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Int J Physiol Pathophysiol Pharmacol
December 2024
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria.
Objectives: The significant correlation between acute myocardial infarction and subsequent hepatorenal dysfunction could result in a higher mortality rate in patients. The study aimed to evaluate the effect and mechanisms of coenzyme-Q10 (Q10) administration on hepatorenal dysfunction in an isoprenaline (ISO)-induced myocardial infarction model in rats.
Materials And Methods: Twenty male rats were assigned into four groups (n = 5).
Background: Adverse birth outcomes (ABO), such as preterm birth (PTB), small and large for gestational age (SGA/LGA), can compromise both the short- and long-term health of mothers and their foetuses. The purpose of this observational study was to investigate the association between maternal serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels in late pregnancy and the risk of ABO, and to evaluate its predictive value of maternal ALP levels for ABO in women with singleton pregnancies.
Methods: A total of 11 853 consecutive pregnant women underwent hepatic and renal function tests, lipid profile assessments, ALP and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels measurements upon admission for labour.
Anticancer Agents Med Chem
January 2025
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Vision Colleges, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Liver fibrosis represents a serious risk to global health by impairing quality of life and elevating the chances of hepatocellular carcinoma, while the intricate role of autophagy can either alleviate or worsen fibrosis depending on its functioning.
Objective: Herein, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of chlorogenic acid in CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis and explore the autophagy pathway as the possible molecular target of chlorogenic acid.
Methods: Rats were injected with carbon tetrachloride (1ml/kg) to induce liver fibrosis for 10 weeks.
Phytomedicine
January 2025
Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Longhua Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 South Wanping Rd, Xuhui Area, Shanghai 200032, China. Electronic address:
Background: Atherosclerosis is a major contributor to global cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, driven by the chronic inflammatory proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), which destabilizes atherosclerotic plaques. The EphA2/ephrinA1 signaling pathway plays a critical role in modulating VSMC inflammatory responses, making it an attractive therapeutic target. However, the clinical application of EphA2 inhibitors remains limited due to safety concerns.
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January 2025
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of General Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Knowledge of drug pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution is precious for ensuring patient safety and optimizing treatments. The varied use of local anesthetics, as well as the fact that anesthetics can sometimes have low therapeutic indices and numerous adverse drug reactions, makes any novel pharmacokinetics information valuable. The present manuscript describes a pharmacokinetic study of ropivacaine carried out after plane block anesthesia on an animal model, using high sensitivity, accurate, and precise LC-MS/MS bioanalysis.
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