Abstract:
:We characterized the effects of vanadate, an inhibitor of tyrosine phosphatase, on the tension, the level of myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation, and Rho A activation in intact ileal longitudinal smooth muscle of the guinea pig to study the role of tyrosine phosphorylation in contraction signaling. Vanadate exerted a sustained contraction with a slow onset of tension development, in a concentration-dependent manner. The contractile effects of vanadate were accompanied by increases in the level of MLC phosphorylation. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein; the MLC kinase inhibitor 1-(5-chloronaphthalene-1-sulfonyl)-1H-hexahydro-1,4-diazepine hydrochloride (ML-9); and the Rho kinase inhibitor (+)-(R)-trans-4-(1-aminoethyl)-N-(4-pyridyl) cyclohexanecarboxamide dihydrochloride, monohydrate (Y-27632) inhibited the vanadate-induced contraction and MLC phosphorylation. Vanadate caused Rho A translocation from the cytosol to the membrane fraction, which was inhibited by genistein, but not by ML-9 and Y-27632. These data indicate that vanadate induces Rho A activation probably via protein tyrosine phosphorylation and the subsequent contraction through increases in the level of MLC phosphorylation.
journal_name
J Pharmacol Scijournal_title
Journal of pharmacological sciencesauthors
Mori M,Tsushima Hdoi
10.1254/jphs.fp0030576subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-08-01 00:00:00pages
443-51issue
4eissn
1347-8613issn
1347-8648pii
JST.JSTAGE/jphs/FP0030576journal_volume
95pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Our recent study showed a possibility that newly developed A2 type botulinum toxin (A2NTX) inhibits both spontaneous and evoked transmitter release from inhibitory (glycinergic or GABAergic) and excitatory (glutamatergic) nerve terminals using rat spinal sacral dorsal commissural nucleus neurons. In the present study,...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.11124FP
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Protective effect of valsartan (Val), an angiotensin II (AII)-receptor blocker (ARB), against organ damage is reported to depend on the dosing time in hypertensive patients. Dosing-time-dependent effect of Val on survival of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) under a 12-h lighting cycle was examined....
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.10284fp
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Osteoclasts are important target cells for osteoporosis treatment. Recently, a real-time cell analysis (RTCA) system was developed to observe cell morphology and adhesion; however, the use of RTCA to study osteoclastogenesis has not been reported. Here, we investigated whether osteoclast formation could be monitored i...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2015.05.002
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) is widely used to study the mechanism of retinal degenerative diseases (RDs) because of its selectivity of photoreceptor cell death. Many reports suggest that excessive nitric oxide (NO) plays a crucial role in neuronal cell death. We hypothesized that nitric oxide synthase (NOS)/NO are in...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2015.02.008
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha)-induced cell death is regulated through the release of arachidonic acid (AA) by group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2alpha) in the murine fibroblast cell line L929. However, the signaling pathway by which TNFalpha activates cPLA2alpha remained to be solved. We examined AA r...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.fpj04033x
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-induced drug resistance is a major road block for successful cancer chemotherapy. Through phenotypic screening, the compound 2-(2-chlorophenylimino)-5-(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene) thiazolidin-4-one (CDBT) was discovered to have potent anti-tumor activity in P-gp over-expressing drug-resistant non...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.14050fp
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Intravital multiphoton microscopy has opened a new era in the field of biological imaging. Focal excitation of fluorophores by simultaneous attack of multiple (normally "two") photons generates images with high spatial resolution, and use of near-infrared lasers for multiphoton excitation allows penetration of thicker...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1254/jphs.12r03cp
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this study was to compare the effect of antimuscarinic antagonists on carbachol-induced contraction of normal human bladder and detrusor overactivity associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (DO/BPH). Samples of human bladder muscle were obtained from patients undergoing total cystectomy for bladder can...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2015.05.005
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have reported that the differentiation-inducing factors (DIFs) DIF-1 and DIF-3, morphogens secreted from Dictyostelium discoideum, inhibit proliferation of several cancer cells via suppression of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. However, the target molecules of DIFs involved in the anti-proliferative effects...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.09348fp
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this study was to determine whether carteolol eye drops, a β-adrenoceptor antagonist used as an intraocular hypotensive agent, has protective effects against the light-induced oxidative stress in retina. Dark-adapted pigmented rats were pre-treated with topical carteolol ophthalmic solution or saline an...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2018.11.010
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study, we provide evidence of critical changes in the expression of non-selective cation currents (NSCC) during culture in rat aortic myocytes. A selective TRPV4 agonist, 4alpha-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate (4alphaPDD), had little effect on membrane currents and intracellular Ca(2+) (Ca(2+)(i)) in freshly isolate...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.08133fp
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::System L (SL), a basolateral amino acid transporter, transports large neutral amino acids (LNAAs) in a Na(+)-independent manner. Previously, we identified two isoforms of transporters: L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) and 2 (LAT2) and revealed their distinct substrate selectivity and transport properties. In thi...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.08232fp
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were generated from mice and humans by Professor Shinya Yamanaka et al. in 2006 and 2007, respectively, a variety of human-derived cells have been generated, including myocardial, liver, retinal pigment epithelial, and neuronal cells. These iPSCs are now used not only in cl...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2019.06.002
