abstract：:The psoralen-related compound, 4,6,4'-trimethylangelicin (TMA) potentiates the cAMP/PKA-dependent activation of WT-CFTR and rescues F508del-CFTR-dependent chloride secretion in both primary and secondary airway cells homozygous for the F508del mutation. We recently demonstrated that TMA, like lumacaftor (VX-809), stab...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Laselva O,Marzaro G,Vaccarin C,Lampronti I,Tamanini A,Lippi G,Gambari R,Cabrini G,Bear CE,Chilin A,Dechecchi MC

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer that affects women, mainly through human papilloma virus (HPV) infection with high-risk HPV16 and HPV18. The present study investigated the in vitro anticancer activity and mechanism of action of a proanthocyanidin polymer-rich fraction of Stryphnodendron adstringens (F...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kaplum V,Ramos AC,Consolaro MEL,Fernandez MA,Ueda-Nakamura T,Dias-Filho BP,Silva SO,de Mello JCP,Nakamura CV

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative pathologies are among the most serious and socially significant problems of modern medicine, along with cardiovascular and oncological diseases. Several attempts have been made to prevent neuronal death using novel drugs targeted to the cell calcium signaling machinery, but the lack of adequate model...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Vigont V,Nekrasov E,Shalygin A,Gusev K,Klushnikov S,Illarioshkin S,Lagarkova M,Kiselev SL,Kaznacheyeva E

更新日期：2018-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between T cell and dendritic cells (DCs) that leads to T cell activation affects the progression of the immune response including autoimmune diseases. Antigen presentation on immune cell surface, formation of an immunological synapse (IS), and specific identification of complex by T cells including two...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Tai Y,Wang Q,Korner H,Zhang L,Wei W

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibrillary pathology contributes to neuronal dysfunction and correlates with the clinical progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Tau phosphorylation is mainly regulated by a balance of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activities. Cornel iridoid glycoside (CIG) is a main com...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang C,Li X,Gao W,Wang Q,Zhang L,Li Y,Li L,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 42 in vol. 9, PMID: 29487522.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Uttl L,Petrasek T,Sengul H,Svojanovska M,Lobellova V,Vales K,Radostova D,Tsenov G,Kubova H,Mikulecka A,Svoboda J,Stuchlik A

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Zingiber zerumbet (L) Smith is part of the Zingiberaceae family, one of the largest families of the plant kingdom. Z. zerumbet is a perennial, aromatic and tuberose plant that grows in humid locations where its center of distribution is located in the South-East Asia region. This plant has been traditionally used in f...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Tan JW,Israf DA,Tham CL

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatosteatosis (HS), a clinical feature of fatty liver with the excessive intracellular accumulation of triglyceride in hepatocytes, is manifested by perturbation of the maintenance of liver lipid homeostasis. Samjunghwan (SJH) is an herbal formula used mostly in Korean traditional medicine that is effective against ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ansari A,Bose S,Patra JK,Shin NR,Lim DW,Kim KW,Wang JH,Kim YM,Chin YW,Kim H

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:15-F2t-Isoprostane, a reliable biomarker of oxidative stress, has been found elevated in exhaled breath condensate (EBC), a non-invasive technique for sampling of airway secretions, in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Azithromycin has antioxidant properties in experimental models of CF, but its effects on oxidative...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Montuschi P,Lucidi V,Paris D,Montemitro E,Shohreh R,Mores N,Melck D,Santini G,Majo F,Motta A

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Xueshuantong Lyophilized Powder (XST), consisting of a series of saponins extracted from Panax notoginseng, is widely applied to treat acute cerebral infarction, stroke, and coronary heart disease in China. However, most adverse drug reactions (ADR) in clinic are caused by quality problems of XST. In this study, six b...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang ZR,Wang ZH,Tang JF,Yan Y,Yue SJ,Feng WW,Shi ZY,Meng XT,Peng C,Wang CY,Meng DL,Yan D

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most prevalent male cancers in western world. Radiation therapy (RT) is commonly used to treat PCa patients. However, a certain proportion of patients develop radioresistant PCa cells, which results in metastatic disease. Statins, which inhibit 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen YA,Shih HW,Lin YC,Hsu HY,Wu TF,Tsai CH,Wu CL,Wu HY,Hsieh JT,Tang CH,Lai CH

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: San-Cao granule (SCG), a traditional Chinese herb formula, has been used for treating autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in our clinics for a long time. However, its active ingredients and mechanisms of action were still unknown due to its complicated chemical compositions. In the present study, the pharmacological...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yang Y,Zhang P,Wang Y,Wei S,Zhang L,Wang J,Lu X,Zhou H,Li R,Wen J,Zhou X,Li H,Li K,Zhao Y

