P-glycoprotein- and mrp2-mediated octreotide transport in renal proximal tubule.

abstract：:1. In circular muscle strips of the fundus and corpus of guinea-pig stomach, mechanical responses to catecholamines were studied mainly in the presence of a prostaglandin biosynthesis inhibitor, meclofenamate. 2. Normal preparations developed considerable muscle tone, and adrenaline (10-100 microM) in the presence of ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Syed MM,Parekh AB,Tomita T

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide analyses of rare and common sequence variations have brought greater clarity to the genetic architecture of pulmonary arterial hypertension and implicated novel genes in disease development. Transcriptional signatures have been reported in whole lung tissue, pulmonary vascular cells and peripheral c...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Harbaum L,Rhodes CJ,Otero-Núñez P,Wharton J,Wilkins MR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Anxiety disorder is a common mental health disorder. However, there are few safe and fast-acting anxiolytic drugs available that can treat anxiety disorder. We previously demonstrated that the interaction of neuronal NOS (nNOS) with its carboxy-terminal PDZ ligand (CAPON) is involved in regulatin...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Zhu LJ,Shi HJ,Chang L,Zhang CC,Si M,Li N,Zhu DY

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) currents (I(Cl(Ca))) evoked by K(+)-free pipette solutions containing 500 nM Ca(2+) were recorded in rabbit pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. A voltage step protocol in which the cells were stepped to +70 mV and then to -80 mV produced outward and inward Cl(-) currents respectively that ex...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Piper AS,Greenwood IA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study was undertaken to evaluate in vivo the influence of amiodarone on the effects of triiodothyronine (T3) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) which are independent of thyroid hormone synthesis and of the conversion of thyroxine (T4) to T3. Thyroidectomized rats were given a replacement dose of T3 (0.5 mg kg(-1) p...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Adli H,Bazin R,Perret GY

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study investigated the importance of renal sympathetic nerves in regulating sodium and water excretion from the kidneys of stroke prone spontaneously hypertensive and 2K1C Goldblatt hypertensive rats anaesthetized with chloralose/urethane (17.5/300 mg initially and supplemented at regular intervals), and prepa...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chamienia AL,Johns EJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysteamine (beta-mercaptoethylamine HCl) (1.0-40.0 mM) induced a concentration-dependent increase in tonic and phasic contractions of segments of guinea-pig ileum in vitro. Myenteric plexus-longitudinal muscle (MPLM) preparations also responded with an increase in tonic contractions but phasic contractions were either...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bakich V,Brown J,Kwok YN,McIntosh C,Nishimura E

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The pharmacokinetic interaction between phenylbutazone and sulphadoxine has been studied in live sheep.2. Intravenous injection of phenylbutazone causes a rapid fall in the concentration of total sulphadoxine together with a simultaneous rise in the concentration of free sulphadoxine in plasma. Both processes are c...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McQueen EG,Wardell WM

更新日期：1971-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Methylene blue (MB) is commonly employed as a treatment for methaemoglobinaemia, malaria and vasoplegic shock. An increasing number of studies indicate that MB can cause 5-HT toxicity when administered with a 5-HT reuptake inhibitor. MB is a potent inhibitor of monoamine oxidases, but other targe...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Oz M,Isaev D,Lorke DE,Hasan M,Petroianu G,Shippenberg TS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Using a guinea-pig model of allergic asthma, we investigated the role of L-arginine limitation in the allergen-induced deficiency of nitric oxide (NO) and airway hyperreactivity (AHR) after the early asthmatic reaction, by examining the effects of various concentrations of the NO synthase (NOS) substrate on the res...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Boer J,Duyvendak M,Schuurman FE,Pouw FM,Zaagsma J,Meurs H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Both in mammalian tissues and in transfected cells, only low levels of alpha1D-adrenoceptors are detected in radioligand binding studies. It has been implicated that the comparatively long N-terminal tail of the alpha1D-adrenoceptor is responsible for the inefficient surface expression of the receptor. 2. In the pr...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Petrovska R,Kapa I,Klovins J,Schiöth HB,Uhlén S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cannabidiol (CBD) has emerged as an interesting compound with therapeutic potential in several CNS disorders. However, whether it can modulate synaptic activity in the CNS remains unclear. Here, we have investigated whether CBD modulates synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal cultures and acute...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ledgerwood CJ,Greenwood SM,Brett RR,Pratt JA,Bushell TJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Calu-3 cells are derived from serous cells of human lung submucosal glands, a prime target for therapy in cystic fibrosis (CF). Calu-3 cells can be cultured to form epithelia capable of transepithelial transport of chloride. A CF Calu-3 cell is not available. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:A retroviral v...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： MacVinish LJ,Cope G,Ropenga A,Cuthbert AW

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The ability of a range of substituted imidazole compounds to inhibit mouse cerebellar neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), bovine aortic endothelial NOS (eNOS) and inducible NOS (iNOS) from lungs of endotoxin-pretreated rats was investigated. In each case the substrate (L-arginine) concentration employed was 120 ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Handy RL,Harb HL,Wallace P,Gaffen Z,Whitehead KJ,Moore PK

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of 8-bromoguanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-bromo-cyclic GMP) on phenylephrine-induced contractions and phosphatidylinositol (PI) hydrolysis were investigated in rat isolated caudal artery. The effects of the nucleotide were compared to those of felodipine, a dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel antagonis...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lum Min SA,Tabrizchi R

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Membrane effects of cromakalim (Crom; 50-300 microM) were examined in CA1 neurones recorded mainly by intracellular, single-electrode voltage-clamping in slices (from Sprague-Dawley rats) kept in an interface chamber at 33 degrees C. 2. In 14 cells held at -63 +/- 3.5 mV, in the presence of tetrodotoxin, kynurenic ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Erdemli G,Krnjević K

