Chloroethylclonidine binds irreversibly to exposed cysteines in the fifth membrane-spanning domain of the human alpha2A-adrenergic receptor.

abstract：:Organic anion transporter-1 (OAT1) mediates the body disposition of a diverse array of clinically important drugs, including anti-HIV therapeutics, antitumor drugs, antibiotics, antihypertensives, and anti-inflammatories. Therefore, understanding the regulation of OAT1 has profound clinical significance. We previously...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Li S,Zhang Q,You G

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of high-affinity agonists for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-beta/delta (PPARbeta/delta) has led to significant advances in our understanding of the functional role of PPARbeta/delta. In this study, a new PPARbeta/delta antagonist, 4-chloro-N-(2-{[5-trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridyl]sulfonyl}ethy...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Palkar PS,Borland MG,Naruhn S,Ferry CH,Lee C,Sk UH,Sharma AK,Amin S,Murray IA,Anderson CR,Perdew GH,Gonzalez FJ,Müller R,Peters JM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of cellular ceramide, an apoptotic rheostat, is increased by sphingomyelinase or de novo synthesis. The expression of the glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene, whose induction accounts for cell viability, is regulated by activation of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-beta (C/EBPbeta) and NF-E2-related factor-2...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Park IN,Cho IJ,Kim SG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldose reductase (AKR1B1) is a critical drug target because of its involvement in diabetic complications, inflammation, and tumorigenesis. However, to date, development of clinically useful inhibitors has been largely unsuccessful. Cyclopentenone prostaglandins (cyPGs) are reactive lipid mediators that bind covalently...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Díez-Dacal B,Sánchez-Gómez FJ,Sánchez-Murcia PA,Milackova I,Zimmerman T,Ballekova J,García-Martín E,Agúndez JA,Gharbi S,Gago F,Stefek M,Pérez-Sala D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of dopamine agonists and antagonists to compete with [3H]spiperone binding to rat striatal membrane preparations at 4, 15, 26, and 37 degrees varied markedly with temperature. Dopamine and the dopamine agonist 2-amino-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene hydrobromide (ADTN) were more potent at lower...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Kilpatrick GJ,el Tayar N,Van de Waterbeemd H,Jenner P,Testa B,Marsden CD

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supplemental oxygen therapy is frequently used in the treatment of pulmonary insufficiency, as is encountered in premature infants, and in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, hyperoxia causes lung damage in experimental animals and may do so in humans. Cytochrome P4501A enzymes have been implic...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Couroucli XI,Welty SE,Geske RS,Moorthy B

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protease-activated receptors (PAR1 and PAR2) are unusual G protein-coupled receptors that are activated by distinct serine proteases and are coexpressed in many different cell types. Limited recent evidence suggests these closely related receptors regulate different physiological outputs in the same cell, although...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： McCoy KL,Traynelis SF,Hepler JR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH3 cells show spontaneous activity characterized by bursts of action potentials and oscillations in [Ca 2+]i. This activity is modulated by the activation of exogenously expressed opioid receptors. In GH3 cells expressing only micro receptors (GH3MOR cells), the micro receptor-specific ligand [D-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly5-o...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Charles AC,Mostovskaya N,Asas K,Evans CJ,Dankovich ML,Hales TG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an immunoregulatory cytokine whose biological effects are mediated through interaction with specific receptors on the surface of target cells. Due to its presumed role in generating a normal immune response, IL-2 is being evaluated for the treatment of a variety of tumors, in addition to infect...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Chang DZ,Tasayco ML,Ciardelli TL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-[6-[[(17beta)-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]amino]hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (U73122) is widely used to inhibit phospholipase C (PLC)-mediated signaling, but we and others have also reported a PLC-independent block of Kir3 channels in native cells. To elaborate on this major side effect, we examined the acti...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Klose A,Huth T,Alzheimer C

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is a cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, yet some of its therapeutic effects are thought to derive from mechanisms unrelated to prostaglandin synthesis inhibition. In human intestinal myofibroblasts, aspirin, at therapeutic doses, had the unexpected effect of inducing prolonged COX-2 express...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Mifflin RC,Saada JI,Di Mari JF,Valentich JD,Adegboyega PA,Powell DW

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of the serotonin transporter (SERT) are widely used antidepressant agents, but the structural mechanism for inhibitory activity and selectivity over the closely related norepinephrine transporter (NET) is not well understood. Here we use a combination of chemical, biological, and computational methods to de...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Andersen J,Stuhr-Hansen N,Zachariassen LG,Koldsø H,Schiøtt B,Strømgaard K,Kristensen AS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microtubule-binding taxanes, docetaxel and cabazitaxel, are administered intravenously for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) as the oral administration of these drugs is largely hampered by their low and highly variable bioavailabilities. Using a simple, rapid, and environmentally friend...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Liao VWY,Kumari A,Narlawar R,Vignarajan S,Hibbs DE,Panda D,Groundwater PW

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated various nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitors for their affinity and selectivity toward the three human isoenzymes in radioligand binding experiments. Therefore, we developed the new radioligand [(3)H]2-amino-4-picoline to measure binding of these compounds to the three human NO synthase (NOS) iso...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Boer R,Ulrich WR,Klein T,Mirau B,Haas S,Baur I

