abstract：:Simvastatin (SV) enhances glutamate release and synaptic plasticity in hippocampal CA1 region upon activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR). In this study, we examined the effects of SV on the functional activity of α7nAChR on CA1 pyramidal cells using patch-clamp recording and explored the underlyi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chen T,Wang Y,Zhang T,Zhang B,Chen L,Zhao L,Chen L

更新日期：2018-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Comparative efficacy of different pharmacist based interventions on glycemic control of type 2 diabetes patients is unclear. This review aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of different pharmacist based interventions on clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes patients. Methods: A systematic search was ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bukhsh A,Khan TM,Lee SWH,Lee LH,Chan KG,Goh BH

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Shuxuening injection (SXNI) is a widely prescribed herbal medicine of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGB) for cerebral and cardiovascular diseases in China. However, its curative effects on ischemic stroke and heart diseases and the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Taking an integrated approach of RNA-seq and network pha...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lyu M,Cui Y,Zhao T,Ning Z,Ren J,Jin X,Fan G,Zhu Y

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ayahuasca ingestion modulates brain activity, neurotransmission, gene expression and epigenetic regulation. N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT, one of the alkaloids in Ayahuasca) activates sigma 1 receptor (SIGMAR1) and others. SIGMAR1 is a multi-faceted stress-responsive receptor which promotes cell survival, neuroprotectio...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Inserra A

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A detannified methanolic extract of Scrophularia lucida L. attenuated the formation of cancer cell-induced circular chemorepellent induced defects (CCIDs) in the lymph endothelial cell barrier, which resemble entry ports for the intravasating tumor into the vasculature as a prerequisite for lymph node metastasis. Ther...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lewenhofer V,Schweighofer L,Ledermüller T,Eichsteininger J,Kählig H,Zehl M,Nguyen CH,Krupitza G,Özmen A,Krenn L

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon interaction, neutrophils can potentially release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) on the surface of an implanted electrospun template, which may be a significant preconditioning event for implantable biomaterials of yet unknown consequences. In this study, we investigated the potential of polydioxanone templ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Fetz AE,Neeli I,Buddington KK,Read RW,Smeltzer MP,Radic MZ,Bowlin GL

更新日期：2018-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a common health problem worldwide caused by an imbalance of bone formation vs. bone resorption. However, current therapeutic approaches aimed at enhancing bone formation or suppressing bone resorption still have some limitations. In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that cepharanthine (CEP...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhou CH,Meng JH,Yang YT,Hu B,Hong JQ,Lv ZT,Chen K,Heng BC,Jiang GY,Zhu J,Cheng ZH,Zhang W,Cao L,Wang W,Shen WL,Yan SG,Wu HB

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of therapeutic peptides in various inflammatory diseases and autoimmune disorders has received considerable attention; however, the identification of anti-inflammatory peptides (AIPs) through wet-lab experimentation is expensive and often time consuming. Therefore, the development of novel computational method...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Manavalan B,Shin TH,Kim MO,Lee G

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:MaZiRenWan (MZRW, also known as Hemp Seed Pill) is a Chinese Herbal Medicine which has been demonstrated to safely and effectively alleviate functional constipation (FC) in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study with 120 subjects. However, the underlying pharmacological actions of MZRW for FC, are still large...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Huang T,Ning Z,Hu D,Zhang M,Zhao L,Lin C,Zhong LLD,Yang Z,Xu H,Bian Z

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout is a type of arthritis that causes painful inflammation in one or more joints. In gout, elevation of uric acid in the blood triggers the formation of crystals, causing joint pain. Malaysia is a mega-biodiversity country that is rich in medicinal plants species. Therefore, its flora might offer promising therapies...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Abu Bakar FI,Abu Bakar MF,Rahmat A,Abdullah N,Sabran SF,Endrini S

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of peripheral cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) blockade by AM6545 in the monosodium glutamate (MSG)-induced hypometabolic and hypothalamic obesity was observed, and the impact on intraperitoneal adipose tissue and adipokines was investigated. The MSG mice is characterized by excessive abdominal obesity, and combin...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ma H,Zhang G,Mou C,Fu X,Chen Y

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathological superoxidative condition that retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells experience contributed to the advancement of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which was accompanied by significant neovascularization. Therefore, the discovery of novel pharmacological candidates to ameliorate oxidative damage...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Luo X,Gu S,Zhang Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The research into bioactive natural products of medicinal plants has a long tradition, but ethnopharmacology as a well-defined field of research has a relatively short history, only dating back 50 years. Aims: With the fast development of this field and its global importance especially in the fast developi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Yeung AWK,Heinrich M,Atanasov AG

