Efficacy and safety of prolonged-release trazodone in major depressive disorder: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, flexible-dose trial.

abstract：:Imatinib and AMN107 are protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors which reduce KIT autophosphorylation with similar potency. This report describes the cellular uptake of these compounds in two human gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)-derived cell lines (GIST882 and GIST GDG1), which both express constitutively activated K...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Prenen H,Guetens G,de Boeck G,Debiec-Rychter M,Manley P,Schoffski P,van Oosterom AT,de Bruijn E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Veratridine caused a positive inotropic action in the electrically driven left atria of rats. Quinacrine (a phospholipase A2 inhibitor), indomethacin (a cyclooxygenase inhibitor) and aspirin (a cyclooxygenase inhibitor), but not nordihydroguaiaretic acid (a lipoxygenase inhibitor), inhibited the response to veratridin...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Morikawa M,Satake N,Shibata S,Shibata T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations demonstrated that CYP2D16 was expressed at high levels in guinea pig adrenal microsomes. The studies presented here were done to determine whether adrenal metabolism of bufuralol (BUF), a model CYP2D substrate, was similar to that in the liver. Guinea pig adrenal microsomes converted BUF to 1'-...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Colby HD,Nowak DM,Longhurst PA,Zhang X,Hayes JR,Voigt JM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We studied the effect of the combined treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (ramipril) and eplerenone compared with ramipril alone in streptozocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS:Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: nondiabetic controls, streptozocin-treated diabetic rats (5...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Mavrakanas TA,Cheva A,Kallaras K,Karkavelas G,Mironidou-Tzouveleki M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the interaction of opioidergic systems in the hypotensive action of atenolol. Anesthetized, adult spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats were instrumented to monitor blood pressure and heart rate. Atenolol (100 micrograms/kg, i.v.) produced a decrease in blood pressure ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Laskey RE,Jones LF,Tackett RL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Basal insulin administered to type-2 diabetic patients with poor glycaemic control when managed with oral anti-diabetics (OADs) alone can lead to an increased risk of weight gain and hypoglycaemia. In the absence of head-to-head trials, an indirect comparison of the once-daily insulin detemir with insulin glargine...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Fakhoury W,Lockhart I,Kotchie RW,Aagren M,LeReun C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To study the protective effects of ganoderic acid A (GAA) on bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis. METHODS:ICR mice were intratracheally instilled with BLM to induce pulmonary fibrosis on day 0. Then the mice were orally given GAA (25, 50 mg/kg) or dexamethasone (2 mg/kg). After treatment for 21 days,...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wen G,Li T,He H,Zhou X,Zhu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esculentoside A, a kind of saponin isolated from the root of the Chinese herb Phytolaca esculenta, is reported to possess potent anti-inflammatory effects in acute and chronic experimental models. In the present study, we investigated the effects of esculentoside A on the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), int...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ju DW,Zheng QY,Cao X,Fang J,Wang HB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human endothelial cells were cultivated on microporous membranes mimicking the luminal and basal spaces of blood vessels. When fluorescence-labeled lipid microspheres (LM) were added to the upper chambers of the model cultures, confluent monolayers of endothelial cells transported considerable levels of fluorescence t...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Takahashi K,Suzuki K,Ichiki Y,Fukushima T,Nakamura H,Sawasaki Y

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papers published over 100 years since the beginning of the scientific study of drug metabolism in birds were reviewed. Birds were found to be able to accomplish more than 20 general biotransformation reactions in both functionalization and conjugation. Chickens were the primary subject of study but over 30 species of ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Pan HP,Fouts JR

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin-depleting lesions of midbrain raphe (extensive lesions located within dorsal and partly median raphe muclei) induced intraspecific agressiveness in grouped Wistar male rats but failed to increase mouse-killing behaviour. Rats which had lesions in the lateral midbrain did not display intraspecific aggression ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kostowski W,Cxlonkowski A,Markowdka L,Markiewicz L

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) is a nuclear receptor that regulates lipid metabolism. Recently, PPARgamma was reported to be a negative regulator in the immune system. Eosinophils also express PPARgamma, however, the role of PPARgamma in eosinophil functions is not well understood. Surfac...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Matsuwaki Y,Ueki S,Adachi T,Oyamada H,Kamada Y,Yamaguchi K,Kanda A,Hamada K,Kayaba H,Chihara J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroidism is a common disorder that is associated with psychological disturbances such as dementia, depression, and psychomotor disorders. We recently found that chronic treatment with the T-type calcium channel enhancer SAK3 prevents the cholinergic neurodegeneration induced by a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) in...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Husain N,Yabuki Y,Shinoda Y,Fukunaga K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diabetogenic effects of alloxan (50 mg/kg i.v.) were recorded for 6 weeks in normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats. While systolic blood pressure increased in diabetic WKY, SHR exhibited a reduction in systolic blood pressure over the 6-week period. Heart rate of treated SHR, but not WKY, wa...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Cavaliere TA,Taylor DG,Kerwin LJ,Antonaccio MJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Stepwise propofol target-controlled infusion (TCI) can achieve a less disturbed condition of hemodynamics and respiration. Its combination with dexmedetomidine may have some advantages for patients. We studied the effects of different loading doses of dexmedetomidine on the bispectral index (BIS)...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wang T,Ge S,Xiong W,Zhou P,Cang J,Xue Z

