abstract：:The increase of non-communicable diseases at all ages has fostered the general concern for sustaining population health worldwide. Unhealthy lifestyles and dietary habits impacting physical and psycho-social health are well known risk factors for developing life threatening diseases. Identifying the determinants of qu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ruano-Rodríguez C,Serra-Majem L,Dubois D

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Dolutegravir (DTG) is a second-generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) and INSTIs are the latest class of potent anti-HIV drugs. Compared to the first generation INSTIs, raltegravir, and elvitegravir, DTG shows a limited cross-resistance profile. More interestingly, clinical resistance mutations to DTG ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Wainberg MA,Han YS

更新日期：2015-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Platinum derivatives used as chemotherapeutic drugs such as cisplatin and oxaliplatin have a potent antitumor activity. However, severe side effects such as nephro-, oto-, and neurotoxicity are associated with their use. Effects and side effects of platinum-based drugs are in part caused by their transporter-mediated ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Harrach S,Ciarimboli G

更新日期：2015-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have shown that the periventricular region of the brain, including the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), is critical to sensing and responding to changes in plasma osmolality. Further studies also implicate the transient receptor potential ion channel, type V4 (TRPV4) channel in this homeostatic behavior....

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Feetham CH,Nunn N,Barrett-Jolley R

更新日期：2015-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The casein kinase 2 (CK2) protein kinase is a pro-survival kinase and therapeutic target in treatment of various human cancers. CK2 overexpression has been demonstrated in hematological malignancies, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia,...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Chon HJ,Bae KJ,Lee Y,Kim J

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently a strong interest in using high-throughput in-vitro ion-channel screening data to make predictions regarding the cardiac toxicity potential of a new compound in both animal and human studies. A recent FDA think tank encourages the use of biophysical mathematical models of cardiac myocytes for this p...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mistry HB,Davies MR,Di Veroli GY

更新日期：2015-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The upstream stimulatory factors (USFs) are regulators of important cellular processes. Both USF1 and USF2 are supposed to have major roles in metabolism, tissue protection and tumor development. However, the knowledge about the mechanisms that control the function of USFs, in particular in tissue protection and cance...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Horbach T,Götz C,Kietzmann T,Dimova EY

更新日期：2015-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell penetrating peptides have been regarded as promising vectors to deliver hydrophilic molecules inside cells. Although they are great tools for research and have high potential as drug delivery systems, their application as drugs is impaired by their low stability in serum. Cyclotides, cyclic disulfide-rich peptide...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Huang YH,Chaousis S,Cheneval O,Craik DJ,Henriques ST

更新日期：2015-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article on p. 15 in vol. 2, PMID: 21687510.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Frontiers in Pharmacology Editorial Office.

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment report formats of four major regulatory reference agencies, US Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency, Health Canada, and Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration were compared to a benefit-risk (BR) documentation template developed by the Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Leong Wai Yeen J,Salek S,Walker S

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 216 in vol. 5, PMID: 25295006.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Frontiers Production Office.

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many types of biomarkers; the two common ones are biomarkers of exposure and biomarkers of effect. The utility of a biomarker for estimating exposures or predicting risks depends on the strength of the correlation between biomarker concentrations and exposure/effects. In the current study, a combined exposur...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Phillips MB,Yoon M,Young B,Tan YM

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:One approach to experimental science involves creating hypotheses, then testing them by varying one or more independent variables, and assessing the effects of this variation on the processes of interest. We use this strategy to compare the intellectual status and available evidence for two models or views of mechanis...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kell DB,Oliver SG

更新日期：2014-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruptions in iron homeostasis are linked to a broad spectrum of chronic conditions including cardiovascular, malignant, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disease. Evidence supporting this contention derives from a variety of analytical approaches, ranging from molecular to population-based studies. This review focuse...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Basuli D,Stevens RG,Torti FM,Torti SV

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and inositol triphosphate receptors (InsP3Rs) are structurally related intracellular calcium release channels that participate in multiple primary or secondary amplified Ca(2+) signals, triggering muscle contraction and oscillatory Ca(2+) waves, or activating transcription factors. In the he...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Camors E,Valdivia HH

更新日期：2014-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that serotonin O-sulphate (5-HT-SO4) could be quantified in human plasma using modern liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method as well as develop and validate that method. First, a suitable LC-MS method for detection of 5-HT-SO4 in human plasma sampl...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Lozda R,Purviņš I

