Investigation of the role of the NO-cGMP pathway on YC-1 and DEA/NO effects on thoracic aorta smooth muscle responses in a rat preeclampsia model.

abstract：:The isometric contractile properties of frog (Rana pipiens) and toad (Bufo bufo) sartorii have been studied over the temperature range from 0 to 20 degrees C. The isometric twitch tension was found to vary considerably between these two species and between muscles in the same species. Between 0 and 4 degrees C there w...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bressler BH

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were carried out in pigs to investigate the relationship between concentration of intestinal calcium-binding protein (CaBP) and the presence of rickets. Pigs made rachitic by a diet deficient in calcium and in vitamin D had concentrations of intestinal CaBP no less than values obtained on control pigs. The...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Harrison JE,Hitchman AJ,Brown RG

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spironolactone is a diuretic steroid which is capable of blocking the binding of aldosterone to its cytosol receptor at the distal convoluted tubule. In addition, it has been shown that spironolactone is a strong inhibitor of steroidogenesis. More recently, new aldosterone antagonists have been discovered. Some of the...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Netchitailo P,Perroteau I,Delarue C,Leboulenger F,Capron MH,Vaudry H

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is defined as the failure of normal pulmonary vascular relaxation at birth. Hypoxia is known to impede postnatal disassembly of the actin cytoskeleton in pulmonary arterial myocytes, resulting in elevation of smooth muscle α-actin and γ-actin content in elastic a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Fediuk J,Dakshinamurti S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of iron-loaded transferrin in xanthine-xanthine oxidase (X-XO) induced cardiac injury in isolated perfused rat hearts was examined. X (2 mM) - XO (10 U/L) perfusion resulted in contractile failure, a rise in resting tension, an increase in lipid peroxidation, and myocardial cell damage. The addition of transf...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Tiede R,Sareen S,Singal PK

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper reviews current knowledge of the development and plasticity of the inhibitory gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) containing circuitry of the cerebral neocortex, in particular, the rat somatosensory barrel field cortex. Recent studies reveal a delayed and protracted maturation of the inhibitory compared w...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Micheva KD,Beaulieu C

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vestibulo-ocular and vestibulo-collic reflexes are well-studied sensorimotor systems with dynamic properties that have been successfully modeled. Recently proposed matrix and tensorial models attempt to describe the spatial organization of these reflexes in three dimensions. Here we describe experiments that test ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Baker JF,Banovetz JM,Wickland CR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our studies are guided by the novel hypothesis that protein tyrosine phosphorylation is an important mechanism for regulating contraction of smooth muscle. Several lines of evidence are reviewed which suggest that enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation participates in mechanisms that regulate cytosolic Ca2+ and Ca2+ sensit...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Di Salvo J,Pfitzer G,Semenchuk LA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of Ni2+ on Zn2+-induced potentiation of twitch tension was studied electrophysiologically in the toe muscle fibers of Rana catesbeiana. The major findings of this investigation are as follows. When 2 mM Ni2+ was applied to fibers in a normal Ringer's solution containing 50 microM Zn2+ (Zn2+ solution), the Zn2+-...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Oba T,Hotta K

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the responses to endurance exercise training on body composition and glucose regulation, as well as cardiovascular and liver structure and function in rats fed a high carbohydrate and high fat (HCHF) diet as a model of human metabolic syndrome. Male Wistar rats (9-10 weeks old) were randomly allocated...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cameron I,Alam MA,Wang J,Brown L

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of variation in the extracellular concentrations of Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ in the depolarizing medium on isoproterenol-induced increases in cAMP levels and relaxation was studied in rat uterus. Isoproterenol (10(-8) M) failed to increase cAMP levels in the high-K+ medium containing no Na+. When 80 mM Na+ wa...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Meisheri KD,McNeill JH

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role that thromboxane A2 plays in contractions induced by leukotriene D4 in guinea-pig isolated lung parenchyma was investigated under equilibrium conditions. Lung tissue generated thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin spontaneously as evidenced by the slow accumulation of their biologically inactive metabolites, thromb...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Giembycz MA,Rodger IW

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) GAS5 has been found to act as a decoy for the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), thus implicating GAS5 as a potential regulator of glucocorticoid sensitivity and resistance. Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells and airway epithelial cells (AEC) play an important role in the pathogenesis and pers...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Keenan CR,Schuliga MJ,Stewart AG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the antidiabetogenic effects of Murraya koenigii (L.) Spr. and Ocimum tenuflorum L. on streptozotocin-induced diabetic Swiss mice. Treatment with extracts of M. koenigii (chloroform; MKC) and O. tenuflorum (aqueous; OTA) resulted in proper glucose utilization with an increase in liver gl...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Dusane MB,Joshi BN

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of hepoxilin A, a newly isolated hydroxyepoxide metabolite of arachidonic acid, on calcium transport across the visceral yolk sac membrane of the guinea pig was investigated in vitro in Ussing chambers. While 1-14C-labelled hepoxilin A itself was not transported across the membrane, it increased the rate of...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Derewlany LO,Pace-Asciak CR,Radde IC