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastase, a serine proteinase released by activated human neutrophils, can degrade a wide variety of biomacromolecules including elastin, and is considered a marker of inflammatory diseases. As the logical strategy to protect tissue is to inhibit excessive elastase activity, experimental and clinical researches have c...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Braga PC,Dal Sasso M,Culici M,Bianchi T,Bordoni L,Marabini L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a major Ca(2+) source for muscle contraction, the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of skeletal muscle maintains its Ca(2+) content by uptake of myoplasmic Ca(2+) and by replenishment with extracellular Ca(2+). Since transection of motor nerve alters the functions of SR Ca(2+) pump and sarcolemma ion channels, this study...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Hong SJ,Liang HC,Shen CJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wood creosote has long been used as an antidiarrheal agent, but its mechanism of action is not well understood. To elucidate the mechanism of its antidiarrheal activity, we have addressed questions whether it inhibits fluid secretion induced by Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) in rabbit jejunum in vivo, ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ogata N,Shibata T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the contribution of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in maintaining the blood pressure and in regulating the cardiac function during and after carvedilol administration in rats with heart failure (group F). Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, percent functional shortening, and rates of intrave...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Abe Y,Watanabe K,Sato S,Nagai Y,Kamal FA,Wahed MI,Wen J,Narasimman G,Ma M,Suresh P,Takahashi T,Tachikawa H,Kashimura T,Tanabe N,Kodama M,Aizawa Y,Yamaguchi K,Miyazaki M,Kakemi M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect and mechanism of action of serotonin (5-HT) were studied in the pulmonary circulation of normal and diabetic rabbits. 5-HT (10, 50 and 100 nmol/l) produced a concentration-dependent increase in rabbit pulmonary arterial tension. Pulmonary arterial rings from diabetic rabbits were more responsive to 5-HT com...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： el-Kashef H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the present study were to investigate the pharmacological effects induced by Tityus serrulatus venom (TsV) and its fractions and to compare with the effects induced by pure alpha (TsTX-V) and beta (TsTX-I) toxins isolated from TsV on rat retractor penis muscle (RPM). TsV, fractions X, XI, XIIa, XIIb (0.01-...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Bomfim JH,de Godoy MA,Giglio JR,de Oliveira AM,Arantes EC

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our study aimed to investigate the effect of amlodipine on bone metabolism in orchidectomized rats. METHODS:Eight-week-old rats were divided into three groups. The sham-operated control group (SHAM) and the control group after orchidectomy (ORX) received the standard laboratory diet (SLD). The experimental group a...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Gradosova I,Zivna H,Palicka V,Hubena S,Svejkovska K,Zivny P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulants (histamine, acetylcholine and substance P) and relaxants (isoprenaline and bradykinin) of the guinea pig trachea were tested in the absence and presence of mepacrine, eicosatetraynoic acid, BW 755C and indomethacin in order to evaluate the involvement of prostaglandins and congeners in the effects of amines...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Mizrahi J,D'Orléans-Juste P,Caranikas S,Regoli D

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of several paired analogs of angiotensin II and angiotensin III, designed as antagonists, have been compared in isolated smooth muscle (rat uterus) and by in vivo rat blood pressure assay. These analogs were (1) the angiotensin II series: (1-sarcosine, 7-X, 8-isoleucine-) angiotensin II, and (2) the angiot...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Moore GJ,Ko EM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid and rutin on peroxidative processes were studied in xanthine-xanthine oxidase system, linoleic acid ufasomes and human erythrocyte membranes. In these three systems, tested compounds scavenge superoxide anion radicals or inhibit lipid peroxidation in a concentration-depen...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Nègre-Salvayre A,Affany A,Hariton C,Salvayre R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption into the systemic circulation of compounds administered intraperitoneally in large volumes was investigated in the rat. The influence on absorption of molecular weight, lipid-water partition coefficient (K), and dissociation constant (pKa) was studied. Nine neutral compounds ranging in molecular weight ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Torres IJ,Litterst CL,Guarino AM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several compounds with the backbone of 1,4-naphthoquinone chemical structure have been reported to display antiplatelet and antithrombotic activities, indicating that this congener compound may be a new source in the antithrombotic drug development. In the present study, the possible antiplatelet activity and antithro...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Jin YR,Ryu CK,Moon CK,Cho MR,Yun YP

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells from different locations are shown to vary in their histochemical, ultrastructural, cytochemical and functional properties. The clinical consequences of this heterogeneity and possible reasons for its origin are discussed. ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Pearce FL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of rat portal veins to an N2-gassed buffer markedly increased 86Rb outflow. Moreover, glucose caused a pronounced reduction in 86Rb outflow from portal veins perfused with an N2-gassed buffer. Pinacidil, cromakalim and diazoxide provoked a sustained increase in 86Rb outflow. The stimulatory effect of pinacidi...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Antoine MH,Herchuelz A,Lebrun P

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study investigates factors influencing the severity of opiate withdrawal symptoms, focusing on the relationship between methadone dose and withdrawal severity among opiate-dependent in-patients receiving methadone detoxification. METHODS:The sample comprised 48 opiate-dependent patients admitted to a speciali...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Glasper A,Gossop M,de Wet C,Reed L,Bearn J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00