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Panax notoginseng saponins reduces the cisplatin-induced acute renal injury by increasing HIF-1 α/BNIP3 to inhibit mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Aug 9;142:111965. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111965. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCisplatin (CDDP) may induce apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells (RTEC) and cause CDDP-induced acute kidney injury (CAKI) during cancer treatment, but yet lack of preventive measures and effective treatment. As a new Chinese herbal preparation, Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) has been found to mitigate CDDP-induced CAKI through elevating the expression of HIF-1α in the rat model, according to the data from our previous works. However, the underlying link between HIF-1α and apoptosis has not been well eluci...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - August 13, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Qingqing Li Yansong Zhang Yufang Yang Songqing Huang Xiaoqin Zou Congying Wei Taolin Liang Xiaobin Zhong Source Type: research

Caffeine prevents oxalate-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of renal tubular cells by its anti-oxidative property through activation of Nrf2 signaling and suppression of Snail1 transcription factor
In this study, the protective effects of caffeine against oxalate-induced EMT in renal tubular cells were evaluated by various assays to measure expression levels of epithelial and mesenchymal markers, cell migrating activity, level of oxidized proteins, and expression of Nrf2 and Snail1. Oxalate at sublethal dose significantly suppressed cell proliferation but increased cell elongation, spindle index and migration. Oxalate also decreased expression of epithelial markers (zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and E-cadherin) but increased expression of mesenchymal markers (fibronectin, vimentin and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)). Al...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - July 10, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Rattiyaporn Kanlaya Chonnicha Subkod Supanan Nanthawuttiphan Visith Thongboonkerd Source Type: research

Osteopontin silencing attenuates bleomycin-induced murine pulmonary fibrosis by regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition
In this study, we knocked down OPN in a bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis (PF) mouse model using small interfering RNA (siRNA) to determine whether the use of OPN siRNA is an effective therapeutic strategy for IPF. We found that fibrosing areas were significantly smaller in specimens from OPN siRNA-treated mice. The number of alveolar macrophages, neutrophils, and lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was also reduced in OPN siRNA-treated mice. Regarding the expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related proteins, the administration of OPN-siRNA to BLM-treated mice upregulated E-cadherin expre...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - July 10, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Omer Faruk Hatipoglu Eyyup Uctepe Gabriel Opoku Hidenori Wake Kentaro Ikemura Takashi Ohtsuki Junko Inagaki Mehmet Gunduz Esra Gunduz Shogo Watanabe Takashi Nishinaka Hideo Takahashi Satoshi Hirohata Source Type: research

Protective effect of plastrum testudinis extract on dopaminergic neurons in a Parkinson's disease model through DNMT1 nuclear translocation and SNCA's methylation
In this study, we treated 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced model rats and PC12 cells with PTE. The mechanism of action of PTE and ethyl stearate was investigated by western blotting, bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP), real-time PCR, immunofluorescence and siRNA transfection. PTE effectively upregulated the TH expression and downregulated the alpha-synuclein expression in both the substantia nigra and the striatum of the midbrain in a PD model rat. The PC12 cell model showed that both PTE and its active monomer ethyl stearate significantly promoted TH expression and blocked alpha-synuclein, agreeing with the in vivo results....
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - June 21, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sen Ye Jun Zhong Jiapei Huang Lichun Chen Lan Yi Xican Li Jianping Lv Jifei Miao Hui Li Dongfeng Chen Caixia Li Source Type: research

Olanzapine leads to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through the apolipoprotein A5 pathway
This study investigated whether apolipoprotein A5 (apoA5) and sortilin, two interactive factors involved in NAFLD pathogenesis, are implicated in olanzapine-induced NAFLD. In our study, at week 8, olanzapine treatment successfully induced hepatic steatosis in female C57 BL/6 J mice, which was independent of body weight gain. Likewise, olanzapine effectively mediated hepatocyte steatosis in HepG2 cells characterized by substantially elevated intracellular lipid droplets. Increased plasma triglyceride concentration and decreased plasma apoA5 levels were observed in mice treated with 8-week olanzapine. Surprisingly, olanzapin...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - June 19, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Rong Li Wenqiang Zhu Piaopiao Huang Yang Yang Fei Luo Wen Dai Li Shen Wenjing Pei Xiansheng Huang Source Type: research

The enzyme L-isoaspartyl (D-aspartyl) methyltransferase promotes migration and invasion in human U-87 MG and U-251 MG glioblastoma cell lines
Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 May 31;140:111766. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111766. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe protein L-isoaspartyl (D-aspartyl) methyltransferase (PIMT) recognizes abnormal L-isoaspartyl and D-aspartyl residues in proteins. Among examined tissues, PIMT shows the highest level in the brain. The U-87 MG cell line is a commonly used cellular model to study the most frequent brain tumor, glioblastoma. Previously, we reported that PIMT amount increased when U-87 MG cells were detached from the extracellular matrix. Recently, we also showed that PIMT possessed pro-angiogenic properties. Together, these PIMT ...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - June 3, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Fatima Belkourchia Richard R Desrosiers Source Type: research

PCSK9 and cancer: Rethinking the link
Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 May 28;140:111758. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111758. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cancer is emerging as a major problem globally, as it accounts for the second cause of death despite medical advances. According to epidemiological and basic studies, cholesterol is involved in cancer progression and there are abnormalities in cholesterol metabolism of cancer cells including prostate, breast, and colorectal carcinomas. However, the importance of cholesterol in carcinogenesis and thereby the role of cholesterol homeostasis as a therapeutic target is still a debated area in cancer therapy...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - May 31, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Khadijeh Mahboobnia Matteo Pirro Ettore Marini Francesco Grignani Evgeny E Bezsonov Tannaz Jamialahmadi Amirhossein Sahebkar Source Type: research

Abnormal ADAM17 expression causes airway fibrosis in chronic obstructive asthma
Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 May 26;140:111701. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111701. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPatients with chronic obstructive asthma (COA) develop airflow obstruction caused by subepithelial fibrosis. Although a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 (ADAM17) has been implicated in lung inflammation and tissue fibrosis, its role in airway fibrosis in COA has not been explored. Here, we found marked overexpression of ADAM17, phosphorylated ADAM17, and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in human airway fibroblasts from COA patients, compared with those of normal subjects. Similarly, levels of ADAM17, CTGF...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - May 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jing-Yun Chen Wun-Hao Cheng Kang-Yun Lee Han-Pin Kuo Kian Fan Chung Chia-Ling Chen Bing-Chang Chen Chien-Huang Lin Source Type: research