Salsolinol and dopamine in rat medial basal hypothalamus after chronic ethanol exposure.

abstract：:Decreased sweat secretion is a primary side effect of topiramate in pediatric patients, but the mechanism underlying this effect remains unclear. This study aimed to better understand how topiramate decreases sweat secretion by examining its effect on the expression of carbonic anhydrase (CA) II and aquaporin-5 (AQP5)...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ma L,Huang YG,Deng YC,Tian JY,Rao ZR,Che HL,Zhang HF,Zhao G

更新日期：2007-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid progress in the past few years concerning neurotrophic factor research, has greatly stimulated advances in developmental neurobiology of hearing. We have summarized evidence that neurotrophins are expressed by auditory sensory epithelia during the time at which ganglion cells with neurotrophin receptors send...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Després G,Romand R

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood cells express the complete non-neuronal cholinergic system. For example synthesis of acetylcholine and nicotinic as well muscarinic receptors have been demonstrated in leucocytes isolated from human peripheral blood. In the present experiments mononuclear cells and granulocytes were isolated from the ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Neumann S,Razen M,Habermehl P,Meyer CU,Zepp F,Kirkpatrick CJ,Wessler I

更新日期：2007-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo microdialysis was used to investigate the effects of acute injections of norharman on extraneuronal concentrations of dopamine (DA) in the nucleus accumbens of rats. Administration of norharman (2.44 and 43.97 mumol/kg, i.p.) elicited an increase of the DA efflux by 70% and 160% respectively which returned to ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Baum SS,Hill R,Rommelspacher H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This in vitro study was conducted to determine whether tachyphylaxis of guinea pig airway to furosemide occurs under conditions that produce tachyphylaxis to the beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist, salbutamol. Isometric tension was measured in tracheal rings bathed in HEPES buffer from 4-6 d newborn guinea pigs of either sex...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Iwamoto LM,Wilson VL,Lavallee SL,Fujiwara N,Ayau EL,Nakamura KT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using liposomes differing in size and lipid composition, we have studied the uptake characteristics of the liver parenchymal and Kupffer cells. Desferal labeled with iron-59 was chosen as a radiomarker for the liposomal content, because Desferal in its free form does not cross cellular membranes. At various time inter...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Rahman YE,Cerny EA,Patel KR,Lau EH,Wright BJ

更新日期：1982-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently discovered highly specific delta opioid antagonist H-Tyr-Tic-Phe-Phe-OH (TIPP) was radiolabelled by catalytic tritiation of its precursor [Tyr (3', 5'-I2)1]TIPP. The tritiated ligand labelled rat brain membrane binding sites with a Kd value of 0.64 nM and a Bmax of 82 fmol/mg protein. Binding competition ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Nevin ST,Toth G,Nguyen TM,Schiller PW,Borsodi A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early induction of VEGF was studied in liver, kidney and lung of spontaneously diabetic rats. Western blot analysis, northern hybridization were applied to show the expression of VEGF in different organs. Radiolabelled hypoxia responsive element (HRE) and cAMP responsive element (CRE) oligonucleotides were assayed by ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Braun L,Kardon T,Reisz-Porszasz ZS,Banhegyi G,Mandl J

更新日期：2001-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically evoked release of dopamine from the caudate nucleus is reduced by the dopamine receptor agonists, apomorphine and bromocriptine, and facilitated by neuroleptic drugs, which act as dopamine autoreceptor antagonists. The potencies of chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, levomepromazine and their hydroxy-metabolite...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Nowak JZ,Arbilla S,Dahl SG,Langer SZ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human placental villus tissue contains opioid receptors and peptides. The opioid peptides extracted from the villus tissue were fractionated using reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography and a radio-receptor assay. The presence of dynorphin 1-8 was corroborated by mass spectrometric production of (M +...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ahmed MS,Randall LW,Sibai B,Dass C,Fridland G,Desiderio DM,Tolun E

更新日期：1987-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental model which resembles human drug addiction was developed to study the effect of chronic drug (cocaine or morphine) administration on the immune system. As malnutrition has been associated with drug use, a low protein diet has been evaluated for its contribution to the impairment of the immune system du...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Lopez MC,Huang DS,Watzl B,Chen GJ,Watson RR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cadmium is a persistent ubiquitous environmental toxicant that elicits several biological defects on delicate body organs. Growing evidence suggests that cadmium (Cd) may perturb signaling pathways to induce oxidative pancreatitis. Thus, we explored whether hesperidin, a flavonone, could mitigate Cd-induced oxidati...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Aja PM,Izekwe FI,Famurewa AC,Ekpono EU,Nwite FE,Igwenyi IO,Awoke JN,Ani OG,Aloke C,Obasi NA,Udeh KU,Ale BA

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the protective effects of acteoside, a phenylethanoid glycoside, on the carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity as well as the possible mechanisms involved in this protection in mice. Pretreatment with acteoside prior to the administration of carbon tetrachloride significantly prevented the...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Lee KJ,Woo ER,Choi CY,Shin DW,Lee DG,You HJ,Jeong HG

更新日期：2004-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine possible selectivity of amine uptake by synaptic vesicles, the ATP-stimulated accumulation of 3H-5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) by synaptic vesicles from rat whole brain was examined in a medium comprised largely of membrane-impermeant anions (d-tartrate). Such media have previously been shown to stabil...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ruth JA,Cuizon JV,Park SH,Ullman EA,Wilson WR

