Nitric oxide reduces myocardial contractility in isoproterenol-stimulated rat hearts by a mechanism independent of cyclic GMP or cyclic AMP.

abstract：:Hepatic lipid accumulation and apoptosis is elevated in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and is closely associated with severity. Saturated fatty acid palmitate stimulates lipid accumulation and apoptosis in hepatocytes. In the present study, we examined bee-bee tree oil (BO)-mediated protective effects on ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Jung TW,Kim SY,Kim DS,Shin EC,Park YB,Lee KT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Tosyl-L-phenylalanyl-chloromethyl ketone (TPCK) is neuroprotective in rat pups. We measured bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 to determine the mechanisms. Seven-day-old rats had the right carotid artery ligated and were subjected to 2.5 h of 8% oxygen. Ten mg/kg of PTCK or vehicle was given intraperitoneally 15 min prior to ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Feng Y,LeBlanc MH

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of vinconate and pentobarbital against the alterations in spirodecanone binding in the gerbil striatum and hippocampus 5 h and 7 days after 10 min of cerebral ischemia, using receptor autoradiography. Vinconate and pentobarbital were given intraperitoneally 10 and 30 min prior to ischemic i...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Murakami F,Araki T,Kanai Y,Kato H,Fujiwara T,Kogure K

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:Tramadol, a central analgesic acting on serotonin neurotransmission, is often co-used with ondansetron, a 5-HT(3) antagonist, for the management of postoperative pain to decrease nausea and vomiting. The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that this drug combination raises tramadol requirement by patient-contro...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Vale C,Oliveira F,Assunção J,Fontes-Ribeiro C,Pereira F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and calcium-dependent protein kinase (PKC) modulators on secretagogue-stimulated gastric acid secretion were studied in the continuously perfused stomach of the anesthetized rat. Intravenous histamine (0.25 mg/kg/h) and pentagastrin (2 microg...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Rotker JD,Strapko A,Nandi J,Bosche MC,Levine RA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A calcitonin preparation derived from porcine thyroid glands exhibited potentiating activity on the steroidogenic action not only on ACTH-(1-24) but also of ACTH-(1-18) in isolated rat adrenal cells in vitro. This activity was demonstrated in various molecular weight fractions resulting from gel filtration of the prep...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Iida S,Itoh Y,Moriwaki K

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of some ergot derivatives on the electroencephalogram and behavior of laboratory animals (mice, rats, rabbits) have been surveyed. The interference of bromocriptine on the dopaminergic central systems has been studied using behavioral (interference with the effects induced by L-dopa, 5HT, TRF or neurolepti...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Longo VG,Loizzo A

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antihypertensive effect of chronic administration of L-tyrosine (Tyr) was investigated in a two-part study. In the first experiment, adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups: control diet plus unilateral nephrectomy (Nphx) and 0.15 M NaCl (Sal) as the sole drinking solution (C-CTRL);...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Henley WN,Fregly MJ,Wilson KM,Hathaway S

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:The first step in the conversion of spironolactone (SP) to its biologically active metabolites is deacetylation to 7 alpha-thiospirolactone (7 alpha-thio-SL). Studies were done to evaluate the effects of reduced glutathione (GSH) on SP deacetylation by adrenal microsomal preparations. In the absence of GSH, adrenal mi...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Colby HD,LaCagnin LB,Los LE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Functional linkages between the cannabinoid CB(1) and the dopaminergic systems have been reported although the observations and the mechanisms hypothesizing their interactions at the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) functionality level are conflicting. METHODS:Administration of a potent cannabinoid ag...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Nguyen VH,Wang H,Verdurand M,Zavitsanou K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the isolated guinea pig vas deferens, 10(-4) M cocaine shifts to the left (13.5-fold at the EC50 level) the concentration-effect curve and increases the maximum response to noradrenaline, whilst supersensitivity to phenylephrine, an amine with a low affinity for the neuronal uptake, was smaller (4.1-fold) and the m...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： DeMoraes S,Capaz FR

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It can be readily shown in vitro that various compounds inhibit platelet aggregation but it has been difficult to demonstrate in vivo. A method is suggested here to enable in vivo testing of these compounds; the method utilizes relatively low doses of sodium arachidonate, made possible by the ligation of the pterygopa...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Schwartzmiller D

