Interleukin-1 mediates behavioural but not metabolic effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha in mice.

abstract：:We have examined the role of protein kinase C in the regulation of foetal-calf serum-stimulated cell proliferation in human prostatic smooth muscle cells. The data showed that the proliferative effect to foetal-calf serum (10%, v/v) was partially inhibited by 12-(2-cyanoethyl)-6,7,12,13-tetrahydro-13-methyl-5-oxo-5H-i...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Guh JH,Chueh SC,Hwang TL,Chen J,Teng CM

更新日期：1998-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate [2,3:4, 5-bis-O-(1-methyl-ethylidene-)-beta-D-fructopyranose sulfamate], administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) up to 5 mg/kg, did not influence the threshold for electroconvulsions. In doses of 10-30 mg/kg, topiramate significantly raised the threshold. This novel antiepileptic drug, in subprotective doses,...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Swiader M,Kotowski J,Gasior M,Kleinrok Z,Czuczwar SJ

更新日期：2000-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) cardiac K(+) channels are one of the representative pharmacological targets for development of drugs against cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmia. Panax ginseng has been known to have cardio-protective effects. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Choi SH,Shin TJ,Hwang SH,Lee BH,Kang J,Kim HJ,Jo SH,Choe H,Nah SY

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In isolated strips of human urinary bladder detrusor muscle, ATP, alpha, beta-methylene ATP and P1,P6-diadenosine hexaphosphate caused concentration-dependent contractions. ATP was less potent than the two synthetic purine compounds and gave smaller maximum responses. Responses to ATP, P1,P6-diadenosine hexaphosphate ...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Hoyle CH,Chapple C,Burnstock G

更新日期：1989-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular identification of two new transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, TRPM8 and TRPA1, has prompted an intense interest in their functional roles. We report that an acute exposure to the TRPM8/TRPA1 agonist icilin (0.01-100 microM), but not TRPV1 agonist capsaicin (10 microM), causes an atypical dose-relate...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Rawls SM,Gomez T,Ding Z,Raffa RB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of nicotine, and nicotine+vitamin E on glutathione reductase (Glutathione: NADP(+) oxidoreductase, EC 1.8.1.7) activity in the muscle, heart, lungs, testicles, kidney, stomach, brain and liver tissues were investigated in vivo and also in vitro. The groups were: nicotine [0.5 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneal (i.p.)]...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Erat M,Ciftci M,Gumustekin K,Gul M

更新日期：2007-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:After spinal cord injury (SCI), there is an acute phase of alternatively activated (M2) macrophage infiltration, followed by a long-lasting phase of classically activated (M1) macrophage accumulation in the wound, which is believed to derail healing and compromize organ functions. Thus, agents which are able to modula...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Yang R,He J,Wang Y

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the emetic effect of the anticancer drug cisplatin, and the protective effects of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists against cisplatin emesis were investigated in the pigeon. The experimental set-up involved the i.v. administration of drugs and subsequent observation of the percentage of vomiting animals...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Preziosi P,D'Amato M,Del Carmine R,Martire M,Pozzoli G,Navarra P

更新日期：1992-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:5-HT(1A) receptor activation by the very-high-efficacy, selective 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist F 13640 [(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-[4-fluoro-4-([(5-methyl-pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-methyl)piperidin-1-yl]-methanone] was recently discovered to constitute a novel central mechanism of broad-spectrum analgesia that, remarkab...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Bruins Slot LA,Koek W,Tarayre JP,Colpaert FC

更新日期：2003-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in autonomic receptor systems (alpha- and beta-adrenoceptors and muscarinic receptors) were compared in the aging and failing human heart. In both settings responsiveness of beta-adrenoceptors and all other receptor systems that evoke their effects via cyclic AMP accumulation was diminished. Muscarinic recepto...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Brodde OE,Leineweber K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebral circulation is innervated by calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) containing fibers originating in the trigeminal ganglion. During a migraine attack, there is a release of CGRP in conjunction with the head pain, and triptan administration abolishes both the CGRP release and the pain at the same time. In...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Edvinsson L,Sams A,Jansen-Olesen I,Tajti J,Kane SA,Rutledge RZ,Koblan KS,Hill RG,Longmore J

更新日期：2001-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal mesangial cells exposed to inflammatory cytokines produce high concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) which may exert cytotoxic actions. We report here that glomerular mesangial cells, endothelial cells and epithelial cells in culture are themselves targets for NO and undergo apoptotic cell death upon exposure to h...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Mühl H,Sandau K,Brüne B,Briner VA,Pfeilschifter J

更新日期：1996-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:2-Arachidonylglycerol (2-AG) inhibits the production in vitro of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) by mouse macrophages, as well as in mice. It has no effect on the production of nitric oxide (NO). The effect on TNF-alpha is enhanced when 2-AG is administered together with 2-linoleylglycerol (2-Lino-G) and 2-pal...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Gallily R,Breuer A,Mechoulam R

更新日期：2000-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:[(3)H]Granisetron binding to 5-HT(3) type serotonin receptors was examined in homogenates of rat forebrain and NG 108-15 cells. We have applied an allosteric model to 5-HT(3) receptor binding for the first time. Slope factors of displacement improved the modelling. Serotonin displaced [(3)H]granisetron binding with mi...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Maksay G,Bíró T,Bugovics G

更新日期：2005-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation has been reported to be closely related to exaggeration of cerebral ischemia and neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia, resident immune cells in the central nervous system, can be activated in response to neuronal injury and produce proinflammatory cytokines, resulting in further aggravation of neuronal i...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Hara H,Kimoto D,Kajita M,Takada C,Kamiya T,Adachi T

