The crucial role of metal ions in neurodegeneration: the basis for a promising therapeutic strategy.

abstract：:1. alpha 1-Adrenoceptor densities were studied in cardiac membrane preparations from several mammalian species including human failing hearts under identical experiment conditions; the alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist, [3H]-prazosin, was used as radioligand. End-stage heart failure (NYHA IV) in human hearts was due to ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Steinfath M,Chen YY,Lavický J,Magnussen O,Nose M,Rosswag S,Schmitz W,Scholz H

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonists TL99 (2-(N N-dimethyl)amino-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene) and UK14304 (5-bromo-6-[2-imidazoline-2-yl-aminol]-quinoxaline), in concentrations that are less than 1% of those producing vasoconstriction, enhance vasoconstrictor responses to noradrenaline and phenylephrin...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Xiao XH,Rand MJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Carrier mediated uptake (uptake-1) transport of norepinephrine (NE) plays a key role in the regulation of sympathetic neurotransmission. Recent investigations indicate that nitric oxide (NO) may modulate uptake-1 activity, possibly in a cyclic GMP independent manner. 2. Carrier mediated transport of [(3)H-NE] and [...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kaye DM,Gruskin S,Smith AI,Esler MD

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue, BJP is proud to publish an Endothelium Themed Section to celebrate the life of Robert F. Furchgott, who died on May 19th 2009. It is 30 years since he discovered endothelium-derived relaxant factor and a decade since he was awarded the Nobel Prize for this work. His discovery has led to an array of new ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McGrath JC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In circular smooth muscle cells of the guinea-pig stomach (antrum), diltiazem (10(-6)-10(-5)M) blocked the overshooting spike potential generated either spontaneously or by electrical stimulation in the presence of 2 mM tetraethylammonium chloride, but did not block the slow wave and the abortive spike potential. The ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ishikawa S,Komori K,Nagao T,Suzuki H

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Bleomycin (BLM), one of the most common sclerosants, is often used to treat venous malformations (VMs). The present study was designed to investigate whether endothelial mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) contributes to the therapeutic effects of BLM. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Endothelial and mesenchym...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Zhang W,Chen G,Ren JG,Zhao YF

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine, noradrenaline (NA) and adrenaline (Ad) depletion by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) and pargyline plus 6-OHDA was investigated in the cat left ventricle, mesenteric and renal arteries, renal cortex, renal medulla and adrenal medulla. Catecholamine concentrations in plasma were also analyzed in these two experimen...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Caramona MM,Soares-da-Silva P

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The intravenous, subcutaneous and oral toxicity of ambenoxan in mice is reported.2. Ambenoxan is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant shown to be effective in mice, rats, rabbits, dogs and monkeys without loss of the righting reflex.3. It had no peripheral neuromuscular blocking properties.4. Decerebrate rig...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Shapero M,Southgate PJ

更新日期：1970-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. TRPM2 is a Ca2+ -permeable nonselective cation channel activated by intracellular ADP-ribose (ADPR) and by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). We investigated the modulation of TRPM2 activity by N-(p-amylcinnamoyl)anthranilic acid (ACA). ACA has previously been reported to inhibit phospholipase A2 (PLA2). 2. Using patch-clam...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kraft R,Grimm C,Frenzel H,Harteneck C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Adult male rats were treated with propranolol (2.0 mg kg-1 day-1 i.p.), pindolol (0.2 mg kg-1 day-1 i.p.) or 0.9% NaCl day-1 i.p. and exposed to +4 degrees C for 42 days, or treated with 0.9% NaCl day-1 i.p. and kept at +23 degrees C for 42 days. They were weighed once a week, when a 24 h urine sample was also coll...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kortelainen ML,Huttunen P,Lapinlampi T

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 In the guinea-pig vas deferens, grayanotoxin I (G-I), a diterpenic toxin isolated from certain ericaceous plants caused rhythmic contractions which were dose-dependent (5 x 10(-5) M - 10(-3) M); these followed an initial transient contraction.2 The G-I (3 x 10(-4) M)-induced contraction was markedly inhibited or abo...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ohizumi Y

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a key role in the induction of inflammatory responses both in peripheral organs and the CNS. Curcumin exerts anti-inflammatory functions by interfering with LPS-induced dimerization of TLR4-myeloid differentiation protein-2 (MD-2) complex and suppressing pro-infl...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Zusso M,Mercanti G,Belluti F,Di Martino RMC,Pagetta A,Marinelli C,Brun P,Ragazzi E,Lo R,Stifani S,Giusti P,Moro S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of the lipoxygenase inhibitor nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) on the ionic currents of rat carotid body type I cells were investigated by use of whole-cell and outside-out patch clamp techniques. 2. NDGA (5-50 microM) produced a concentration-dependent inhibition of whole-cell K+ currents at all activa...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hatton CJ,Peers C

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) ramiprilat, the angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist (AT(1)A) candesartan, and the combination of both drugs on infarct size (IS) resulting from regional myocardial ischaemia were studied in pigs. Both ACEI and AT(1)A reduce myocardial IS by a brad...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Weidenbach R,Schulz R,Gres P,Behrends M,Post H,Heusch G

