The antianaphylactic action of histamine H2-receptor agonists in the guinea-pig isolated heart.

abstract：:1. This study investigated whether (a) cannabinoid CB(1) receptor knockout (CB(1)(-/-)) mice displayed altered gastrointestinal transit and (b) cannabinoid CB(1) and opioid receptors functionally interact in the regulation of gastrointestinal transit. 2. Gastrointestinal transit was assessed by the Whole Gastrointesti...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Carai MA,Colombo G,Gessa GL,Yalamanchili R,Basavarajappa BS,Hungund BL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three neurotoxin homologues (CM10 and CM12 from Naja haje annulifera and S5C10 from Dendroaspis jamesoni kaimosae) and two short neurotoxins (CM14 from Naja haje annulifera and erabutoxin b from Laticauda semifasciata) were examined by circular dichroism (c.d.) and tested for neuromuscular activity on chick biventer c...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Harvey AL,Hider RC,Hodges SJ,Joubert FJ

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:An ever-growing wealth of information on current drugs and their pharmacological effects is available from online databases. As our understanding of systems biology increases, we have the opportunity to predict, model and quantify how drug combinations can be introduced that outperform convention...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Benson HE,Watterson S,Sharman JL,Mpamhanga CP,Parton A,Southan C,Harmar AJ,Ghazal P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCH1 receptor) antagonists are being considered as anti-obesity agents. The present study reports a new class of MCH1 receptor antagonists with an 8-methylquinoline scaffold. The molecular mechanism of MCH1 receptor blockade by these antagonists was exami...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sakurai T,Ogawa K,Ishihara Y,Kasai S,Nakayama M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Ca currents in rat and mouse sensory dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurones were inhibited by concentrations of (-)-baclofen as low as 1 micron. The proportion of neurones responding to baclofen was low (less than 20%), except in young cultures of neonate rat DRG neurones (3 days in culture), where 86% of the neurones...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Green KA,Cottrell GA

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:GABAA receptors mediate neuronal inhibition in the brain. They are the primary targets for benzodiazepines, which are widely used to treat neurological disorders including anxiety, epilepsy and insomnia. The mechanism by which benzodiazepines enhance GABAA receptor activity has been extensively s...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Dixon CL,Harrison NL,Lynch JW,Keramidas A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with lung disease and/or hypoxia (Group III), decreased pulmonary vascular tone and tissue hypoxia is therapeutically beneficial. PGE2 and PGI2 induce potent relaxation of human bronchi from non-PH (control) patients via EP4 and IP receptors...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ozen G,Benyahia C,Mani S,Boukais K,Silverstein AM,Bayles R,Nelsen AC,Castier Y,Danel C,Mal H,Clapp LH,Longrois D,Norel X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Fibrosis, a pathological accumulation of collagen in tissues, represents a major global disease burden. Effective characterization of potential antifibrotic drugs has been constrained by poor formation of the extracellular matrix in vitro, due to tardy procollagen processing by collagen C-protein...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen CZ,Peng YX,Wang ZB,Fish PV,Kaar JL,Koepsel RR,Russell AJ,Lareu RR,Raghunath M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endogenous concentrations of p- and m-hydroxyphenylacetic acid in the mouse caudate nucleus were determined by a gas chromatographic or a gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric technique and the concentrations were about 30 and 11 ng g-1 respectively. The subcutaneous administration of (+)-butaclamol (1 mg kg-1), ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Juorio AV,McQuade PS

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Reserpine given to rats before the enhanced synthesis of DNA begins 14h after partial hepatectomy markedly depresses thymidine uptake into DNA at 24 hours.2. At this time decreased activity of liver thymidine kinase but unchanged thymidine 5'-nucleotidase were observed.3. Reserpine has no effect on DNA synthesis wh...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cihák A,Vaptzarova K

更新日期：1973-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The effects of bergamot essential oil (BEO; Citrus bergamia, Risso) on excitotoxic neuronal damage was investigated in vitro. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:The study was performed in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells exposed to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). Cell viability was measured by dye exclusion. R...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Corasaniti MT,Maiuolo J,Maida S,Fratto V,Navarra M,Russo R,Amantea D,Morrone LA,Bagetta G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of frusemide, ethacrynic acid and indanyloxyacetic acid was investigated on spontaneous calcium-activated chloride (ICl(Ca)) and potassium currents (IK(Ca)) in rabbit portal vein cells with the perforated patch technique. 2. Frusemide (0.3-1.0 x 10(-3) M) reduced the amplitude of spontaneous transient in...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Greenwood IA,Hogg RC,Large WA

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression induced by interleukin (IL)-1beta, and whether the effect of DHA is related to its effect on mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation were investigated in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle c...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hirafuji M,Machida T,Tsunoda M,Miyamoto A,Minami M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Ginsenosides, the active ingredients extracted from Panax ginseng, have been shown to promote nitric oxide (NO) release in bovine aortic endothelial cells. Since the endothelial cells and the perivascular nerves in penile corpus cavernosum contain NO synthase and an NO-like substance has been shown to be released f...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen X,Lee TJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:1. The release of somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SRIF-LI) in the human brain was studied in synaptosomal preparations from fresh neocortical specimens obtained from patients undergoing neurosurgery to remove deeply sited tumours. 2. The basal outflow of SRIF-LI from superfused synaptosomes was increased...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bonanno G,Gemignani A,Schmid G,Severi P,Cavazzani P,Raiteri M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translational sciences increasingly emphasize the measurement of functions in native human tissues. However, such studies must confront variations in patient age, gender, genetic background and disease. Here, these are discussed with reference to neuromuscular and neurosecretory functions of the human gastrointestinal...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sanger GJ,Broad J,Kung V,Knowles CH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The intravenous infusion of I.C.I. 50172 in doses up to 20 mg reduced, although not significantly, the increase in heart rate produced by the infusion of isoprenaline in healthy volunteers; the response to adrenaline was significantly reduced. The infusion of 1 mg propranolol abolished these responses2. After the p...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Brick I,Hutchison KJ,McDevitt DG,Roddie IC,Shanks RG

