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Hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell anemia during pregnancy and lactation: current evidence and knowledge gaps
AbstractSickle cell anemia (SCA) is a life-threatening genetic condition contributing to high-risk pregnancies affecting both the mother and fetus. With improved management of children with SCA, this life-threatening hematological disorder has evolved into a chronic disease of adults, and consequently parenthood has now become a possible and important life goal for many patients. Providing continuous management with healthy red blood cell function and avoiding SCA-associated complications, such as pain crises, acute chest syndrome, and stroke, are crucial for a healthy pregnancy. Despite its excellent safety profile in non...
Source: Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy - March 17, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Min Dong,
Russell E. Ware,
Andr é Dallmann,
Alexander A. Vinks Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
New paradigms in purinergic receptor ligand discovery
Neuropharmacology. 2023 Mar 13:109503. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2023.109503. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe discovery and clinical implementation of modulators of adenosine, P2Y and P2X receptors have progressed dramatically in ∼50 years since Burnstock's definition of purinergic signaling. Although most clinical trials of selective ligands (agonists and antagonists) of these nineteen receptors failed, there is a renewed impetus to redirect efforts to new disease conditions and the discovery of more selective or targeted compounds with potentially reduced side effects, such as biased GPCR agonists. The elucidation of...
Source: Neuropharmacology - March 15, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Kenneth A Jacobson Balaram Pradhan Zhiwei Wen Asmita Pramanik Source Type: research
Pharmacology of pannexin channels
Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2023 Feb 25:102359. doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2023.102359. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPannexin channels play fundamental roles in regulating inflammation and have been implicated in many diseases including hypertension, stroke, and neuropathic pain. Thus, the ability to pharmacologically block these channels is a vital component of several therapeutic approaches. Pharmacologic interrogation of model systems also provides a means to discover new roles for pannexins in cell physiology. Here, we review the state of the art for agents that can be used to block pannexin channels, with a focus on chemical pharm...
Source: Current Opinion in Pharmacology - March 1, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Michael Koval Wyatt J Schug Brant E Isakson Source Type: research
Tetracycline-, Doxycycline-, Minocycline-Induced Pseudotumor Cerebri and Esophageal Perforation
AbstractTetracyclines are a class of broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotics used to treat many infections, including methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA), acne, pelvic inflammatory disease, chlamydial infections, and a host of zoonotic infections. These drugs work by inhibiting protein synthesis in bacterial ribosomes, specifically by disallowing aminoacyl-tRNA molecules from binding to the ribosomal acceptor sites. While rare, tetracycline antibiotics, particularly minocycline and doxycycline, are associated with an increased risk of developing esophageal perforation and pseudotumor cerebri (PTC, or idiopa...
Source: Advances in Therapy - February 10, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Nicotine suppresses central post-stroke pain via facilitation of descending noradrenergic neuron through activation of orexinergic neuron
In this study, we evaluated whether nicotine could suppress BCAO-induced mechanical allodynia through the activation of orexinergic neurons. Mice were subjected to BCAO for 30 min. Mechanical hypersensitivity was assessed by the von Frey test. BCAO mice showed hypersensitivity to mechanical stimuli three days after BCAO surgery. The intracerebroventricular injection of nicotine suppressed BCAO-induced mechanical hypersensitivity in a dose-dependent manner. These effects were inhibited by α7 or α4β2-nicotinic receptor antagonists. After nicotine injection, the level of c-fos, a neuronal activity marker, increased in the ...
Source: European Journal of Pharmacology - January 27, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Kazuo Nakamoto Wataru Matsuura Shogo Tokuyama Source Type: research
Risk of cardiovascular events according to the tricyclic antidepressant dosage in patients with chronic pain: a retrospective cohort study
ConclusionClose monitoring of patients on long-term, low-dose use of TCAs should be conducted to avoid an increase in the cumulative dose, which increases the risk of cardiovascular adverse events.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - November 29, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Mechanisms of acid-sensing ion channels inhibition by nafamostat, sepimostat and diminazene
Eur J Pharmacol. 2022 Nov 17:175394. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175394. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAcid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are blocked by many cationic compounds. Mechanisms of action, which may include pore block, modulation of activation and desensitization, need systematic analysis to allow predictable design of new potent and selective drugs. In this work, we studied the action of the serine protease inhibitors nafamostat, sepimostat, gabexate and camostat, on native ASICs in rat giant striatal interneurons and recombinant ASIC1a and ASIC2a channels, and compared it to that of well-known small molecule ASI...
Source: European Journal of Pharmacology - November 20, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Arseniy S Zhigulin Denis B Tikhonov Oleg I Barygin Source Type: research
Adipocytokines: Emerging therapeutic targets for pain management
Biomed Pharmacother. 2022 Mar 10;149:112813. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112813. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough pain has lower mortality rates than cancer, diabetes and stroke, pain is a predominate source of distress and disability. However, the management of pain remains an enormous problem. Many drugs used to pain treatment have more or less side effects. Therefore, the development of novel therapeutic target is critical for the treatment of pain. Notably, studies have shown that adipocytokines have a dual role in pain. Growing shreds of evidence shows that the levels of adipocytokines are upregulated or downregu...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - March 13, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shao-Jie Gao Dai-Qiang Liu Dan-Yang Li Jia Sun Long-Qing Zhang Jia-Yi Wu Fan-He Song Ya-Qun Zhou Wei Mei Source Type: research
Chronic cerebral aspects of long COVID, post ‐stroke syndromes and similar states share their pathogenesis and perispinal etanercept treatment logic
This article is about how the neurological aspects of long COVID (fatigue, neurogenic pain, loss of ability to taste or smell), can be best understood, and treated. For this purpose, the literature on TNF and brain function, both physiological and disease-associated, and how this is being applied to various long-term neurodegenerative conditions, is discussed. AbstractThe chronic neurological aspects of traumatic brain injury, post-stroke syndromes, long COVID-19, persistent Lyme disease, and influenza encephalopathy having close pathophysiological parallels that warrant being investigated in an integrated manner. A mechan...
Source: Pharmacology Research and Perspectives - February 17, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ian Albert Clark Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research
Potential Mechanisms and Clinical Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Depression
Curr Neuropharmacol. 2021 Jun 9. doi: 10.2174/1570159X19666210609162809. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMajor depressive disorder is the most common mental disorder with a significant economic burden and limited treatments. Acupuncture has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological treatment for reducing depressive symptoms. However, the potential mechanisms and clinical effectiveness of acupuncture are not fully understood. The aim of this review was to: (1) summarize the available evidence on the mechanisms and clinical effectiveness of acupuncture for depression, and then (2) compare with pharmacological interventions, g...
Source: Current Neuropharmacology - February 16, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Na-Na Yang Lu-Lu Lin Yue-Jie Li Hong-Ping Li Yan Cao Chun-Xia Tan Xiao-Wan Hao Si-Ming Ma Lu Wang Cun-Zhi Liu Source Type: research
