N-n-butyl haloperidol iodide (F2) has been shown to antagonize myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by blocking calcium channels. This study explores the biological functions of ERK pathway in… (More)
Early growth response 1 (Egr-1) over-expression has been demonstrated in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, which is closely associated with endothelial dysfunction. In the present study we… (More)
Numerous antibiotics can induce an SOS repair system in bacteria that leads to antibiotic-resistant mutation of the bacterium. Therefore, searching for drugs that can prevent the SOS response and… (More)
Hypersecretion of cytokines and serine proteases has been observed in asthma. However, the influence of proteases and protease-activated receptors (PARs) on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)… (More)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Chymase is a unique, abundant secretory product of mast cells and a potent chemoattractant for eosinophils, monocytes and neutrophils, but little is known of its influence on… (More)
Serine proteases play an important role in inflammation via PARs. However, little is known of expression levels of PARs on monocytes of allergic patients, and influence of serine proteases and PARs… (More)
Hypersecretion of cytokines and serine proteinases has been observed in asthma. Since protease-activated receptors (PARs) are receptors of several serine proteinases and airway epithelial cells are a… (More)
N-n-butyl haloperidol iodide (F(2)), a novel quaternary ammonium salt derivative of haloperidol, was reported to antagonize myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injuries. To investigate its mechanisms, we… (More)
It has been recognized that protease-activated receptors (PARs), interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-6 are involved in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, and that IL-12 plays a role in adaptive immune… (More)