Sildenafil beyond erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension: Thinking about new indications

M Ala, R Mohammad Jafari… - Fundamental & clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sildenafil, approved two decades ago, is the inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5). First
of all, it was designated for angina pectoris, but soon it showed a wonderful efficacy in …

Molecular pathways in protecting the liver from ischaemia/reperfusion injury: a 2015 update

J Gracia-Sancho, A Casillas-Ramirez… - Clinical Science, 2015 - portlandpress.com
Ischaemia/reperfusion injury is an important cause of liver damage during surgical
procedures such as hepatic resection and liver transplantation, and represents the main …

Octreotide and melatonin alleviate inflammasome-induced pyroptosis through inhibition of TLR4-NF-κB-NLRP3 pathway in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury

AEDES El, SS Sokar, AM Shebl, DZ Mohamed… - Toxicology and applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and aim The Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor kappa B (NF-
κB)/NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathway is essential in the pathogenesis of hepatic …

Vildagliptin Attenuates Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via the TLR4/NF‐κB Signaling Pathway

IO Sherif, NH Al-Shaalan - Oxidative medicine and cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The Toll‐like receptor‐4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor kappa B (NF‐κB) signaling pathway is vital in
the pathogenesis of hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (HIR) injury. Dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 …

Targeting autophagy to modulate hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury: a comparative study between octreotide and melatonin as autophagy modulators through AMPK …

DZ Mohamed, AEDES El, SS Sokar, AM Shebl… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (HIR) injury is a common pathophysiological process in many
clinical settings. This study was designed to compare the protective role of octreotide …

Sildenafil ameliorates Alzheimer disease via the modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in rats

MA Ibrahim, M Haleem… - Human & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease with multi-pathways
pathogenesis. Sildenafil is a selective phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor with a potential benefit …

Sildenafil potentiates the antitumor activity of cisplatin by induction of apoptosis and inhibition of proliferation and angiogenesis

MM El-Naa, M Othman, S Younes - Drug design, development and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Sildenafil is the first phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor used for the treatment of erectile
dysfunction. However, recent studies have been suggesting an antitumor effect of sildenafil …

Intraperitoneal administration of apigenin in liver ischemia/reperfusion injury protective effects

AK Tsaroucha, A Tsiaousidou… - Saudi journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: Forty eight rats were randomized into the following eight groups:(1)
Control-sham group: rats subjected to the surgical procedure, except for liver I/R;(2) DMSO …

Quercetin and tin protoporphyrin attenuate hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury: role of HO-1

Y Atef, HM El-Fayoumi, Y Abdel-Mottaleb… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2017 - Springer
Ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury occurs in many clinical situations such as organ
transplantation and hepatectomies resulting in oxidative stress and immune activation …

Hypoxemic reperfusion of ischemic states: an alternative approach for the attenuation of oxidative stress mediated reperfusion injury

MK Tasoulis, EE Douzinas - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2016 - Springer
Ischemia and reperfusion (I/R)–induced injury has been described as one of the main
factors that contribute to the observed morbidity and mortality in a variety of clinical entities …