abstract：:Memory T cells can be generated and remain long-term in different tissues following infection or immunization. Tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells are a unique group of memory T cells that form and persist mainly in peripheral non-lymphoid organs. Unlike effector or central memory T (TEM or TCM) cells, TRM cells do n...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Wang T,Shen Y,Luyten S,Yang Y,Jiang X

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many flavonoids have various beneficial actions like anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic properties and many other clinical conditions. Astilbin is one such flavanoid compound having many physiological as well as pharmacological actions. PURPOSE:To summarize the important findings from the research conduct...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Sharma A,Gupta S,Chauhan S,Nair A,Sharma P

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an essential component of the innate immune system, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of well-recognized ligand-binding receptors found in various organisms and initiate host immune responses. Activation of TLRs signaling pathways lead to the induction of numerous genes that function in host defense. Baicalin...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Jiang M,Li Z,Zhu G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic of pneumonia (COVID-19) caused by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been listed as a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), and its harm degree is defined as a global "pandemic". At present, the efforts of various countries focus on the rapid di...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Huang F,Li Y,Leung EL,Liu X,Liu K,Wang Q,Lan Y,Li X,Yu H,Cui L,Luo H,Luo L

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide through person-to-person contact, causing a public health emergency of international concern. At present, there is no specific antiviral treatment recommended for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Liu Shen capsule (LS), a traditional Chinese medicin...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ma Q,Pan W,Li R,Liu B,Li C,Xie Y,Wang Z,Zhao J,Jiang H,Huang J,Shi Y,Dai J,Zheng K,Li X,Yang Z

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the moment, little treatment options are available for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The absence of the dystrophin protein leads to a complex cascade of pathogenic events in myofibres, including chronic inflammation and oxidative stress as well as altered metabolism. The attention towards dietary supplements i...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Boccanegra B,Verhaart IEC,Cappellari O,Vroom E,De Luca A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, natural products have reemerged as biotherapeutic options, with several dietary carotenoids, viz. astaxanthin, fucoxanthin, siphonaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, α-carotene, β-carotene, and lycopene, developing as potential candidates for chemoprevention and chemotherapeutics of breast, colorectal, lung, a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Saini RK,Keum YS,Daglia M,Rengasamy KR

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreak and pandemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in 2019/2020 will challenge global health for the future. Because a vaccine against the virus will not be available in the near future, we herein try to offer a pharmacological strategy to combat the virus. There exists a number of candidate drugs that may inhibit infect...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： McKee DL,Sternberg A,Stange U,Laufer S,Naujokat C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpesviruses encode transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which share structural homology to human chemokine receptors. These viral GPCRs include KSHV-encoded ORF74, EBV-encoded BILF1, and HCMV-encoded US28, UL33, UL78 and US27. Viral GPCRs hijack various signaling pathways and cellular networks, includi...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： van Senten JR,Fan TS,Siderius M,Smit MJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antipsychotic drug olanzapine is widely used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar and other mental disorders; however, it causes serious metabolic disorders, including dyslipidemia. Our previous studies have identified that olanzapine activated expression of the sterol regulatory element binding transcriptio...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Su Y,Liu X,Lian J,Deng C

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TMEM16A plays critical roles in physiological process and may serve as drug targets for diverse diseases. Recently, TMEM16A has started to be regarded as potential primary lung adenocarcinoma targets. Here, we identified that arctigenin, a natural compound, is a novel TMEM16A inhibitor, and it can suppress lung adenoc...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Guo S,Chen Y,Shi S,Wang X,Zhang H,Zhan Y,An H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a complication of pregnancy that is associated with mortality and morbidity in mothers and fetuses worldwide. Oxygen dysregulation in the placenta, abnormal remodeling of the spiral artery, defective placentation, oxidative stress at the fetal-maternal border, inflammation and angiogenic impairme...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ahmadian E,Rahbar Saadat Y,Hosseiniyan Khatibi SM,Nariman-Saleh-Fam Z,Bastami M,Zununi Vahed F,Ardalan M,Zununi Vahed S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) selectively induces the apoptosis pathway in tumor cells leading to tumor cell death. Because TRAIL induction can kill tumor cells, cancer researchers have developed many agents to target TRAIL and some of these agents have entered clinical trials in oncology. Unfortunatel...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Dianat-Moghadam H,Heidarifard M,Mahari A,Shahgolzari M,Keshavarz M,Nouri M,Amoozgar Z