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Photoactivated mechanical responses that resulted from exposure to 3-NO2-1,4-dihydropyridines (3-NO2-DHP5) or NO-donors were examined in rat isolated oesophageal smooth muscle with a view to determining the role of calcium and cyclic GMP. 2. Isometric contractile force was recorded in preparations bathed in normal ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Martin-Caraballo M,Triggle CR,Bieger D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Effects of oestradiol on the electrical and mechanical properties of the rabbit basilar artery were investigated by use of microelectrode, patch-clamp and isometric tension recording methods. 2. Oestradiol (10 nM-100 microM) relaxed arterial tissue pre-contracted by excess [K]o solution (30 mM) in a concentration-d...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ogata R,Inoue Y,Nakano H,Ito Y,Kitamura K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:β-Adrenoceptor stimulation induces glucose uptake in several insulin-sensitive tissues by poorly understood mechanisms. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:We used a model system in CHO-K1 cells expressing the human β(2)-adrenoceptor and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) to investigate the signalling mechanisms i...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Dehvari N,Hutchinson DS,Nevzorova J,Dallner OS,Sato M,Kocan M,Merlin J,Evans BA,Summers RJ,Bengtsson T

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 A method is described for repeated sampling of plasma noradrenaline (NA) in freely moving rats. Na concentration does not change during the day or after adrenalectomy. 2 Exogenous NA has a half-life of 1.5 min; drugs which block neuronal and extra-neuronal uptake lengthen this to 6.3 min. 3 Swim-stress leads to a st...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Benedict CR,Fillenz M,Stanford C

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. [125I]-Tyr4-bombesin exhibited saturable binding to pancreatic acinar cells. 2. Preincubation of cells at 37 degrees C with 0.03 nM-1 microM-bombesin for 10 min followed by acid or neutral washes reduced subsequent binding of [125I]-Tyr4-bombesin in a concentration-dependent manner by up to 90%. 3. In cell suspensi...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sjödin L,Gylfe E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) is an enteric neurotransmitter which acts at purine receptors on intestinal nerve and muscle. This study set out to shed light on the receptor mechanisms by which exogenous and endogenous ATP influences intestinal peristalsis. 2 Peristalsis in isolated segments of the guinea-pig small...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Heinemann A,Shahbazian A,Barthó L,Holzer P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Tegaserod (Zelnorm) is a potent 5-hydroxytryptamine4 (5-HT4) receptor agonist with clinical efficacy in disorders associated with reduced gastrointestinal motility and transit. The present study investigated the interaction of tegaserod with 5-HT2 receptors, and compared its potency in this respect to its 5-HT4 rece...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Beattie DT,Smith JA,Marquess D,Vickery RG,Armstrong SR,Pulido-Rios T,McCullough JL,Sandlund C,Richardson C,Mai N,Humphrey PP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of nitric oxide (NO) in striatal dopamine release has been controversial. Most NO synthase inhibitors affect more than one isoform of the enzyme and exert vasoconstrictor effects which may also affect striatal dopamine function. We now report on the effect of a soluble monosodium salt of the selective brain N...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Silva MT,Rose S,Hindmarsh JG,Aislaitner G,Gorrod JW,Moore PK,Jenner P,Marsden CD

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We have compared the effects of ouabain on the maintenance of gap junctional communication in rat aortic A7r5 smooth muscle cells, monkey COS-1 fibroblasts and human HeLa epithelial cells. 2. Ouabain (1 mM) interrupted dye coupling between confluent A7r5 cells within approximately 1 h, and high concentrations of ou...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Martin PE,Hill NS,Kristensen B,Errington RJ,Griffith TM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the imidazolidine Sgd 101/75 (2-[2-methylindazol-4-imino]-imidazolidine HCl) on blood pressure, as well as its alpha-adrenoceptor agonist activity and affinity for these receptors, were examined in various animal preparations. After both intravenous administration to conscious spontaneously hypertensive ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mathy MJ,Thoolen MJ,Timmermans PB,van Zwieten PA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the five human 5-HT(4) (h5-HT(4)) receptor isoforms, the h5-HT(4(a)) receptor was studied with a particular emphasis on the molecular interactions involved in ligand binding. For this purpose, we used site-directed mutagenesis of the transmembrane domain. Twelve mutants were constructed with a special focus on t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mialet J,Dahmoune Y,Lezoualc'h F,Berque-Bestel I,Eftekhari P,Hoebeke J,Sicsic S,Langlois M,Fischmeister R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dispersed rat anterior pituitary cell system has been used to investigate the effects of cyproheptadine and metergoline on prolactin secretion. Both drugs were potent inhibitors of prolactin secretion. However, the inhibition was not antagonized by either 5-hydroxytryptamine or a variety of dopamine antagonists. We ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Besser GM,Delitala G,Grossman A,Yeo T

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The question whether constriction of local vessels is essential for the anti-inflammatory action of glucocorticoids in carrageenin-induced granulomatous inflammation was studied. 2 The vasodilator prostaglandin E1 injection into the granuloma pouch fluid increased the exudation of plasma protein into the granuloma t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sugio K,Tsurufuji S

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Several amino-acid esters and amides have been prepared and their toxicological and pharmacological properties have been investigated. Some of the quaternary esters and amides were lethal to mice at doses below 1 mg/kg; this lethality was usually associated with high nicotinic activity. None of the compounds showed...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Barrass BC,Brimblecombe RW,Parkes DC,Rich P

更新日期：1968-10-01 00:00:00