161 Result(s)
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A novel artemisinin derivative, 3-(12-β-artemisininoxy) phenoxyl succinic acid (SM735), mediates immunosuppressive effects in vitro and in vivo
To study the immunosuppressive activity of SM735 {[3 -(12-β-artemisininoxy)] phenoxyl succinic acid}, a synthetic artemisinin derivative with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug structure, with the aim of find...
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Binding of PLCδ1PH-GFP to PtdIns(4,5)P2 prevents inhibition of phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of PtdIns(4,5)P2 by neomycin
To investigate the effects of the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of phospholipase Cδ1 (PLCδ1PH) on inhibition of phospholipase C (PLC)-mediated hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(4,5)P2]...
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Effect of resveratrol on L-type calcium current in rat ventricular myocytes
To study the effect of resveratrol on L-type calcium current (ICa-L) in isolated rat ventricular myocytes and the mechanisms underlying these effects.
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Adenovirus-mediated expression of both antisense ODC and AdoMetDC inhibited colorectal cancer cell growth in vitro
To construct a recombinant adenovirus that can simultaneously express both antisense ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC) and detect its inhibitory effect on the intrac...
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Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of polymeric micelles of paclitaxel with Pluronic P123
To investigate the preparation, in vitro release, in vivo pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of a novel polymeric micellar formulation of paclitaxel (PTX) with Pluronic P123.
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Neuroprotection of selenite against ischemic brain injury through negatively regulating early activation of ASK1/JNK cascade via activation of PI3K/AKT pathway
To investigate whether selenite, a known antioxidant, could decrease the activation of apoptosis signal regulating kinase 1/c-jun N-terminal kinase (ASK1/JNK) signaling cascade in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion...
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Molecular mechanisms of polypeptide from Chlamys farreri protecting HaCaT cells from apoptosis induced by UVA plus UVB
To investigate the mechanism of polypeptide from Chlamys farreri (PCF) protecting HaCaT cells from apoptosis induced by UVA plus UVB in vitro.
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5-Hydroxydecanoate inhibits proliferation of hypoxic human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells by blocking mitochondrial KATP channels
To study the effect of 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD) on the proliferation of 24 h hypoxic human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (HPASMC) and to explore the pharmacological mechanisms of 5-HD as an inhibitor o...
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Structure-efficacy relationships of immunostimulatory activity of CpG-containing oligodeoxynucleotides on mouse spleen cells
To study the relationship between primary structures of oligodeoxynucleo-tides (ODN) containing unmethylated deoxycytidyl-deoxyguanosine (CpG) dinucleotide motifs and their immunostimulatory activities in mous...
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Organic anion transporting polypeptide-1B1 haplotypes in Chinese patients
To detect 388G>A and 521T>C variant alleles in the organic anion transporting polypeptide-1B1 (OATP1B1, encoding gene SLCO1B1) gene.
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Dehydroevodiamine attenuates calyculin A-induced tau hyperphos-phorylation in rat brain slices
This study was to investigate the effect of dehydroevodiamine (DHED) on Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like tau hyperphosphorylation induced by calyculin A (CA), an inhibitor of protein phosphatase (PP)-2A and PP-1,...
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Rhodanine derivatives as novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonists
To characterize the in vitro bioactivities of rhodanine derivatives as novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ modulators, based on a hit (SH00012671) identified during high-throughput screening...
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Gambogic acid induces death inducer-obliterator 1-mediated apoptosis in Jurkat T cells
To explore the anticancer effects and the molecular mechanisms of gambogic acid (GA) on Jurkat cells.
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 promotes cell cycle progression via upregulation of cyclin D1 expression through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway in FRTL thyroid cells
Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is an important hypertrophic and cell cycle progression factor for a number of cell types. It has been proven that IGF-1 is involved in the regulation of thyroid proliferat...
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Different BAG-1 isoforms have distinct functions in modulating chemotherapeutic-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells
BAG-1 is a multifunctional anti-apoptotic gene with four isoforms, and different BAG-1 isoforms have different anti-apoptotic functions. In this study, we transfected BAG-1 isoforms into the human breast cance...
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Molecular mechanisms underlying the cholesterol-lowering effect of Ginkgo biloba extract in hepatocytes: a comparative study with lovastatin
To explore the molecular mechanisms underlying the cholesterol-lowering effect of a Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE).
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Hepatocyte growth factor protects endothelial cells against gamma ray irradiation-induced damage
To investigate the effect of HGF on proliferation, apoptosis and migratory ability of human vascular endothelial cells against gamma ray irradiation.
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A novel acute anemia model for pharmacological research in mice by compelled acute exercise
To generate a novel acute anemia model by compelled exercise.
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Application of RT-PCR in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded lung cancer tissues
To analyze gene expression in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung cancer tissues using modified method.
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Differential regulations of blood pressure and perturbed metabolism by total ginsenosides and conventional antihypertensive agents in spontaneously hypertensive rats
To investigate the regulatory effects of total ginsenosides and the conventional antihypertensive agents (captopril, amlodipine, terazosin and hydrochlorothiazide) on the blood pressure and perturbed metabolis...