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ErbB4 deficiency exacerbates olfactory dysfunction in an early-stage Alzheimer’s disease mouse model
Olfactory dysfunction is increasingly recognized as an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Aberrations in GABAergic function and the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) balance within the olfactory bulb (OB) ...
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6-Methyl flavone inhibits Nogo-B expression and improves high fructose diet-induced liver injury in mice
Excessive fructose consumption increases hepatic de novo lipogenesis, resulting in cellular stress, inflammation and liver injury. Nogo-B is a resident protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that regulates its s...
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Salvianolic acid B ameliorates retinal deficits in an early-stage Alzheimer’s disease mouse model through downregulating BACE1 and Aβ generation
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with subtle onset, early diagnosis remains challenging. Accumulating evidence suggests that the emergence of retinal damage in AD precedes cognitive impa...
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Fisetin treatment alleviates kidney injury in mice with diabetes-exacerbated atherosclerosis through inhibiting CD36/fibrosis pathway
Diabetes-related vascular complications include diabetic cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy, etc. DN can promote the process of end-stage renal disease. On the ot...
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TRPV4 channel is involved in HSV-2 infection in human vaginal epithelial cells through triggering Ca2+ oscillation
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection induces a rapid and transient increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), which plays a critical role in facilitating viral entry. T-type calcium channel blocke...
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Open AccessPurinergic receptors mediate endothelial dysfunction and participate in atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the main pathological basis of cardiovascular disease and involves damage to vascular endothelial cells (ECs) that results in endothelial dysfunction (ED). The vascular endothelium is the ke...
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Pharmacokinetics, mass balance, and metabolism of [14C]TPN171, a novel PDE5 inhibitor, in humans for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
TPN171 is a novel phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and erectile dysfunction (ED), which currently is undergoing phase II clinical trials in China. In thi...
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Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Pretreatment Improves Autologous Adipose-derived Stem Cells Against Rheumatoid Arthritis-induced Neuroinflammation in the Brain of Collagen-induced Rats
Adipose tissue–derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSC) exert neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects. ADSCs are considered potential therapeutics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an inflammatory, multisystem...
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The novel STAT3 inhibitor WZ-2-033 causes regression of human triple-negative breast cancer and gastric cancer xenografts
Hyperactive signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling is frequently detected in human triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and gastric cancer, leading to uncontrolled tumor growth, r...
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Pharmacokinetics-based identification of pseudoaldosterogenic compounds originating from Glycyrrhiza uralensis roots (Gancao) after dosing LianhuaQingwen capsule
LianhuaQingwen capsule, prepared from an herbal combination, is officially recommended as treatment for COVID-19 in China. Of the serial pharmacokinetic investigations we designed to facilitate identifying Lia...
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Pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of remdesivir and its metabolites nucleotide monophosphate, nucleotide triphosphate, and nucleoside in mice
Remdesivir (RDV) exerts anti-severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 activity following metabolic activation in the target tissues. However, the pharmacokinetics and tissue distributions of the parent drug and ...
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 activities in vitro of Shuanghuanglian preparations and bioactive ingredients
Human infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and there is no cure currently. The 3CL protease (3CLpro) is a highly conserved prot...
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Population pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin and its concentration–QT interval relationship modeling in Chinese healthy volunteers
Moxifloxacin (MX) is an 8-methoxyquinolone antimicrobial drug, which is often used as a positive control in thorough QT (TQT) studies. In the present study we established the population pharmacokinetics model ...
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Synthesis and molecular docking study of novel alizarin derivatives containing phosphoryl amino acid moiety as potential antitumor agents
Series of novel alizarin and phosphoryl amino acid scaffold (4a–4d, 8a–8d) were synthesized and evaluated for the suppression of cancer cell proliferation in vitro against MGC-803, HepG2, T24, NCI-H460, and SK-OV...
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Combined Vagal Stimulation and Limb Remote Ischemic Perconditioning Enhances Cardioprotection via an Anti-inflammatory Pathway
Various combined interventions to acquire enhanced cardioprotection are prevalent focuses of current research. This randomized experiment assessed whether combined vagal stimulation perconditioning (VSPerC) an...
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Coumarin-containing aminophosphonates bridged with chiral side chain: synthesis and influence of chirality on cytotoxicity and DNA binding
A series of novel coumarin-containing α-aminophosphonates with two chiral centers were synthesized and a single-crystal structure of compound 8g (8g′, (R)-diethyl ((S)-2-(4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yloxy)propana...
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Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution and excretion of manganese (III) meso-tetra [3-(2-(2-methoxy)-ethoxy) ethoxy] phenyl porphyrin chloride, a novel superoxide dismutase mimic, in Wistar rats
Manganese (III) 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis [3-(2-(2-methoxy)-ethoxy) ethoxy] phenyl porphyrin chloride, designated HSJ-0017, is a novel superoxide dismutase mimic. It exhibits strong free-radical scavenging activi...
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A cyclic fluctuation model for 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Chinese patients with mild to moderate hypertension
The conventional method for analyzing 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24-h ABPM) is insufficient to deal with the large amount of data collected. The aim of this study was to develop a novel cyclic ...
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Limited sampling strategy models for estimating the AUC of gliclazide in Chinese healthy volunteers
The aim of this work is to reduce the cost of required sampling for the estimation of the area under the gliclazide plasma concentration versus time curve within 60 h (AUC0−60t ). The limited samp...
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The antidepressant effect of secoisolariciresinol, a lignan-type phytoestrogen constituent of flaxseed, on ovariectomized mice
Secoisolariciresinol (SECO) is a natural lignan-type phytoestrogen constituent mainly found in flaxseed. It can be metabolized in vivo to mammalian lignans of enterodiol and enterolactone, which have been prov...
