(-)-Bay K 8644 liberates a contractant factor from the endothelium of the rat aorta.

abstract：:Recent in vitro evidence suggests that T-type Ca(2+) channels are implicated in the mechanisms of ischemia-induced delayed neuronal cell death. The aim of this work was to study the neuroprotective potential of mibefradil and pimozide, both T-type Ca(2+) channel inhibitors, in an in vivo rat model of global ischemia. ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Bancila M,Copin JC,Daali Y,Schatlo B,Gasche Y,Bijlenga P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to evaluate the antitumor activity of Metformin (Met) and its impending utility to potentiate the chemotherapeutic action of doxorubicin on 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5b]pyridine (PhIP)-induced rat mammary carcinogenesis. Female Sprague -Dawley (SD) rats were divided into seven group...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Salim E,El-Sisi AE,Sokar S,El-Sayad M,Moussa E

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Occlusion of the artery of organs results in ischaemia. The opening of occluded artery results in tissue lesion identified as reperfusion injury (RI). Renin-angiotensin system seems to be involved in the RI. In this study we assessed the effects of different doses of two inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme (ca...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Pazoki-Toroudi HR,Hesami A,Vahidi S,Sahebjam F,Seifi B,Djahanguiri B

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restenosis after coronary angioplasty, the main limitation of interventional cardiology, remains an unsolved issue. The failure to-date of all pharmacological attempts at prevention has prompted the development of alternative strategies. A mechanistic approach to the problem of restenosis is based on the assumption th...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Feldman LJ,Riessen R,Steg PG

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The off-label and unlicensed use of drugs to treat children is a common practice that occurs either in hospital or in the community. This derives from the fact that research for establishing drug efficacy and safety in children has not been carried out due to ethical problems, logistical difficulties, financial and le...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Cuzzolin L,Zaccaron A,Fanos V

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What is the place of fish oils in the care of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients? As several clinical trials have already addressed this question without giving definitive answers, we did a meta-analysis of trials regarding the efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids in preventing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. We...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Yzebe D,Lievre M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The airway epithelium is composed of a heterogeneous population of cells. This epithelial layer is not only a physical barrier but also a target responding to a variety of inflammatory mediators. These cells can respond by releasing contracting and relaxing factors to modulate airway responsiveness. They can also meta...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Bertrand C,Tschirhart E

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radical species have been implicated as important agents involved in myocardial ischemic and reperfusion injuries. Superoxide is capable of mobilizing iron from ferritin and the released iron can cause hydroxyl formation from H2O2. The aim of this study was to evaluate the time-dependent increase in lipid peroxid...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Cottin Y,Doise JM,Maupoil V,Tannière-Zeller M,Dalloz F,Maynadié M,Walker MK,Louis P,Carli PM,Wolf JE,Rochette L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since patients may report spontaneously adverse events associated with their medications, such notifications are constantly on the rise. In 2017, an unexpected rise of notifications associated with the marketing of a new formula of Levothyrox, differing from the 30-year-old drug only by minor elements, occurred in Fra...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Viard D,Parassol-Girard N,Romani S,Van Obberghen E,Rocher F,Berriri S,Drici MD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart transplant is considered to be an extremely severe ischemia-reperfusion sequence. Post-ischemic dysfunction triggers multiple processes especially oxidative stress, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Free radical interactions lead to peroxynitrite generation, which seems to be involved in early post-transplant h...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Lauzier B,Sicard P,Bouchot O,Delemasure S,Moreau D,Vergely C,Rochette L

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chelerythrine, a potent inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), was evaluated for its effect on inositol phosphate (IP) metabolism in newborn rat cardiomyocytes in culture. In a first step, we evaluated the effect of chelerythrine on IP accumulation in basal conditions. For a 10(-4) M dose, 5-phosphatase activity (which ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Le Corvoisier P,Lacotte J,Laplace M,Crozatier B

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The content of informed consent documents (ICD) is a crucial element in the process of providing information to participants in biomedical research. Clear comprehension of the information, i.e. the ability to understand its meaning and its consequences, is of utmost importance. The objective of this study was to descr...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Paris A,Cornu C,Auquier P,Maison P,Radauceanu A,Brandt C,Salvat-Melis M,Hommel M,Cracowski JL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was the investigation of pretreatment effects with clonidine (0.06 mg/kg, intraperitoneal [i.p.]), lithium (1 mEq, i.p.) or quinine (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) on the activities of various drugs acting on noradrenergic and/or serotonergic systems in the mouse tail suspension test. Drugs used in the ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Redrobe JP,Bourin M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of Na+, Ca2+, and various K+ currents to the shape of the cardiac action potential is outlined based on the relation between electrophysiological properties and structure of channel molecules. These currents have also been found in human ventricular myocytes, where the most prominent K+ current is a t...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Ravens U,Wettwer E,Ohler A,Amos GJ,Mewes T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to test whether tramadol is effective in the control of neuropathic pain in rats. Chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve was induced over the left hind limb in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Identical surgery was performed on the opposite side except that the sciatic nerve was...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Tsai YC,Sung YH,Chang PJ,Kang FC,Chu KS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carvacrol (5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol) is a monoterpenic phenol present in the essencial oil of many plants. It is the major component of the essential oil fraction of oregano and thyme. This work presents the behavioral effects of carvacrol in animal models of elevated plus maze (EPM), open field, Rotarod and barbitu...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Melo FH,Venâncio ET,de Sousa DP,de França Fonteles MM,de Vasconcelos SM,Viana GS,de Sousa FC

