The potential health effects of dietary phytoestrogens.

abstract：:1 The effects of general anaesthetics on the responses of neurones to iontophoretically applied L-glutamate have been examined in slices of the guinea-pig olfactory cortex in vitro. 2 Concentrations of pentobarbitone, ether, methoxyflurance, trichloroethylene and alphaxalone that are known to depress synaptic transmis...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Richards CD,Smaje JC

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Pinacidil relaxes blood vessels through opening the K(ATP) channels with a resultant membrane hyperpolarization and inhibition of Ca(2+) influx. The aim of this study was to examine the mechanisms thereby pinacidil induces K(+) channel-independent relaxation in isolated endothelium-denuded rat mesenteric artery. 2 P...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Tsang SY,Yao X,Wong CM,Au CL,Chen ZY,Huang Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In anaesthetized patients under controlled respiration, samples of lumbar cerebrospinal fluid were withdrawn 15 and 60 min after an intravenous injection of 30 mg tubocurarine. When tested on the frog rectus muscle preparation contracted by acetylcholine, they exerted curare-like activity which corresponded to betw...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Devasankaraiah G,Haranath PS,Krishnamurty A

更新日期：1973-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative disease with irreversible and progressive dilation of the artery. But there are few options for efficacious treatment except for traditional surgery. Probucol has been widely applied to treat hyperlipidaemia and atherosclerosis in clinic, but whet...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen C,Wang Y,Cao Y,Wang Q,Anwaier G,Zhang Q,Qi R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:While selective, bitter tasting, TAS2R agonists can relax agonist-contracted airway smooth muscle (ASM), their mechanism of action is unclear. However, ASM contraction is regulated by Ca²⁺ signalling and Ca²⁺ sensitivity. We have therefore investigated how the TAS2R10 agonists chloroquine, quinin...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Tan X,Sanderson MJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The activation of tachykinin NK(1) receptors in the rat spinal cord produced a transient drop in arterial blood pressure followed by a more prolonged pressor effect which is mediated by the stimulation of the sympatho-adrenal system. This study aims at characterizing the spinal mechanism of that initial hypotension ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Brouillette J,Couture R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The reversible fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitor OL135 reverses mechanical allodynia in the spinal nerve ligation (SNL) and mild thermal injury (MTI) models in the rat. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the cannabinoid and opioid systems in mediating this analgesic effect. 2 Elevated...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chang L,Luo L,Palmer JA,Sutton S,Wilson SJ,Barbier AJ,Breitenbucher JG,Chaplan SR,Webb M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the ability of N-benzyl-N-ethyl-2-(7,8-dihydro-7-methyl-8-oxo-2-phenyl-9H-purin-9-yl)acetamide (AC-5216), a novel mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptor (MBR) ligand, to produce anti-anxiety and antidepressant-like effects in various animal models. AC-5216 showed high affinity for MBRs prepared from rat...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kita A,Kohayakawa H,Kinoshita T,Ochi Y,Nakamichi K,Kurumiya S,Furukawa K,Oka M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenergic transmission was investigated in the dog mesenteric vein by recording electrical responses of single smooth muscle cells to perivascular nerve stimulation. Perivascular nerve stimulation generated an excitatory junction potential (e.j.p.) and a slow depolarization of the membrane. The amplitude of the e.j.p...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Suzuki H

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Metformin, a small molecule, antihyperglycaemic agent, is a well-known activator of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and protects against cardiac fibrosis. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. TGFβ1 is a key cytokine mediating cardiac fibrosis. Here, we investigated the effects o...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen R,Feng Y,Wu J,Song Y,Li H,Shen Q,Li D,Zhang J,Lu Z,Xiao H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We investigated how microsomal cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase (Cyp450 MO) is regulated in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells. The hypothesis that a Cyp450 MO-derived metabolite links Ca2+ store depletion and Ca2+ entry was studied further. 2. Microsomal Cyp450 MO was monitored fluorometrically by dealkylatio...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hoebel BG,Kostner GM,Graier WF

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism and efficacy of 5-fluorouracil (FUra) and other fluorinated pyrimidine (FP) derivatives have been intensively investigated for over fifty years. FUra and its antimetabolites can be incorporated at RNA- and DNA-levels, with RNA level incorporation provoking toxic responses in human normal tissue, and DNA...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Li LS,Morales JC,Veigl M,Sedwick D,Greer S,Meyers M,Wagner M,Fishel R,Boothman DA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The effects of diltiazem on smooth muscle cells of the canine basilar artery were investigated by means of microelectrode, double sucrose gap and isometric tension recording methods. 2 The mean membrane potential of the smooth muscle cells was -49.8 mV and they were electrically quiescent. Diltiazem (over 10(-5) M) ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Fujiwara S,Ito Y,Itoh T,Kuriyama H,Suzuki H

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The responses of rat isolated aortae to vasoconstrictor and vasodilator agents have been studied in 14-day streptozotocin-diabetic rats. The effects of treatment with the aldose reductase inhibitor, ponalrestat, on these responses have also been investigated. 2. Maximum contractile responses and aortic sensitivity ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Otter DJ,Chess-Williams R

