Resveratrol, a constituent of red wine, has long been suspected to have cardioprotective
effects. Interest in this compound has been renewed in recent years, first from its …

Bee venom (BV) therapy (BVT), the therapeutic application of BV, has been used in
traditional medicine to treat diseases, such as arthritis, rheumatism, pain, cancerous tumors …

Migraine is one of the most disabling and prevalent of all disorders. To improve
understanding of migraine mechanisms and to suggest a new therapeutic target, we …

Introduction 3. Mechanisms of Action 3.1. Regulation of Bcl-2 family members 3.2.
Regulation of cell cycle 3.3. Regulation of MAP kinase 3.4. Generation of Reactive Oxygen …

Emerging literature suggests that diet constituents may play a modulatory role in chronic
pain (CP) through management of inflammation/oxidative stress, resulting in attenuation of …

Four families of potassium channels with different structures, functional characteristics and
pharmacological sensitivity, are distinguished in neurons: voltage-gated (Kv), calcium …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in developed countries where the
common pathological substrate underlying this process is atherosclerosis. Several new …

Ovarian Granulosa Cells (GCs) are known to proliferate in the developing follicle and
undergo several biochemical processes during folliculogenesis. They represent a …

Background ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels in neurons regulate excitability,
neurotransmitter release and mediate protection from cell-death. Furthermore, activation of …

Large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK-Ca) channels differ from most of other K+
channels in that their activation is under dual control, ie, activated by either increase in …