l-carnitine protects human hepatocytes from oxidative stress-induced toxicity through Akt-mediated activation of Nrf2 signaling pathway.

abstract：:The role of nitric oxide (NO) on the vasorelaxant effect of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) on the basal tone of rabbit aortic rings conditioned to angiotensin II (Ang II) was studied. ANP aortic relaxation and nitrite release were measured in the presence and absence of endothelium and a NO-synthase inhibitor. Ang I...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Romano L,Coviello A,Jerez S,Peral de Bruno M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we reported that thromboxane A2 (TxA2) mediates heart rate, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), cortisol, and blood gas responses, although the specific site of action was not identified. In the present study, we interrupted vagal nervous transmission in chronically instrumented conscious sheep and infused the TxA...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cudd TA

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of chronic liver conditions that are characterized by steatosis, inflammation, fibrosis, and liver injury. The global prevalence of NAFLD is rapidly increasing in proportion to the rising incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Because NAFLD is a multifaceted di...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Sid V,Siow YL,O K

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of 63-day-old female Wistar rats were fed a folic acid deficient diet, based on 20% of vitamin-free casein and containing 1% of succinylsulfathiazole, for 5 weeks (group A) and 9 weeks (group B) before being bred, and the same diet was continued through pregnancy and lactation. Three out of eleven (21.3%) a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Tagbo IF,Hill DC

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing incidence of oxaliplatin (OXA)-induced hepatotoxicity. Therefore researchers' attention has been drawn to therapeutic alternatives that may decrease OXA-induced hepatotoxicity. Studies indicate that oxidative stress plays a major role in OXA-induced liver injury. Since several pharmacological ef...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lemos BB,Motta KP,Paltian JJ,Reis AS,Blodorn GB,Soares MP,Alves D,Luchese C,Wilhelm EA

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Tachykinin receptors in guinea-pig airways were examined using radioligand binding techniques in lung homogenates, and using isolated bronchial segments. Binding of the NK1 selective radioligand 125I-labelled Bolton-Hunter [Sar9,Met(O2)11]substance P ([125I]BHSarSP) was saturable and of high affinity (KD, 0.26 nM). Th...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Burcher E,Zeng XP,Strigas J,Geraghty DP,Lavielle S

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hydroperoxide compound structurally related to acetylsalicylic acid, 3-hydroperoxy-3-methylphthalide, inhibits both the first and second phases of adenosine diphosphate induced, biphasic, human platelet aggregation. This occurs over the same concentration range (0.05-0.5 mM) that acetylsalicylic acid inhibits second...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Killackey JJ,Killackey BA,Cerskus I,Philp RB

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic AMP response element (CRE) binding protein (CREB) is a nuclear transcription factor that regulates the transcription of several genes containing the CRE sites on their promoters. CREB is activated by phosphorylation on a key serine residue, Ser311, in response to a wide variety of extracellular stimuli includin...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Truong V,Anand-Srivastava MB,Srivastava AK

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mature (450-600 g) 21 degrees C-acclimated male rats, anaesthetized with urethane, blood flow (measured by the radioactive microsphere technique) to brown adipose tissue (BAT) was determined during the infusion of the beta-adrenoceptor agonist BRL 28410 or noradrenaline bitartrate at doses chosen to give similar in...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Thurlby PL,Ellis RD

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise is a powerful therapy for preventing the onset of and slowing the progression of cardiovascular disease. Increased shear stress during exercise improves vascular homeostasis by both decreasing reactive oxygen species and increasing nitric oxide bioavailability in the endothelium. While these observations are ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Durand MJ,Gutterman DD

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beat-to-beat variability of cardiac action potential duration (short-term variability, SV) is a common feature of various cardiac preparations, including the human heart. Although it is believed to be one of the best arrhythmia predictors, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood at present. The magnitude of...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Nánási PP,Magyar J,Varró A,Ördög B

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of neurokinins (NK) and related peptides on the secretion of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha, a stable metabolite of prostacyclin, were measured. These peptides enhanced three- to five-fold the basal secretion rate with the following rank order of potency (based on threshold concentrations for a significant ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Marceau F,Tremblay B,Couture R,Regoli D

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the literature there appears to be variability in reported levels of certain hormones during haemorrhage, specifically adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and β-endorphin. It is possible that this variability may be due to the choice of anaesthetic. Therefore, the effect of 3 common research-only anaesthetic agents...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ruane-O'Hora T,Hall WJ,Markos F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in electrical potential difference and sodium-potassium ATPase activity of rectal mucosa in dogs were examined before and after jejunal-ileal bypass surgery. The potential difference in the postoperative period was significantly higher (P less than 0.05) than the preoperative value. The potential difference in...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Grahame GR,Shoenut JP,Takeo S,Sharma GP

