Age-related effects of dexmedetomidine on myocardial contraction and coronary circulation in isolated guinea pig hearts.

abstract：:We investigated the effects of chronic administration of zonisamide, an antiepileptic agent, on bone metabolism in growing rats. Administration of zonisamide at a dose of 80 mg/kg per day, s.c. for 5 weeks significantly decreased bone mineral density (BMD) at the tibial metaphysis and the diaphysis. The percent rate o...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Takahashi A,Onodera K,Kamei J,Sakurada S,Shinoda H,Miyazaki S,Saito T,Mayanagi H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stiffness and cytokine in blood levels show 24-h rhythms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. We previously revealed that higher therapeutic effects were obtained in RA patients and RA model animals when the dosing time of methotrexate was chosen according to the 24-h rhythms to cytokine. In this study, we examined ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Obayashi K,Tomonari M,Yoshimatsu H,Fukuyama R,Ieiri I,Higuchi S,To H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although plasma NOx (NO(2)(-) and NO(3)(-)) has been used as an index of nitric oxide (NO) formation in vivo, many unreasonable results appeared even after active elimination of NOx contamination from laboratory ware. For example, plasma NOx concentrations did not increase during vasodilation mediated by the NO/cGMP p...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Ishibashi T,Yoshida J,Nishio M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of thiol and heme oxidants on responsiveness to cGMP generators in isolated rat aorta and pulmonary artery using an organ chamber. The nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced relaxation was impaired by exposure to the thiol oxidant diamide in both the aorta and th...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Tawa M,Yamashita Y,Masuoka T,Nakano K,Yoshida J,Nishio M,Ishibashi T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The GABAergic system in the spinal cord has been shown to participate in neuropathic pain in various animal models. GABA transporters (GATs) play a role in controlling the synaptic clearance of GABA; however, their role in neuropathic pain remains unclear. In the present study, we compared the betaine/GABA transporter...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Jinzenji A,Sogawa C,Miyawaki T,Wen XF,Yi D,Ohyama K,Kitayama S,Sogawa N,Morita K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 (CYP)-mediated drug interactions caused by Kampo medicine have not been investigated sufficiently. The current study was conducted to reveal the effect of anchusan, a commonly used Kampo formula for gastrointestinal disease, on CYP3A-mediated drug metabolism in rats. The pharmacokinetics of midazolam (...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Saito Y,Nishimura Y,Kurata N,Iwase M,Aoki K,Yasuhara H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological effects of rivoglitazone, a novel thiazolidinedione-derivative peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma agonist, were characterized in vitro and in vivo. Rivoglitazone activated human PPARgamma more potently compared with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone and had little effect on PPARal...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kanda S,Nakashima R,Takahashi K,Tanaka J,Ogawa J,Ogata T,Yachi M,Araki K,Ohsumi J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosteroids are known as allosteric modulators of the ligand-gated ion channel superfamily. Voltage-gated sodium channels (Na(v)) play an important role in mediating excitotoxic damages. Here we report the effects of neurosteroids on the function of Na(v), using voltage-clamp techniques in Xenopus oocytes expressed ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Horishita T,Ueno S,Yanagihara N,Sudo Y,Uezono Y,Okura D,Sata T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IAP antagonists increased the antitumor efficacy of X-irradiation in some types of cancers, but their effects on hypoxic cancer cells remain unclarified. We aims to investigate the radiosensitizing effect of an IAP inhibitor AT-406 on cervical cancer cell lines under both normoxia and hypoxia conditions. Hela and Siha...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Lu J,Qin Q,Zhan LL,Liu J,Zhu HC,Yang X,Zhang C,Xu LP,Liu ZM,Wang D,Cui HQ,Meng CC,Cai J,Cheng HY,Sun XC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and dioxins are ubiquitous environmental pollutants and activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand-activated transcription factor. It has been reported that testosterone represses 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced transcription of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Sanada N,Gotoh Y,Shimazawa R,Klinge CM,Kizu R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible role of nitric oxide (NO) in anxiety following transient cerebral ischemia by a 10-min bilateral carotid occlusion was examined in mice. Two days after the ischemia, mice showed a significant decrease in time spent on the open arms in the elevated plus-maze test; and likewise, they showed shortened social...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Nakashima MN,Ajiki K,Nakashima K,Takahashi M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences of cell proliferation, cell cycle, and G(1)/S transition regulatory proteins of gingival fibroblasts derived from nifedipine-reactive patient (NIFr) and nifedipine-non-reactive patient (NIFn) in the presence of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) were investigated to elucidate the mechanism of gingival o...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Takeuchi R,Matsumoto H,Okada H,Hori M,Gunji A,Hakozaki K,Akimoto Y,Fujii A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is one of the factors causing accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in atherosclerotic plaques. Changes in cell migration toward platelet-derived growth factor BB were investigated using a Boyden chamber after 48-h preincubation of GBaSM-4 VSMCs with nicotine or nicotine-free cigarette...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yoshiyama S,Horinouchi T,Miwa S,Wang HH,Kohama K,Nakamura A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a high prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Rivaroxaban, a coagulation factor Xa inhibitor, has recently been reported to show pleiotropic effects. This study investigated the influence of rivaroxaban on cardiac remodeling caused by intermittent hypoxia (IH). Male C5...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Imano H,Kato R,Tanikawa S,Yoshimura F,Nomura A,Ijiri Y,Yamaguchi T,Izumi Y,Yoshiyama M,Hayashi T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Verapamil, a Ca(2+) entry blocker, can induce bronchorelaxation and bronchoconstriction. The mechanism of verapamil-induced bronchoconstriction is poorly understood. The present study determines the direct effect of verapamil on smooth muscle of isolated ovine airways and analyzes the mechanisms involved. Isolated tra...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Mustafa S,Abdulraheem A,Alsughayer A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the participation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons of the medial septal area in eight-arm radial maze performance in rats. The intra-septal injection of muscimol, a GABA(A) agonist, caused an increase in total error and working memory error. On the other hand, no significant effect was observe...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yamamoto Y,Mikami A,Fujii Y,Kamei C

