Studies on pyrazinoylguanidine. 7. Effects of single oral doses in normal human subjects.

abstract：AIM:Superfluous reactive nitrogen and oxygen species generation is implicated in the damage of tissues at sites of inflammation where activated neutrophils and macrophages are involved. This study was conducted to investigate whether the beneficial effects of carvedilol involve modulation of respiratory burst, degranul...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Pecivová J,Macicková T,Lojek A,Gallova L,Cíz M,Nosál' R,Holománová D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible role of carbonic anhydrase in bone resorption induced by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was studied using an in vitro neonatal mouse calvarial culture system. PGE2 (10(-6) M) was effective in stimulating resorption, as assessed by calcium release into culture media. This enhanced resorption was accompanied by si...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Hall GE,Kenny AD

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the myocardial benefit effect and mechanism of paeoniflorin on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury (MIRI) in rats. METHODS:Hundred SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: sham group, model group, Paeoniflorin (15 mg/kg) group, Paeoniflorin (30 mg/kg) group, and Paeoniflorin (60 mg/kg) group....

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wu F,Ye B,Wu X,Lin X,Li Y,Wu Y,Tong L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain and mental status were assessed in a series of 35 consecutive hospitalized patients with metastatic cancer receiving narcotics for pain that was difficult to control. Forty-five episodes of mental status impairment were detected in 27 of these patients. Fifteen patients had dose-related oversedation or organic br...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Leipzig RM,Goodman H,Gray G,Erle H,Reidenberg MM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have indicated that structurally dissimilar serotonin2 (5HT2) antagonists can protect globally ischemic/reperfused reperfused rat hearts. We therefore determined if the 5HT2 antagonist cinanserin can protect the ischemic myocardium in two models of pacing-induced ischemia in anesthetized dogs. In one ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Grover GJ,Parham CS,Youssef S,Ogletree ML

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison was made of the anti-ischemic effects of dihydropyridine calcium antagonists in isolated globally ischemic rat hearts. Pretreatment with amlodipine, nifedipine, nitredipine, or nisoldipine reduced reperfusion enzyme (lactate dehydrogenase) release and contracture after 25 min of global ischemia and 30 min...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Grover GJ,Dzwonczyk S,Sleph PG

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zopiclone (ZPC; RP 27,267), which is chemically unrelated to benzodiazepines (BZD), was found to have a similar pharmacological profile and to possess in man hypnotic activity similar to that of some BZD such as nitrazepam. It was, therefore, interesting to study the interaction of ZPC with rat brain receptors and spe...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Blanchard JC,Boireau A,Julou L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histamine levels in rat plasma treated with various new trypanocidal diamidines and diimidazolines were evaluated by HPLC and fluorometric detection. Equimolar doses (10 mumol/kg) of the new compounds raised the plasma histamine level to a much smaller degree than pentamidine or diminazene. ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Steinmann U,Estler CJ,Dann O

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of rutin on potassium oxonate-induced hyperuricemia and renal dysfunction in mice. METHODS:Rutin was administered orally 1 h after oxonate at doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg·kg(-1). Serum uric acid levels and kidney function parameters were assayed. Mouse uro...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Chen YS,Hu QH,Zhang X,Zhu Q,Kong LD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the inhibitory effects of papaverine on twitches directly elicited by electrical stimulation of the mouse diaphragm. Papaverine (3-100 μM) inhibited twitches in a dose-dependent manner. Papaverine increased the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) but not cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) cont...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kaneda T,Hayasaka R,Nagai Y,Tajima T,Urakawa N,Nakajyo S,Shimizu K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particulate fractions of myocardium taken from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) contained an adenylate cyclase system that was less responsive than normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats to norepinephrine, isoproterenol (mixed beta-agonist), salbutamol (beta 2-agonist), dobutamine (beta 1-agonist), dopamine, histamine, a...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Palmer GC,Greenberg S

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional cerebral metabolic rates of glucose (rCMRglu) were measured in conscious rats grouped according to three treatments: control, bicuculline (5.5 mg/kg s.c.), and intracerebroventricular arginine vasopressin (0.5 micrograms/5 microliter). Rats in the latter group were pre-exposed to the peptide 48 h earlier to r...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wurpel JN,Dundore RL,Bryan RM Jr,Keil LC,Severs WB

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption into the systemic circulation of compounds administered intraperitoneally in large volumes was investigated in the rat. The influence on absorption of molecular weight, lipid-water partition coefficient (K), and dissociation constant (pKa) was studied. Nine neutral compounds ranging in molecular weight ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Torres IJ,Litterst CL,Guarino AM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the total urinary kallikrein levels, left-ventricular wall thickness and mean arterial blood pressure of nontreated and captopril-treated diabetic and nondiabetic spontaneously hypertensive rats. The mean arterial blood pressure was significantly elevated in diabetic spontaneously hypertensive rats as ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sharma JN,Kesavarao U

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) is expressed on Th2 cells, found in inflamed tissues of allergic diseases, and is therefore suspected to be involved in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases by controlling Th2 cell migration into inflamed tissues. The aim of the present study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sato T,Komai M,Iwase M,Kobayashi K,Tahara H,Ohshima E,Arai H,Miki I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of bepridil on the low voltage-activated T-type Ca2+ channel (CaV3.2) current stably expressed in human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells were examined using patch-clamp techniques. Bepridil potently inhibited ICa,T with a markedly voltage-dependent manner; the IC50 of bepridil was 0.4 micromol/l at the holding...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Uchino T,Lee TS,Kaku T,Yamashita N,Noguchi T,Ono K