更新日期：1986-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Gluten exorphin B5 (GE-B5) is a food-derived opioid peptide identified in digests of wheat gluten. We have recently shown that GE-B5 stimulates prolactin (PRL) secretion in rats; this effect is abolished by preadministration of the opioid receptor antagonist naloxone. However, since the structure of naloxone allows it...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Fanciulli G,Dettori A,Demontis MP,Tomasi PA,Anania V,Delitala G

更新日期：2005-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the activities of protein kinase A (cAMP-dependent), protein kinase C (Ca2+/phospholipid-dependent), and protein kinase M (Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent) in dog heart and liver were studied 4 hr following endotoxin injection. Protein kinases A and C were extracted and partially purified by DEAE-cellulose chroma...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Hsu HK,Tao YP,Chen XY,Huang J,Liu MS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the effects of the intrahippocampal co-injection of beta-amyloid protein1-40 (Abeta(1-40)) with ibotenic acid (Ibo) on learning and memory in normal and aging model rats, and to explore the mechanism underlying the effects of the co-injection. The normal and aging rats wer...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Li Y,Qin HQ,Chen QS,Wang JJ

更新日期：2005-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged use of glucocorticoids is associated with decreased bone formation, increased resorption and osteonecrosis, through direct and indirect effects on the activity and viability of bone effector cells, osteoblasts and osteoclasts, and osteocytes. This study has investigated molecular pathways implicated in Dexam...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kogianni G,Mann V,Ebetino F,Nuttall M,Nijweide P,Simpson H,Noble B

更新日期：2004-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is the mediator of ischemic preconditioning against myocardial infarction. Desflurane produces anesthetic preconditioning to protect the myocardium against infarction. In the model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits, we evaluated desflurane-induced ischemic preconditioning and studi...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Tsai SK,Lin SM,Huang CH,Hung WC,Chih CL,Huang SS

更新日期：2004-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether calcium channel antagonists would alter the induction of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) alone or in combination with interferon-gamma (IFN gamma) in cultured J774 macrophages, rat vascular smooth muscle cells, rat renal mesangial cells, and rat cardiac myocyte...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Hattori Y,Kasai K,So S,Hattori S,Banba N,Shimoda S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase, an enzyme responsible for the generation of NO. Plasma concentrations of ADMA increase in the elderly and in postmenopausal women. In fact, an elevated ADMA level is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease. Aer...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Tanahashi K,Akazawa N,Miyaki A,Choi Y,Ra SG,Matsubara T,Kumagai H,Oikawa S,Miyauchi T,Maeda S

更新日期：2014-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression and time-dependent manner of bradykinin (BK) as well as its receptors (Bradykinin receptors 1 and 2, B1R and B2R) in spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury (SCII) in rat model. METHODS:Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were subjected to 1 h of infra-renal abdominal aorta occlusion and r...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ma Z,Dong Q,Lyu B,Wang J,Quan Y,Gong S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the effect of intraperitoneal (I.P.) injection of human recombinant interferon-2alpha (IFN-alpha) on Bleomycin-induced pulmonary injury in hamsters. Pulmonary injury was induced by a single intratracheal (I.T.) instillation of Bleomycin (Bleo). Six groups of male Syrian hamsters were treated as follo...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Berkman N,Goldstein RH,Breuer R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine brain phospholipid liposomes (BC-PL) reduce plasma prolactin (PRL) levels in humans after acute administration and counteract the metoclopramide- and sulpiride-induced hyperprolactinaemia. However, BC-PL, like nomifensine, a dopamine (DA) reuptake inhibitor and therefore an indirect dopaminergic compound, does ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Falaschi P,Rocco A,D'Urso R,Jellamo R,Toffano I,Frajese G

更新日期：1982-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Oxidative stress has been largely implicated in the pathogenesis of anoxia/reoxygenation injury. Ganoderma atrum polysaccharide (PSG-1), the most abundant component extracted from the fruiting bodies of G. atrum, has been shown to possess potent antioxidant activity. In this study, we investigated whether PSG-1 at...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Li WJ,Nie SP,Yan Y,Zhu SB,Xie MY

更新日期：2009-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:After 7 years from its cloning, the transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 (TRPV1) channel remains the sole membrane receptor mediating the pharmacological effects of the hot chilli pepper pungent component, capsaicin, and of the Euphorbia toxin, resiniferatoxin. Yet, this ion channel represents one of the most...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： De Petrocellis L,Di Marzo V

更新日期：2005-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of milk proteins including lactoferrin, angiogenin-1, alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, lactoperoxidase, casein and the novel whey proteins lactogenin and glycolactin were tested for inhibitory activity toward human immunodeficiency virus-1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1 RT), alpha-glucosidase, beta-gluco...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Wang H,Ye X,Ng TB

更新日期：2000-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients with Raynaud's syndrome accompanied by monospecific IgG ANA, nine patients with Raynaud's syndrome in the absence of ANA, and nine normal volunteers were exposed to an ambient cold challenge during which time venous blood was continuously sampled. ANA negative patients were shown to have significantly ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Surwit RS,Allen LM 3rd,Gilgor RS,Schanberg S,Kuhn C,Duvic M

更新日期：1983-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of a high dose of hydrocortisone hemisuccinate sodium (0.25 mumol/egg) to 15-day-old fertilized hen's eggs caused accumulation of biliverdin in the embryonic liver. The responses were 10 to 20-fold higher than controls within 48 hr as a result of stimulation of biliverdin synthesis in the liver and the ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Nishigori H,Ishida O,Ogihara-Umeda I

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When HeLa cells were incubated with tritiated dexamethasone mesylate at 2 degrees C, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of cytosolic and nuclear extracts revealed the presence of two monomeric receptor complex forms with estimated molecular masses of about 98 and 87 kDa. If cells were subjected ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Rossini GP,Malaguti C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00