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small noncoding RNAs that regulate translational repression of multiple target mRNAs. The miRNAs in a whole cell regulate greater than 30% of all protein-coding genes. The vast majority of presently identified miRNAs are expressed in the brain in a spatially and temporally controlled ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Satoh J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protective effect of valsartan (Val), an angiotensin II (AII)-receptor blocker (ARB), against organ damage is reported to depend on the dosing time in hypertensive patients. Dosing-time-dependent effect of Val on survival of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) under a 12-h lighting cycle was examined....

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Liu Y,Ushijima K,Ohmori M,Takada M,Tateishi M,Ando H,Fujimura A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we clarified the intracellular mechanism of angiotensin II (Ang II) in promoting migration in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs). RASMC migration was measured with the Boyden chamber assay, and the result was confirmed with an aortic sprout assay. The activities of kinases were investigated by west...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Lee HM,Lee CK,Lee SH,Roh HY,Bae YM,Lee KY,Lim J,Park PJ,Park TK,Lee YL,Won KJ,Kim B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether carteolol eye drops, a β-adrenoceptor antagonist used as an intraocular hypotensive agent, has protective effects against the light-induced oxidative stress in retina. Dark-adapted pigmented rats were pre-treated with topical carteolol ophthalmic solution or saline an...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Matsuo M,Kuse Y,Takahashi K,Kuwahara K,Tanito M,Kaidzu S,Shimazawa M,Hara H,Ohira A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-induced drug resistance is a major road block for successful cancer chemotherapy. Through phenotypic screening, the compound 2-(2-chlorophenylimino)-5-(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene) thiazolidin-4-one (CDBT) was discovered to have potent anti-tumor activity in P-gp over-expressing drug-resistant non...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Zhang Q,Zhai S,Li L,Li X,Jiang C,Zhang C,Yan B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system plays an important role in the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse, and the activity-dependent synaptic plasticity of the system is involved in drug dependence. A DNA microarray screening revealed that the expression levels of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) mRNA in the n...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yamada K,Nagai T,Nabeshima T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated endogenous mediators involved in mosquito allergy-associated itching in mice. An intradermal injection of an extract of mosquito salivary gland elicited marked scratching in sensitized mice. The 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor zileuton (100 mg/kg), the 5-lipoxygenase activating peptide inhibitor MK-88...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kuraishi Y,Ohtsuka E,Nakano T,Kawai S,Andoh T,Nojima H,Kamimura K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MMP-9 or Gelatinase B, a member of the matrix metalloproteinase family (MMPs), plays important roles in physiological events such as tissue remodeling and in pathological processes that lead to destructive bone diseases, including osteoarthritis and periodontitis. In addition to its effect on the increase of total bon...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Thunyakitpisal PD,Chaisuparat R

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic transmission is conducted by neurotransmitters released from nerve terminals. Neurotransmitter release is regulated both positively and negatively by multiple mechanisms, and its regulation is believed to be one of the important mechanisms of synaptic plasticity underlying learning and memory. Various protein...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Takahashi M,Itakura M,Kataoka M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), a novel Ca(2+)-mobilizing mediator, is suggested to be involved in the functions of neutrophils in rodents, its role in human neutrophils remains unclear. The present study examined the ability of cADPR to mobilize Ca(2+) and mediate formyl methionyl leucyl phenylalanine (fMLP)-stim...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Morita K,Saida M,Morioka N,Kitayama T,Akagawa Y,Dohi T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of action of acupuncture and moxibustion as reported by Japanese researchers are reviewed. The endogenous opioid-mediated mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) as used in China are well understood, but these are only one component of all mechanisms of acupuncture. These studies emphasize the similarity ...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kawakita K,Shinbara H,Imai K,Fukuda F,Yano T,Kuriyama K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mithramycin A (MTM) has been shown to inhibit cancer growth by blocking the binding of Sp-family transcription factors to gene regulatory elements and is used for the treatment of leukemia and testicular cancer in the United States. In contrast, MTM has also been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in normal cells....

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Osada N,Kosuge Y,Ishige K,Ito Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that physiological concentrations of 17beta-estradiol partially down-regulate cardiac rapidly-activating delayed rectifier K(+) currents (hERG currents) independently of estrogen-receptor signaling. To determine if other estrogens have the same effect as that of 17beta-estradiol, we investigated r...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Kakusaka S,Asayama M,Kaihara A,Sasano T,Suzuki T,Kurokawa J,Furukawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated previously that the ketamine-induced discriminative stimulus effect is likely to reflect the phencyclidine-like psychotomimetic effects. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the effects of the antipsychotics and 5-HT2 receptor antagonist on the discriminative stimulus effects o...

journal_title：Journal of pharmacological sciences

authors： Yoshizawa K,Mori T,Ueno T,Nishiwaki M,Shibasaki M,Shimizu N,Narita M,Suzuki T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00