quantity and manipulated extensively to be endowed with adequate immune-stimulating capaci...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Gu YZ,Zhao X,Song XR

更新日期：2020-07-01 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 the effects of different muscarinic receptor (M) subtypes in the spinal cord on the scores of naloxone-precipitated morphine-withdrawal symptoms and the changes of nNOS expression in locus coeruleus (LC). METHODS:nNOS immunohistochemistry, intrathecal injection (it), and antisense oligonucleotides (...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chou WB,Zeng YM,Duan SM,Zhou WH,Gu J,Yang GD

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the genetic variants of angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) gene in a Chinese population and to determine whether the AT2R gene polymorphisms are associated with essential hypertension (EH). METHODS:The detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was performed in 19 subjects by a direct DNA s...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang KX,Wang GL,Huang W,Zhu DL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ transplantation is the most effective therapy for patients with end-stage disease. Preservation solutions and techniques are crucial for donor organ quality, which is directly related to morbidity and survival after transplantation. Currently, static cold storage (SCS) is the standard method for organ preservati...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Jing L,Yao L,Zhao M,Peng LP,Liu M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) contributed to the high proliferative ability of breast cancer cells. METHODS:Soft agar colony formation on the MCF-7 and LM-MCF-7 cell lines was determined. The cell cycles of MCF-7 and LM-MCF-7 were detected using flow cytometry analysis. Western blot analy...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Cui WJ,Liu Y,Zhou XL,Wang FZ,Zhang XD,Ye LH

更新日期：2010-06-01 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:To examine the protective effect of propofol in renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and the role of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in this process. METHODS:Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: (i) sham-operated group; (ii) I/R group; and (iii) propofol group. Bilateral renal warm ischemia for 45 m...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang HH,Zhou HY,Chen CC,Zhang XL,Cheng G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Airway hyperresponsiveness is a constant feature of asthma. The aim of the present study was to investigate airway hyperreactivity mediated by contractile and dilative receptors in an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced model of rat asthma. METHODS:Asthmatic E3 rats were prepared by intraperitoneal injection with OVA/aluminum...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Long JW,Yang XD,Cao L,Lu SM,Cao YX

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Osteopontin (OPN), a multifunctional protein, has been reported to be protoxicant in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. In this study, the mechanisms underlying the detrimental role of OPN in acetaminophen toxicity were explored. METHODS:Male C57BL/6 (wild-type, WT) and OPN(-/-) mice were administered with acetaminophe...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： He CY,Liang BB,Fan XY,Cao L,Chen R,Guo YJ,Zhao J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00