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumor activity of bakuchiol, an analogue of resveratrol, was investigated on human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cell line. MTT assay revealed that IC(50) of bakuchiol at 72h was 9.58+/-1.12 micromol/l, much lower than that of resveratrol (33.02+/-2.35 micromol/l). Bakuchiol but not resveratrol elevated intracellular ...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen Z,Jin K,Gao L,Lou G,Jin Y,Yu Y,Lou Y

更新日期：2010-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of antagonists of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) on the capsaicin-induced cough reflex in rats were studied. Intracisternal (i. cist.) injection of MK-801, a non-competitive antagonist of NMDA, significantly decreased the number of coughs in a dose-dependent manner. The competitive antagonists of NMDA, 2-DL-a...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Kamei J,Tanihara H,Igarashi H,Kasuya Y

更新日期：1989-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The inclusion of antioxidant for the treatment of arthritis, especially under the therapy with immunosuppressant, is motivated because antioxidant plays an essential role in disease progression and moreover, immunosuppressive treatment suffers redox homeostasis balance of the organism. The aim of the present study was...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Roy S,Sannigrahi S,Ghosh B,Pusp P,Roy T

更新日期：2013-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that administration of a cannabinoid CB(1) (SR141716A ¿N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2, 4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1-H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide) and CB(2) (SR144528 ¿N-[(1S)-endo-1, 3, 3-trimethyl bicyclo ¿2.2.1 heptan-2-yl]-5-(4-chloro-3-methylphenyl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-pyr azo le- 3-ca...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Beaulieu1 P,Bisogno1 T,Punwar S,Farquhar-Smith WP,Ambrosino G,Di Marzo V,Rice AS

更新日期：2000-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-8 is assumed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Since an increased expression of the interleukin-8 receptor has been observed both in polymorphonuclear leukocytes and in affected psoriatic epidermis, we were interested in whether the interleukin-8 receptor could be a molecular target ...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Kemény L,Kenderessy AS,Olasz E,Michel G,Ruzicka T,Farkas B,Dobozy A

更新日期：1994-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In rabbits, i.v. delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta9-THC) at 0.5 mg/kg was challenged with i.v. arecoline (0.025 mg/kg), nicotine (0.02 mg/kg) or physostigmine (PHYSO, 0.05 mg/kg), and observations were made on quantified EEG and behavior. The cholinomimetics effectively reversed the cortical and hippocampal EEG alter...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Jones BC,Consroe PF,Laird HE 2nd

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effects of the ethacrynic acid derivative 4-(2-butyl-6,7-dichloro-2-cyclopentyl-indan-1-on-5-yl) oxobutyric acid (DCPIB), an inhibitor of the volume-sensitive anion channel (VSAC), on electrical activity and insulin secretion in rat pancreatic beta-cells. DCPIB inhibited whole-cell VSAC curren...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Best L,Yates AP,Decher N,Steinmeyer K,Nilius B

更新日期：2004-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of probucol, a lipid-lowering agent with antioxidant properties, on HCl plus ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury and on the healing of acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers in rats. When the free radical-scavenging activity of probucol was measured by an electron spin resonance technique, th...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Ito M,Suzuki Y,Ishihara M,Suzuki Y

更新日期：1998-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute myocarditis. The imbalance between the occurrence of reactive oxygen species and the cellular antioxidant defense mechanism plays a key role in myocardial injury of viral myocarditis. Carvedilol, a nonselective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist with addition...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Li YC,Ge LS,Yang PL,Tang JF,Lin JF,Chen P,Guan XQ

更新日期：2010-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a prostanoid with diverse actions in health and disease. In chronic respiratory diseases driven by inflammation, PGE2 has both positive and negative effects. An enhanced understanding of the receptor-mediated cellular signalling pathways induced by PGE2 may help us separate the beneficial pr...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Rumzhum NN,Ammit AJ

更新日期：2016-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of reactive oxygen species on the activity of epithelium-derived relaxant factor (EpDRF) released by guinea-pig tracheal epithelium. Reactive oxygen species were generated by the electrolysis of the physiological buffer in which the tissues were bathed. E...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Burcin IU,Sahin-Erdemli I,Arzu S,Ilhan M

更新日期：1999-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In conscious normotensive cats intraventricular (i.c.v.) administration of histamine (2.0-50.0 mug) induced dose-related rises in blood pressure, with no increase in heart rate. The hypertensive response elicited by a sub-maximal dose of histamine (10.0 mu i.c.v.) was significantly antagonised by central pretreatment ...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Finch L,Hicks PE

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of taurine on levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and glucose, and an endothelium-dependent relaxation in response to acetylcholine in cholesterol-fed or streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. The acetylcholine-induced concentration-dependent relaxation was significantly attenuat...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Kamata K,Sugiura M,Kojima S,Kasuya Y

更新日期：1996-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of procaine, mepivacaine and phenylbutazone on pain perception in the equine were studied using two behavioral assays of nociception; the thermal evoked hoof withdrawal reflex and skin twitch reflex. Pain perception threshold was measured as the latency from onset of thermal stimuli to reflex withdrawal of...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Kamerling SG,Dequick DJ,Weckman TJ,Sprinkle FP,Tobin T

更新日期：1984-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Preeclampsia is reported in pregnant women around the world and often causes maternal/fetal mortality and morbidity. In the current study, we assessed the efficacy of celastrol on a rat preeclampsia model induced by Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME). Pregnant rats were administered L-NAME to esta...

journal_title：European journal of pharmacology

authors： Xiao S,Zhang M,He Z,Wang D

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00