Pioglitazone inhibits advanced glycation end product-induced TNF-α and MMP-13 expression via the antagonism of NF-κB activation in chondrocytes.

abstract：:Tramadol, a central analgesic acting on serotonin neurotransmission, is often co-used with ondansetron, a 5-HT(3) antagonist, for the management of postoperative pain to decrease nausea and vomiting. The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that this drug combination raises tramadol requirement by patient-contro...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Vale C,Oliveira F,Assunção J,Fontes-Ribeiro C,Pereira F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered vascular reactivity due to endothelial dysfunction, consequent to vascular damage, is observed in rheumatoid arthritis. We investigated the effect of angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) on vasculature changes in arthritis induced by complete Freund's adjuvant in male Wistar rats. Arthritis decreased soluble receptor for a...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Açikalin Ö,Bölükbaşi Hatip FF,Tan RF,Hatip-Al-Khatib I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-stranded, RNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR) is a serine/threonine protein kinase activated by various stress signals. It plays an important role in inflammation, insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. Increased PKR activity has been observed in obese humans as well as in obese diabetic mice. Indirubin-...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Udumula MP,Medapi B,Dhar I,Bhat A,Desai K,Sriram D,Dhar A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:morphine is known to inhibit cholinergic contractions of the guinea pig small intestine. This has been compared to the human small intestinal innervated longitudinal muscle in the current study. METHODS:cholinergic primary contractions of human small intestinal longitudinal strips were evoked by electr...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Benko R,Molnár Z,Nemes D,Dékány A,Kelemen D,Illényi L,Cseke L,Papp A,Varga G,Bartho L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and calcium-dependent protein kinase (PKC) modulators on secretagogue-stimulated gastric acid secretion were studied in the continuously perfused stomach of the anesthetized rat. Intravenous histamine (0.25 mg/kg/h) and pentagastrin (2 microg...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Rotker JD,Strapko A,Nandi J,Bosche MC,Levine RA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cinnamedrine is an active ingredient in preparations used to relieve dysmenorrhea. It has been reported to have local anesthetic properties in nerve. This property prompted us to evaluate the effects of cinnamedrine on the cardiac action potential. Cinnamedrine (10-35 microM) significantly reduced the overshoot and ma...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Arena JP,McArdle JJ,Argentieri TM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously published data from this laboratory on the urinary excretion of 3-hydroxymethyl antipyrine (one of the major metabolites of antipyrine in man) have to be reconsidered, because of use of an impure reference substance in the high-pressure liquid chromatographic assay method. Comparison with newly synthesized,...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Danhof M,Teunissen MW,Breimer DD

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a purine precursor, AICAriboside (5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside), on postischemic recovery of myocardial function and adenine nucleotides have been studied in the isolated blood-perfused cat heart. The isolated hearts received either AICAriboside or saline prior to 60 min of global ischemia an...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Mitsos SE,Jolly SR,Lucchesi BR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In the present study, we tested whether or not acute antioxidant treatment with vitamin C is able to protect the heart during myocardial infarction. The effects of vitamin C on the autonomic balancing of the heart and on the histopathological and immunohistochemical changes in response to isoproterenol ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Buttros JB,Bergamaschi CT,Ribeiro DA,Fracalossi AC,Campos RR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy, safety, and clinical benefit of prolonged-release trazodone (Trittico) in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS:In this study, 363 Chinese patients with MDD were randomized 1:1 to receive either prolonged-release trazodone (150-450 mg) or placebo treatment for...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Zhang L,Xie WW,Li LH,Zhang HG,Wang G,Chen DC,Cao Y,Cui LJ,Zhang KR,Shi JG,Tan QR,Zheng HB,Xu XF,Cheng ZH,Zhao JP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first step in the conversion of spironolactone (SP) to its biologically active metabolites is deacetylation to 7 alpha-thiospirolactone (7 alpha-thio-SL). Studies were done to evaluate the effects of reduced glutathione (GSH) on SP deacetylation by adrenal microsomal preparations. In the absence of GSH, adrenal mi...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Colby HD,LaCagnin LB,Los LE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hamster renal cytosol binds [3H]-2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) with high specificity. Sucrose density gradient centrifugation revealed two binding entities- one with a low sedimentation coefficient of 4-5 S which was displaced by neither TCDD nor other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and another w...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kurl RN,Loring JM,Villee CA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study analyzed the role of the amiloride-sensitive component and the participation of the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger in renal responsiveness to vasoconstrictors in the isolated perfused rat kidney. METHODS:The renal responses to vasoconstrictors (angiotensin II, phenylephrine, vasopressin and KCl) were studied und...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Vargas P,Wangensteen R,Rodríguez-Gómez I,Perez-Abud R,Osuna A,Quesada A,Vargas F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphatase inhibitors, e.g. cantharidin, exert positive inotropic effects in mammalian heart preparations. Endothall, a synthetic herbicide which is chemically related to cantharidin, inhibits protein phosphatase activities in mouse liver preparations. However, the cardiac effects of endothall have hitherto n...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Bokník P,Vahlensieck U,Huke S,Knapp J,Linck B,Lüss H,Müller FU,Neumann J,Schmitz W

