Effect of stress on serotonin, norepinephrine, epinephrine and corticosterone contents in the soft-shelled turtle.

abstract：:Nucleocytoplasmic protein shuttling is integral to the transmission of signals between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. The nuclear/cytoplasmic distribution of proteins of interest can be determined via fluorescence microscopy, following labelling of the target protein with fluorophore-conjugated antibodies (immunofluor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Molenaar C,Weeks KL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Conscious experimental hypertensive rats injected intraventricularly with 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine (50 microgram) responded with a rapid and long-lasting (4 days) fall in blood pressure and this was accompanied by a bradycardia of similar duration. 2. The acute actions of 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine on the cardiovascula...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Finch L

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The in vitro effects of histamine, some other H1- and H2-receptor agonists and some antagonists were studied on the specific activities and kinetics of rat liver alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), and cytoplasmic and mitochondrial liver aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). 2. Histamine (H1- and H2-agonist) non-competitively in...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Messiha FS,Hughes MJ

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Inflammation, particularly the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor (TNF), increases necrosis of skeletal muscle. Depletion of inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils, cromolyn blockade of mast cell degranulation or pharmacological blockade of TNF reduces necrosis of dystrophic myofibres in the mdx mous...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Grounds MD,Radley HG,Gebski BL,Bogoyevitch MA,Shavlakadze T

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Alpha-terpineol is a monoterpene found in the essential oils of several aromatic plant species. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the cardiovascular changes induced by alpha-terpineol in rats. 2. In normotensive rats, administration of alpha-terpineol (1, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg, i.v.) ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ribeiro TP,Porto DL,Menezes CP,Antunes AA,Silva DF,De Sousa DP,Nakao LS,Braga VA,Medeiros IA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2), present in capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons, induces gastric mucus secretion and mucosal cytoprotection. 2. We studied the possible cross-talk between PAR2 and vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1). The VR1 antagonist capsazepine partially inhibited the PAR2-mediated increase in gastri...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kawabata A,Kinoshita M,Kuroda R,Kakehi K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Renin is highly expressed in submandibular gland (SMG) of mouse, which has two genes, Ren-1d and Ren-2d, but not at all in rat SMG. Differences in nuclear protein binding to renin promoter DNA were, therefore, explored. 2. Rat -169 to +23 renin DNA formed complexes with both mouse and rat extract, whereas a corresp...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Loudon JA,Fukamizu A,Murakami K,Morris BJ

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The calcineurin inhibitor cyclosporine is widely used to prevent allograft rejection after solid organ transplantation. It has a narrow therapeutic index and shows considerable interindividual differences in its pharmacokinetics. Interindividual differences in the activity and expression of the metabolising enzymes...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Hu YF,Qiu W,Liu ZQ,Zhu LJ,Liu ZQ,Tu JH,Wang D,Li Z,He J,Zhong GP,Zhou G,Zhou HH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Oxygen (O2) transfer from the blood to tissues is a function of the red blood cell (RBC) O2 saturation (SO2), the plasma O2 content being negligible. Under conditions of increased tissue O2 demand, the SO2 of arterial blood does not change appreciably (97%); however, the SO2 of mixed venous blood, equal to that of ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Buchwald H,O'Dea TJ,Menchaca HJ,Michalek VN,Rohde TD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. There was no significant difference between the systolic blood pressure (SBP) of offspring derived from SHRSP mother and WKY father and the SBP of offspring derived from WKY mother and SHRSP father at the developing stage (5-13 weeks of age). 2. The degree of genetic determinations of SBP in stroke-prone spontaneou...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ikeda K,Nara Y,Nabica T,Fujimoto A,Endo J,Ishino H,Yamori Y

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In coronary artery disease, the typical atheromatous plaque consists of a lipid core containing various inflammatory cells and a fibrous cap composed mostly of extracellular matrix. Both matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and inflammation are involved in the initiation of atherosclerotic plaques and plaque instabilit...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Zhang W,Wang CH,Li F,Zhu WZ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. It is known that the alpha(4)-subunit is likely to occur in the brain predominantly in alpha(4)beta(3)delta receptors at extrasynaptic sites. Recent studies have revealed that the alpha(1)-, alpha(4)-, gamma(2)- and delta-subunits may colocalize extrasynaptically in dentate granule cells of the hippocampus. In the ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang MD,Rahman M,Johansson IM,Bäckström T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We examined the effects of torasemide (0.3 and 1 mg/kg i.v.) on renal haemodynamics and function employing renal clearance and stop-flow techniques in anaesthetized dogs and compared these with furosemide (1 and 3 mg/kg i.v.). 2. Torasemide and furosemide did not influence renal haemodynamics, in the renal clearanc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Uchida T,Hayashi K,Suzuki Y,Matsumura Y

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Anoxic perfusion of the isolated rat heart releases noradrenaline in the absence of sympathetic nerve fibre stimulation. 2. Anoxic noradrenaline release is enhanced by reducing the extracellular Na+ concentration, consistent with the proposal that such release occurs by carrier-mediated efflux. 3. Release is also e...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Dart AM,Riemersma RA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the roles of gene polymorphisms in poor responsiveness to aspirin were extensively investigated, with conflicting results. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to better assess the relationship between candidate genetic variants and poor responsiveness to aspirin. Eligible articles were searched in Pub...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Yang J,Chen X,Zhou J,Hu S,Tang Y