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastase, a serine proteinase released by activated human neutrophils, can degrade a wide variety of biomacromolecules including elastin, and is considered a marker of inflammatory diseases. As the logical strategy to protect tissue is to inhibit excessive elastase activity, experimental and clinical researches have c...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Braga PC,Dal Sasso M,Culici M,Bianchi T,Bordoni L,Marabini L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) inhibits the development of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. This finding implies that HO-1 induction is beneficial for protecting blood vessels. We also found that quercetin, a common polyphenolic compound in f...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Lin HC,Cheng TH,Chen YC,Juan SH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) plays a pivotal role in the mechanism by which aging contributes to osteoarthritis (OA). In the present study, we examined the effect of curcumin, a pharmacologically safe phytochemical agent, on AGE-induced tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and matrix metallopr...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Yang Q,Wu S,Mao X,Wang W,Tai H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human endothelial cells were cultivated on microporous membranes mimicking the luminal and basal spaces of blood vessels. When fluorescence-labeled lipid microspheres (LM) were added to the upper chambers of the model cultures, confluent monolayers of endothelial cells transported considerable levels of fluorescence t...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Takahashi K,Suzuki K,Ichiki Y,Fukushima T,Nakamura H,Sawasaki Y

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the existence of beta 3-adrenoceptors in functional assays in isolated preparations for which data are lacking, we compared the effects of SR 58611A, a selective beta 3-adrenoceptor agonist, and isoprenaline in the guinea pig common bile duct, distal colon and urinary bladder. SR 58611A and isoprenaline r...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： De Ponti F,Gibelli G,Crema F,Lecchini S

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anoxia has been shown to potentiate the constrictor effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) in isolated vascular tissue. In the present study, canine coronary arterial rings were incubated with various treatments and exposed to 5HT (4 X 10(-7) M) and anoxia (95% N2 and 5% CO2). Developed tension was increased by 250 +/- ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Barrett JA,DePaul Lynch V,Balkon J,Smith RD,Wolf PS

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) after cyclooxygenase inhibition (COI) is well documented in the dog, but the site of vasoconstriction to chemically distinct cyclooxygenase inhibitors is largely unknown. The purpose of the present study was to examine and compare equimolar concentrations of three che...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Endrédi J,el-Kashef HA,Hofman WF,Ehrhart IC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of cefpiramide (CPM) and other beta-lactam antimicrobial agents to 2(3)-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA)-induced liver glutathione (GSH) S-transferases (EC 2.5.1.18) from CD-1 mice was studied. A marked induction of hepatic GSH S-transferase from mice fed BHA was observed. Gel chromatography of liver cytosol ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Nishiya H,Haga T,Nozue N,Komatsu T,Baba M,Ueda Y,Ono Y,Kunii O

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esculentoside A, a kind of saponin isolated from the root of the Chinese herb Phytolaca esculenta, is reported to possess potent anti-inflammatory effects in acute and chronic experimental models. In the present study, we investigated the effects of esculentoside A on the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), int...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ju DW,Zheng QY,Cao X,Fang J,Wang HB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sedum telephium ssp. maximum is a medicinal plant that possesses anti-inflammatory, analgesic and keratolytic properties. We investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of its methanolic extract (STME) in rat peritoneal macrophages (MPhis) stimulated with lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella enteritidis. After stimulati...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Altavilla D,Polito F,Bitto A,Minutoli L,Miraldi E,Fiumara T,Biagi M,Marini H,Giachetti D,Vaccaro M,Squadrito F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to document possible changes in the binding of bupivacaine (BV), lidocaine (LC) and their main metabolites desbutylbupivacaine (PPX) and monoethylglycinexylydide (MEGX), respectively, to plasma proteins and erythrocytes in mice after acute treatment with the calcium antagonists diltiazem (DZ), ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Jacob D,Grignon S,Attolini L,Gantenbein M,Bruguerolle B

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various attempts to developing antagonists for substance P (SP) and related peptides, based on our past experience with angiotensin, kinins, and neurotensin, were unsuccessful. The particular features of SP, namely the high activity of C-terminal partial sequences in some pharmacological tests were used to develop one...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Regoli D,Escher E,Mizrahi J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of two structurally dissimilar aldose reductase inhibitors, Zopolrestat and Sorbinil, were investigated on the sodium-dependent, myo-inositol (MI) cotransporter in rat lenses maintained in either normal (5.5 mmol/l) or high sugar medium (35.5 mmol/l glucose or 30 mmol/l galactose). MI influx was compared t...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Beyer-Mears A,Diecke FP,Mistry K,Cruz E

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cassia angustifolia L. (senna) is traditionally used as a laxative. Its major components are sennosides that are responsible for the laxative effect. Senna is recommended for the short-term treatment of acute constipation. Nevertheless people use its preparations as self-medication, often for long periods, t...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Vitalone A,Di Giacomo S,Di Sotto A,Franchitto A,Mammola CL,Mariani P,Mastrangelo S,Mazzanti G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00