54 citations
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February 2002 in “Carcinogenesis” This study suggests that activation of polyamine catabolism in K6-SSAT transgenic mice may significantly increase skin tumor development and progression to carcinomas following chemical induction.
April 2012 in “J. Willard Marriott Library” This study concluded that THC and THCA incorporate into hair by a mechanism independent of hair pigmentation, likely influenced by indirect deposition via sebum and skin.
21 citations
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May 2016 in “Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry” Diazepam's effects on anxiety and memory differ between male and female rats due to hormonal influences.
110 citations
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August 2015 in “Neuropsychopharmacology” In this study, high-dose dutasteride significantly reduced several core symptoms of PMDD compared to placebo, supporting the role of neurosteroids in this condition.
September 2023 in “Biology of reproduction” This study suggests that the testosterone analogs 7α-Methyltestosterone and 7α-Ethyltestosterone may offer promising androgenic, progestogenic, and anabolic properties for development as male contraceptives.
42 citations
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January 2019 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This study identified diltiazem, a calcium channel blocker for hypertension, as a promising repurposed treatment for influenza, enhancing antiviral efficacy when combined with oseltamivir.
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September 1991 in “Journal of Andrology” In this study, 4‐MAPC treatment reduced ventral prostate weight in rats primarily through decreased synthetic activity, with testosterone propionate increasing prostate weight and activity at pharmacologic doses.
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July 2009 in “Biomedical Chromatography” This study developed and validated a sensitive liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry method to measure aristolochic acid‐I in rat plasma, successfully applying it to pharmacokinetic research.
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December 2007 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This paper discusses the use of lifestyle drugs by individuals without medical conditions to enhance appearance, highlighting that such usage may worsen emotional disorders and suggests these should be treated with psychotherapy or psychopharmacotherapy.
22 citations
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January 1992 in “PubMed” This preliminary study suggests that baseline central serotonin turnover, indicated by CSF 5-HIAA levels, may influence treatment response to serotonin re-uptake inhibitors in women with trichotillomania.
March 2024 in “JACCP: journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy” Timely, tailored treatment is crucial for managing drug overdoses effectively.
September 2002 in “Epiliepsy currents/Epilepsy currents” This study found that deoxycorticosterone-derived neurosteroids modulate GABA A receptor function and may influence stress-induced changes in seizure susceptibility by elevating seizure thresholds in animal models.
February 2026 in “PubMed” In this study, adult male rats exhibited significant anxiety-like behaviors following finasteride withdrawal, including pronounced hyperactivity and novelty avoidance, highlighting potential parallels with post-finasteride syndrome observed in clinical settings.
This review discusses recent advances in polydopamine-based biomaterials and their growing potential in personalized medicine, but reports no new experimental results; the authors highlight both opportunities and challenges for future applications.
June 2026 in “International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology” In this study, researchers optimized fast-dissolving tablets of nifedipine using a systematic approach, resulting in formulations that demonstrated rapid disintegration, enhanced dissolution profiles, and improved solubility, potentially improving oral delivery for patients requiring poorly soluble antihypertensive medication.
October 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This advertisement for Ignite Amazonian Sunrise Drops presents a supplement with natural ingredients claimed to boost metabolism and aid weight loss, but reports no clinical trial results.
July 2022 in “World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews” This study found that methanolic extract of Cordia plathytyrsa increased testosterone levels in male rats but did not affect other evaluated metabolic parameters.
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August 2015 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that finasteride has selective effects on oxidative stress and acetylcholinesterase activity in different brain regions in rats with thioacetamide-induced hepatic encephalopathy.
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August 1952 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” This study describes a method to estimate endogenous hormone production by neutralizing an endogenous hormone with an oppositely acting hormone.
April 2015 in “The FASEB Journal” This study found that the antiseizure activity of midazolam primarily occurs through synaptic GABA-A receptors, with no significant involvement of endogenous neurosteroids or extrasynaptic receptors.
May 2025 in “Texas Digital Library (University of Texas)” In this study, researchers using Arabidopsis thaliana found that adenosine may inhibit root hair growth and stomatal opening, suggesting it plays a signaling role in plants similar to its function in animal cells, potentially revealing a new adenosine-like receptor pathway.
May 2024 in “Nano letters” This study developed a quercetin-encapsulated and polydopamine-integrated nanosystem that reshapes the perifollicular microenvironment, showing potential for rescuing hair follicle viability and regenerating hair follicles in androgenic alopecia by scavenging reactive oxygen species and promoting angiogenesis.
May 2023 in “Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy” This study developed a synchronized fluorescence spectroscopic approach to quantify finasteride and tadalafil in various forms, achieving high accuracy with %recoveries of about 99.62% and 100.19% respectively, and demonstrated superior environmental friendliness compared to previous methods.
August 2019 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study developed the CATNIP computational model, which uses biological and chemical information to successfully identify drug repurposing opportunities for various conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 Diabetes.
27 citations
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May 2008 in “Neuroscience” This study found that altering neonatal neurosteroid levels affected anxiety and aversive learning in adult rats, possibly through changes in hippocampal GABAergic functions.
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December 2006 in “Bone” This study found that the steroidal aromatase inhibitor exemestane stimulated proliferation of human osteoblast cells, suggesting both androgen receptor-dependent and independent pathways are involved.
December 2016 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” This study found that adenosine can promote the growth of human hair follicles and dermal papilla cell proliferation, possibly through increased angiogenin expression.