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiotoxin (CTX) III, a basic polypeptide with 60 amino acid residues isolated from Naja naja atra venom, has been reported to have anticancer activity. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the anticancer activity of CTX III in human leukaemia (HL-60 cells). Cardiotoxin III activated the en...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Chien CM,Yang SH,Chang LS,Lin SR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In rats, inhibition of type IV phosphodiesterase (PDE4) attenuates acute renal failure and early (hours) mortality induced by high-dose endotoxin. Because it is unlikely that protection of renal function accounts for improved early survivability, most likely PDE4 inhibition exerts multiple beneficial effects in end...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tofovic SP,Zacharia LC,Carcillo JA,Jackson EK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Hypoxia arises in solid tumour because of inefficient blood supply. While hypoxic cells are resistant to radiotherapy and probably to many chemotherapeutic drugs they can, in principle, be turned to advantage through the development of hypoxia-activated cytotoxic drugs (bioreductive drugs). 2. Three general approac...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wilson WR,Pruijn FB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-induced phospholipidosis (DIPL) is characterized by phospholipid storage in the lysosomes of affected tissues. Many severe effects and toxicities have been linked to DIPL. The aim of this study was to determine whether the endogenous opioid system is involved in chloroquine-induced phospholipidosis. The effect of...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Malek MR,Ahmadian S,Dehpour AR,Ebrahim-Habibi A,Shafizadeh M,Kashani-Amin E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Parathyroidectomy (PTX) lessens the development of hypertension in young spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and the involved mechanisms remain to be elucidated. We have studied here the aortic vascular reactivity to both norepinephrine (NE) and acetylcholine in 10 week old male PTX SHR and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Boulebda N,Van Overloop B,Gairard A

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In the present study, we attempted to clarify whether the antidiabetic drug miglitol, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, has a protective effect against anginal ischaemia. We had reported previously that miglitol reduces myocardial infarct size through inhibition of glycogenolysis during ischaemia in rabbits. However,...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Uno Y,Minatoguchi S,Arai M,Wang N,Chen XH,Hashimoto K,Lu C,Takemura G,Fujiwara H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The diffusional permeability of collecting ducts to 22Na+ and 36Cl- was measured in rat papillae in vitro. 2. The permeability of the collecting duct to 36Cl- was 0.72 (s.e.m. = 0.01; n = 356) microns/sec which was significantly higher than the value of 0.51 (s.e.m. = 0.01; n = 356) microns/sec measured for 22Na+. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Morgan T,Ray C

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to study the effects of thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs and iodide on the conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3), the liver was obtained from normal, hypothyroid and hyperthyroid rats treated with T4 or T3 . T4 was incubated with liver homogenates and generated T3 was measured. 1. The ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Aizawa T,Yamada T

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Hepatic resection with concomitant periods of ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R) is required to perform reduced-size liver (RSL) transplantation procedures, such as living donor or split liver transplantation. Although a great deal of progress has been made using these types of surgical procedures, a significant numbe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Urakami H,Abe Y,Grisham MB

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is frequently infused intravenously as a component of the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Abrupt cessation of GTN infusion after periods of more than 24 h administration often induces rebound vasoconstriction reflecting 'pseudotolerance'; this is also the basis of the 'zero h...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kelly EA,Ahmed RM,Horowitz JD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Stroke is the second most common cause of death and a major cause of disability worldwide. Despite increasing knowledge of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that occur in stroke, there are still large gaps in our understanding that are impeding therapeutic progress. In addition, there are no drugs yet that can ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sun XL,Hu G

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the disposition of an organic anion transporting polypeptide and P-glycoprotein substrate in the rat isolated perfused liver. 2. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups. Three of the groups received 1, 2.5...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tong Y,Zhang R,Ngo SN,Davey AK

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of dietary sodium on blood pressure and levels of sodium, other electrolytes and noradrenaline (NA) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood of 15 patients with essential hypertension were studied. The CSF and blood sampling was carried out after 7 days of a high salt intake (16-18 g/day) and after 7 ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kawano Y,Yoshida K,Kawamura M,Yoshimi H,Ashida T,Abe H,Imanishi M,Kimura G,Kojima S,Kuramochi M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Ionic channels appear to play an important role in contractile responses of the cerebral arteries and, thereby, contribute to the regulation of cerebral circulation. In the present study, we investigated the role of large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K+ (BK(Ca)) channels in the regulation of cerebral arterial tone ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kamouchi M,Kitazono T,Nagao T,Fujishima M,Ibayashi S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Motoneurons (MN) shape motor patterns by transforming inputs into action potential output. This transformation, excitability, is determined by an interaction between synaptic inputs and intrinsic membrane properties. Excitability is not static, but changes over multiple time scales. The purpose of the present paper...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Funk GD,Parkis MA,Selvaratnam SR,Robinson DM,Miles GB,Peebles KC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00