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strong sero-epidemiologic, pathologic, and experimental evidence suggests that Chlamydophila pneumoniae (Cpn) infection may play a causative role in the development of atherosclerosis. Cpn is an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium that is responsible for 10% of cases of community-acquired pneumonia. In addi...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Deniset JF,Pierce GN

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoxetine is one of the most commonly used antidepressants. Fluoxetine could prevent the mesenchymal stem cell differentiation in lung fetus of rat. Moreover, the mesenchymal stem cells are also present in adult tissues. Therefore, in the current study, we aimed to investigate the effects of fluoxetine (FLX) on both ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Khademi M,Taghizadeh Ghavamabadi R,Taghavi MM,Shabanizadeh A,Shariati-Kohbanani M,Hassanipour M,Taghipour Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we analysed the effects of leptin on rabbit aorta and the mechanisms underlying these effects. Leptin (10(-12)-10(-9) m) induced concentration-dependent relaxation in intact rabbit aorta rings precontracted with phenylephrine (10(-6) m). Removal of endothelium abolished the effects of leptin. Pre...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Sahin AS,Bariskaner H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that excessive free radicals play an essential role in the initiation and progression of epilepsy and that a novel exogenous free radical scavenger edaravone (Ed) exerts some neuroprotective effects on seizure-induced neuronal damage. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the po...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Hao L,Dong L,Yu Q,Shen W,Wei X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) has been reported with many drugs, either as an extension of a hypnotic effect (e.g. central nervous system depressants) or as an idiosyncratic response of the patient. Here, we report unexpected and severe subjective and objective EDS induced by hydroxyurea therapy, with a favorable...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Revol B,Joyeux-Faure M,Albahary MV,Gressin R,Mallaret M,Pepin JL,Launois SH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have an established place in the treatment of coronary artery disease. However, their role in the treatment of heart failure (HF), including HF due to coronary artery disease, has been controversial since beneficial as well as possible harmful effects may occur. Several recent st...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Gullestad L,Oie E,Ueland T,Yndestad A,Aukrust P

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardioprotective effects of cariporide were investigated against myoglobin and troponin I elevation in a model of myocardial infarction in pig, and the possible relationship between these markers and myocardial infarct size. The left circumflex coronary artery was ligated for 60-min and then reperfused for 48-h. P...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Létienne R,Bel L,Bessac AM,Denais D,Degryse AD,John GW,Le Grand B

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cicletanine, a racemic furopyridine derivative synthesized as racemate, is used as an antihypertensive agent. Its two enantiomers are involved in the pharmacological effects of the drug. Cicletanine is metabolized by conjugation enzyme systems (phase II) into sulfoconjugated or glucuroconjugated enantiomers. As oxazep...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Menard C,Lamiable D,Vistelle R,Droy-Lefait MT,Ratanasavanh D

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyroglutamic acid (PCA) was compared with placebo in a randomized, double blind trial for assessing its efficacy in treating memory deficits in 40 aged subjects. Twenty subjects were treated with PCA and 20 with placebo over a period of 60 d. Memory functions were evaluated at baseline and after 60 d of treatment by m...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Grioli S,Lomeo C,Quattropani MC,Spignoli G,Villardita C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports data on the effect of a new antioxidant, U-83836E, on the lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status of liver, red blood cells (RBCs) and blood serum of rats intoxicated with methanol (3.0 g/kg body weight). Methanol administration slightly increased the levels of peroxidation products in the liver, ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Skrzydlewska E,Farbiszewski R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research in the last two decades has unveiled an important role for neuroinflammation in the degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) pathway that constitutes the pathological basis of the prevailing movement disorder, Parkinson's disease (PD). Neuroinflammation is characterized by the activation of brain g...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Dutta G,Zhang P,Liu B

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder worldwide and is a major public health problem. Its frequency increases every day in all countries. However, in developing African countries, few people have access to drugs. In addition, in Africa, traditional beliefs induce people to use medicinal plants whenever they h...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Dièye AM,Sarr A,Diop SN,Ndiaye M,Sy GY,Diarra M,Rajraji Gaffary I,Ndiaye Sy A,Faye B

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combination of sub-effective doses of thioperamide (7.5 mg/kg, i.p.) and tacrine (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) enhanced performance in a spatial memory task in mice. This was shown by a significant increase in their spontaneous alternation scores in a cross maze test. ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Vohora D,Pal SN,Pillai KK

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacoepidemiological studies have reported an excess of mortality with selegiline, a MAO B inhibitor used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The mechanism of this putative adverse effect remains unknown but an interaction with the sympathetic nervous system was suggested. The aim of the present study was to i...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Pelat M,Verwaerde P,Tran MA,Berlan M,Senard JM,Montastruc JL

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00