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation-related intestinal diseases are a set of various conditions presenting an overactive enteric immune system. A continuous overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and a decreased production of anti-inflammatory modulators are generally observed, while morpho-functional alterations of the enteric nervou...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Dal Ben D,Antonioli L,Lambertucci C,Fornai M,Blandizzi C,Volpini R

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension-induced cardiac apoptosis is a major contributor to early-stage heart-failure. Our previous studies have found that p53-mediated mitochondrial fission is involved in aldosterone-induced podocyte apoptosis. However, it is not clear that whether p53-induced mitochondrial fission is critical for hypertensive...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Qi J,Wang F,Yang P,Wang X,Xu R,Chen J,Yuan Y,Lu Z,Duan J

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:For the treatment of malignancy, many therapeutic agents, including small molecules, photosensitizers, immunomodulators, proteins and genes, and so forth, have been loaded into nanocarriers for controllable cancer therapy. Among these nanocarriers, polymeric micelles have been considered as one of the most promising n...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang J,Li S,Han Y,Guan J,Chung S,Wang C,Li D

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The dermis of human skin contains large numbers of fibroblasts that are responsible for the production of the extracellular matrix (ECM) that supporting skin integrity, elasticity and wound healing. Previously, an in vivo study demonstrated that dermal fibroblasts siting in the lower dermis are capable to convert into...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Fang CL,Wang Y,Tsai KH,Chang HI

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:How do psychedelic drugs produce their characteristic range of acute effects in perception, emotion, cognition, and sense of self? How do these effects relate to the clinical efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapies? Efforts to understand psychedelic phenomena date back more than a century in Western science. In thi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Swanson LR

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) is expressed by dopaminergic neurons, but the precise influence of trace amines upon their functional activity remains to be fully characterized. Here, we examined the regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) by tyramine and beta-phenylethylamine (β-PEA) compared to 3-iodot...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang X,Mantas I,Alvarsson A,Yoshitake T,Shariatgorji M,Pereira M,Nilsson A,Kehr J,Andrén PE,Millan MJ,Chergui K,Svenningsson P

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are currently being considered as promising drug delivery vehicles. EVs are naturally occurring vesicles that exhibit many characteristics favorable to serve as drug delivery vehicles. In addition, EVs have inherent properties for treatment of cancers and other diseases. For research and c...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Gangadaran P,Hong CM,Ahn BC

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic trioxide is a traditional remedy in Chinese Medicine since ages. Nowadays, it is clinically used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) by targeting PML/RARA. However, the drug's activity is broader and the mechanisms of action in other tumor types remain unclear. In this study, we investigated molecular ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Dawood M,Hamdoun S,Efferth T

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of individuals worldwide. So far, no disease-modifying drug is available to treat patients, making the search for effective drugs an urgent need. Neurodegeneration is triggered by the activation of several cellular processes, including oxidative stress, mitochondrial impairme...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： de Souza JM,Goncalves BDC,Gomez MV,Vieira LB,Ribeiro FM

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Human peripheral-blood monocytes are used as an established in vitro system for generating macrophages. For several reasons, monocytic cell lines such as THP-1 have been considered as a possible alternative. In view of their distinct developmental origins and phenotypic attributes, we set out to assess the extent to w...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Tedesco S,De Majo F,Kim J,Trenti A,Trevisi L,Fadini GP,Bolego C,Zandstra PW,Cignarella A,Vitiello L

更新日期：2018-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis, in addition to steatosis, of the liver, but no therapeutic agents have yet been established. The mast cell protease chymase can generate angiotensin II, matrix metalloproteinase-9 and transforming growth factor-β, all of which are asso...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Takai S,Jin D

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial foodborne pathogens are a significant health burden and the recent emergence of pathogenic resistant strains due to the excessive use of antibiotics makes it more difficult to effectively treat infections as a result of contaminated food. Awareness of this impending health crisis has spurred the search for a...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ma DSL,Tan LT,Chan KG,Yap WH,Pusparajah P,Chuah LH,Ming LC,Khan TM,Lee LH,Goh BH

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural brain repair after stroke is extremely limited, and current therapeutic options are even more scarce with no clinical break-through in sight. Despite restricted regeneration in the central nervous system, we have previously proved that human umbilical cord blood mono-nuclear cells (UCB-MC) transduced with aden...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sokolov ME,Bashirov FV,Markosyan VA,Povysheva TV,Fadeev FO,Izmailov AA,Kuztetsov MS,Safiullov ZZ,Shmarov MM,Naroditskyi BS,Palotás A,Islamov RR