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important reason for the non-approval and withdrawal of drugs by the Food and Drug Administration is hepatotoxicity. Therefore, this study was undertaken to evaluate the protective effects of hesperidin against cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats. The rats received a single intraperit...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Mahmoud AM

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:In vivo assessment of treatment efficacy on postinfarct left ventricular (LV) remodeling is crucial for experimental studies. We examined the technical feasibility of serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for monitoring early postinfarct remodeling in rats. MRI studies were performed with a 7-Tesla unit, 1, 3, 8, 15...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Prunier F,Marescaux L,Franconi F,Thia A,Legras P,Lejeune JJ,Furber A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of mast cells (MC) due to immunological stimulation causes an immediate and dramatic inflammatory response. We review current evidence indicating that the membrane permeabilities for calcium, chloride, sodium, and potassium have a significant role in the activation of these cells, and in some cases, spe...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Janiszewski J,Huizinga JD,Blennerhassett MG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barbital-sedated, warm-acclimated (WA) or cold-acclimated (CA) rats were infused intravenously with noradrenaline (NA) at doses that elicited graded calorigenic responses. Blood flow (Q) to the various bodies of brown adipose tissue (BAT), the major sites of the NA-induced calorigenesis, was measured with labeled micr...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Foster DO,Depocas F,Frydman ML

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pial arteriolar diameter changes inversely with changes in systemic arterial blood pressure. Such changes are consistent with autoregulatory functions. These responses are reduced by a brief period of hypoxia followed by reoxygenation. By using an open cranial window preparation we assessed the changes in pial arterio...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kettler J,Ong BY,Bose D

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of localized distension of the pulmonary vein - left atrial junctions on plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) have been examined in chloralose anaesthetized dogs. Pulmonary vein distension caused an increase in heart rate and a decrease in plasma AVP concentration. Cooling the vagosympathetic nerves to 10 deg...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wilson N,Ledsome JR

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placental transfer of indomethacin was studied in the rabbit at 30 days of gestation and in the sheep between 120 and 135 days of gestation. Plasma concentrations of indomethacin reached a maximum of 13.7 +/- 1.6 and 10.9 +/- 1.5 microgram/mL in the doe and fetuses, respectively, at 1 h following a maternal subcut...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Harris WH,Van Petten GR

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of tissue factor (TF) in tumors reportedly exacerbates the aggressiveness of several types of cancers. The shedding of TF-containing membrane particles is believed to influence the ability of tumors to expand and metastasize, and these microparticles may also be harmful in the onset of disseminated intr...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Brousseau C,Morissette G,Fortin JP,Marceau F,Petitclerc E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothermia increases the sensitivity of isolated cardiac muscle to stimulation by beta-adrenoceptor agonists. The purpose of this study was to determine pharmacologically whether this supersensitivity is associated with a change in the affinity of agonists for the receptor. The positive inotropic and chronotropic res...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Broadley KJ,McNeill JH

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In both isolated canine ventricular trabecular muscle and Purkinje strand preparations, dl-sotalol and its two optical isomers d- and l-sotalol produced a concentration-dependent increase in action potential duration while other transmembrane electrical characteristics were not significantly affected. The magnitude of...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lathrop DA

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzodiazepine binding to brain membrane preparations obtained from epileptic and nonepileptic carrier fowl was compared. [3H]Flunitrazepam binding to whole brain homogenates from 2-day-old chicks and [3H]diazepam binding to synaptosomal membranes and homogenates from adult chickens were determined. Scatchard analysis...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Fisher TE,Davis LG,Tuchek JM,Johnson DD,Crawford RD

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The our objective was to investigate the adaptations induced by a low-protein, high-carbohydrate (LPHC) diet in growing rats, which by comparison with the rats fed a control (C) diet at displayed lower fasting glycemia and similar fasting insulinemia, despite impairment in insulin signaling in adipose tissues. In the ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Pereira MP,Buzelle SL,Batistela E,Doneda DL,França SA,Santos MP,Andrade CM,Garófalo MA,Kettelhut Ido C,Navegantes LC,Chaves VE,Bertolini GL,Kawashita NH

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:In addition to cytostatic treatment and surgery, the most common cancer treatment is gamma radiation. Despite sophisticated radiological techniques however, in addition to irradiation of the tumor, irradiation of the surrounding healthy tissue also takes place, which results in various side-effects, depending on the a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Slezak J,Kura B,Ravingerová T,Tribulova N,Okruhlicova L,Barancik M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immature female quails were treated for 6 days with estradiol benzoate at daily 0.01-, 0.02-, 0.01-, and 1-mg dosages. At the end of treatment, bile outflow, biliary cholesterol (CST), and bile acid (BA) secretory rates and liver, bile, and serum CST and BA levels were determined. Some quails were used to measure the ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Laugier C,Pageaux JF,Duperray B,Pacheco H,Brard E

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00