MiR-34a affects dexmedetomidine-inhibited chronic inflammatory visceral pain by targeting to HDAC2.

Background: Dexmedetomidine (DEX) has been used as an anesthetic for decades. The present investigation aimed to elucidate the analgesic impact of DEX on 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced chronic inflammatory visceral pain (CIVP) in rats.

Methods: TNBS with or without DEX to Male Sprague-Dawley SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal, CIVP, DEX, and vehicle.

Interleukin-17 promotes the development of cisplatin resistance in colorectal cancer.

Cisplatin (DDP)-based anticancer therapy is an important chemotherapeutic strategy for the treatment of colorectal cancer. However, its beneficial effect is largely compromised by adverse reactions, and more importantly, by the development of drug resistance. Therefore, it is crucial to determine the potential mechanism underlying the development of DDP resistance in colorectal cancer.

Systems Pharmacology Dissection of the Protective Effect of Myricetin Against Acute Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Myocardial Injury in Isolated Rat Heart.

In this paper, we investigated the multi-target effect of myricetin as a therapeutic for cardiovascular disease, using an acute ischemia/reperfusion-induced myocardial injury model to gain insight into its mechanism of action. The compound-target interaction profiles of myricetin were determined using a combination of text mining, chemometric and chemogenomic methods. The effect of myricetin on cardiac function was investigated by carrying out experiments in rats subjected to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) using Langendorff retrograde perfusion technology.