Regulation of ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca(2+) release in vas deferens smooth muscle cells.

abstract：:Primary osteoporosis (POP), which is caused by unbalanced bone remodeling, leads to significant economic and societal burdens globally. Gushukang (GSK) granule serves as one commonly used prescription for POP in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The present study aimed to clarify the exact roles of GSK in bone remod...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Wang Q,Zhao Y,Sha N,Zhang Y,Li C,Zhang H,Tang D,Lu S,Shi Q,Wang Y,Shu B,Zhao D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of cis-N-[4-[4-(1,2-benz-isozole-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl]butyl] cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboximide hydrochloride (perospirone), a novel antipsychotic agent with high affinities for D(2)/5-HT(2) receptors, on the rat dorsal raphe (DR) neurons, an electrophysiological study was performed using the tight...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Shiwa T,Amano T,Matsubayashi H,Seki T,Sasa M,Sakai N

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous administration of psychostimulants and opioids is a major drug abuse problem worldwide. This combination appears to produce synergistic effects on behavior at low doses; however, there is little direct evidence that the combination is stronger than either drug alone. Therefore, we investigated interaction...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Mori T,Ito S,Narita M,Suzuki T,Sawaguchi T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of patients with hyperlipidemia are prescribed 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors that are concomitantly used along with the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The effects of atorvastatin and pravastatin on insulin-induced glucose uptake and the related signal transduction in 3T3L1 adipocytes we...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Takaguri A,Satoh K,Itagaki M,Tokumitsu Y,Ichihara K

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator, IMM-H007 (H007), has been reported to reduce serum lipid levels and inhibit lipid accumulation in the liver in hyperlipidemic animal models. However, how H007 ameliorates hepatic steatosis and inflammation remains unknown. In the present study, H007, at 200 mg/kg,...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Peng X,Li J,Wang M,Qu K,Zhu H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer. However, evidence is accumulating that NSAIDs have anti-cancer effects in addition to inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX)-mediated prostanoid biosynthesis. We now show that indomethacin, a popular NSAID, significantly reduced the [3H]...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Orido T,Fujino H,Hasegawa Y,Toyomura K,Kawashima T,Murayama T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prothymosin alpha (ProTα) suppresses stress-induced necrosis of cultured cortical neurons. As neuroprotection alone could not explain the long-lasting protective actions against cerebral ischemia by ProTα, we further examined whether ProTα, in addition to neuroprotective effects, has other anti-ischemic activities. Wh...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Maeda S,Sasaki K,Halder SK,Fujita W,Ueda H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the pronociceptive role of proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) in mouse bladder. In female mice, intravesical infusion of the PAR2-activating peptide, SLIGRL-amide (SL), caused delayed mechanical hypersensitivity in the lower abdomen, namely 'referred hyperalgesia', 6-24 h after the administration. The P...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Tsubota M,Ozaki T,Hayashi Y,Okawa Y,Fujimura A,Sekiguchi F,Nishikawa H,Kawabata A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Na+, K+-ATPase is a highly expressed membrane protein. Dysfunction of Na+, K+-ATPase has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders, however, the underlying mechanism of neuronal cell death resulting from Na+, K+-ATPase dysfunction is poorly understood. Here, we inves...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kurauchi Y,Noma K,Hisatsune A,Seki T,Katsuki H

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) antagonists are currently being evaluated as potential anticancer drugs. However, adverse effects related to these drugs, such as fatigue and pain, suggest that they affect neurons. Therefore, to understand the influence of HSP90 inhibitors on neurons, we investigated the effects of gelda...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Migita K,Matsumoto T,Terada K,Ono K,Hara S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several animal models of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP), but each requires a long time to evaluate drug effects. Zebrafish scales are classified as dermal bone and potentially represent a convenient animal model of GIOP because they rapidly regenerate following their removal. We clarified that de...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Saito Y,Nakamura S,Chinen N,Shimazawa M,Hara H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oleoylethanolamine (OEA), an endogenous high-affinity agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α), has revealed the pharmacological properties in the treatment of obesity, atherosclerosis and other diseases through the modulation of lipid metabolism. To assess whether OEA can also regulate non...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Li L,Li L,Chen L,Lin X,Xu Y,Ren J,Fu J,Qiu Y

更新日期：2015-03-01 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

authors： Zhang Q,Zhai S,Li L,Li X,Jiang C,Zhang C,Yan B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation-induced abnormal behaviors are useful animal models for assessing potential anti-psychotic drugs. This study examined the effect of MGS0028, a selective metabotropic glutamate 2/3 receptor agonist, on abnormal behaviors such as hyperactivity, aggression, and deficits of prepulse inhibition in isolation-reare...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ago Y,Araki R,Yano K,Kawasaki T,Chaki S,Nakazato A,Onoe H,Hashimoto H,Baba A,Takuma K,Matsuda T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholinergic neurons play an important role in the higher functions of the brain, such as the memory, cognition, and nociception. However, the exact mechanism behind how the stimulation of all the muscarinic M1 receptors in the entire brain results in the alleviation of partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSNL)-induced mec...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Migita K,Nishimura A,Eto F,Koga K,Matsumoto T,Terada K,Hara S,Honda K