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pepducins are cell-penetrating, membrane-tethered lipopeptides designed to target the intracellular region of a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in order to allosterically modulate the receptor's signaling output. In this proof-of-concept study, we explored the pain-relief potential of a pepducin series derived from ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Brouillette RL,Besserer-Offroy É,Mona CE,Chartier M,Lavenus S,Sousbie M,Belleville K,Longpré JM,Marsault É,Grandbois M,Sarret P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common and serious complication of diabetes and causes kidney failure. Ginsenoside Rg5 (Rg5) is an important monomer in the main protopanaxadiol component of black ginseng. Rg5 has exhibited some beneficial biological effects, such as anti-cancer, neuroprotection, and anti-depression, bu...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Zhu Y,Zhu C,Yang H,Deng J,Fan D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flt3 is expressed by early myeloid and lymphoid progenitor cells and it regulates the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. Flt3 is activated by the Flt3 ligand, the monomeric form of which is a polypeptide of about 200 amino acid residues. Both membrane-associated and soluble Flt3 ligands, which a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Roskoski R Jr

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate post-transcriptional gene expression by targeting specific mRNAs for degradation or translation repression. Changes in miRNAs expression profiles have been reported in several neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bazrgar M,Khodabakhsh P,Mohagheghi F,Prudencio M,Ahmadiani A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer immunotherapy has come of age with the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors. In this article we review how agonists for receptors of the innate immune system, the Toll-like receptors and the RIG-I-like receptors, impact anticancer immune responses. Treatment with these agonists enhances the activity of antica...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bourquin C,Pommier A,Hotz C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T cells (Tregs) modulate ongoing immune responses to prevent autoimmunity in healthy bodies and inhibit effective anti-tumor immunity responses in tumor patients, leading to tumor progression. The function of Tregs in tumor immunity suggests that elimination of Tregs in the host may enhance the anti-tumor i...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Wei T,Zhong W,Li Q

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has dramatically escalated worldwide. Currently available drugs mainly target some co-occurring symptoms of ASD, but are not effective on the core symptoms, namely impairments in communication and social interaction, and the presence of restricted a...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Pistollato F,Forbes-Hernández TY,Calderón Iglesias R,Ruiz R,Elexpuru Zabaleta M,Cianciosi D,Giampieri F,Battino M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a debilitating condition where excess collagen deposition occurs in the extracellular matrix. At first sight, it is expected that the level of different kinds of matrix metalloproteinases might be downregulated in IPF as it is a matrix degrading collagenase. However, the role of ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Mahalanobish S,Saha S,Dutta S,Sil PC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Src homology-2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2) is a major phosphatase involved in several cellular processes. In recent years, SHP2 has been the focus of significant attention in human diseases, particular in cancer. Several studies have shown that SHP2 plays an important role in regulating immune cel...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Liu Q,Qu J,Zhao M,Xu Q,Sun Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral obesity is the excess deposition of visceral fat within the abdominal cavity that surrounds vital organs. Visceral obesity is directly associated with metabolic syndrome, breast cancer and endometrial cancer. In visceral obese subjects, signal transducer and activator of the transcription 3 (STAT3) in adipocy...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Su T,Huang C,Yang C,Jiang T,Su J,Chen M,Fatima S,Gong R,Hu X,Bian Z,Liu Z,Kwan HY

