Dexamethasone (DEX)-induced heart damage is associated with enzyme and protein alterations. The purpose of this study was to investigate DEX-induced alterations in cardiac enolase and caveolin-1 (cav-1) following DEX administration. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: a control and a DEX. The DEX group intraperitoneally received DEX at the single dose of 10 mg/kg for 7 conse...

The aim was to verify that dexmedetomidine (DEX) can attenuate CLP-induced intestinal injury via inhibition of inflammation. Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly allocated into Sham group and the other three CLP model groups, in terms of different treatments: placebo, DEX, and yohimbine plus DEX (DEX + YOH) groups. Pathology examination was conducted with HE stain. To identify difference...

Lenalidomide (LEN) is an immunomodulatory compound with significant activity versus relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).1 In Blood, Rajkumar et al2 reported striking efficacy of LEN plus dexamethasone (DEX) versus newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). While structurally similar to thalidomide (THAL), also used to treat MM,3 LEN has a unique activity profile. Both agents appear to inc...

our previous study showed that coriandrum sativum (cs) has antinociceptive effects, but the mechanisms that mediate this effect are not clear. the present study was designed to test the role of opiate system in the antinociceptive effects of cs on acute and chronic pain in mice using hot plate (hp), tail flick (tf) and formalin (ft) tests and also to compare its effect with dexamethasone (dex) ...

To achieve efficient cancer immunotherapy, the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-based cellular immunity is necessary. In order to induce cellular immunity, antigen carriers that can deliver antigen into cytosol of antigen presenting cells and can activate these cells are required. We previously developed 3-methyl glutarylated dextran (MGlu-Dex) for cytoplasmic delivery of antigen via membran...

PURPOSE The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of dexamethasone (DEX) pretreatment on antitumor activity and pharmacokinetics of the cancer chemotherapeutic agents carboplatin and gemcitabine. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Antitumor activities of carboplatin and gemcitabine with or without DEX pretreatment were determined in six murine-human cancer xenograft models, including cancers...

Dexamethasone (Dex) was shown to inhibit the differentiation, maturation, and antigen-presenting function of dendritic cells (DC) when added during DC generation or maturation stages. Here, we examined the direct effects of Dex on MHC-restricted antigen processing. Macrophages were incubated with microencapsulated ovalbumin (OVA) in the presence of different concentrations of Dex for 2 h, and t...

Regulation of multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP2) expression in response to dexamethasone (DEX) was analyzed using mainly primary rat hepatocytes. Enhanced levels of MRP2 mRNAs associated with increased amounts of a 190 kDa MRP2 were found in cultured DEX-treated hepatocytes; similarly, administration of DEX to rats (100 mg/kg, i.p.) led to a marked increase of hepatic amounts of MRP...