Hepatoprotective and anti-fibrotic agents: It's time to take the next step

R Weiskirchen - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis cause strong human suffering and necessitate a monetary
burden worldwide. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of therapies. Pre …

Tranilast: a potential anti-Inflammatory and NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor drug for COVID-19

A Saeedi-Boroujeni… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
SARS-CoV-2 is a type of beta-CoV that develops acute pneumonia, which is an
inflammatory condition. A cytokine storm has been recognized as one of the leading causes …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Nrf2/HO-1 signaling by crocin: Role in attenuation of AA-induced ulcerative colitis in rats

AE Khodir, E Said, H Atif, HA ElKashef… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is usually a mildly active disease; however, it can be associated with
serious systemic complications. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the anti …

Protective role of chrysin on thioacetamide-induced hepatic encephalopathy in rats

SA El-Marasy, SA El Awdan… - Chemico-Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome due to either acute or
chronic hepatic failure. This study aimed to investigate the possible neuroprotective effect of …

A novel protective role of sacubitril/valsartan in cyclophosphamide induced lung injury in rats: impact of miRNA-150-3p on NF-κB/MAPK signaling trajectories

GA Abdel-Latif, AHA Elwahab, RA Hasan… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a chemotherapeutic agent that induces oxidative stress causing
multiple organ damage. Sacubitril/valsartan, is a combined formulation of neprilysin inhibitor …

SB332235, a CXCR2 antagonist, ameliorates thioacetamide-induced hepatic encephalopathy through modulation of the PI3K/AKT pathways in rats

RR Abdelaziz, RS Abdelrahman, ME Abdelmageed - Neurotoxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•SB protected against TAA-induced hepatic encephalopathy in rats.•SB decreased
serum NO, reduced hepatic and brain MDA, elevated GSH and SOD.•SB decreased brain …

Protective effect of alogliptin against cyclophosphamide-induced lung toxicity in rats: Impact on PI3K/Akt/FoxO1 pathway and downstream inflammatory cascades

AE Alsemeh, DM Abdullah - Cell and Tissue Research, 2022 - Springer
Cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced lung toxicity is a remaining obstacle against the beneficial
use of this chemotherapeutic agent. More considerations were given to the role of Alogliptin …

Nifuroxazide attenuates experimentally-induced hepatic encephalopathy and the associated hyperammonemia and cJNK/caspase-8/TRAIL activation in rats

AE Khodir, E Said - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Hyperammonemia is a serious metabolic disorder associating with hepatic encephalopathy
(HE) which occurs secondary to several forms of liver injury ranging from simple acute liver …

IL-38 alleviates concanavalin A-induced liver injury in mice

X Yuan, Y Li, X Pan, X Peng, G Song, W Jiang… - International …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Interleukin (IL)-38 is a poorly characterized cytokine of the IL-1 family with anti-
inflammatory activity. The role of IL-38 in liver injury remains unknown. We have investigated …

Major depressive disorder mediates accelerated aging in rats subjected to chronic mild stress

X Xie, Y Chen, L Ma, Q Shen, L Huang, B Zhao… - Behavioural brain …, 2017 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a complex etiology and is characterized by a change
in mood and psychophysiological state. MDD has been shown to mediate accelerated …