更新日期：2014-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of the effects of serotonin on memory formation in the chick revealed an action on at least two 5-HT receptors. Serotonin injected intracerebrally produced a biphasic effect on memory consolidation with enhancement at low doses and inhibition at higher doses. The non-selective 5-HT receptor antagonist me...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Gibbs ME,Hertz L

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosis is a common, persistent and potentially debilitating complication of chemotherapy and radiation regimens used for the treatment of cancer. The molecular mechanisms underlying fibrosis have been well studied and reveal overall processes that are largely ubiquitous. However, it is important to note that althoug...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mancini ML,Sonis ST

更新日期：2014-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression has been associated with drug consumption, including heavy or problematic cannabis use. According to an animal model of depression and substance use disorder comorbidity, we combined the olfactory bulbectomy (OBX) model of depression with intravenous drug self-administration procedure to verify whether depr...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Amchova P,Kucerova J,Giugliano V,Babinska Z,Zanda MT,Scherma M,Dusek L,Fadda P,Micale V,Sulcova A,Fratta W,Fattore L

更新日期：2014-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing set of observations points to mitochondrial dysfunction, iron accumulation, oxidative damage and chronic inflammation as common pathognomonic signs of a number of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Alzheimer's disease, Huntington disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Friedrich's ataxia and Parkinson'...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Urrutia PJ,Mena NP,Núñez MT

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In iron overload disorders a significant fraction of the total iron circulates in the plasma as low molecular weight complexes not bound to transferrin, known as non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI). By catalyzing the formation of free radicals, NTBI accumulation results in oxidative stress and cellular damage, being a m...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Pinto JP,Arezes J,Dias V,Oliveira S,Vieira I,Costa M,Vos M,Carlsson A,Rikers Y,Rangel M,Porto G

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously discovered a synergistically therapeutic combination of two Toll-like receptor ligands, an oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) and Pam2CSK4. Aerosolization of these ligands stimulates innate immunity within the lungs to prevent pneumonia from bacterial and viral pathogens. Here we examined the safety and tol...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Alfaro VY,Goldblatt DL,Valverde GR,Munsell MF,Quinton LJ,Walker AK,Dantzer R,Varadhachary A,Scott BL,Evans SE,Tuvim MJ,Dickey BF

更新日期：2014-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholamban (PLN) is a phosphoprotein in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) that is a reversible regulator of the Ca(2) (+)-ATPase (SERCA2a) activity and cardiac contractility. Dephosphorylated PLN inhibits SERCA2a and PLN phosphorylation, at either Ser(16) by PKA or Thr(17) by Ca(2) (+)-calmodulin-dependent protei...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Mattiazzi A,Kranias EG

更新日期：2014-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The orexin system regulates feeding, nutrient metabolism and energy homeostasis. Acute pharmacological blockade of orexin receptor 1 (OXR-1) in rodents induces satiety and reduces normal and palatable food intake. Genetic OXR-1 deletion in mice improves hyperglycemia under high-fat (HF) diet conditions. Here we invest...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Steiner MA,Sciarretta C,Pasquali A,Jenck F

更新日期：2013-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-inflammatory properties of cacao, fruits of Theobroma cacao L. (Sterculiaceae), are well documented, and therapeutic applications are described for gastrointestinal, nervous, and cardiovascular abnormalities. Most, if not all of these disease conditions involve inflammation or immune activation processes. The pro...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Becker K,Geisler S,Ueberall F,Fuchs D,Gostner JM

更新日期：2013-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Urothelial cells, myofibroblasts, and smooth muscle cells are important cell types contributing to bladder function. Multiple receptors including muscarinic (M3/M5), tachykinin (NK1/NK2), and purinergic (P2X1/P2Y6) receptors are involved in bladder motor and sensory actions. Using female pig bladder, our aim was to di...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Bahadory F,Moore KH,Liu L,Burcher E

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustained delivery of analgesic agents at target sites remains a critical issue for effective pain management. The use of nanocarriers has been reported to facilitate effective delivery of these agents to target sites while minimizing systemic toxicity. These include the use of biodegradable liposomal or polymeric car...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Hua S,Wu SY