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polyriboinosinic-polyribocytidilic acid (polyI:C) is a synthetic analog that elicits viral-like immune responses in mammals. We have recently found that polyI:C treatment in neonatal mice induced abnormalities of emotional, cognitive, and sensorimotor gating and dysfunction of glutamatergic neurotransmission in adulth...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.12142fp
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Selegiline is used an adjunct to L-DOPA therapy. We investigated extracellular striatal dopamine (DA) level in awake rats treated with L-DOPA and/or selegiline using a microdialysis method. Rats given 10 mg/kg, i.p. per day selegiline for 7 days were administered with a single dose of 100 mg/kg, i.p. L-DOPA 0 (3 h), 1...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.fp0051085
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the anti-vasospastic potential of fasudil's active metabolite, hydroxyfasudil, a Rho-kinase inhibitor, after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and also its effect on hemorheological abnormalities following cerebral ischemia. Chronic cerebral vasospasm was produced using a two-hemorrhage canine model. On da...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.11075fp
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Metformin has received increasing attention for its potential anticancer activity against certain human leukemia cells, but its effects on human megakaryoblastic cells are unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of metformin on proliferation and apoptosis of human megakaryoblastic cells (Dami and MEG-01) ...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2017.08.003
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinically, hemorrhoidal bleeding and prolapse disappeared immediately after injection of the sclerosing agent OC-108 into submucosa of hemorrhoids. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of action responsible for the immediate hemostatic effect of OC-108 using anesthetized rats. Subcutaneous injection o...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.fp0060583
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mood disorders are not merely attributed to the functional defect of neurotransmission, but also are due to the structural impairment of neuroplasticity. Chronic stress decreases neurotrophin levels, precipitating or exacerbating depression; conversely, antidepressants increase expression of various neurotrophins (e.g...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1254/jphs.09r02cr
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hyperglycemia, which occurs under the diabetic condition, induces serious diabetic complications. Diabetic neuropathies, affecting the autonomic, sensory, and motor peripheral nervous system, are among the most frequent complications of diabetes. Little is known about the direct toxic effect of high glucose concentrat...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.fp0070258
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the effects of sleep-inducing agents with different mechanisms of action on the loss of the righting reflex induced by isoflurane or a mixture of medetomidine, midazolam, and butorphanol (MMB), followed by atipamezole reversal. Chlorpromazine and brotizolam delayed recovery from both types of anesthesi...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2019.12.003
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Alprostadil (lipo-PGE1) is a drug delivery system preparation. This preparation is applied to treat refractory skin ulcers and arteriosclerosis obliterans. We investigated the effects of alprostadil by using the earflap ischemic model. The following results were obtained: 1) Treatment with alprostadil significantly in...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.13033sc
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neurite outgrowth is a complex differentiation process regulated by external and/or internal mechanisms. Among external mechanisms, G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been implicated in this process, but the pathways involved are not fully understood. L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA) is considered to be ine...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2019.09.002
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the inhibitory effects of β₁- or β₂-adrenoceptor (AR) antagonists on salivary amylase secretion produced by various emetic agents, such as cisplatin, apomorphine, and lithium chloride (LiCl), or the non-emetic agent β(½)-AR agonist isoprenaline in rats. We also determined the inhibitory effect of metoc...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.10265fp
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Schisandra chinensis is a hepatoprotective herb that has been used for centuries in China. Polysaccharide is one of the major active components in S. chinensis, which has been reported to improve liver injuries induced by carbon tetrachloride, alcohol, or high-fat diet. In this study, we observed the effects and corre...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2019.07.008
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the novel object recognition task, ZSET1446 (also coded as ST101) enhanced object recognition memory in mice and ameliorated cognitive impairment caused by scopolamine in rats. The enhancement induced by ZSET1446 in mice was abolished by injection of mechamylamine, a nonselective antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholi...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1254/jphs.13042fp
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The extracellular L-glutamate (L-Glu) concentration is elevated in neuroinflammation, thereby causing excitotoxicity. One of the mechanisms is down-regulation of astrocyte L-Glu transporters. Some antidepressants have anti-inflammatory effects. We therefore investigated effects of various antidepressants on the down-r...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2014.09.002
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Androgen-independent prostate cancer (PCa) is a developed tumor derived from the local androgen dependent PCa, which often affects elderly men. Psoralea corylifolia L, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used for PCa treatment as an important part of a common prescription, while the mechanism remains uncle...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2017.04.004
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Antihistamines inhibit histamine signaling by blocking histamine H1 receptor (H1R) or suppressing H1R signaling as inverse agonists. The H1R gene is upregulated in patients with pollinosis, and its expression level is correlated with the severity of nasal symptoms. Here, we show that antihistamine suppressed upregulat...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2016.02.002
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although plasma NOx (NO(2)(-) and NO(3)(-)) has been used as an index of nitric oxide (NO) formation in vivo, many unreasonable results appeared even after active elimination of NOx contamination from laboratory ware. For example, plasma NOx concentrations did not increase during vasodilation mediated by the NO/cGMP p...
journal_title:Journal of pharmacological sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1254/jphs.93.409
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00