更新日期：2020-02-01 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

authors： Mizuguchi H,Das AK,Maeyama K,Dev S,Shahriar M,Kitamura Y,Takeda N,Fukui H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to examine the rate of thrombotic events after discontinuation of one year clopidogrel therapy in patients with implanted coronary stent, and to determine platelet aggregability by multiple electrode analyzer after cessation of clopidogrel. This prospective, multicenter study enrolled 200 patients subjected t...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Djukanovic N,Todorovic Z,Obradovic S,Zamaklar-Trifunovic D,Njegomirovic S,Milic NM,Prostran M,Ostojic M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hot flushes are the most common complaint of menopausal women. In the present study, a new animal model of hot flushes was established. Tail skin temperature was measured with a thermo tracer after mice were subjected to a forced exercise task using a motor driven treadmill. In ovariectomized mice, forced exercise for...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Shuto H,Yamauchi A,Ikeda M,Sohda Y,Koga A,Tominaga K,Egawa T,Kataoka Y

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A segment of guinea pig ileum was used to confirm the hypothesis that [6]-gingerol and lafutidine interact with capsaicin-sensitive neurons. Addition of 30 and 100 microM [6]-gingerol (a pungent constituent of ginger) induced contraction of the ileum immediately. Like capsaicin, [6]-gingerol-induced contraction was in...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Someya A,Horie S,Yamamoto H,Murayama T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantetheinase is an enzyme hydrolyzing pantetheine, an intermediate of the coenzyme A degradation pathway. Pantetheinase has long been considered as the enzyme that recycles pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) generated during coenzyme A breakdown. Genetic analyses showed that mammals have multiple genes known as vanin fami...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nitto T,Onodera K

更新日期：2013-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Antagonism of the dopamine D3 receptor has been hypothesized to be beneficial for schizophrenia cognitive deficits, negative symptoms and extrapyramidal symptoms. However, recent animal and human studies have shown that most antipsychotics do not occupy D3 receptors in vivo, despite their considerable binding affinity...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Baba S,Enomoto T,Horisawa T,Hashimoto T,Ono M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed a novel cognitive enhancer, ST101 (spiro[imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3,2-indan]-2(3H)-one), that activates T-type voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). Here, we address whether T-type VGCC activation with ST101 mediates its cognitive effects in vivo and the relevance of T-type VGCC activation to ace...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yamamoto Y,Shioda N,Han F,Moriguchi S,Fukunaga K

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

authors： Liu Y,Ushijima K,Ohmori M,Takada M,Tateishi M,Ando H,Fujimura A

更新日期：2011-01-01 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

authors： Shimizu M,Azuma C,Taniguchi T,Murayama T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimum strategy for heart failure (HF) treatment has yet to be elucidated. This study intended to test the benefit of a combination of valsartan (VAL) and perifosine (PER), a specific AKT inhibitor, in protecting against pressure overload induced mouse HF. Mouse were subjected to aortic banding (AB) surgery to es...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Li WJ,Liao HH,Feng H,Zhou ZY,Mou SQ,Zhang N,Wu HM,Xia H,Tang QZ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors, in particular, Ca(2+)-mobilizing G(q)-coupled receptors have been reported to be targets for anesthetics. Opioids are commonly used analgesics in clinical practice, but the effects of anesthetics on the opioid mu-receptors (muOR) have not been systematically examined. We report here an ele...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Minami K,Sudo Y,Shiraishi S,Seo M,Uezono Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that nicotine (NIC)-induced analgesia was elicited in part by activation of the endogenous opioid system. Moreover, it is well known that NIC has physical-dependence liability, but its mechanism is unclear. Therefore, we examined whether physical dependence on NIC was mediated by activation of t...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ueno K,Kiguchi N,Kobayashi Y,Saika F,Wakida N,Yamamoto C,Maeda T,Ozaki M,Kishioka S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from bone marrow were isolated for the first time in 1997 and characterized. Recent evidence has indicated that EPCs contribute to re-endothelialization of injured vessels as well as neovascularization of ischemic lesions and that a decrease in the number of EPCs...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Umemura T,Higashi Y

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal Cl- secretion is involved in the pathogenesis of secretory diarrheas including cholera. We recently demonstrated that flufenamic acid (FFA) suppressed Vibrio cholerae El Tor variant-induced intestinal fluid secretion via mechanisms involving AMPK activation and NF-κB-suppression. The present study aimed to ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Pongkorpsakol P,Yimnual C,Chatsudthipong V,Rukachaisirikul V,Muanprasat C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosteroids are known as allosteric modulators of the ligand-gated ion channel superfamily. Voltage-gated sodium channels (Na(v)) play an important role in mediating excitotoxic damages. Here we report the effects of neurosteroids on the function of Na(v), using voltage-clamp techniques in Xenopus oocytes expressed ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Horishita T,Ueno S,Yanagihara N,Sudo Y,Uezono Y,Okura D,Sata T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00