更新日期：2013-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions are comprised of connexins that form cell-to-cell channels which couple neighboring cells to accommodate the exchange of information. The need for communication does, however, change over time and therefore must be tightly controlled. Although the regulation of connexin protein expression by transcriptio...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Axelsen LN,Calloe K,Holstein-Rathlou NH,Nielsen MS

更新日期：2013-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are present in the cerebral white matter (WM). We hypothesized that WM response to nicotine can be detected by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); and that such responses may be associated with nicotine-led cognitive enhancement in sustained attention. METHODS:A randomized, n...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Kochunov P,Du X,Moran LV,Sampath H,Wijtenburg SA,Yang Y,Rowland LM,Stein EA,Hong LE

更新日期：2013-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Why antidepressants vary in terms of efficacy is currently unclear. Despite the leadership of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the treatment of depression, the precise neurobiological mechanisms involved in their therapeutic action are poorly understood. A better knowledge of molecular interactions b...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Gardier AM

更新日期：2013-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is a well-known intracellular and intercellular second messenger. The membrane permeability of such molecules has potential importance for autocrine-like or paracrine-like delivery. Here experiments have been designed to demonstrate whether gap junction hemichannels, composed of c...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Valiunas V

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Inborn cardiac diseases are among the most frequent congenital anomalies and are the main cause of death in infants within the first year of age in industrialized countries when not adequately treated. They can be divided into simple and complex cardiac malformations. The former ones, for instance atrial and ventricul...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Salameh A,Blanke K,Daehnert I

更新日期：2013-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:It is currently thought that the dementia of Alzheimer's disease is due to the neurotoxicity of the deposits or aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the extracellular space of the cerebral cortex. This model has been widely criticized because there is a poor correlation between deposits and dementia. Others have questioned...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Holtzman JL

更新日期：2013-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene targeting strategies have become a powerful technology for elucidating mammalian gene function. The recently generated knockout (KO)-first strategy produces a KO at the RNA processing level and also allows for the generation of conditional KO alleles by combining FLP/FRT and Cre/loxP systems, thereby providing hi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Hanstein R,Negoro H,Patel NK,Charollais A,Meda P,Spray DC,Suadicani SO,Scemes E

更新日期：2013-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reliable and precise measurement of patient adherence to medications is feasible by incorporating a microcircuitry into pharmaceutical packages of various designs, such that the maneuvers needed to remove a dose of drug are detected, time-stamped, and stored. The principle is called "electronic medication ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Arnet I,Walter PN,Hersberger KE

更新日期：2013-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Many current chemotherapies function by damaging genomic DNA in rapidly dividing cells ultimately leading to cell death. This therapeutic approach differentially targets cancer cells that generally display rapid cell division compared to normal tissue cells. However, although these treatments are initially effective i...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Davidson D,Amrein L,Panasci L,Aloyz R

更新日期：2013-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors frequently arise as a result of an acquired genomic instability and the subsequent evolution of neoplastic populations with variable genomes. A barrier to the study of the somatic genetics of human solid tumors in vivo is the presence of admixtures of non-neoplastic cells with normal genomes in patient samples....

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Barrett MT,Lenkiewicz E,Evers L,Holley T,Ruiz C,Bubendorf L,Sekulic A,Ramanathan RK,Von Hoff DD

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:BY VIRTUE OF BEING THE PRODUCT OF THE GENETIC ADMIXTURE OF THREE ANCESTRAL ROOTS: Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians, the present-day Brazilian population displays very high levels of genomic diversity, which have important pharmacogenetic/-genomic (PGx) implications. Recognition of this fact has prompted the creati...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Suarez-Kurtz G,Pena SD,Struchiner CJ,Hutz MH

更新日期：2012-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal aging is generally characterized by a slow decline of cognitive abilities albeit with marked individual differences. Several animal models have been studied to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. The excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate and its receptors have been closely ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Ménard C,Quirion R

更新日期：2012-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and hepatitis B virus are chronic viral infections that cause considerable morbidity and mortality throughout the world. In the decades following the identification and sequencing of these viruses, in vitro experiments demonstrated that heme oxygenase-1, its oxidative p...

journal_title：Frontiers in pharmacology

authors： Schmidt WN,Mathahs MM,Zhu Z

更新日期：2012-10-04 00:00:00