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A comparative study was carried out to assess the regional haemodynamic effects of intravenous infusion of human alpha- and beta-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP; 0.006, 0.06 and 0.6 nmol h-1) in conscious, unrestrained Wistar rats. 2. With human alpha-CGRP, tachycardia was always accompanied by a fall in mean...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gardiner SM,Compton AM,Bennett T

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR)s are nuclear transcription factors of the steroid receptor super-family. One member, PPARgamma, a critical transcription factor in adipogenesis, is expressed in ECV304 cells, and when activated participates in the induction of cell death by apoptosis. Here we describe...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bishop-Bailey D,Hla T,Warner TD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The actions and interactions of adenosine and dipyridamole were investigated on isolated strips of coronary arteries of beef cattle. It was found that small diameter arteries (about 0.5-1.0 mm o9d.), raised to a moderate level of tone with potassium, responded with relaxation to low concentrations of adenosine. 2 Di...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kalsner S

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidized low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) are thought to play a major role in atherosclerosis. OxLDL act in part through alteration of intracellular signalling pathways in cells of the vascular wall. We recently reported that the EGF receptor (EGFR) signalling pathway is activated by lipid peroxidation products (among...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Vacaresse N,Vieira O,Robbesyn F,Jürgens G,Salvayre R,Negre-Salvayre A

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Prostaglandin and thromboxane release from the term pregnant (Day 22) rat uterus in vitro has been measured by radioimmunoassay and gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry. 2 Prostacyclin (prostaglandin I2, PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) (measured as their metabolites, 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha and TXB2, respecti...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Phillips CA,Poyser NL

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The question whether constriction of local vessels is essential for the anti-inflammatory action of glucocorticoids in carrageenin-induced granulomatous inflammation was studied. 2 The vasodilator prostaglandin E1 injection into the granuloma pouch fluid increased the exudation of plasma protein into the granuloma t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sugio K,Tsurufuji S

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic inflammatory responses contribute to the symptoms of a number of diseases including atopic dermatitis, asthma and rhinitis. Cationic proteins are released from inflammatory cells and levels are known to be raised in disease states. Using an in vivo model of acute inflammation, we investigated the characterist...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Jones H,Paul W,Page CP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of cyclo-oxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the upper urinary tract of the guinea-pig and rat was examined using simultaneous tension recordings of the proximal and distal regions of the renal pelvis and the ureter. The guinea-pig upper urinary tract contracted at a frequency (7.52+/-0.3 min...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Davidson ME,Lang RJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Rats with unilateral electrolytic lesions involving both parts of the substantia nigra show dose-related, ipsilateral circling responses to apomorphine which are stable over time. 2 In non-tolerant rats, morphine (up to 10 mg/kg) does not elicit any circling behaviour but as tolerance develops to morphine, initially...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Halliwell JV,Kumar R

更新日期：1980-12-01 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：:1. Several cations (Ba2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Zn2+ and La3+, all as chloride salts, 1-1000 microM) were tested in the guinea-pig urinary bladder for their ability to: (i) modify contractile responses to electrical field stimulation (EFS), ATP, alpha,beta-methylene ATP (alpha,beta-meATP), carbachol (CCh), and...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ziganshin AU,Ziganshina LE,Hoyle CH,Burnstock G

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Pharmacological inhibitors of protein kinase A (PKA) and protein phosphatases 1/2A were used to determine whether basal L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca)) observed in the absence of exogenous beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation is sustained by PKA-mediated phosphorylation. Amphotericin B was used to record whole-cell I...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bracken N,Elkadri M,Hart G,Hussain M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 delta'-trans-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is more active orally in mice than previously thought, as cataleptic responses occur at doses from 0.06 mg/kg upwards, with peak activity at 2 to 4 h after dosing. These doses and peaks correspond well with the effects in man. 2 Comparison with chlorpromazine in mice shows tha...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Fairbairn JW,Pickens JT

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Using an innovative chemical approach, peptide welding technology (PWT), a tetrabranched derivative of nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) has been generated and pharmacologically characterized. Both in vitro and in vivo PWT2-N/OFQ displayed the same pharmacological profile to the natural ligand. It w...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Rizzi A,Sukhtankar DD,Ding H,Hayashida K,Ruzza C,Guerrini R,Calò G,Ko MC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. DNP (2,4-dinitrophenol) reduced the duration of the action potential of guinea-pig ventricular muscle at a greater rate than did anoxia. The effect was dose-dependent and was modified by the concentration of glucose in the medium. DNP (0.1 mM) reduced the amplitude of the action potential of muscles incubated with ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McDonald TF,MacLeod DP

更新日期：1972-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Recent findings suggest that the noxious gas H(2)S is produced endogenously, and that physiological concentrations of H(2)S are able to modulate pain and inflammation in rodents. This study was undertaken to evaluate the ability of endogenous and exogenous H(2)S to modulate carrageenan-induced sy...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ekundi-Valentim E,Santos KT,Camargo EA,Denadai-Souza A,Teixeira SA,Zanoni CI,Grant AD,Wallace J,Muscará MN,Costa SK

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00