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: There is conflicting evidence on the impact of biologic treatment on the rate of complications and surgeries in Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to assess real-world consequences of biologic treatment of CD. Methods: All adult patients with CD treated with infliximab and adalimumab in the years 2012-2014 wer...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Holko P,Kawalec P,Pilc A

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, the solution to reduce parameter dimensionality in a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model is through expert judgment. However, this approach may lead to bias in parameter estimates and model predictions if important parameters are fixed at uncertain or inappropriate values. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Hsieh NH,Reisfeld B,Bois FY,Chiu WA

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous data showed that neuropathic pain induced by mechanical lesion of peripheral nerves has specific characteristics and responds differently to alleviating drugs at cephalic versus extracephalic level. This is especially true for tricyclic antidepressants currently used for alleviating neuropathic pain in humans...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： M'Dahoma S,Poitevin M,Dabala E,Payan H,Gabriel C,Mocaër E,Bourgoin S,Hamon M

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Several initiatives have assessed if mining electronic health records (EHRs) may accelerate the process of drug safety signal detection. In Europe, Exploring and Understanding Adverse Drug Reactions (EU-ADR) Project Focused on utilizing clinical data from EHRs of over 30 million patients from several Europ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Patadia VK,Schuemie MJ,Coloma PM,Herings R,van der Lei J,Sturkenboom M,Trifirò G

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose DeCoST (Drug Repurposing from Control System Theory) framework to apply control system paradigm for drug repurposing purpose. Drug repurposing has become one of the most active areas in pharmacology since the last decade. Compared to traditional drug development, drug repurposing may provide ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Nguyen TM,Muhammad SA,Ibrahim S,Ma L,Guo J,Bai B,Zeng B

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:As an oxidative stress sensor, transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) channel is involved in many physiological and pathological processes including warmth sensing, ischemia injury, inflammatory diseases and diabetes. Intracellular calcium is critical for TRPM2 channel activation and the IQ-like motif in th...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Luo Y,Yu X,Ma C,Luo J,Yang W

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) is a potential drug target for treatment of obesity, anxiety, depression, and sexual dysfunction. Crystal structures for MC4R are not yet available, which has hindered successful structure-based drug design. Using microsecond-scale molecular-dynamics simulations, we have investigated...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Saleh N,Kleinau G,Heyder N,Clark T,Hildebrand PW,Scheerer P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mainstay chemotherapy for malaria is often faced with the problem of instability and poor bio-distribution thus resulting in impaired pharmacokinetics. Nanomedicine has been acclaimed for its success in drug delivery and improved efficacy. The aim of the study was to assess the antiplasmodial efficacy and safety of cu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Oyeyemi O,Morenkeji O,Afolayan F,Dauda K,Busari Z,Meena J,Panda A

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: There are increasing concerns world-wide with growing rates of antibiotic resistance necessitating urgent action. There have been a number of initiatives in the Republic of Srpska in recent years to address this and improve rational antibiotic prescribing and dispensing despite limited resources to fund ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bojanić L,Marković-Peković V,Škrbić R,Stojaković N,Ðermanović M,Bojanić J,Fürst J,Kurdi AB,Godman B

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This study aimed to identify the active components of Fuzheng Huayu (FZHY) formula and the mechanism by which they inhibit the viability of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) by a combination of network pharmacology and transcriptomics. Methods: The active components of FZHY formula were screened out by text minin...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Xing X,Chen S,Li L,Cao Y,Chen L,Wang X,Zhu Z

更新日期：2018-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Lapatinib and capecitabine have been widely used in the therapy of breast cancer. However, long-term use of lapatinib and capecitabine often causes the most common side effect diarrhea, which limit the medicine use. Fructus mume (F. mume) has been proved to be effective to treat chronic diarrhea with few side effects....

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Xing H,Zhang L,Ma J,Liu Z,Song C,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Over recent years, utilization of green synthesized nanomaterials has been widely growing on human body because of its special properties. With the increasing acceptance of nanoparticle approach for various clinical treatments, the biosafety and toxicological effects on the vital organs such as central nervous system,...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yadav E,Singh D,Yadav P,Verma A

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Agrocybe aegerita has long been utilized for promoting diuresis in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with a close correlation to hypouricemia. Ethanol (AAE) and water (AAW) extracts of the compound led to a remarkable decrease in serum uric acid levels (SUA) in hyperuricemia mice, approaching that of the normal contr...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yong T,Chen S,Xie Y,Shuai O,Li X,Chen D,Su J,Jiao C,Liang Y

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence has demonstrated that neuroinflammation contributes to the development of depressive-like behaviors, in both animal models and human patients; however, the brain areas and signaling pathways involved are still elusive. Recent studies have suggested novel roles of the habenula in the onset of depres...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhao YW,Pan YQ,Tang MM,Lin WJ