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of rutin on potassium oxonate-induced hyperuricemia and renal dysfunction in mice. METHODS:Rutin was administered orally 1 h after oxonate at doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg·kg(-1). Serum uric acid levels and kidney function parameters were assayed. Mouse uro...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Chen YS,Hu QH,Zhang X,Zhu Q,Kong LD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRK-530 is a novel synthetic bisphosphonate compound which exhibits inhibitory activity in the rat adjuvant arthritis (AA) model. We found that, during AA development, the concentrations of cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in the bone marrow increased, ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Tanahashi M,Koike J,Kawabe N,Nakadate-Matsushita T

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) is expressed on Th2 cells, found in inflamed tissues of allergic diseases, and is therefore suspected to be involved in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases by controlling Th2 cell migration into inflamed tissues. The aim of the present study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sato T,Komai M,Iwase M,Kobayashi K,Tahara H,Ohshima E,Arai H,Miki I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Putative in vitro-in vivo correlations of pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters are regarded as a prerequisite to filter hits derived from high-throughput screening (HTS) approaches for subsequent murine in vivo PK studies. METHODS:In this study, we assessed stabilities in rat and human microsomes of 121 com...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Schrezenmeier E,Zollmann FS,Seidel K,Böhm C,Schmerbach K,Kroh M,Kirsch S,Klare S,Bernhard S,Kappert K,Goldin-Lang P,Skuballa W,Unger T,Funke-Kaiser H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of introducing both rituximab (RTX) and 131I for active Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) with hyperthyroidism. METHODS:In total, 217 patients suffering from active GO with hyperthyroidism were included in this research. All subjects were randomly assigned to...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Li J,Xiao Z,Hu X,Li Y,Zhang X,Zhang S,Gong W,Zhao J,Ye X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketotifen is an antiallergic drug and may have direct inhibitory effects on eosinophils. To investigate the anti-eosinophilic effect of ketotifen, we examined the effect of ketotifen on the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from eotaxin-primed human eosinophils. Ketotifen at 10(-10)-10(-6) mol/l significantl...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Yamada Y,Sannohe S,Saito N,Cui CH,Ueki S,Oyamada H,Kanda A,Yamaguchi K,Hamada K,Adachi T,Kayaba H,Chihara J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-dummy, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind study was conducted to verify the hypothesis of noninferiority for single-dose administration of zaltoprofen 160 mg, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, compared with loxoprofen sodium 60 mg (loxoprofen), in terms of antipyret...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Azuma A,Kudoh S,Nakashima M,Nagatake T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasodepressor responses to intravenous injections of arachidonic acid, and the formation of its metabolites, were studied in rats made diabetic 1 or 2 weeks after a 1-dose alloxan treatment. Arachidonic acid dose-dependently decreased the diastolic blood pressure in normal animals, but this hypotensive effect was ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Hui SC,Ogle CW,Wang Z,An Y,Hu YH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracerebroventricular injection of the cholecystokinin-A receptor antagonist L-364,718, at the doses of 0.5, 5, 10 or 20 micrograms/mouse, while having no effect on pain threshold (hot plate, 51 degrees C), antagonized the analgesic activity of morphine (10 mg/kg i.p.). This effect was obtained with a dose of 10...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Poggioli R,Vergoni AV,Sandrini M,Barbafiera L,Marrama D,Bertolini A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenofibrate is widely used in clinical practice, but its influence on chronic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induced by feeding a high-calorie and high-cholesterol diet (HCD) has still not been studied. We thus investigated its effects on the liver of the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) mouse model. Male C...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Zhang N,Lu Y,Shen X,Bao Y,Cheng J,Chen L,Li B,Zhang Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-administration of either nicotine (NIC) or ethanol (ETH) has been extensively studied. This study addressed for the first time the self-administration of both substances when offered together. Male and female rats of different ages were offered NIC and ETH using the two- or three-bottle free-choice method. When N...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Marshall CE,Dadmarz M,Hofford JM,Gottheil E,Vogel WH

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study was performed in order to elucidate the effects of 7-nitroindazole (7-NI) and L-arginine on cognitive functions of rats in a three-panel runway task. METHODS:7-NI (2.5, 5, 10 mg/kg) and L-arginine (200 mg/kg) were injected intraperitoneally into male Wistar rats 30 min before the test. RESU...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Yildiz Akar F,Celikyurt IK,Ulak G,Mutlu O

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate potential stereoselective effects of single barbiturate isomers, we compared the inhibitory potency of single thiopentone enantiomers, two isomer-enriched mixtures of methohexitone and racemic mixtures of both barbiturates on the fMLP-induced neutrophil oxidative response. A suppression of the response to...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wittmann S,Daniels S,Ittner KP,Fröhlich D

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was carried out to test bioequivalence between two different oral desmopressin formulations. Sixty healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study and were randomly assigned to receive the test (T) and reference (R) drug in a two-period two-sequence, crossover, analyst-blinded study design. Subjects re...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kaehler ST,Steiner IM,Sauermann R,Scheidl H,Mueller M,Joukhadar C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro addition of (-)-delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta9-THC) resulted in a dose-responsive inhibition of the high-affinity specific synaptosomal uptake of both 3H-tryptophan and 3H-choline in mouse forebrain crude synaptosomal preparations. The approximate concentrations of delta9-THC required to cause a 50% ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Johnson KM,Dewey WL

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the antidepressant activity of various antidepressants using the learned helplessness test (LH) or the forced swimming test (FS) in rats. Repeated treatment of the tricyclic antidepressants imipramine (10 mg/kg, p.o.), clomipramine (0.625 mg/kg, p.o.), amitriptyline (10 mg/kg, p.o.)...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Takamori K,Yoshida S,Okuyama S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00