abstract：:The essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet (EOAz) presents myorelaxant and antispasmodic actions on cardiac and smooth muscles. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of EOAz on the skeletal muscle contraction in post-stroke spasticity. Fifteen adults with unilateral hemiparesis and spasticity resulting from s...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Maia MO,Dantas CG,Xavier Filho L,Cândido EA,Gomes MZ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histamine-2 receptor antagonists are a class of drugs used to treat the acid-related gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Although such drugs, especially ranitidine and famotidine, are still widely used, their effects on semen quality, and hence on male infertility, is still u...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Banihani SA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a life-threatening mucocutaneous disease with high mortality. Dithiocarbamates (DTC) are organosulphur compounds widely used in agriculture, industry and households. We report a case of TEN after exposure to mancozeb in fungicide. A 48-year-old 75 kg b.w. man was admitted with fever...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Zakharov S,Csomor J,Urbanek P,Pelclova D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many compounds display anticholinergic effects which might give rise to cognitive impairment and even delirium. These side effects are caused by their ability to bind to muscarinic receptors in our brain. Especially with combination of compounds, these serious effects are seen. This phenomenon, known as anticholinergi...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Vrolijk MF,Opperhuizen A,Jansen EH,Bast A,Haenen GR

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of paediatric drug development, regulatory authorities often request safety studies in juvenile animals, including minipigs. Unfortunately, knowledge on the ontogeny of the biotransformation processes in animal models remains scarce and impedes a correct interpretation of the toxicity findings. CYP3A4 is one o...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Van Peer E,De Bock L,Boussery K,Van Bocxlaer J,Casteleyn C,Van Ginneken C,Van Cruchten S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CNTO 5825 is a human anti-interleukin-13 (IL-13) monoclonal antibody (mAb) that inhibits binding of human IL-13 to IL-13Rα1 and IL-13Rα2. The purpose of this investigation was to predict human pharmacokinetics (PK) of CNTO 5825 using different allometric approaches and non-clinical PK data in order to select the right...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Nnane IP,Xu Z,Zhou H,Davis HM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The post-injection olanzapine delirium/sedation syndrome (PDSS) was observed in a 60-year-old Caucasian, schizophrenic, non-smoker and underweight [body mass index (BMI), 18.2 kg/m(2) ] women after the fourth intramuscular injection of 405 mg olanzapine pamoate. Clinical symptoms of PDSS were similar to those of acute...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Łukasik-Głębocka M,Sommerfeld K,Teżyk A,Panieński P,Żaba C,Zielińska-Psuja B

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juglone, a quinone isolated from Juglans mandshurica Maxim, has previously been shown to be effective against malignancy. The effect is at least partially due to stimulation of suicidal death or apoptosis of tumour cells. On the other hand, juglone has been shown to counteract apoptosis, for example, of neurons. In an...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Calabrò S,Alzoubi K,Bissinger R,Jilani K,Faggio C,Lang F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D deficiency seems to be implicated in the onset and progression of some autoimmune disorders. No previous study has investigated vitamin D homeostasis in post-partum thyroiditis. We compared 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels between four groups of non-lactating women who gave birth with...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Krysiak R,Kowalska B,Okopien B

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is used to treat acute pro-myelocytic leukaemia. However, the cardiotoxicity of long QT syndrome restricts its clinical application. Previous studies showed that As2O3 can damage the hERG current via disturbing its trafficking to cellular membrane. Consistent with these findings, in this study...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Zhao X,Shi YQ,Yan CC,Feng PF,Wang X,Zhang R,Zhang X,Li BX

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioids alter resting state brain oscillations by multiple and complex factors, which are still to be elucidated. To increase our knowledge, multi-channel electroencephalography (EEG) was subjected to multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA), to identify the most descriptive frequency bands and scalp locations altered by ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Graversen C,Malver LP,Kurita GP,Staahl C,Christrup LL,Sjøgren P,Drewes AM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine-methadone interactions have been studied in human beings and in various experimental settings regarding addiction, reward and pain. Most methadone maintenance treatment patients are smokers, and methadone administration has been shown to increase cigarette smoking. Previous in vitro studies have shown that me...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Talka R,Salminen O,Tuominen RK

