Phosphodiesterase 4D: an enzyme to remember.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In small arteries, small conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channels (SK(Ca)) and intermediate conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channels (IK(Ca)) restricted to the vascular endothelium generate hyperpolarization that underpins the NO- and PGI₂-independent, endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor respo...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Yarova PL,Smirnov SV,Dora KA,Garland CJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Parabens are commonly added in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food products because of their wide antibacterial properties, low toxicity, inertness and chemical stability, although the molecular mechanism of their antibacterial effect is not fully understood. Some agonists of the transient receptor...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Fujita F,Moriyama T,Higashi T,Shima A,Tominaga M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Previous studies had shown that adenosine and adenine nucleotides including adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) caused contraction of the rat colon muscularis mucosae via P1 and P2Y-purinoceptors respectively, and that the stable ATP analogue adenylyl 5'-(beta,gama- methylene)diphosphonate (AMPPCP) had an unexpected di...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bailey SJ,Hickman D,Hourani SM

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Histamine produced a dose-dependent contraction of the isolated portal vein of the rabbit. This contraction was not antagonized by atropine, methysergide, indomethacin, cocaine or 6-hydroxy-dopamine, nor by pretreatment of the rabbit with reserpine. 2 The response to histamine was blocked by H1-receptor antagonists ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cook DA,Macleod KM

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Pregnancy is characterized by a decrease in systemic vascular resistance and a blunting of the angiotensin II (AII) pressor response. We studied the role of nitric oxide (NO) and prostanoids in these vascular changes of pregnancy in anaesthesized, ganglion blocked non-pregnant and pregnant rats. 2. Inhibition of NO...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Nathan L,Cuevas J,Chaudhuri G

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) is a crucial enzyme in the synthesis of the bioactive leukotrienes (LTs) from arachidonic acid (AA), and inhibitors of 5-LO are thought to prevent the untowarded pathophysiological effects of LTs. In this study, we present the molecular pharmacological profile of the novel nonredox-type 5-LO inhi...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Fischer L,Steinhilber D,Werz O

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The noradrenaline (NA) concentration in the "heart" (atria and right ventricle) of male rats was estimated at different periods following adrenal demedullation. For 1-3 weeks after the operation there was, in all rats, a reduction in NA content of the tissue, whereas, after somewhat longer intervals, the concentrat...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Borchard F,Vogt M

更新日期：1970-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Montelukast and S-carbocysteine have been used in asthmatic patients as an anti-inflammatory or mucolytic agent respectively. S-carbocysteine also exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Ovalbumin (OVA) sensitized BALB/c mice were challenged with OVA for 3 days followed by s...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Takeda K,Shiraishi Y,Matsubara S,Miyahara N,Matsuda H,Okamoto M,Joetham A,Gelfand EW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The novel bradykinin antagonist, HOE 140, completely blocked the fall in rabbit blood pressure caused, not only by i.v. bradykinin, but also by i.v. kallikrein. This shows that both the effects of exogenously administered bradykinin and those of endogenously released kinins are antagonized by HOE 140. 2. Acute panc...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Griesbacher T,Lembeck F

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its discovery over 50 years ago, cAMP has been the archetypal second messenger introducing students to the concept of cell signalling at the simplest level. As explored in this review, however, there are many more facets to cAMP signalling than the path from Gs-coupled receptor to adenylyl cyclase (AC) to cAMP t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Billington CK,Hall IP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation is associated with scarring, an important issue in corneal surgery. Moxifloxacin (MOX), commonly applied to prevent post-operative infection, would benefit more if it modifies fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation other than antimicrobial activity...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen TC,Chang SW,Wang TY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We determined the effects of treatment with LR-90, an inhibitor of advanced glycation end products, on the mechanical properties of the arterial system in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic Sprague Dawley rats, using aortic impedance analysis, and further investigated the effects of LR-90 on t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Satheesan S,Figarola JL,Dabbs T,Rahbar S,Ermel R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a new selective beta1-adrenoceptor agonist, (--)-1-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3-isopropyl-amino-propanol-2-hydrochloride (H 133/22), on amylase secretion from the rat parotid gland were investigated in an in vitro system. The results were compared to the secretory responses obtained with noradrenaline, adrenali...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Carlsöö B,Danielsson A,Henriksson R

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The vascular effects of endothelin and localization of endothelin-like immunoreactivity were characterized in isolated cerebral arteries of dogs. 2. Endothelin-like immunoreactivity was detected in a few populations of endothelial cells of dog basilar artery. 3. Endothelin-1, endothelin-2 and endothelin-3 contracte...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Saito A,Shiba R,Yanagisawa M,Masaki T,Kimura S,Yamada K,Mima T,Shigeno T,Goto K

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vanilloid receptor (VR1) is a ligand-gated ion channel, which plays an important role in nociceptive processing. Therefore, a pharmacological characterization of the recently cloned rat VR1 (rVR1) was undertaken. HEK293 cells stable expressing rVR1 (rVR1-HEK293) were loaded with Fluo-3AM and then incubated at 25 d...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Jerman JC,Brough SJ,Prinjha R,Harries MH,Davis JB,Smart D

