An inhibitory monoclonal antibody to rabbit brain acetylcholinesterase. Studies on interaction with the enzyme.

abstract：:We demonstrated previously that the nucleoside of fludarabine (F-ara-A), a clinically effective agent against chronic lymphocytic leukemia and low-grade lymphoma, produces synergistic cytotoxicity against cisplatin-resistant CP2.0 human colon tumor cells when administered in combination with cisplatin. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Li L,Keating MJ,Plunkett W,Yang LY

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat and human lung microsomal cytochrome P-450 (P-450) enzymes have been characterized with regard to their catalytic activities towards several xenobiotic chemicals, including procarcinogens, in different microsomal preparations. Rat lung microsomal P-450s were more active than the human P-450s in catalyzing most of ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Shimada T,Yun CH,Yamazaki H,Gautier JC,Beaune PH,Guengerich FP

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We show here that arsenite (As(3+)) elicits multiple effects on gene control, such as the interruption of cell cycle control by initiating G(2)/M arrest as well as inhibiting the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor-mediated 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-inducible expression of CYP1A1. This raises the question ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Bonzo JA,Chen S,Galijatovic A,Tukey RH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal cell degeneration was studied in vitro in primary rat brain neuronal cultures grown in serum-free, chemically defined, CDM R12 medium, by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) released in the culture medium. A Ca2+-dependent neuronal cell degeneration was observed after prolonged and transient exposure 30 mic...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Pauwels PJ,Van Assouw HP,Leysen JE,Janssen PA

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In saturation studies with [3H]dihydromorphine, unlabeled D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin (1 nM) inhibited the high-affinity binding component far more potently than the lower-affinity one. Similarly, morphine (1 nM) inhibited the higher-affinity binding of 3H-D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin to a greater extent than its lower-affin...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Nishimura SL,Recht LD,Pasternak GW

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage production of growth factors for fibroblasts, in particular platelet-derived growth factor B [PDGF(B)] and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), is thought to be central to the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. In a search for anti-inflammatory agents that might prevent this process, we asked whethe...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Wangoo A,Haynes AR,Sutcliffe SP,Sorooshian M,Shaw RJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depending on their primary structure, the 28 mammalian transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channels identified so far can be sorted into 6 subfamilies: TRPC ("Canonical"), TRPV ("Vanilloid"), TRPM ("Melastatin"), TRPP ("Polycystin"), TRPML ("Mucolipin"), and TRPA ("Ankyrin"). The TRPV subfamily (vanilloid recept...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Vriens J,Appendino G,Nilius B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CB1 cannabinoid receptor has been implicated in the regulation of bone remodeling and bone mass. A high bone mass (HBM) phenotype was reported in CB1-null mice generated on a CD1 background (CD1(CB1-/-) mice). By contrast, our preliminary studies in cb1-/- mice, backcrossed to C57BL/6J mice (C57(CB1-/-) mice), rev...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Tam J,Ofek O,Fride E,Ledent C,Gabet Y,Müller R,Zimmer A,Mackie K,Mechoulam R,Shohami E,Bab I

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diphosphoinositol polyphosphates ("inositol pyrophosphates") are a specialized subgroup of the inositol phosphate signaling family. This review proposes that many of the current data concerning the metabolic turnover and biological effects of the diphosphoinositol polyphosphates are linked by a common theme: these...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Shears SB

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptive changes in gene expression are thought to contribute to dependence, addiction and other behavioral responses to chronic ethanol abuse. DNA array studies provide a nonbiased detection of networks of gene expression changes, allowing insight into functional consequences and mechanisms of such molecular response...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Thibault C,Lai C,Wilke N,Duong B,Olive MF,Rahman S,Dong H,Hodge CW,Lockhart DJ,Miles MF

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is used in the treatment of angina pectoris and cardiac failure, but the rapid onset of GTN tolerance limits its clinical utility. Research suggests that a principal cause of tolerance is inhibition of an enzyme responsible for the production of physiologically active concentrations of NO fro...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： DiFabio J,Ji Y,Vasiliou V,Thatcher GR,Bennett BM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of the potential use of the thiazolidinedione family of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) agonists in prostate cancer treatment, this study assessed the mechanism by which these agents suppress prostate-specific antigen (PSA) secretion in prostate cancer cells. Two lines of evidence...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Yang CC,Ku CY,Wei S,Shiau CW,Chen CS,Pinzone JJ,Ringel MD,Chen CS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed how conformational information encoded by ligand binding to δ-opioid receptors (DORs) is transmitted to Kir3.1/Kir3.2 channels. Human embryonic kidney 293 cells were transfected with bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) donor/acceptor pairs that allowed us to evaluate independently reci...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Richard-Lalonde M,Nagi K,Audet N,Sleno R,Amraei M,Hogue M,Balboni G,Schiller PW,Bouvier M,Hébert TE,Pineyro G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We cloned and expressed a human metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 alpha (HmGluR1 alpha) in a novel cell line. The human mGluR1 alpha cDNA was found to be 86% identical to rat mGluR1 alpha, and the predicted protein sequence was found to be 93% identical to rat mGluR1 alpha. We expressed HmGluR1 alpha in AV12-664, an a...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Desai MA,Burnett JP,Mayne NG,Schoepp DD

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous biochemical studies have demonstrated that synergy between non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors (NNRTI) and nucleoside RT inhibitors (NRTIs) is due to inhibition by the NNRTI of the rate at which HIV-1 RT facilitates ATP-mediated excision of NRTIs from chain-terminated template/primers (T/P). ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Radzio J,Sluis-Cremer N

