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Pharmacodynamic properties for inhibition of cAMP- and cGMP elimination by pentoxifylline remain unaltered in vitro during hypothermia
BackgroundRewarming from hypothermia is associated with severe complications, one of which is hypothermia-induced cardiac dysfunction. This condition...
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cGMP compliant one-step, one-pot automated [18F]FBnTP production for clinical imaging of mitochondrial activity
Background4-[ 18 F]fluorobenzyl-triphenylphosphonium ([ 18 F]FBnTP) is a lipophilic cation PET tracer. The cellular uptake of [ 18 F]FBnTP is correlated...
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Ferulic acid ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced tracheal injury via cGMP/PKGII signaling pathway
BackgroundTracheal injury is a common clinical condition that still lacks an effective therapy at present. Stimulation of epithelial sodium channel...
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Therapeutic augmentation of NO-sGC-cGMP signalling: lessons learned from pulmonary arterial hypertension and heart failure
The nitric oxide (NO)–guanylate cyclase (GC)–cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway plays an important role in cardiovascular, pulmonary and...
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Optimized, automated and cGMP-compliant synthesis of the HER2 targeting [68Ga]Ga-ABY-025 tracer
BackgroundThe Affibody molecule, ABY-025, has demonstrated utility to detect human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in vivo, either...
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The sGC-cGMP Signaling Pathway as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Doxorubicin-Induced Heart Failure: A Narrative Review
The anti-cancer agent doxorubicin (DOX) has high cardiotoxicity that is linked to DOX-mediated increase in oxidative stress, mitochondrial iron...
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Avanafil as a Novel Therapeutic Agent Against LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury via Increasing CGMP to Downregulate the TLR4-NF-κB-NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling Pathway
AimWe demonstrate the effect of PDE5 inhibitors in cases of acute lung injury via the relationship between cGMP/NO and the TLR4-NF-κB-NLRP3 pathway.
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Activation of the cGMP/PKG/ERK signaling pathway associated with PDE5Is inhibits fibroblast activation by downregulating autophagy in early progressive benign prostatic hyperplasia
PurposeBenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting aging males. However, approximately, 8% of the BPH patients...
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Abnormal cGMP-dependent protein kinase I-mediated decidualization in preeclampsia
Defective decidual function contributes to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. However, the precise mechanism of defective decidua during preeclampsia...
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Triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) downregulates Npr1 gene (coding for natriuretic peptide receptor-A) transcription in H9c2 cells: involvement of β-AR-ROS signaling
IntroductionNatriuretic peptide receptor-A (NPR-A) signaling system is considered as an intrinsic productive mechanism of the heart that opposes...
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Banxia **exin Decoction (半夏泻心汤) Treats Diabetic Gastroparesis through PLC-IP3-Ca2+/NO-cGMP-PKG Signal Pathway
ObjectiveTo test the effect of Banxia **exin Decoction (半夏泻心汤, BXD) on the contraction and relaxation of gastric smooth muscle (SM) in diabetic...
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The potential involvement of MRP5 pump in urethral dysfunction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
PurposeTo examine the effects of i.v. administration of MK-571, a MRP4/5 pump inhibitor, on urethral function in the urethane-anesthetized rat, and...
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Perioperative redox changes in patients undergoing hepato-pancreatico-biliary cancer surgery
BackgroundTissue injury induces inflammation and the surgical stress response, which are thought to be central to the orchestration of recovery or...
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Fadogia agrestis (Schweinf. Ex Hiern) Stem Extract Restores Selected Biomolecules of Erectile Dysfunction in the Testicular and Penile Tissues of Paroxetine-Treated Wistar Rats
Inadequate release of nitric oxide (NO) by the penile tissue impacts negatively on penile erection causing erectile dysfunction (ED). Fadogia agrestis ...
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Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases as therapeutic targets in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure
Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) modulate the neurohormonal regulation of cardiac function by degrading cAMP and cGMP. In cardiomyocytes,...
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Isolation, bioassay and 3D-QSAR analysis of 8-isopentenyl flavonoids from Epimedium sagittatum maxim. as PDE5A inhibitors
BackgroundAs known, inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) has the therapeutic effect on male erectile dysfunction (ED), and the processed folium...
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Signaling mechanisms and their regulation during in vivo or in vitro maturation of mammalian oocytes
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is currently one of the most effective methods of infertility treatment. An alternative to commonly used ovarian...
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Radiosynthesis automation, non-human primate biodistribution and dosimetry of K+ channel tracer [11C]3MeO4AP
Background4-Aminopyridine (4AP) is a medication for the symptomatic treatment of multiple sclerosis. Several 4AP-based PET tracers have been...
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Azelnidipine protects HL-1 cardiomyocytes from hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by enhancement of NO production independently of effects on gene expression
It remains to be elucidated whether Ca 2+ antagonists induce pharmacological preconditioning to protect the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury....
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Inhibitory Effect of **kui Shenqi Pills on Glucocorticoid-Enhanced Axial Length Elongation in Experimentally Myopic Guinea Pigs
ObjectiveTo explore the underlying mechanism of inhibition by **kui Shenqi Pills (JKSQP) on glucocorticoid-enhanced axial length elongation in...