Use of intravenous lipid emulsions in drug-induced toxicities: a 2025 narrative review [PDF]
Intravenous lipid emulsions (ILE) were first proposed in 1998 as a treatment for bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrest. Since then, their use has expanded to include poisonings by various lipophilic drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants, calcium channel ...
Gauthier Nendumba +4 more
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Effects of statins on serum sCD40, sCD146 and PAPP-An in patients with coronary heart disease [PDF]
Background: To analyse the effects of statins on the levels of sCD40, sCD146 and PAPP-An in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods: 126 patients with CHD treated from September 2022 to September 2024 were divided into a study group (n = 84 ...
Li Huawen +3 more
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3-Cyano-2-oxa-pyridines: a promising template for diverse pharmacological activities [PDF]
Pyridines have occupied a unique place in medicinal chemistry as it is widely profound as natural products and formed the integral backbone of great number of drugs in the market.
Gamal El-Din Abuo-Rahma +5 more
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Discovery of Ro 41-0960, a Non-Steroidal Inhibitor of the Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>-ATPase. [PDF]
Ro 41‐0960 is a non‐steroidal Na+/K+‐ATPase inhibitor with low micromolar potency and a mixed inhibitory mechanism distinct from classical cardiotonic steroids, without acute pro‐arrhythmic effects in human cardiomyocytes. The Na+/K+‐ATPase (NKA) is a central regulator of cardiac ion homeostasis and a validated target for heart failure.
Cruz-Cortés C +5 more
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Synthesis of Cardiotonic Steroids Oleandrigenin and Rhodexin B [PDF]
This article describes a concise synthesis of cardiotonic steroids oleandrigenin (7) and its subsequent elaboration into the natural product rhodexin B (2) from the readily available intermediate (8) that could be derived from the ...
Pavel, Nagorny +2 more
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Cardiotonic Steroids as a Potential Novel Approach for Immunomodulation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. [PDF]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that significantly impairs the quality of life of millions of individuals. The pathogenesis of IBD is closely linked to dysbiosis of microbiota and the activation of various inflammatory pathways ...
Cavalcante-Silva LHA +5 more
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Acute poisoning by cardiovascular agents [PDF]
In order to determine the frequency, severity of poisoning, and the efficacy of the applied therapeutic measures, retrospective study of 391 patients treated for acute drug poisoning was performed during one-year period at the Clinic for Emergency and ...
Vučinić Slavica +5 more
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Steroids—has the time come to extend their use to AML?
Background In 2018, leukaemia accounted for 2.6% of all new cancers, it being the 13th most common cause of cancer and the 10th most common cause of cancer death. Glucocorticoids are commonly used in lymphoid leukaemia treatment, where they are cytotoxic.
Mariah Farrugia +3 more
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Antiviral activity of ouabain against a Brazilian Zika virus strain
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging arbovirus associated with neurological disorders. Currently, no specific vaccines or antivirals are available to treat the ZIKV infection.
Deyse Cristina Madruga Carvalho +9 more
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Cardiac Glycosides as Immune System Modulators
Cardiac glycosides (CGs) are natural steroid compounds occurring both in plants and animals. They are known for long as cardiotonic agents commonly used for various cardiac diseases due to inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) pumping activity and modulating
Jan Škubník +2 more
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