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin, as the first-line anti-tumor agent, is widely used for treatment of a variety of malignancies including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the acquired resistance has been a major obstacle for the clinical application. Scutellarin is a active flavone extracted from Erigeron breviscapus Hand-Mazz t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Sun CY,Zhu Y,Li XF,Wang XQ,Tang LP,Su ZQ,Li CY,Zheng GJ,Feng B

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput techniques allow for massive screening of drug combinations. To find combinations that exhibit an interaction effect, one filters for promising compound combinations by comparing to a response without interaction. A common principle for no interaction is Loewe Additivity which is based on the assumptio...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lederer S,Dijkstra TMH,Heskes T

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:There are currently a number of imaging techniques available for evaluating the morphology of liposomes and other nanoparticles, with each having its own advantages and disadvantages that should be considered when interpreting data. Controlling and validating the morphology of nanoparticles is of key importance for th...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Robson AL,Dastoor PC,Flynn J,Palmer W,Martin A,Smith DW,Woldu A,Hua S

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can induce bone loss by stimulating bone resorption. Natural compounds have great potential for the treatment of osteolytic bone diseases. Magnesium lithospermate B (MLB) plays an important role in protecting against oxidative damage and also has potential anti-inflammatory pharmacological pro...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wang J,Wu X,Duan Y

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: We previously have proved that sodium tanshinone II-A sulfonate (DS-201), a derivative of traditional Chinese medicinal herb Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), is an opener and vasodilator of BKCa channel in the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Vascular tension is closely associated with Ca2+ dynamics and...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Zhang XD,He CX,Cheng J,Wen J,Li PY,Wang N,Li G,Zeng XR,Cao JM,Yang Y

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATP-gated P2X7 ion channel is an abundant microglial protein in the CNS that plays an important pathological role in executing ATP-driven danger signal transduction. Emerging data has generated scientific interest and excitement around targeting the P2X7 ion channel as a potential drug target for CNS disorders. Ov...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bhattacharya A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), which branches from glycolysis, is correlated with cancer cell proliferation, survival and senescence. In this study, differences in the metabolic profile of the PPP and the redox status of human lung carcinoma A549 cells and cisplatin-induced multidrug-resistant A549/DDP cells wer...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Hong W,Cai P,Xu C,Cao D,Yu W,Zhao Z,Huang M,Jin J

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury remains the leading risk factor of disability and mortality worldwide. In this study, the myocardial protective effect of eriodictyol (EDT) and the underlying mechanism in an ex vivo model of global myocardial I/R was investigated. After treatment with different concentrati...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Li D,Lu N,Han J,Chen X,Hao W,Xu W,Liu X,Ye L,Zheng Q

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is the second cause of blindness worldwide and is characterized by the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and optic nerve atrophy. Increased microglia reactivity is an early event in glaucoma that may precede the loss of RGCs, suggesting that microglia and neuroinflammation are involved in the path...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Rodrigues-Neves AC,Aires ID,Vindeirinho J,Boia R,Madeira MH,Gonçalves FQ,Cunha RA,Santos PF,Ambrósio AF,Santiago AR

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) is a chloride channel found in secretory epithelia with a plethora of known interacting proteins. Mutations in the CFTR gene cause cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that leads to progressive respiratory illness and other complications of phenotypic variance resu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lim SH,Legere EA,Snider J,Stagljar I

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of states have enacted full or partial medical marijuana (MMJ) programs, causing the number of patients seeking certification for MMJ use to increase dramatically in recent years. Despite increased use of MMJ across the nation, no studies thus far have examined the specific impact of MMJ on cognitive...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Gruber SA,Sagar KA,Dahlgren MK,Gonenc A,Smith RT,Lambros AM,Cabrera KB,Lukas SE

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Saponins are natural compounds and possess the most promising anti-cancer function. Here, a saponin gleditsia saponin C (GSC), extracted from gleditsiae fructus abnormalis, could induce apoptosis of lung tumor cell line A549 via caspase dependent cascade and this effect could be prevented by the caspase inhibitors. In...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Cheng Y,He W,He Y

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Most breast and prostate tumors are hormone-dependent, making it possible to use hormone therapy in patients with these tumors. The design of effective endocrine drugs that block the growth of tumors and have no severe side effects is a challenge. Thereupon, synthetic steroids are promising therapeutic drugs for the t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Scherbakov AM,Komkov AV,Komendantova AS,Yastrebova MA,Andreeva OE,Shirinian VZ,Hajra A,Zavarzin IV,Volkova YA

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 727 in vol. 8, PMID: 29114222.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Qiao L,Zhang X,Liu M,Liu X,Dong M,Cheng J,Zhang X,Zhai C,Song Y,Lu H,Chen W

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00