Reducing fatigue of athletes following oral administration of huangqi jianzhong tang.

abstract：AIM:To study the changes and mechanisms of protein-tyrosine kinase (PTK) and protein-tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activities in the hippocamal synaptosome following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in gerbil. METHODS:Transient (15 min) global ischemia was produced by bilateral carotid artery occlusion. Total PTK and ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Pei L,Li Y,Yan JZ,Zhang GY,Cui ZC,Zhu ZM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of DZ2002, a reversible S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) inhibitor, on lupus-prone female NZB×NZW F1 (NZB/W F1) mice. METHODS:Female NZB/W F1 mice were treated orally with DZ2002 (0.5 mg·kg(-1)·d(-1)) for 11 weeks, and the proteinuria level and...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： He SJ,Lin ZM,Wu YW,Bai BX,Yang XQ,He PL,Zhu FH,Tang W,Zuo JP

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem (ES) cells and their differentiated progeny offer tremendous potential for regenerative medicine, even in the field of drug discovery. There is an urgent need for clinically relevant assays that make use of ES cells because of their rich biological utility. Attention has been focused on small molecules ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Lou YJ,Liang XG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the synaptic mechanisms involved in the 5-hydroxytryptamine1A/7 (5-HT1A/7) receptor-mediated reflex control of cardiac vagal preganglionic neurons (CVPN). METHODS:CVPN were retrogradely labeled and identified in brain stem slices of newborn rats, and their synaptic activity was examined using whole-cell p...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen YH,Hou LL,Wang JJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 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:Both endothelin ETA receptor antagonists and angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonists lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. A dual AT1 and ETA receptor antagonist may be more efficacious antihypertensive drug. In this study we identified the mode and mechanism of binding of imidazole series of compounds as dua...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Singh KD,Muthusamy K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Overexpression of human tissue kallikrein (HK), mediated by recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV), decreased blood pressure in spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHRs) and reduced injury to the heart, aorta and kidney. In this study, we used both an in vivo animal model and in vitro cell culture system to investiga...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Yan JT,Wang T,Wang DW

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether total Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) could protect endothelium of rabbit iliac artery against balloon endothelial denudation (BED) injury. METHODS:The morphology changes of the endothelium were observed with scanning electron microscope (SEM) and hematoxylin and eosin stain after BED of ra...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chen SW,Li XH,Ye KH,Jiang ZF,Ren XD

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：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: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 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：: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：:Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), also known as neural apoptosis regulated convertase (NARC1), is a key modulator of cholesterol metabolism. PCSK9 increases the serum concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by escorting low-density lipoprotein receptors (LDLRs) from the membrane of he...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： He NY,Li Q,Wu CY,Ren Z,Gao Y,Pan LH,Wang MM,Wen HY,Jiang ZS,Tang ZH,Liu LS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysteine-rich peptides from the venom of cone snails (Conus) target a wide variety of different ion channels. One family of conopeptides, the alpha-conotoxins, specifically target different isoforms of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) found both in the neuromuscular junction and central nervous system. This ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Azam L,McIntosh JM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative contributions of the ipsilateral and contralateral cerebellum to the acquisition of unilateral classical eyeblink conditioning (EBCC). METHODS:The unilateral EBCC was achieved using a binaural tone conditioned stimulus (CS) paired with a left airpuff unconditioned...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Hu B,Lin X,Huang LS,Yang L,Feng H,Sui JF

