Disruption of inflammatory signals by cytokine-targeted therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases.

abstract：:1 The present study comprised treatment of healthy male rats with Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, 10 mg kg(-1), p.o.), and combinations of THC with benzoflavone moiety (BZF, 10 and 20 mg kg(-1), p.o.) isolated from Passiflora incarnata Linneaus, over a period of 30 days. 2 Upon 30-days chronic administrations, the...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Dhawan K,Sharma A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of a new kind of volatile anaesthetic, sevoflurane (Sev), on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-gated chloride current (Icl) in single neurones dissociated from the rat hippocampal CA1 area were examined using the nystatin perforated patch recording configuration under the voltage-clamp condition. All drugs...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wu J,Harata N,Akaike N

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Acute activation of κ opioid (KOP) receptors results in anticocaine-like effects, but adverse effects, such as dysphoria, aversion, sedation and depression, limit their clinical development. Salvinorin A, isolated from the plant Salvia divinorum, and its semi-synthetic analogues have been shown t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Simonson B,Morani AS,Ewald AW,Walker L,Kumar N,Simpson D,Miller JH,Prisinzano TE,Kivell BM

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:1. The atrioventricular node (AVN) is an important part of the conduction system in the heart and is a significant site of antiarrhythmic drug action. The class 1 antiarrhythmic propafenone is effective in treating a variety of arrhythmias, including those involving the AVN. In this study, we have investigated the eff...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hancox JC,Mitcheson JS

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Ca(2+) paradox is an important phenomenon associated with Ca(2+) overload-mediated cellular injury in myocardium. The present study was undertaken to elucidate molecular and cellular mechanisms for the development of the Ca(2+) paradox. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Fluorescence imaging was performe...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kojima A,Kitagawa H,Omatsu-Kanbe M,Matsuura H,Nosaka S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. CS-747 is a novel antiplatelet agent that generates an active metabolite, R-99224, in vivo. CS-747 itself was totally inactive in vitro. This study examined in vivo pharmacological profiles of CS-747 after single oral administration to rats. 2. Orally administered CS-747 (0.3 - 10 mg kg(-1)) partially but significa...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sugidachi A,Asai F,Ogawa T,Inoue T,Koike H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In vivo microdialysis has been used to investigate the concentration of various amino acids and lactate in the extracellular fluid of the rat cortex following focal ischaemia, the probe being placed in the core of the infarct area. 2. An ischaemic infarct was produced in the cortex by use of a photochemical dye (Ro...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Baldwin HA,Williams JL,Snares M,Ferreira T,Cross AJ,Green AR

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin constricted human isolated cerebral arteries in a concentration-dependent manner. The maximal tension developed, as well as EC50 values were similar in arteries with and without endothelium. Removal of extracellular calcium or addition of the calcium antagonist nicardipine (10(-6)M), attenuated but did not ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： de Aguilera EM,Irurzun A,Vila JM,Aldasoro M,Galeote MS,Lluch S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle cells were isolated and maintained in culture for 14-21 days prior to the study of the effect of a selective bradykinin B1 agonist and B2 antagonists upon bradykinin-stimulated phospholipase C and D activities. 2. Bradykinin-stimulated phospholipase C activity was determined by mas...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Pyne S,Pyne NJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) of rabbits produced ocular inflammation consisting of conjunctival hyperaemia, miosis and protein extravasation into the aqueous humour, reflected by the so-called aqueous flare response (AFR): the maximal reduction in pupil size was 3.8 +/- 0.1 mm (s.e. of mean, n = 16) while the ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wang ZY,Waldeck K,Grundemar L,Håkanson R

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition (DSI) and excitation (DSE) are two forms of cannabinoid CB(1) receptor-mediated inhibition of synaptic transmission, whose durations are regulated by endocannabinoid (eCB) degradation. We have recently shown that in cultured hippocampal neurons mon...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Straiker A,Wager-Miller J,Hu SS,Blankman JL,Cravatt BF,Mackie K

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In urethane-anaesthetized guinea-pigs, under spontaneous respiration, indomethacin (1 mg kg-1 i.v., 10-45 min) approximately doubled the bronchoconstrictor effect (increase in airways resistance, R(aw)) of equieffective doses of histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), but not that of acetylcholine or leukotriene ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mitchell HW,Adcock J

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The presynaptic alpha-adrenoceptor blocking activity of the newly synthesized alpha-adrenoceptor blocking drug, benextramine, was evaluated in the isolated left atrium of the guinea-pig heart. 2 High-voltage stimulation increased the force of contraction of electrically driven atrial strips, presumably by releasing ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Belleau B,Benfey BG,Melchiorre C

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration in rat striatum of the meta and para isomers of tyramine and alpha-methyltyramine, after the administration of (+)-amphetamine, alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT) and alpha-methylphenylalanine (AMPA) has been determined using chemical ionization gas chromatography mass spectrometry (c.i.g.c.m.s.). Twenty...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Dougan DF,Duffield AM,Duffield PH,Wade DN