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reactivating and therapeutic efficacy of three original bispyridinium oximes (K727, K733 and K203) and one currently available oxime (trimedoxime) was evaluated in tabun-poisoned rats and mice. The oxime-induced reactivation of tabun-inhibited acetylcholinesterase was measured in diaphragm and brain of tabun-poiso...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Kassa J,Sepsova V,Tumova M,Horova A,Musilek K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whilst mitotic rat embryonic cardiomyoblast-derived H9c2 cells have been widely used as a model system to study the protective mechanisms associated with flavonoids, they are not fully differentiated cardiac cells. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the cardioprotective and cardiotoxic actions of querceti...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Daubney J,Bonner PL,Hargreaves AJ,Dickenson JM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic polymorphisms influence the metabolism of ethanol and methanol, but the potential effects of genetic predisposition on the clinical course, outcome and short-term health sequelae of acute methanol poisoning are unknown. To evaluate the role of the MEOS system in methanol poisoning, we analysed the effect of th...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Hubacek JA,Pelclova D,Seidl Z,Vaneckova M,Klempir J,Ruzicka E,Ridzon P,Urban P,Fenclova Z,Petrik V,Diblik P,Kuthan P,Miovsky M,Janikova B,Adamkova V,Zakharov S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that newly initiated opioid therapy increases the risk of fall-related injuries. Yet, it remains to be determined whether drug-drug interactions can affect this negative effect, for instance with drugs inhibiting cytochrome P4502D6 (CYP2D6) that metabolizes codeine and also has a partial effect on tr...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Möller J,Laflamme L,Söderberg Löfdal K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The era of immunotherapies was unleashed in 2010 with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the first therapeutic vaccine sipuleucel-T as a standard treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Next, the first immune-activating anticytotoxic lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) antibody ipilimumab exhibiting 'immun...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Iversen TZ,Andersen MH,Svane IM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal ionophore nystatin dissipates the Na(+) and K(+) gradients across the cell membrane, leading to cellular gain of Na(+) and cellular loss of K(+) . The increase of cellular Na(+) concentration may result in Ca(2+) accumulation in exchange for Na(+) . Increase of cytosolic Ca(2+) activity ([Ca(2+) ]i ) an...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Malik A,Bissinger R,Jilani K,Lang F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper deficiency had been suggested to link between fructose-enriched diet (FED) and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In this study, we characterized changes in hepatic copper concentrations and hepatic oxidative milieu, in rats with the metabolic syndrome and NAFLD as a result of FED wit...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Ackerman Z,Skarzinski G,Grozovski M,Oron-Herman M,Sela BA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the mechanisms by which licochalcone B (LCB) inhibits the adhesion,invasion and metastasis of human malignant bladder cancer T24 cells. Cell viability was evaluated using a sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. Cell migration and invasion ability were conducted using wound-healing assay and matrigel tr...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Zhao H,Yuan X,Jiang J,Wang P,Sun X,Wang D,Zheng Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary studies have found that the epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) at proper concentration could promote development of pre-implantation mouse embryos in vitro. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been well understood. In this study, we collected 1-cell embryos from Kunming (KM) mice, cultured them in M16...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Zhang W,Lv J,Zhang Y,Jiang Y,Chu C,Wang S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seijo-bofu-to, a traditional medicine used to treat acne in Asian countries, contains twelve herbal components, including Angelica dahurica root, a source of furanocoumarin derivatives. In this study, we investigated potential herb-drug interactions of seijo-bofu-to in healthy male volunteers. Thirty-two young, health...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Saruwatari J,Takashima A,Yoshida K,Soraoka H,Ding TB,Uchiyashiki Y,Tsuda Y,Imamura M,Oniki K,Miyata K,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have shown that vitamin D may induce several cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in general and CYP3A4 in particular. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between plasma levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and suggested in vivo markers of CYP3A activity in healthy volunteers from Swe...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Nylén H,Björkhem-Bergman L,Ekström L,Roh HK,Bertilsson L,Eliasson E,Lindh JD,Diczfalusy U

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental composite resin restoration for defective tooth may lead unpolymerized resin monomers to be leached into dental pulp tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the early gene expression change over time of human dental pulp cells (HDPCs) treated with a low-level toxic concentration of Triethylene Glycol D...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Cho SG,Lee JW,Heo JS,Kim SY

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II and simplified acute physiology score (SAPS) II in poisoned patients admitted to the poisoning ICU and compare them to see which is a more sensitive and specific system for prognostication of the mortality and complications in these p...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Alizadeh AM,Hassanian-Moghaddam H,Shadnia S,Zamani N,Mehrpour O