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the nucleic acid sequence encoding a human 5-hydroxytryptamine1D (5-HT1D) serotonin receptor and some of the functional characteristics of the gene product. The receptor gene was isolated by hybridization to a probe based on a canine thyroid cDNA (called RDC4) previously isolated by others and believed to ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Hamblin MW,Metcalf MA

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins are negative modulators of G protein signaling that have emerged as promising drug targets to improve specificity and reduce side effects of G protein-coupled receptor-related therapies. Several small molecule RGS protein inhibitors have been identified; however, enhanci...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： McNabb HJ,Gonzalez S,Muli CS,Sjögren B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a distinct category of single-stranded, covalently closed RNAs formed by backsplicing. The functions of circRNAs are incompletely known and are under active investigation. Here, we report that in addition to traditional linear mRNAs (linRNA), mouse, rat, and human opioid receptor genes gen...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Irie T,Shum R,Deni I,Hunkele A,Le Rouzic V,Xu J,Wilson R,Fischer GW,Pasternak GW,Pan YX

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart cells in culture need no external stimulation to contract; they beat rhythmically at a rate and intensity dependent on culture conditions. These cells respond to the general anesthetic 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluorethane (halothane), with a loss of beating intensity and a lessening of beating rate. Increased c...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Malinconico SM,Hartzell CR,McCarl RL

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromedin U (NmU) is a 25 amino acid peptide prominently expressed in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract and central nervous system. It is highly conserved throughout evolution and induces smooth muscle contraction in a variety of species. Our understanding of NmU biology has been limited because the identity of i...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Hedrick JA,Morse K,Shan L,Qiao X,Pang L,Wang S,Laz T,Gustafson EL,Bayne M,Monsma FJ Jr

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnanolone [5 beta-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one (5 beta 3 alpha)] and allopregnanolone [5 alpha-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one (5 alpha 3 alpha)] are neuroactive steroids that are reduced metabolites of progesterone. Both 5 beta 3 alpha and 5 alpha 3 alpha are potent positive modulators of the gamma-aminobutyric acid respon...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Friedman L,Gibbs TT,Farb DH

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrethroid insecticides are synthetic neurotoxins patterned after the naturally occurring pyrethrins. Their mechanism of action is thought to involve effects primarily at the voltage-sensitive sodium channel of both insect and mammalian neurons, although recent studies have raised the possibility that these compounds ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Brown GB,Gaupp JE,Olsen RW

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smooth muscle preparations of human aorta or pig coronary arteries contain nearly equal amounts of cGMP-dependent protein kinase isozymes (cGMP kinase I alpha and I beta). In order to understand the roles of these isozymes in relaxing vascular smooth muscle, several new cGMP analogs were synthesized and tested for pot...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Sekhar KR,Hatchett RJ,Shabb JB,Wolfe L,Francis SH,Wells JN,Jastorff B,Butt E,Chakinala MM,Corbin JD

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some biochemical and pharmacological properties of a novel, potent inhibitor of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase, N-cyclohexyl-N-methyl-4-(7-oxy-1,2,3,5-tetrahydroimidazo[2,1-b] quinazolin-2-one) butyramide (RS-82856), were investigated. RS-82856 selectively inhibits the high affinity form of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Alvarez R,Banerjee GL,Bruno JJ,Jones GL,Littschwager K,Strosberg AM,Venuti MC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilute formalin injected into the rat hindpaw as a nociceptive stimulus increases neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) mRNA levels in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Increased NK-1R mRNA levels could result from increased mRNA stability or an increased rate of NK-1R mRNA transcription. In this study, RNA samples prepared...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： McCarson KE,Krause JE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we evaluate the structural differences of transmembrane helix 3 in rhodopsin and the 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A (5-HT1A) receptor caused by their different amino acid sequence. Molecular dynamics simulations of helix 3 in the 5-HT1A receptor tends to bend toward helix 5, in sharp contrast to helix 3 in rhodo...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： López-Rodríguez ML,Vicente B,Deupi X,Barrondo S,Olivella M,Morcillo MJ,Behamú B,Ballesteros JA,Sallés J,Pardo L

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliferation of activated T cells and CD56 bright natural killer (Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 13:169-183, 1995) cells caused by interleukin-2 (IL-2) has been exploited in IL-2-based therapies for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma and melanoma (J Clin Oncol 13:688-696, 1995; J Clin Oncol 17: 2105-2116, 1...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Rao BM,Driver I,Lauffenburger DA,Wittrup KD

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the insulin-releasing sulfonylurea tolbutamide on the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration [( Ca2+]i) in individual pancreatic beta-cells or suspensions of beta-cells were analyzed using the probe fura-2 and dual-wavelength fluorometry. Subsequent additions of 1, 10, and 100 microM tolbutamide induced a grade...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Grapengiesser E,Gylfe E,Hellman B

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms underlying mastoparan-induced elevation of the intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) were investigated in the insulin-secreting cell lines RINm5F and HIT. In both cell types, micromolar concentrations of mastoparan induced a prompt increase of [Ca2+]i, measured as an increase in fura-2 fluo...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Eddlestone GT,Komatsu M,Shen L,Sharp GW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atropine, the classic muscarinic receptor antagonist, inhibits ion currents mediated by neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. At the holding potential of -80 mV, 1 microM atropine inhibits 1 mM acetylcholine-induced inward currents mediated by rat alpha2beta2, alpha2beta4, alp...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Zwart R,Vijverberg HP

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00