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Various neurotransmitters in the brain regulate gastric acid secretion. Previously, we reported that the central injection of kappa-opioid receptor agonists stimulated this secretion in rats. Although the existence of kappa(1)-kappa(3)-opioid receptor subtypes has been proposed, the character is not defined. We inv...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Minowa S,Ishihara S,Tsuchiya S,Horie S,Watanabe K,Murayama T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Plasma exudation and blood flow changes induced by intradermal injection of prostaglandins E2 (PGE2), I2 (PG12), D2 (PGD2) and F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) were measured in rabbit dorsal skin by the use of [131I]-albumin and 133Xe. 2. Little plasma exudation was produced by any of the prostaglandins when injected alone. 3...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Williams TJ

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) Here, we introduce a beta-casomorphin-5-derived cyclic pentapeptide, cCD-2 (Tyr-cyclo[d-Orn-Tyr(Bzl)-Pro-Gly]), which inhibits the cell growth of a variety of human cancer cell lines. (2) This opioid-derived peptide possesses only low affinity for mu-receptors, but enhances the agonist binding to mu-receptors in v...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Stirnweiss J,Hartrodt B,Greksch G,Stürzebecher U,Böhmer FD,Neubert K,Liebmann C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The muscarinic receptor binding of trazodone, a new nontricyclic antidepressant, was compared with established tricyclic antidepressants. The ability to inhibit the binding of [3H]-quinuclidinyl benzilate in vitro was used for comparing atropine-like effects. Trazodone was found to have essentially no activity at the ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hyslop DK,Taylor DP

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pancreatic cancer is characterized by alterations in several key signalling proteins, including increased expression and activity of the Src tyrosine kinase and focal adhesion kinase (FAK), which have been linked to its chemoresistance. Sustained Src inhibition reactivates survival pathways regul...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Pathania D,Kuang Y,Sechi M,Neamati N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The systemic and regional haemodynamic effects of the potassium channel activator EMD 52692 or its solvent were investigated after intravenous and after intracoronary administration in anaesthetized pigs. 2. Consecutive intravenous 10 min infusions of EMD 52692 (0.15, 0.30, 0.60, 1.20 micrograms kg-1 min-1; n = 7) ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sassen LM,Duncker DJ,Gho BC,Diekmann HW,Verdouw PD

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We have previously shown that lipid mediators, produced by phospholipase D and C, are generated in OX(1) orexin receptor signalling with high potency, and presumably mediate some of the physiological responses to orexin. In this study, we investigated whether the ubiquitous phospholipase A(2) (PL...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Turunen PM,Ekholm ME,Somerharju P,Kukkonen JP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Secretin family of GPCRs are endocrine peptide hormone receptors that share a common genomic organization and are the subject of a wide variety of alternative splicing. All GPCRs contain a central seven transmembrane domain responsible for transducing signals from the outside of the cell as well as extracellular a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Furness SG,Wootten D,Christopoulos A,Sexton PM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The influence of the external calcium concentration on the effect of harmine 2 x 10(-5) M upon the guinea-pig atrial muscle was analysed. Transmembrane potentials of contractile fibres were measured during exposure to the drug at 30 degrees C. 2 In preparations superfused with 1.35 mM Ca2+-Tyrode solution and driven...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Carpentier RG

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study compares a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor (aspirin), a 5-HT2 antagonist (ZM170809) and a combined thromboxane synthase inhibitor/receptor antagonist (ZD1542) as adjuncts to tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). 2. Application of an anodal current (332 +/- 4.1 microA) to the stenosed left circumflex coronary a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McAuliffe SJ,Moors JA,Jones HB

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After many years of effort, recent technical breakthroughs have enabled the X-ray crystal structures of three G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) (beta1 and beta2 adrenergic and adenosine A(2a)) to be solved in addition to rhodopsin. GPCRs, like other membrane proteins, have lagged behind soluble drug targets such as ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Congreve M,Marshall F

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an in vitro mouse cerebellar slice preparation and whole-cell electrophysiological recording techniques we have characterized Purkinje and basket cell inhibitory post-synaptic currents (IPSCs), and examined the effects of a number of selective peptidergic K+ channel blockers. Spontaneous IPSC amplitude ranged fr...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Southan AP,Robertson B

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GR231118 (also known as 1229U91 and GW1229), a purported Y(1) antagonist and Y(4) agonist was radiolabelled using the chloramine T method. [(125)I]-GR231118 binding reached equilibrium within 10 min at room temperature and remained stable for at least 4 h. Saturation binding experiments showed that [(125)I]-GR231118 b...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Dumont Y,Quirion R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') administration to rats produces hyperthermia if they are housed in normal or warm ambient room temperature (Ta) conditions (>or=20 degrees C), but hypothermia when in cool conditions (Ta

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Green AR,O'Shea E,Saadat KS,Elliott JM,Colado MI

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We compared the ability of rat amylin, rat calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and rat and salmon calcitonins to elevate cyclic AMP levels and to inhibit [U-14C]-glucose incorporation into glycogen in insulin-stimulated intact rat soleus muscle and in two cell lines derived from rodent skeletal muscle, L6 and C2...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Pittner RA,Wolfe-Lopez D,Young AA,Beaumont K

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00