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) comprise apoptotic bodies, microvesicles and exosomes, and they perform as key regulators in cell-to-cell communication in normal as well as diseased states. EVs contain natural cargo molecules, such as miRNA, mRNA and proteins, and transfer these functional cargos to neighboring cells or ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Samanta S,Rajasingh S,Drosos N,Zhou Z,Dawn B,Rajasingh J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis is excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins that results from various chronic liver diseases. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play an essential role in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis. Danggui Buxue Tang (DBT) is a classic formula of Chinese traditional medicine. We previously showed tha...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Guo T,Liu ZL,Zhao Q,Zhao ZM,Liu CH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-target drugs have not achieved satisfactory therapeutic effects for complex diseases involving multiple factors. Instead, innovations in recent drug research and development have revealed the emergence of compound drugs, such as cocktail therapies and "polypills", as the frontier in new drug development. A trad...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhang JH,Zhu Y,Fan XH,Zhang BL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human ether-a-go-go related gene (hERG) potassium (K(+)) channels play a critical role in cardiac action potential repolarization. Mutations that reduce hERG conductance or surface expression may cause congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). However, the channels can be inhibited by structurally diverse small molecules, r...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhou PZ,Babcock J,Liu LQ,Li M,Gao ZB

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the ability of huperzine B (HupB) to alleviate injury from oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in the rat pheochromocytoma line PC12 cells. METHODS:After OGD for 3 h and reoxygenation for 24 h, neuronal morphology was observed by phase-contrast microscopy; cell survival was quantified by the reduction of MTT;...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Wang ZF,Zhou J,Tang XC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine whether the cell growth inhibitory effect of the combination of baicalin and baicalein is related to apoptosis. Moreover, to determine whether the expression of some apoptosis-related proteins is regulated by the ERK/p38 MAPK pathway. METHODS:Cell viability was measured using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Zhou QM,Wang S,Zhang H,Lu YY,Wang XF,Motoo Y,Su SB

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the antitumor actions of the Crotalus durissus neurotoxin (crotoxin) on human esophageal carcinoma (Eca-109) cells in vitro and transplanted esophageal Eca-109 tumors in nude mice. METHODS:The growth-inhibitory effect was analyzed in Eca-109 cells using MTT assay. Cell morphology changes in nuclei w...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： He JK,Wu XS,Wang Y,Han R,Qin ZH,Xie Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma ) activation on the growth of rat hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta)-induced connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression. METHODS:After being treated with various amounts of the ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Sun K,Wang Q,Huang XH

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop and validate a novel precolumn derivatization method for the quantitative determination and pharmacokinetic application of acetylshikonin in macaque monkeys by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). METHODS:2-Mercaptoethanol was added to the blood sample a...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Sun DX,Tian HF,Meng ZY,Du A,Yuan D,Gu RL,Wu ZN,Dou GF

更新日期：2008-12-01 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:Diabetic nephropathy is one of the major complications of diabetes and the major cause of end-stage renal disease. In this study we investigated the insulin deficiency (ID) induced changes in renal mesangial cells (MCs) and in the kidney of STZ-induced diabetic rats. METHODS:Cultured rat renal MCs were incubated i...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Kong YL,Shen Y,Ni J,Shao DC,Miao NJ,Xu JL,Zhou L,Xue H,Zhang W,Wang XX,Lu LM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In order to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the cardioprotection afforded by schisandrin B (Sch B), the effect of Sch B treatment on the sensitivity of mitochondria to Ca2+-stimulated permeability transition (PT) was investigated in rat hearts under normal and ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) conditions. RE...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Chiu PY,Leung HY,Siu AH,Poon MK,Ko KM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of onychin on the proliferation of cultured rat artery vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the presence of 10% new-born calf serum (NCS). METHODS:Rat VSMCs were incubated with onychin 150 micromol/L or genistein 10 micromol/L in the presence of 10% NCS for 24 h. The proliferation of ...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Yang M,Huang HL,Zhu BY,Tuo QH,Liao DF

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effects of recombinant human macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhM-CSF) expressed in silkworm on cytokine productions and membrane molecule expressions of monocytes. METHODS:The rhM-CSF was added to the human peripheral blood monocyte cultures and 3 d later, the culture supernatants and cells were...

journal_title：Acta pharmacologica Sinica

authors： Ji XH,Sun LH,Qin JC,Yao K,Ding RN,Li HD,Zhu DX

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00