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of cocaine, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), reserpine and 17-beta-oestradiol on the sensitivity of the rat anococcygeus muscle to noradrenaline (NA), acetylcholine (ACh) and KCl were investigated.2. Cocaine (10(-5)M) increased the sensitivity of the anococcygeus to NA (100-fold) but not to ACh or KCl.3. 6-O...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gibson A,Pollock D

更新日期：1973-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histamine has been one of the most studied substances in medicine, playing a major role in diverse (patho)physiological processes. It elicits its multifaceted modulatory functions by activating four types of GPCRs, designated as H1-4 . Despite the heterogeneity and the complexity of histamine receptor pharmacology, ma...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Tiligada E,Ennis M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The anti-inflammatory effect of alpha-trinositol (D-myo-inositol-1,2,6-trisphosphate) on oedema formation, microvascular protein leakage and interstitial fluid pressure (Pif) in rat skin after frostbite injury, was investigated. Alpha-trinositol (40 mg kg body weight(-1)) was administered intravenously as a bolus b...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Berg A,Aas P,Gustafsson T,Reed RK

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We investigated whether K(+) can act as an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in isolated small renal arteries of Wistar-Kyoto rats. 2. Acetylcholine (0.001 - 3 microM) caused relaxations that were abolished by removal of the endothelium. However, acetylcholine-induced relaxations were not affected b...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Jiang F,Dusting GJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Halothane has many effects on the resting membrane potential (V(m)) of excitable cells and exerts numerous effects on skeletal muscle one of which is the enhancement of Ca(2+) release by the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) resulting in a sustained contracture. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of clinical d...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sauviat MP,Frizelle HP,Descorps-Declère A,Mazoit JX

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Prefrontal dopamine release by the combined activation of 5-HT1A and sigma-1 (σ1 ) receptors is enhanced by the GABAA receptor antagonist picrotoxin in mice. Here, we examined whether this neurochemical event was accompanied by behavioural changes. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Male mice were treated wi...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hasebe S,Ago Y,Watabe Y,Oka S,Hiramatsu N,Tanaka T,Umehara C,Hashimoto H,Takuma K,Matsuda T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary fibrosis represents the end stage of a number of heterogeneous conditions and is, to a greater or lesser degree, the hallmark of the interstitial lung diseases. It is characterized by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins within the pulmonary interstitium leading to the obliteration of fu...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Datta A,Scotton CJ,Chambers RC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Acute activation of κ opioid (KOP) receptors results in anticocaine-like effects, but adverse effects, such as dysphoria, aversion, sedation and depression, limit their clinical development. Salvinorin A, isolated from the plant Salvia divinorum, and its semi-synthetic analogues have been shown t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Simonson B,Morani AS,Ewald AW,Walker L,Kumar N,Simpson D,Miller JH,Prisinzano TE,Kivell BM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. CS-747 is a novel antiplatelet agent that generates an active metabolite, R-99224, in vivo. CS-747 itself was totally inactive in vitro. This study examined in vivo pharmacological profiles of CS-747 after single oral administration to rats. 2. Orally administered CS-747 (0.3 - 10 mg kg(-1)) partially but significa...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sugidachi A,Asai F,Ogawa T,Inoue T,Koike H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The measurement of changes in spike generation and membrane resistance in the guinea-pig taenia coli, using the sucrose gap extracellular recording method, has been shown to be a useful way to demonstrate the intrinsic sympathomimetic activity of the beta adrenoceptor blocking agents.2. Pronethalol, INPEA, MJ 1999,...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Davis WG

更新日期：1970-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study was undertaken to evaluate in vivo the influence of amiodarone on the effects of triiodothyronine (T3) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) which are independent of thyroid hormone synthesis and of the conversion of thyroxine (T4) to T3. Thyroidectomized rats were given a replacement dose of T3 (0.5 mg kg(-1) p...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Adli H,Bazin R,Perret GY

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Inhibition of the T- and B-cell interaction through the CD40/CD40 ligand (L) axis is a favourable approach for inflammatory disease treatment. Clinical studies of anti-CD40L molecules in autoimmune diseases have met challenges because of thromboembolic events and adverse haemostasis. VIB4920 (for...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Nicholson SM,Casey KA,Gunsior M,Drabic S,Iverson W,Cook H,Scott S,O'Day T,Karanth S,Dixit R,Ryan PC

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Hepatic encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric disorder of complex pathogenesis caused by acute or chronic liver failure. We investigated the effects of cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive constituent of Cannabis sativa with anti-inflammatory properties that activates the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 5...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Avraham Y,Grigoriadis N,Poutahidis T,Vorobiev L,Magen I,Ilan Y,Mechoulam R,Berry E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relaxin family peptides, although structurally closely related to insulin, act on a group of four G protein-coupled receptors now known as Relaxin Family Peptide (RXFP) Receptors. The leucine-rich repeat containing RXFP1 and RXFP2 and the small peptide-like RXFP3 and RXFP4 are the physiological targets for relaxin...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Halls ML,van der Westhuizen ET,Bathgate RA,Summers RJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Heparin is known to possess a range of activities, other than effects on blood coagulation, many of which are anti-inflammatory. Effects with potential anti-inflammatory applications include the inhibition of elastase release from neutrophils, as well as the adhesion of these cells to vascular en...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lever R,Lo WT,Faraidoun M,Amin V,Brown RA,Gallagher J,Page CP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00