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorochemicals are a diverse group of synthetically produced compounds with the unique ability to repel water as well as oil. This property makes them ideal for multiple purposes in a variety of consumer and industrial products. Fluorochemicals have been detected in the environment, as well as in human blood, urine a...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Taxvig C,Rosenmai AK,Vinggaard AM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DOV 216,303, an inhibitor of serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine reuptake, belongs to a new line of drugs called 'triple reuptake inhibitors' that have been proposed for treatment of depression. The addictive drug cocaine has similar mechanism of action and exerts rewarding effects by blocking reuptake of dopamine, ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Sørensen G,Husum H,Brennum LT,Bundgaard C,Montezinho LC,Mørk A,Wörtwein G,Woldbye DP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium is an essential trace element with growth-modulating properties. Decades of research clearly demonstrate that selenium compounds inhibit the growth of malignant cells in diverse experimental model systems. However, the growth-modulating and cytotoxic mechanisms are diverse and far from clear. Lately, a remark...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Wallenberg M,Misra S,Björnstedt M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naringin, an active flavonoid isolated from citrus fruit extracts, exhibits biological and pharmacological properties, such as antioxidant activity and antidiabetic effect. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway has been shown to participate in hyperglycaemia-induced injury. The present study teste...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Chen J,Guo R,Yan H,Tian L,You Q,Li S,Huang R,Wu K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most steroid hormones are produced from cholesterol contained in low-density lipoproteins, which is uptaken by the gonads and adrenal cortex, and used as a substrate for steroidogenesis. Theoretically, in states associated with very low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, cholesterol conversion to steroid ho...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Krysiak R,Okopien B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe whether or not spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine versus levobupivacaine has any effects on the QTc interval during caesarean section. Sixty healthy pregnant women scheduled for elective caesarean section were randomized to spinal anaesthesia with either bupivacaine (the bupivaca...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Dogan Z,Yildiz H,Akcay A,Coskuner I,Arikan DC,Silay E,Akbudak IH,Kaya H,Oksuz H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies that block cytokine function provide a powerful therapeutic tool especially for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Cytokines are a group of small hydrophilic glycoproteins that bind their receptors on the cell surface and subsequently activate intracellular signalling cascades, such as the JAK/STAT pathw...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Aittomäki S,Pesu M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eudesmols are naturally occurring sesquiterpenoid alcohols that present cytotoxic effect to cancer cells. Herein, all eudesmol isomers displayed cytotoxicity to different tumour cell lines. α-Eudesmol showed IC₅₀ values ranging from 5.38 ± 1.10 to 10.60 ± 1.33 μg/mL for B16-F10 and K562 cell lines, β-eudesmol showed I...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Bomfim DS,Ferraz RP,Carvalho NC,Soares MB,Pinheiro ML,Costa EV,Bezerra DP

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous lipid emulsion has been suggested as treatment for severe intoxications caused by lipophilic drugs, including tricyclic antidepressants. We investigated the effect of lipid infusion on plasma and tissue concentrations of amitriptyline and haemodynamic recovery, when lipid was given after amitriptyline dist...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Heinonen JA,Litonius E,Backman JT,Neuvonen PJ,Rosenberg PH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) models can be useful tools in new drug development and also optimal drug therapy in patients. This study was designed to develop a PK/PD model of sitagliptin based on the physiology of incretin. The PK/PD data included information derived from two different studies. Study 1 was ...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Kim BH,Kim SE,Kang D,Lim KS,Kim JR,Jang IJ,Shin SG,Yoon SH,Cho JY,Yu KS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metformin is an antidiabetic drug recently shown to inhibit cancer cell proliferation and growth, although the involved molecular mechanisms have not been elucidated. In many cancer cells, high expression of thymidine phosphorylase (TP) and Excision repair cross-complementation 1 (ERCC1) is associated with poor progno...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Ko JC,Huang YC,Chen HJ,Tseng SC,Chiu HC,Wo TY,Huang YJ,Weng SH,Chiou RY,Lin YW

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beneficial effects of kolaviron, a natural biflavonoid from the seeds of Garcinia kola, have been attributed mainly to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. This study investigated these effects on dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis in rats. Sulfasalazine served as standard reference...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Farombi EO,Adedara IA,Ajayi BO,Ayepola OR,Egbeme EE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-conductance Ca(2+) -activated K(+) channels (BKC a ), located on the vascular smooth muscle, play an important role in regulation of vascular tone. In penile corpus cavernosum tissue, opening of BKC a channels leads to relaxation of corporal smooth muscle, which is essential during erection; however, there is li...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Király I,Pataricza J,Bajory Z,Simonsen U,Varro A,Papp JG,Pajor L,Kun A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a frequent condition in obese patients that may progress to end-stage liver disease. This study was designed to evaluate the modulation of this condition by use of quercetin (Q), a flavonoid largely found in vegetable foods, with known anti-inflammatory and antioxidant propertie...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Marcolin E,Forgiarini LF,Rodrigues G,Tieppo J,Borghetti GS,Bassani VL,Picada JN,Marroni NP

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a leading cause of unintentional poisoning deaths in many countries. In ex vivo studies, CO released from carbon monoxide-releasing molecules has been shown to attenuate fibrinolysis via increased alpha-2-antiplasmin activity. Hypofibrinolysis is associated with coronary ischaemia, wh...

journal_title：Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

authors： Gawlikowski T,Gomolka E,Piekoszewski W,Jawień W,Undas A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00