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are used widely for the treatment of acid-related disorders. Despite their excellent efficacy and tolerance, the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of PPIs are affected by each patient's CYP2C19 and gastric H+,K+-ATPase genotype. The aim of this review was to analyze the effect of gene...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Zhang HJ,Zhang XH,Liu J,Sun LN,Shen YW,Zhou C,Zhang HW,Xie LJ,Chen J,Liu Y,Wang YQ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suppression of the abnormal systemic immune response constitutes a primary strategy for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); toward this end, the identification of natural compounds with immunosuppressive activity represents a promising strategy for RA drug discovery. Cinnamtannin D1 (CTD-1), a polyphenolic com...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Shi C,Zhang H,Wang X,Jin B,Jia Q,Li Y,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Acute myocardial infarction and subsequent post-infarction heart failure are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. The endocannabinoid system has emerged as an important modulator of cardiovascular disease, however the role of endocannabinoid metabolic enzymes in heart failure is still elusive. Herein, w...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： van Esbroeck ACM,Varga ZV,Di X,van Rooden EJ,Tóth VE,Onódi Z,Kuśmierczyk M,Leszek P,Ferdinandy P,Hankemeier T,van der Stelt M,Pacher P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is related to the progression of renal diseases and modulation of oxidative stress can lead to a reduction in vascular events in patients with chronic renal insufficiency (CRI). Indoxyl sulfate (IS) and xanthine oxidase (XO) are related to impaired neovasculogenesis in CRI. Hydralazine is suggested fo...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Chang TT,Chen JW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) is an onco-embryonic antigen presented on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but not on normal adult tissues, which promotes CLL-cell survival. Here, ROR1 was identified as a new client of Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) via a mass spectrometry-based screen for ROR...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Liu Z,Liu J,Zhang T,Shi M,Chen X,Chen Y,Yu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide that afflicts human health. With the in-depth study of the disease, its pathogenesis has gradually become clear. Although great breakthroughs have been made in the research of ALD, the research and development of drugs related to ALD has...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Hu S,Li SW,Yan Q,Hu XP,Li LY,Zhou H,Pan LX,Li J,Shen CP,Xu T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most solid tumor cells adapt to their heterogeneous microenvironment by depending largely on aerobic glycolysis for energy production, a phenomenon called the Warburg effect, which is a hallmark of cancer. The altered energy metabolism not only provides cancer cell with ATP for cellular energy, but also generate essen...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Abdel-Wahab AF,Mahmoud W,Al-Harizy RM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting on the IKKβ to discover anti-inflammatory drugs has been launched for ten years, due to its predominant role in canonical NF-κB signaling. In the current study, we identified a novel IKKβ inhibitor, ellipticine (ELL), an alkaloid isolated from Ochrosia elliptica and Rauvolfia sandwicensis. We found that ELL ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Chen Q,Liu J,Zhuang Y,Bai LP,Yuan Q,Zheng S,Liao K,Khan MA,Wu Q,Luo C,Liu L,Wang H,Li T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotechnologicals are an invaluable resource in the treatment of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) non-responsive or intolerant to conventional therapies. However, they are the main driver for increase in direct costs and represent a significant economic burden to healthcare systems worldwide. Since ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Araújo FC,Gonçalves J,Fonseca JE

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut microbiota and its short chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolites have been established to play an important protective role against neurodegenerative diseases. Our previous study demonstrated that cerebral ischemic stroke triggers dysfunctional gut microbiota and increased intestinal permeability. In this study, w...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Chen R,Xu Y,Wu P,Zhou H,Lasanajak Y,Fang Y,Tang L,Ye L,Li X,Cai Z,Zhao J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macroscale delivery systems that can be locally implanted on the tumor tissue as well as avoid all the complications associated to the systemic delivery of therapeutics have captured researchers' attention, in recent years. Particularly, the microneedle-based devices can be used to efficiently deliver both small and m...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Moreira AF,Rodrigues CF,Jacinto TA,Miguel SP,Costa EC,Correia IJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In China, child and adolescent pediatricians often face challenges in treating children with the appropriate medications. Within the last 8 years, the Chinese government has already initiated a series of policies to promote development of age-appropriate medicines for children. In this study,we introduced the current ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Wu W,Tang Z,Chen J,Gao Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing number of evidences from clinical and preclinical studies have shown that dysregulation of microRNA (miRNA) function contributes to the progression of cancer and thus miRNA can be an effective target in therapy. Dietary phytochemicals, such as quercetin, are natural products that have potential anti-cancer p...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kim DH,Khan H,Ullah H,Hassan STS,Šmejkal K,Efferth T,Mahomoodally MF,Xu S,Habtemariam S,Filosa R,Lagoa R,Rengasamy KR

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive neuronal death is the key pathogenic event leading to clinical symptoms in neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs). Neuroprotective treatments are virtually unavailable, partly because of the marked internal heterogeneity of the mechanisms underlying pathology. Targeted neuroprotection would require deep mechan...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Masi A,Narducci R,Mannaioni G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is frequently encountered in patients with arterial hypertension and there is a recent functional correlation between the expression of thermoreceptor channels TRPM8 (melastatin 8) and alterations in blood pressure in hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate the func...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Silva DF,Wenceslau CF,Mccarthy CG,Szasz T,Ogbi S,Webb RC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:This review article discusses recent advances in the mechanism of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) actions in renal diseases, especially diabetic kidney fibrosis, and summarizes anti-fibrotic functions of various DPP-4 inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy (DN). RECENT FINDINGS:DN is a common complica...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Gupta S,Sen U

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A global transcriptional regulator, MgrA, was previously identified as a key determinant of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. An 80% EtOH extract of Uncaria gambier was found to attenuate the virulence of S. aureus via its effects on MgrA. Using bioassay-guided fractionation, a polyphenolic polymer, uncariitannin, w...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Zhang H,Jiang JM,Han L,Lao YZ,Zheng D,Chen YY,Wan SJ,Zheng CW,Tan HS,Li ZG,Xu HX

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00