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptotic pathways in breast cancer cells are frequently altered, reducing the efficiency of radiotherapy. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), known to trigger apoptosis, was tested as radiosensitizer in breast cancer cells MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. The CLA-mix, made up of the isomers CLA-9cis 11trans and CLA-10trans 12cis, w...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Drouin G,Douillette A,Lacasse P,Paquette B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initially the impetus to develop iron (Fe) chelators for clinical use was based upon the need for a drug to treat Fe-overload diseases such as beta-thalassemia. However, it has become clear that Fe chelators may be useful for the treatment of a wide variety of disease states, including cancer, malaria, and free radica...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Richardson DR

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several experimental data document an activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases Erk1 and Erk2 by bradykinin (BK), an agonist of the kinin B2 receptor (B2R). In contrast, other reports showed an inhibitory modulation of mitogenesis by BK. Therefore, we explored in the isolated glomeruli the effect of B2R acti...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cellier E,Duchêne J,Pécher C,Alric C,Bascands JL,Schanstra JP,Girolami JP

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrical activity of the duodenum and proximal jejunum was studied in conscious healthy dogs implanted with unipolar silver electrodes. A computerized method was used for the calculation of the mean frequency of the slow wave for each consecutive minute of the electromyographic signal. A "slow wave frequency com...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Pousse A,Mendel C,Aprahamian M,Kachelhoffer J,Balboni G,Plas A

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the physiological and clinical implications of the C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)/guanylyl cyclase B (GC-B) system in the human vasculature, we have examined gene expressions of CNP and its receptor, GC-B, in human vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and have also compared the e...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Taura D,Nakao K,Nakagawa Y,Kinoshita H,Sone M,Nakao K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the anti-depressant effect of hesperidin (Hsp) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Additionally, the effect of Hsp on hyperglycaemia, oxidative stress, inflammation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and brain monoamines in diabetic rats was also assessed. The Wistar ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： El-Marasy SA,Abdallah HM,El-Shenawy SM,El-Khatib AS,El-Shabrawy OA,Kenawy SA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of prolonged exercise on muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ cycling properties and the metabolic responses with and without a session of exercise designed to reduce muscle glycogen reserves while on a normal carbohydrate (CHO) diet. Eight untrained males (VO(2peak) = 3.81 +/- 0...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Duhamel TA,Green HJ,Perco JG,Ouyang J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of triacylglycerol in slow oxidative, fast oxidative-glycolytic, and fast glycolytic skeletal muscle fiber types was examined in rats subjected to a prolonged exhaustive swim. Significant reductions of intramuscular triacylglycerol occurred following 2 h and 40 min of swimming in all muscles containing...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Spriet LL,Peters SJ,Heigenhauser GJ,Jones NL

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myometrial tissues from guinea pigs were quantitatively examined for gap junctions in electron micrographs. Small numbers of gap junctions were present between smooth muscle cells in myometria of pregnant guinea pigs at days 50 and 65 of gestation. The junctions increased in number and size at parturition on day 69 an...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Garfield RE,Daniel EE,Dukes M,Fitzgerald JD

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A principal step in the process leading to muscle contraction is the intracellular release of Ca2+. We have detected and compared some physical and chemical events that reflect Ca2+ release in contracting frog skeletal muscle cells, described the effects of some agents that are believed to alter intracellular Ca2+ rel...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Taylor SR,Lopez JR,Griffiths PJ,Trube G,Cecchi G

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mesenteric circulation of the rat a myogenic autoregulatory system operates at 0.1-0.15 Hz. Negative admittance phase in the region above 0.2 Hz suggested operation of an arterial baroreflex. The present study was designed to test this interpretation and to identify the neurotransmitter involved. In rats anesth...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Abu-Amarah I,Cupples WA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that medullary washout secondary to increased blood flow will limit maximal urine osmolality and reabsorption of salt and water from the inner medullary collecting duct. We have tested this prediction. The function of the inner medullary collecting duct was examined by microcatheterization. Acetyl...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cupples WA,Sonnenberg H

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newborn hearts have restricted functional reserve and variable responsiveness to inotropes that could be partly due to differences in myocardial beta-adrenoceptors (beta-AR). To clarify this issue, this study documented ventricle-specific changes in myocardial beta-AR density and affinity during postnatal maturation. ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wittnich C,Belanger MP,Bandali K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic vanadium has been shown, both in vivo and in vitro, to have insulin-mimetic properties. A new organic vanadium complex, bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) (BMOV), was developed to increase the absorption of vanadium from the gastrointestinal tract, thereby reducing the dose of vanadium necessary to produce glucos...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Yuen VG,Orvig C,McNeill JH

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Existing literature provides an equivocal picture of the behavior of mitochondrial synthesis during the time course of cardiac hypertrophy. Therefore, we examined the effect of cardiac hypertrophy on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (CYTOX) activity, the content of CYTOX subunit VIc mRNA, and the expression of molec...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Nishio ML,Ornatsky OI,Craig EE,Hood DA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00