更新日期：1968-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opioid receptors are key targets in the treatment of acute and chronic pain, and the development of novel analgesics with reduced side effects is crucial in the search for more effective medications. The crystal structures of opioid receptors have provided a wealth of knowledge on many aspects of opioid receptor p...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Marino KA,Shang Y,Filizola M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A study has been made of the effects of cocaine and sympathetic denervation on responses of the cat spleen to (-)-noradrenaline and (-)-isoprenaline.2. Responses of isolated strips of spleen capsule to (-)-noradrenaline or to (-)-isoprenaline were not affected by reserpine-pretreatment.3. In adult cats, cocaine (1 ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Granata AR,Langer SZ

更新日期：1973-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In order to define the electrophysiological mechanism(s) responsible for bradykinin (BK)-induced positive inotropic and chronotropic responses in isolated guinea-pig atria, effects of BK on the membrane currents were examined in isolated atrial cells using patch clamp techniques. 2. BK (0.1-1000 nM) increased the L...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sakamoto N,Uemura H,Hara Y,Saito T,Masuda Y,Nakaya H

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data presentation and statistical analysis in scientific writing are agreed to be in need of improvement, despite the profusion of advice and instruction. Recent evidence supports the need for better planning and analysis of animal experiments. This series of short articles aims to provide advice in small easily diges...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Drummond GB,Vowler SL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Hydroxytryptamine(1B/1D) (5-HT(1B/1D)) receptor coupling to contraction was investigated in endothelium-denuded rabbit isolated renal arteries, by simultaneously measuring tension and intracellular [Ca(2+)], and tension in permeabilized smooth muscle cells. In intact arterial segments, 1 nM - 10 microM 5-HT failed t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hill PB,Dora KA,Hughes AD,Garland CJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Intracerebral microdialysis was used to examine the function of the terminal 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) autoreceptor in the anterior hypothalamus of anaesthetized rats at two points in the light phase of the light-dark cycle. 2. Infusion of the 5-HT1A/1B agonist 5-methoxy-3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridyl)-1H-indole ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sayer TJ,Hannon SD,Redfern PH,Martin KF

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:AZ11645373 and N-{2-methyl-5-[(1R, 5S)-9-oxa-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ylcarbonyl]phenyl}-2-tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]dec-1-ylacetamide hydrochloride (compound-22) are recently described P2X(7) receptor antagonists. In this study we have further characterized these compounds to determine their mecha...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Michel AD,Ng SW,Roman S,Clay WC,Dean DK,Walter DS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Early soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors (sEHIs) such as 12-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido)-dodecanoic acid (AUDA) are effective anti-hypertensive and anti-inflammatory agents in various animal models. However, their poor metabolic stability and limited water solubility make them difficult to use pha...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Liu JY,Tsai HJ,Hwang SH,Jones PD,Morisseau C,Hammock BD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Retinoids, through their activation of retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors, regulate diverse cellular processes, and pharmacological intervention in their actions has been successful in the treatment of skin disorders and cancers. Despite the many beneficial effects, administr...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Yin S,Luo J,Qian A,Yu W,Hu H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Vasorelaxant properties of three nitric oxide (NO) donor drugs (glyceryl trinitrate, sodium nitroprusside and spermine NONOate) in mouse aorta (phenylephrine pre-contracted) were compared with those of endothelium-derived NO (generated with acetylcholine), NO free radical (NO*; NO gas solution) and nitroxyl ion (NO...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wanstall JC,Jeffery TK,Gambino A,Lovren F,Triggle CR

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Antilaminin IgG decreased the dF/dt of mouse isolated atria and inhibited the mechanical effect of acetylcholine in a non-competitive fashion. 2. Inhibitors of nicotinic and muscarinic cholinoceptors impaired the negative inotropic action of antilaminin IgG in mouse isolated atria. Hemicholinium and tetrodotoxin al...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bacman S,Borda E,Denduchis B,Lustig L,Sterin-Borda L

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Measurements were made of the uptake, metabolism and release of [(3)H]-adrenaline by human platelets in citrated plasma or in an artificial medium.2. Radioactive adrenaline was not taken up at 0-2 degrees C. At 37 degrees C there was a slow uptake which continued for at least 5 hours.3. About half of the radioactiv...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Born GV,Smith JB

更新日期：1970-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Tanshinol borneol ester (DBZ) is a novel synthetic compound derived from Dantonic® , a botanical drug approved in 26 countries outside the United States for angina pectoris and currently undergoing FDA Phase III clinical trial. Here, we investigated the angiogenic effects of (S)-DBZ and (R)-DBZ i...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Liao S,Han L,Zheng X,Wang X,Zhang P,Wu J,Liu R,Fu Y,Sun J,Kang X,Liu K,Fan TP,Li S,Zheng X

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00