Sodium Channel

Identification of a pharmacological approach to reduce ACE2 expression and development of an in vitro COVID-19 viral entry model

24 views | Oct 31 2023

This study developed an in vitro cellular model and identified inhibitors, CK869 and EIPA, that effectively reduced ACE2 expression and inhibited ACE2-dependent viral entry, providing potential candidates for further investigation as therapeutic drugs against COVID-19. [Read the Full Post]

[Therapeutic drug monitoring of antipsychotic drugs in routine psychiatric practice]

65 views | Oct 01 2023

This study examined the relationship between daily doses of antipsychotic drugs, their serum concentrations, and patient characteristics in the treatment of schizophrenia, highlighting the importance of therapeutic drug monitoring and individual patient factors on drug exposure. [Read the Full Post]

Interaction of copper potential metallodrugs with TMPRSS2: A comparative study of docking tools and its implications on COVID-19

21 views | Apr 10 2023

The research on Casiopeina-analogs as TMPRSS2 inhibitors and their interaction with the catalytic triad provides valuable insights into potential drug candidates for treating COVID-19. [Read the Full Post]

Concentration dependence of active potassium transport in the human red blood cell in the presence of inhibitors

112 views | Mar 09 2023

The passage describes the inhibition of active potassium influx in human red blood cells by several compounds, including strophanthidin, ethacrynic acid, and MK-870, and suggests a model for the behavior of the transport system in the presence of these compounds and potassium ions. [Read the Full Post]

Metabolic characterization and GAPDH dependent regulation of ENaC in hPheo1 wild-type and SDHB knockdown cells

51 views | Mar 08 2023

The study investigates the expression and activity of ENaC and ASIC ion channels in hPheo1 WT and SDHB KD cells, which may provide important insights into understanding and treating SDHB-related disease. [Read the Full Post]

Procaine Attenuates Pain Behaviors of Neuropathic Pain Model Rats Possibly via Inhibiting JAK2/STAT3

0 views | Dec 28 2018

Li D et al. indicated that procaine is capable of attenuating NPP, suggesting procaine is a potential therapeutic strategy for treating NPP. Its role may be associated with the inhibition on JAK2/STAT3 signaling. [Read the Full Post]

Spinal Glutamate Transporters Are Involved in the Development of Electroacupuncture Tolerance

1134 views | Dec 16 2018

Cui L et al. indicated the participation of the spinal GTs in EAT. [Read the Full Post]

Cellular uptake pathways of sepiolite nanofibers and DNA transfection improvement

627 views | Nov 27 2018

Castro-Smirnov FA et al. showed that sepiolite can be spontaneously internalized into mammalian cells through both non-endocytic and endocytic pathways, macropinocytosis being one of the main pathways. Interestingly, exposure of the cells to endocytosis inhibitors, such as chloroquine, two-fold increase the efficiency of sepiolite-mediated gene transfer, in addition to the 100-fold increased resulting from sepiolite sonomechanical treatment. As sepiolite is able to bind various biological molecules, this nanoparticulate silicate could be a good candidate as a nanocarrier for simultaneous vectorization of diverse biological molecules. [Read the Full Post]

PCSK9-deficiency does not alter blood pressure and sodium balance in mouse models of hypertension

1013 views | Sep 06 2018

Berger JM et al. found that PCSK9-deficiency did not alter both basal blood pressure and its increase in salt-insensitive (l-NAME) and salt-sensitive (Ang-II and DOCA-salt) hypertension models. [Read the Full Post]

Procaine Attenuates Pain Behaviors of Neuropathic Pain Model Rats Possibly via Inhibiting JAK2/STAT3

2425 views | Sep 21 2017

Li D et al. indicated that procaine is capable of attenuating NPP, suggesting procaine is a potential therapeutic strategy for treating NPP. Its role may be associated with the inhibition on JAK2/STAT3 signaling. [Read the Full Post]