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Genistein and icariin are flavonoid compounds that exhibit estrogen-like properties in inducing bone formation and reducing bone loss associated with estrogen deficiency in both preclinical and clinical studies. However, the mechanisms that are involved in mediating their estrogenic actions in bone cells are far from ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ho MX,Poon CC,Wong KC,Qiu ZC,Wong MS

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Degradation of cyclic adenosine mono phosphate (cAMP) by phosphodiesterase-4B (PDE-4B) in the inflammatory cells leads to elevated expression of inflammatory cytokines in inflammatory cells. Suppression of cytokines has proved to be beneficial in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). Henceforth, application of PDE4...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Purushothaman B,Arumugam P,Song JM

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of microglia is decisively involved with the neurodegeneration observed in many neuroinflammatory pathologies, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Tectorigenin (TEC) is an isoflavone isolated from various medicinal plants, such as Pueraria thunbergiana Benth, Belamc...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lim HS,Kim YJ,Kim BY,Park G,Jeong SJ

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The present study compared the risk of ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients receiving digoxin and amiodarone. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the longitudinal population-based database of Taiwan's National Health Insurance program. Patients with AF who received amioda...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lai KC,Chen SJ,Lin CS,Yang FC,Lin CL,Hsu CW,Huang WC,Kao CH

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:P-Glycoprotein (P-gp, Abcb1) plays a crucial role in drug disposition and functions by hydrolyzing ATP. However, little is known about the regulatory elements governing the transcription of the porcine Abcb1 gene. In this study, the transcription start site of the pig Abcb1 gene was identified by 5'-RACE. A 1.9-kb fra...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Guo T,Huang J,Huan C,He F,Zhang Y,Bhutto ZA,Wang L

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease comprising intima malfunction and arterial inflammation. Recent studies have demonstrated that autophagy could inhibit inflammatory response in atherosclerosis and exert subsequent atheroprotective effects. Our previous study also demonstrated the role of autophagy in the inhibitio...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Peng S,Xu LW,Che XY,Xiao QQ,Pu J,Shao Q,He B

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms of pain resolution are largely unclear. Increasing evidence suggests that specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs), derived from fish oil docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), promote the resolution of acute inflammation and potently inhibit inflammatory and neuropathic pain. In this study, we examined the analgesi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang L,Terrando N,Xu ZZ,Bang S,Jordt SE,Maixner W,Serhan CN,Ji RR

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anticancer effects of Ophiopogonin D' (OPD', a natural product extracted from a traditional Chinese medicine (Radix Ophiopogonis) against androgen-independent prostate cancer cells and to explore the underlying molecular mechanism(s) of action. Methods: The CCK-...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lu Z,Wang H,Zhu M,Song W,Wang J,Wu C,Kong Y,Guo J,Li N,Liu J,Li Y,Xu H

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleomycin (BLM) is an effective curative option in the management of several malignancies including pleural effusions; but pulmonary toxicity, comprising of pneumonitis and fibrosis, poses challenge in its use as a front-line chemotherapeutic. Although Amifostine has been found to protect lungs from the toxic effects ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Arora A,Bhuria V,Hazari PP,Pathak U,Mathur S,Roy BG,Sandhir R,Soni R,Dwarakanath BS,Bhatt AN

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last two decades incidences of fungal infections dramatically increased and the often accompanying failure of available antifungal therapies represents a substantial clinical problem. The urgent need for novel antimycotics called particular attention to the study of natural products. The genus Hypericum inc...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Tocci N,Perenzoni D,Iamonico D,Fava F,Weil T,Mattivi F

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and the presence of Lewy bodies (LBs) in the surviving SNc neurons. LBs formation is caused by the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) or phosphorylated α-syn at serine-129 (pSer129-α-syn), wh...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li T,Feng Y,Yang R,Wu L,Li R,Huang L,Yang Q,Chen J

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone-related infection rates are 4-64% in long open bone fractures and nearly 1% in joint-related surgeries. Treating bone infections and infection-related bone loss is very important. The present study prepared strontium ranelate (SR)-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres (PM) with assembled silver...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mao Z,Li Y,Yang Y,Fang Z,Chen X,Wang Y,Kang J,Qu X,Yuan W,Dai K,Yue B

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella typhimurium is a highly transmissible pathogen in rabbits that causes significant losses. Danofloxacin shows excellent efficacy against S. typhimurium infections. However, there are few reports of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) modeling of danofloxacin against this pathogen. The aim of this stu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Xiao X,Pei L,Jiang LJ,Lan WX,Xiao JY,Jiang YJ,Wang ZQ

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug resistance is one of the main reasons of chemotherapy failure. Therefore, overcoming drug resistance is an invaluable approach to identify novel anticancer drugs that have the potential to bypass or overcome resistance to established drugs and to substantially increase life span of cancer patients for effective c...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kadioglu O,Saeed M,Kuete V,Greten HJ,Efferth T

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00