Effect of pertussis toxin on A1-receptor-mediated inhibition of insulin secretion.

abstract：:1. The effect of the nitro-derivative of aspirin, NCX4016, was assessed on ischaemic ventricular arrhythmias and myocardial infarct size in anaesthetized pigs in comparison to native aspirin. 2. Pigs were given aspirin (10 mg kg(-1); n=6), low dose NCX4016 (18.4 mg kg(-1); n=6) or high dose NCX4016 (60 mg kg(-1); n=7)...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wainwright CL,Miller AM,Work LM,Del Soldato P

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prejunctional effects of clonidine and phenylephrine were studied in guinea-pig isolated atria by means of field stimulation of the sympathetic nerve terminals during the cardiac refractory period, in the presence of 1 microM atropine. Clonidine (10-100 nM) produced a dose-dependent decrease in the stimulus-inotro...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ledda F,Mantelli L

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Adenosine A(1), A(2A), and A(3) receptors (ARs) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) play a major role in myocardium protection from ischaemic injury. In this study, we have characterized the adenosine receptor subtypes involved in ERK1/2 activation in newborn rat cardiomyocytes. 2. Adenosine (non...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Germack R,Dickenson JM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of dimethothiazine have been studied on the response of afferent fibres from primary and secondary endings of muscle spindles in the soleus muscle of the decerebrate cat during stretching of the muscle under controlled conditions.2. Dimethothiazine in doses of 1 to 4 mg/kg intravenously reduced the disc...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Maxwell DR,Rhodes KF

更新日期：1970-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The role of the sympathetic nervous system in experimental hypertension and associated changes in aortic sodium and potassium was studied using normal and immunosympathectomized Sprague-Dawley rats.2. A single injection of antiserum to nerve-growth factor to rats at birth produced less intensive destruction of the ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ayitey-Smith E,Varma DR

更新日期：1970-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischaemia is amongst the leading causes of death. Despite this importance, there are only a few therapeutic approaches to protect from ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). In experimental studies, the amino acid glycine effectively protected from IRI. In the prevention of IRI by glycine in cells and isolated perfused o...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Petrat F,Boengler K,Schulz R,de Groot H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The cannabinoid receptor-mediated analgesic effects of 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) are limited by monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL). 4-nitrophenyl 4-[bis (1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl) (hydroxy) methyl] piperidine-1-carboxylate (JZL184) is a potent inhibitor of MAGL in the mouse, though potency is reporte...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Woodhams SG,Wong A,Barrett DA,Bennett AJ,Chapman V,Alexander SP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton is essential for cell motility and chemotaxis. Actin-binding proteins (ABPs) and membrane lipids, especially phosphoinositides PI(4,5)P2 and PI(3,4,5)P3 are involved in the regulation of this reorganization. At least 15 ABPs have been reported to interact with, or reg...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wu CY,Lin MW,Wu DC,Huang YB,Huang HT,Chen CL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of endogenous and exogenous acidic amino acids on the binding of [3H]-MK-801, a selective, non-competitive antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, has been investigated in rat cerebral cortex crude synaptic membranes (CSM). Removal of endogenous glutamate and aspartate from CSM by repeated w...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Foster AC,Wong EH

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is induced by thiazolidinediones including rosiglitazone and exerts anti-inflammatory effects in various models. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying rosiglitazone-induced HO-1 expression remain largely unknown in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiCs...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cho RL,Yang CC,Tseng HC,Hsiao LD,Lin CC,Yang CM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Although extensively investigated, the extent of differences between receptors mediating negative inotropic and chronotropic responses is still unclear. In the present study atrial and intestinal muscarinic receptors were identified by [3H]-N-methyl-scopolamine ([3H]-NMS) binding and the affinities of some presumab...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Brunner F

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response accompanied by excessive production of inflammatory cytokines and cardiovascular dysfunction. Importantly, macrophage-derived pro-inflammatory agents play a key role in cardiovascular impairment in sepsis. Here we have investigated the effects of trimeta...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen J,Lai J,Yang L,Ruan G,Chaugai S,Ning Q,Chen C,Wang DW

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Block by philanthotoxin-343 (PhTX-343), a neurotoxin from wasps, of ionic currents mediated through neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor/channels was characterized in rat phaeochromocytoma PC12 cells, by use of whole cell voltage-clamp techniques. 2. In the cells held at -60 mV, PhTX-343 at 0.1 and 1 mic...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Liu M,Nakazawa K,Inoue K,Ohno Y

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For almost three decades intrathecal baclofen therapy has been the standard treatment for spinal cord injury spasticity when oral medication is ineffective or produces serious side effects. Although intrathecal baclofen therapy has a good clinical benefit-risk ratio for spinal spasticity, tolerance and the life-threat...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gómez-Soriano J,Goiriena E,Taylor J

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Although anti-alpha(4) integrin mAbs reduce eosinophil accumulation in several models of allergic inflammation, it is not clear whether this occurs via a direct action to block eosinophil alpha(4) integrins or indirectly on another cell type. The role of alpha(4) integrins on the accumulation of (111)In-labelled eo...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Teixeira MM,Robinson MK,Shock A,Hellewell PG

