Supported by the National Institutes of Health Grants,No.K99HL146954 and No.R00HL146954;the College of Pharmacy Seed Research Grant Program of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease(MASLD)has increased significantly in recent decades and is projected to increase further due to the rising obesity rates.MASLD patients are at...
AIM To investigate the potential effect of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase-5(PDE-5) for therapy of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis.METHODS In the rat model of thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis/cirrhosis the ...
Supported by Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc.,which provided the funding and the plecanatide,dolcanatide and placebo used for these studies
AIM To investigate the effects of plecanatide and dolcanatide on maintenance of paracellular permeability, integrity of tight junctions and on suppression of visceral hypersensitivity. METHODS Transport of fluorescein...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81370590
AIM To investigate the effect of metformin on activated hepatic stellate cells(HSCs) and the possible signaling pathways involved. METHODS A fibrotic mouse model was generated by intraperitoneal injection of carbon te...
Supported by NIH,No.R01CA170533,No.R01CA206026 and No.P30CA56036;Targeted Diagnostic and Therapeutics,Inc.;a Ruth L.Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows from the NIH,No.CA180500(To Blomain ES);a Ruth L.Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows from the NIH,No.F30 DK103492(To Merlino DJ);a Predoctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology/Toxicology from the PhR MA Foundation
Colorectal cancer(CRC) is a major cause of cancerrelated mortality and morbidity worldwide. While improved treatments have enhanced overall patient outcome, disease burden encompassing quality of life, cost of care, a...
Supported by The National Research Foundation of Korea Grant,Funded by the Korea Government(MEST),No.2010-0001706,South Korea
The adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and p70 ribosomal S6 kinase-1 pathway may serve as a key signaling flow that regulates energy metabolism; thus, this pathway becomes an attractive target for...