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Thomas Johnston

Professor of Pharmaceutics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Verified email at umkc.edu
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[HTML][HTML] The impact of stress on body function: A review

H Yaribeygi, Y Panahi, H Sahraei, TP Johnston… - EXCLI …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Any intrinsic or extrinsic stimulus that evokes a biological response is known as stress. The
compensatory responses to these stresses are known as stress responses. Based on the type…

The use of mucoadhesive polymers in buccal drug delivery

N Salamat-Miller, M Chittchang, TP Johnston - Advanced drug delivery …, 2005 - Elsevier
Buccal delivery of the desired drug using mucoadhesive polymers has been the subject of
interest since the early 1980s. Advantages associated with buccal drug delivery have …

COVID-19 and cardiac injury: clinical manifestations, biomarkers, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up

…, M Inabadi, A Savardashtaki, TP Johnston… - Expert review of anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has the characteristics of high transmission,
diverse clinical manifestations, and a long incubation period. In addition to infecting the …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory action of statins in cardiovascular disease: the role of inflammasome and toll-like receptor pathways

…, MY Taba, M Banach, K Al-Rasadi, TP Johnston… - Clinical reviews in …, 2021 - Springer
Atherosclerosis is one type of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in which activation of the
NLRP3 inflammasome and toll-like receptor (TLR) pathways is implicated. One of the most …

Therapeutic effects of curcumin in inflammatory and immune‐mediated diseases: A nature‐made jack‐of‐all‐trades?

E Abdollahi, AA Momtazi, TP Johnston… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin is a dietary polyphenol from turmeric with numerous pharmacological activities.
Novel animal and human studies indicate that curcumin can affect different immune cells, such …

Curcumin use in pulmonary diseases: State of the art and future perspectives

D Lelli, A Sahebkar, TP Johnston, C Pedone - Pharmacological research, 2017 - Elsevier
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a yellow pigment present in the spice turmeric (Curcuma
longa). It has been used for centuries in Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine) for the …

Curcumin as a potential candidate for treating hyperlipidemia: A review of cellular and metabolic mechanisms

…, Y Ahmadi, M Teymouri, TP Johnston… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin is an herbal polyphenol extensively investigated for antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory,
and hypolipidaemic properties. In the present review, the efficacy of curcumin for improving …

Curcumin as a MicroRNA regulator in cancer: a review

…, F Shahabipour, S Khatibi, TP Johnston… - Reviews of Physiology …, 2016 - Springer
Curcumin is a natural dietary polyphenol for which anti-tumor effects have been documented.
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of curcumin, along with its immunomodulatory…

Mechanism of poloxamer 407-induced hypertriglyceridemia in the rat

TP Johnston, WK Palmer - Biochemical pharmacology, 1993 - Elsevier
One 300 mg ip injection of the nonionic surfactant poloxamer 407 (Pluronic® F-127) produces
a significant increase above control of both circulating cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) …

Curcumin: A natural modulator of immune cells in systemic lupus erythematosus

…, SM Haftcheshmeh, SA Esmaeili, TP Johnston… - Autoimmunity …, 2018 - Elsevier
Curcumin is a polyphenol natural product isolated from turmeric, interacting with different
cellular and molecular targets and, consequently, showing a wide range of pharmacological …