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of a new, potent, irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type B, (E)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-fluorallyamine (MDL 72145), to augment the effects of L-DOPA in an animal model which reproduces the biochemical defect of Parkinson's disease has been evaluated. In rats bearing unilateral 6...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Fozard JR,Palfreyman MG,Robin M,Zreika M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of melanotrophin release inhibiting factor (MIF) and its cyclic analogue cyclo (Leu-Gly) on tolerance to the analgesic effect of morphine were studied in male Sprague-Dawley rats. 2. Tolerance to morphine was induced by implantation of four morphine pellets (each containing 75 mg of morphine free base) ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bhargava HN

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I (11β-HSD1), a target for Type 2 diabetes mellitus, converts inactive glucocorticoids into bioactive forms, increasing tissue concentrations. We have compared the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) relationship of target inhibition after acute and repea...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Morentin Gutierrez P,Gyte A,deSchoolmeester J,Ceuppens P,Swales J,Stacey C,Eriksson JW,Sjöstrand M,Nilsson C,Leighton B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is growing interest in the physiological functions of flavonoids, especially in their effects on cognitive function and on neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of the current investigation was to evaluate the role of the flavonoid baicalein in long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampal ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wang W,Wang F,Yang YJ,Hu ZL,Long LH,Fu H,Xie N,Chen JG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The actions on the taenia of 4-(m-chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2-butynyl-trimethylammonium chloride (McN-A-343), N-benzyl-3-pyrrolidyl acetate methobromide (AHR-602), tetramethylammonium (TMA) and choline phenyl ether have been examined and compared with the actions of acetylcholine, nicotine and 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenyl...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hobbiger F,Mitchelson F,Rand MJ

更新日期：1969-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Urocortin is a vasodilator peptide related to corticotrophin-releasing factor, which may protect endothelial function during coronary ischemia-reperfusion (I-R). The aim of this study was to study the mechanisms of this protective effect. 2 Hearts from Sprague-Dawley rats were isolated and perfused at constant flow ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： García-Villalón AL,Amezquita YM,Monge L,Fernández N,Climent B,Sánchez A,Diéguez G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Inhibitory neurotransmission plays an important role in controlling excitability within nociceptive circuits of the spinal cord dorsal horn. Loss of inhibitory signalling is thought to contribute to the development of pathological pain. Preclinical studies suggest that increasing inhibitory glyci...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Winters BL,Rawling T,Vandenberg RJ,Christie MJ,Bhola RF,Imlach WL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of frusemide, ethacrynic acid and indanyloxyacetic acid was investigated on spontaneous calcium-activated chloride (ICl(Ca)) and potassium currents (IK(Ca)) in rabbit portal vein cells with the perforated patch technique. 2. Frusemide (0.3-1.0 x 10(-3) M) reduced the amplitude of spontaneous transient in...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Greenwood IA,Hogg RC,Large WA

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Exposure to an acute stress inhibits gastric emptying and stimulates colonic transit via central neuropeptide Y (NPY) pathways; however, peripheral involvement is uncertain. The anxiogenic phenotype of NPY(-/-) mice is gender-dependent, raising the possibility that stress-induced gastrointestinal...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Forbes S,Herzog H,Cox HM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. LP-805, 8-tert-butyl-6,7-dihydropyrrolo-[3,2-e]-5-methylpyrazolo- [1,5a]-pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile, is a newly synthesized potent vasodilator. To investigate the cellular mechanisms of vasorelaxation induced by LP-805, we simultaneously determined the effects of LP-805 on cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]i) and...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ushio-Fukai M,Hirano K,Kanaide H

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence suggests that interleukin (IL)-13, a Th2-type cytokine, plays a critical role in the development of bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR), an essential feature of asthma, although the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In the present study, we investigated whether IL-13 directly affects airway smoot...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Tliba O,Deshpande D,Chen H,Van Besien C,Kannan M,Panettieri RA Jr,Amrani Y

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic drug used as a first-line therapy for colorectal cancer. However, its use is associated with severe gastrointestinal side-effects resulting in dose limitations and/or cessation of treatment. In this study, we tested whether oxidative stress, caused...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McQuade RM,Carbone SE,Stojanovska V,Rahman A,Gwynne RM,Robinson AM,Goodman CA,Bornstein JC,Nurgali K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The contribution of nitric oxide (NO) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) to non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) relaxations in the pig gastric fundus was investigated. 2. Circular and longitudinal muscle strips were mounted for isotonic registration in the presence of atropine and guanethidine; tone was ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lefebvre RA,Smits GJ,Timmermans JP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of 3 competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists, LY274614, LY233536 and LY235723, on the micturition reflex and external urethral sphincter EMG activity, were examined either under isovolumetric conditions or during continuous filling cystometry in urethane-anaesthetized (1.2 g kg-1, s...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Yoshiyama M,Roppolo JR,Thor KB,de Groat WC

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. It has previously been shown that the antimigraine drug, sumatriptan, a putative 5-HT1D receptor agonist, decreases porcine common carotid and arteriovenous anastomotic blood flows, but slightly increases the arteriolar (capillary) blood flow to the skin and ears. Interestingly, such responses, being mediated by 5-...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： De Vries P,Heiligers JP,Villalón CM,Saxena PR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Magnolol, an active component isolated from the root and stem bark of Magnolia officinalis, has been reported to exhibit antitumour effects, but little is known about its molecular mechanisms of action. 2 Magnolol inhibited proliferation of human lung squamous carcinoma CH27 cells at low concentrations (10-40 microM...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Yang SE,Hsieh MT,Tsai TH,Hsu SL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00