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat intestinal transit was determined 30, 60, 150 and 270 min after morphine sulfate or saline given either subcutaneously (s.c.), intraduodenally (i.d.) or intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.). In addition, two popular methods of quantifying the progression of a radioactive marker along the bowel, the intercept and geo...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Stewart JJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of delta-sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) on the anticonvulsive activity of a nonprotective valproate (VPA) dose in a metaphit model of generalized, reflex audiogenic seizures in adult Wistar rats was studied. The animals that received metaphit (10 mg/kg) were exposed to audiogenic stimulation (100 +/- 3 dB, 6...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Hrncić D,Stanojlović O,Zivanović D,Susić V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When guinea pig isolated trachea is contracted with either carbachol or methacholine, relaxant concentration-response curves to isoprenaline, salmefamol and fenoterol were shifted to the right, compared with curves obtained with either spontaneous or histamine-induced tone. Carbachol and methacholine also reduced the ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Hutson PA,Carpenter JR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered vascular reactivity due to endothelial dysfunction, consequent to vascular damage, is observed in rheumatoid arthritis. We investigated the effect of angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) on vasculature changes in arthritis induced by complete Freund's adjuvant in male Wistar rats. Arthritis decreased soluble receptor for a...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Açikalin Ö,Bölükbaşi Hatip FF,Tan RF,Hatip-Al-Khatib I

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Both in vivo and in vitro exposure to morphine have been reported to produce a number of immunomodulatory effects in both laboratory animals and humans. The current study was performed to assess the direct in vitro effect of exposure to morphine or morphine metabolites on immune response parameters. Murine B6C3F1 sple...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Thomas PT,Bhargava HN,House RV

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic changes during epidural anaesthesia and following the administration of dihydroergotamine (DHE; 10 micrograms/kg i.v.) were studied in 7 dogs (epidural group). Epidural anaesthesia was associated with reductions in mean arterial, mean pulmonary arterial and mean right atrial pressures. Femoral flow wa...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Zimpfer M,Schwarz M,Stanek B,Raberger G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between alpha(1)-adrenoceptor binding in rat tissues and pharmacodynamic effects of continuous infusion of KMD-3213 was examined. In vivo specific binding of [(3)H]KMD-3213 after continuous intravenous infusion of the ligand (100 pmol/kg/min for 10 min, followed by 30 pmol/kg/min for 60 or 90 min) dif...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Akiyama K,Tatemichi S,Katayama S,Nakajima M,Oki T,Okura T,Yamada S,Kimura R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Flaxseed contains alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), lignans, and dietary fiber, and its intake lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Here, we examined the effects of flaxseed powder, which includes all flaxseed components, flaxseed oil, composed mainly of ALA, flaxseed lignan, and flaxseed fiber, on...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Watanabe Y,Ohata K,Fukanoki A,Fujimoto N,Matsumoto M,Nessa N,Toba H,Kobara M,Nakata T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute ethanol administration to rats fasted overnight resulted in a significant decrease in the content of glutathione (GSH) of the liver concomitantly with a partial increase in oxidized glutathione levels, representing a net 38% decrease in total GSH equivalents. In these conditions, liver lipoperoxidation is signif...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Videla LA,Fernández V,Valenzuela A,Ugarte G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study whether rosiglitazone prevents the development of diabetic nephropathy through reduction of reactive oxygen species and its downstream signal transduction pathways. METHODS:The rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin to induce diabetes, meanwhile the rats in the therapeutic groups were gi...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Bao Y,Jia RH,Yuan J,Li J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of triamterene (TA) on its phase I and phase II metabolites, p-hydroxytriamterene (OH-TA) and p-hydroxytriamterene sulfuric acid ester (OH-TA ester), on sodium transport in the isolated frog skin. While TA applied to the inside (corial side) surface had no effects on potential difference (PD) an...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kramer HJ,Rörig M,Völger KD

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of repeated administration of U-50,488H, a kappa-opioid receptor agonist, on the development of tolerance to its analgesic effect and on the 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 receptors in the cerebral cortex and spinal cord of the rat were determined. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected twice daily with U-50,488H, (25 mg/...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Gulati A,Ramarao P,Bhargava HN

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum protein binding and serum levels of antipyrine, phenytoin and phenylbutazone were measured in rabbits with acute renal failure induced by uranyl nitrate. The kinetics of antipyrine are not altered in the uraemic rabbit. Serum protein binding of phenytoin and phenylbutazone is decreased and the volume of distribu...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Van Peer A,Belpaire F,Bogaert M

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wood creosote has long been used as an antidiarrheal agent, but its mechanism of action is not well understood. To elucidate the mechanism of its antidiarrheal activity, we have addressed questions whether it inhibits fluid secretion induced by Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) in rabbit jejunum in vivo, ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ogata N,Shibata T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report that the loop diuretic drugs bumetanide and furosemide used in the treatment of hypertension are GPR35 agonists. We utilized calcium flux, inositol phosphate accumulation, and dynamic redistribution assays to examine the pharmacology of these compounds on the human, mouse and rat GPR35. While potent on human...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Yang Y,Fu A,Wu X,Reagan JD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00