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：LINKED ARTICLES:This article is part of a themed section on Nitric Oxide 20 Years from the 1998 Nobel Prize. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v176.2/issuetoc. ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ignarro LJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The Munich Wistar Frömter (MWF) rat strain represents an experimental model to study cardiovascular alterations under conditions of progressive albuminuria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between genetic predisposition to albuminuria and the development of arterial stiffnes...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gil-Ortega M,García-Prieto CF,Ruiz-Hurtado G,Steireif C,González MC,Schulz A,Kreutz R,Fernández-Alfonso MS,Arribas S,Somoza B

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of anaemic decerebrate rigidity was quantitatively determined by measuring the frequency of electromyographic potentials in the rat. Some oxazolidinones markedly reduced the severity of this decerebrate rigidity in a dose-dependent manner, (4S,5R)-4-(2-methylpropyl)-3- [3-(perhydroazepin-1-yl)propyl]-5-ph...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Masaki M,Shinozaki H

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimum assay conditions for the association of [3H]-para-tyramine [( 3H]-pTA) with rat brain membranes were characterized, and a saturable, reversible, drug-specific, and high affinity binding mechanism for this trace amine was revealed. The binding capacity (Bmax) for [3H]-pTA in the corpus striatum was approximatel...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Vaccari A

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Resurgence in the use of chloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 has seen recent cases of fatal toxicity due to unintentional overdoses. Protocols for the management of poisoning recommend diazepam, although there are uncertainties in its pharmacology and efficacy in this context. The a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hughes DA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) released from capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves induce local neurogenic inflammation; somatostatin exerts systemic anti-inflammatory actions presumably via sst4/sst1 receptors. This study investigates the effects of a high affinity, sst...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Helyes Z,Pintér E,Németh J,Sándor K,Elekes K,Szabó A,Pozsgai G,Keszthelyi D,Kereskai L,Engström M,Wurster S,Szolcsányi J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Citrated platelet-rich plasma was prepared from New Zealand white rabbits before, during and after administration of chlorpromazine (2 mg/kg) intramuscularly once daily for 3 to 4 weeks. 2 In these plasmas, the velocity of platelet aggregation by 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) added at 1, 3 and 10 microM increased great...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Baldacci M,Baldacci M,Bergel TD,Born GV,Hickman M

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The psychoactive cannabinoids (-)-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol ((-)-delta 9-THC) and the 1,1-dimethyl-heptyl homologue of (-)-11-hydroxy-delta 8-tetrahydrocannabinol ((-)-DMH) both inhibited electrically-evoked contractions of the mouse isolated vas deferens and the myenteric plexus-longitudinal muscle preparation ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Pertwee RG,Stevenson LA,Elrick DB,Mechoulam R,Corbett AD

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Orexin-containing neurons have been implicated in feeding, sleep-wake cycles and more recently in drug-seeking behaviour. 2. Pretreatment of alcohol-preferring (iP) rats with an orexin1 receptor antagonist (SB-334867, 20 mg kg(-1), intraperitoneally) completely abolished an olfactory cue-induced reinstatement of al...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lawrence AJ,Cowen MS,Yang HJ,Chen F,Oldfield B

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We have investigated the effects of salmeterol (0.3-50 microM) on several pro-inflammatory activities of human neutrophils in vitro. 2. Oxidant production by FMLP- and calcium ionophore (A23187)-activated neutrophils was particularly sensitive to inhibition by low concentrations (0.3-3 microM) of salmeterol, while ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Anderson R,Feldman C,Theron AJ,Ramafi G,Cole PJ,Wilson R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A series of GABAB receptor antagonists were tested against (+/-)-baclofen for activity on the presynaptic GABAB receptor in the rat vas deferens. 2. All the antagonists tested caused a rightward shift in the concentration-response curve to (+/-)-baclofen. 3. pA2 values calculated from full Schild analysis were as f...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hills JM,Larkin MM,Howson W

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Histamine stimulated the accumulation of total [3H]-inositol phosphates (IPn) in control HeLa cells with an EC50 of 3.7 +/- 0.7 microM in the presence of 10 mM LiCl. The maximum response to histamine after 15 min incubation was 43 +/- 5% over basal accumulation and occurred at a concentration of 1 mM histamine. 2. ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bristow DR,Zamani MR

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, progressive pulmonary vasculopathy characterized by increased mean pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary vascular remodelling and right ventricular failure. Current treatments are not curative, and new therapeutic strategies are urgently required. Clinical and preclinical eviden...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Scott TE,Kemp-Harper BK,Hobbs AJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The type-5 PDE inhibitor vardenafil reduces myocardial infarct size in situ, following ischemia/reperfusion, when applied at reperfusion in animal models. Little is known about the underlying protective signaling. Here, we test whether vardenafil is protective in rat isolated hearts and in a cell...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Maas O,Donat U,Frenzel M,Rütz T,Kroemer HK,Felix SB,Krieg T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of beta-adrenoceptor subtypes in slide-mounted sections of guinea-pig kidney has been examined by the technique of in vitro labelling combined with autoradiography. Binding of (-)-[125I]-cyanopindolol (Cyp) to kidney sections equilibrated and dissociated slowly, was saturable and stereoselective with ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lew R,Summers RJ

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00