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. To examine the effects of long-term HCV infection on hepatic cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) expression and function, we used a human hepatoma cell line expressing the HCV subgenomic replicon (Huh.8) to evaluate CYP...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Anderson GR,Hasan A,Yin H,Qadri I,Quattrochi LC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cRNAs encoding the kappa-opioid receptor and an inwardly rectifying, G protein-coupled, K+ channel were coinjected into Xenopus oocytes. The effects of kappa-opioid receptor agonists and antagonists on the membrane currents in these oocytes were studied using the two-electrode voltage-clamp technique. The kappa-opioid...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Ma GH,Miller RJ,Kuznetsov A,Philipson LH

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional interaction between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) and components of the circadian clock has been suggested, but whether these transcriptional factors interact to regulate the expression of their target genes remains obscure. Here we used a PPARalpha ligand, bezafibrate, to s...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Oishi K,Koyanagi S,Matsunaga N,Kadota K,Ikeda E,Hayashida S,Kuramoto Y,Shimeno H,Soeda S,Ohdo S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olanzapine was shown to be oxidized to a reactive intermediate by HOCl, which is the major oxidant produced by activated neutrophils. A mass spectrum obtained using a flow system in which the reactants were fed into a mixing chamber and the products flowed directly into a mass spectrometer revealed a reactive intermed...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Gardner I,Zahid N,MacCrimmon D,Uetrecht JP

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between receptor number and agonist-induced intracellular responses has been well studied in receptors coupled to adenylate cyclase; however, for receptors coupled to phospholipase C (PLC), very little is known about the effect of receptor number on receptor-mediated processes. To explore this issue, ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Tsuda T,Kusui T,Hou W,Benya RV,Akeson MA,Kroog GS,Battey JF,Jensen RT

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of saturating concentrations of DDT [1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane] and the pyrethroid insecticides cismethrin and deltamethrin on alkaloid-dependent activation of the voltage-sensitive sodium channel were studied using measurements of 22Na+ uptake into mouse brain synaptosomes. In survey e...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Bloomquist JR,Soderlund DM

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK) is expressed in the kidney tubule and critically regulates sodium and potassium balance. The physiological functions of other inward rectifying K(+) (Kir) channels expressed in the nephron, such as Kir7.1, are less well understood in part due to the lack of selective ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Lewis LM,Bhave G,Chauder BA,Banerjee S,Lornsen KA,Redha R,Fallen K,Lindsley CW,Weaver CD,Denton JS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of single and repeated electroconvulsive shock (ECS) on the binding of [3H]diprenorphine to rat brain membranes was studied. Repeated but not single ECS significantly increased the Bmax of [3H]diprenorphine binding when measured in the absence but not in the presence of NaCl. On a regional basis the effect...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Hitzemann RJ,Hitzemann BA,Blatt S,Meyerhoff JL,Tortella FC,Kenner JR,Belenky GL,Holaday JW

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates the presence of a novel endothelin (ET) receptor subtype that displays high affinity for both ETA- and ETB-selective ligands. This subtype has been identified in canine spleen membranes using ETB-selective agonists ET-3, IRL-1620, sarafotoxin 6c (S6c) as well as ETA-selective antagonists BQ123 ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Nambi P,Pullen M,Kincaid J,Nuthulaganti P,Aiyar N,Brooks DP,Gellai M,Kumar C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the distribution of mRNA encoding the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) 5-HT(2A) receptor and the mu opioid peptide receptor in rat brain demonstrated their coexpression in neurons in several distinct regions. These regions included the periaqueductal gray, an area that plays an important role in morphine-in...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Lopez-Gimenez JF,Vilaró MT,Milligan G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two structural models have been developed to explain how agonist binding leads to ionotropic glutamate receptor (iGluR) activation. At alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) iGluRs, full and partial agonists close the agonist-binding domain (ABD) to different degrees whereas agonist-induced do...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Fay AM,Corbeil CR,Brown P,Moitessier N,Bowie D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the ability of norepinephrine to stimulate [3H]inositol trisphosphate production and calcium mobilization in rat-1 fibroblasts stably expressing the cloned alpha 1-adrenergic subtypes and their sensitivity to phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA). It was observed that the three subtypes were able to activat...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Vázquez-Prado J,García-Sáinz JA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytochrome P450 26 family is believed to be responsible for all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) metabolism and elimination in the human fetus and adults. CYP26A1 and CYP26B1 mRNA is expressed in a tissue-specific manner, and mice in which the CPY26 isoform has been knocked out show distinct malformations and lethality....

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Tay S,Dickmann L,Dixit V,Isoherranen N

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon sustained insult, kinins are released and many kinin responses, such as inflammatory pain, adapt from a B2 receptor (B2R) type in the acute phase to a B1 receptor (B1R) type in the chronic phase. In this study, we show that kinins modulate receptor endocytosis to rapidly decrease B2R and increase B1R on the cell ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Enquist J,Skröder C,Whistler JL,Leeb-Lundberg LM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bitopic binding properties apply to a variety of muscarinic compounds that span and simultaneously bind to both the orthosteric and allosteric receptor sites. We provide evidence that fluorescent pirenzepine derivatives, with the M1 antagonist fused to the boron-dipyrromethene [Bodipy (558/568)] fluorophore via spacer...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Daval SB,Kellenberger E,Bonnet D,Utard V,Galzi JL,Ilien B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioid analgesics are used extensively in the management of pain. Although the clinically effective opioids bind with high affinity to the mu-opioid receptor, studies have suggested that the delta-opioid agonists might represent more ideal analgesic agents, with fewer side effects. A limitation to opiate effectiveness...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Bot G,Blake AD,Li S,Reisine T

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00