Immunomodulatory tetracyclines shape the intestinal inflammatory response inducing mucosal healing and resolution.

abstract：:1. The possible roles of endothelial and smooth muscle cell hyperpolarization and nitric oxide (NO) in endothelium-dependent relaxation were examined in isolated rings of pig right coronary artery. 2. The effects of hyperpolarization were prevented with high K+ (30-125 mM), isotonic Krebs solutions. Functional antagon...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kilpatrick EV,Cocks TM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular nucleotides can activate a common purinoceptor mediating various cell responses. In this study we report that stimulation of rat mesangial cells with ATP and UTP leads to a rapid activation of the protein kinase B/Akt (PKB) pathway. Time-course studies reveal a rapid and transient phosphorylation of both...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Huwiler A,Rölz W,Dorsch S,Ren S,Pfeilschifter J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological properties of endothelin receptors (ETR) were investigated in guinea-pig bronchus by comparing binding and functional results. In binding assays, both the ET(B) agonists, endothelin-3 (ET-3) and N-suc-[Glu9,Ala11,15]ET-1(8-21) (IRL 1620), and the antagonist, N-cis-2,6-dimethylpiperidinocarbonyl-L-g...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mazzoni MR,Breschi MC,Ceccarelli F,Lazzeri N,Giusti L,Nieri P,Lucacchini A

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:1. Dose-dependent vasodilator responses to dopamine, isoprenaline, noradrenaline, 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) and sodium nitroprusside were obtained in isolated perfused mesentery preparations, taken from reserpine-treated rats of different ages. The preparations were pretreated with phenoxybenzamine (1 microM)...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wanstall JC,O'Donnell SR

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The release of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) from the cerebral cortex and caudate nucleus of brainstem-transected cats and from the cerebral cortex of rats anaesthetized with urethane was determined by radioenzymatic and biological assay. 2. The stimulation of nucleus linearis intermedius of raphe doubles the basal 5-...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Aiello-Malmberg P,Bartolini A,Bartolini R,Galli A

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol and oxysterol sulfates are important regulators of lipid metabolism, inflammation, cell apoptosis, and cell survival. Among the sulfate-based lipids, cholesterol sulfate (CS) is the most studied lipid both quantitatively and functionally. Despite the importance, very few studies have analysed and linked th...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sanchez LD,Pontini L,Marinozzi M,Sanchez-Aranguren LC,Reis A,Dias IHK

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Post-tetanic potentiation (p.t.p.) of the compound action potential in the presence of hexamethonium was observed in the isolated stellate ganglion of the hamster using extracellular postganglionic recordings. 2 The magnitude of the p.t.p. was small (less than a 20% increase) in the control solution, but increased a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Christ D

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oestrogenic and antioestrogenic activities of a series of substituted derivatives of 1,1,2 triphenylbut-1-ene have been determined using primary cultures of rat pituitary gland cells to monitor prolactin synthesis in vitro. The relative binding affinity of the agonists for the oestrogen receptor was consistent wit...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Jordan VC,Koch R,Mittal S,Schneider MR

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Previous findings suggest that the growth and differentiation factor midkine (Mdk) is a negative regulator of osteoblast activity and bone formation, thereby raising the possibility that a specific Mdk antagonist might improve bone formation during fracture healing. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:In the ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Haffner-Luntzer M,Heilmann A,Rapp AE,Roessler R,Schinke T,Amling M,Ignatius A,Liedert A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A pentobarbitone-anaesthetized canine model of myocardial conduction was developed to evaluate drug effects on intra-atrial (I-A), intra-ventricular (I-V) and atrioventricular (A-V) conduction parameters, both at rest and during electrical pacing of the right atrium or ventricle. Drug effects on the ability of the ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Allely MC,Alps BJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The effects of the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor, indomethacin and the prostaglandin antagonist SC-19220 (1-acetyl-2-[8-chloro-10,11-dihydrodibenz (b,f) (1,4)oxazepine-10-carbonyl] hydrazine), were examined on the tone of the guinea-pig isolated tracheal preparation and on the responses of the preparation to pr...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Farmer JB,Farrar DG,Wilson J

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) plays an important role in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion making it an attractive anti-diabetic target. This study characterizes the pharmacological profile of HWL-088 (2-(2-fluoro-4-((2'-methyl-[1,1'- biphenyl]-3-yl)methoxy)phenoxy)acetic acid), a nov...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen Y,Ren Q,Zhou Z,Deng L,Hu L,Zhang L,Li Z

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is growing evidence that inflammation plays a major role in the pathogenesis of neural damage caused by deposition of amyloid β (Aβ) in the brain. Nimodipine has received attention as a drug that might improve learning and reduce cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease, but the mechanism ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sanz JM,Chiozzi P,Colaianna M,Zotti M,Ferrari D,Trabace L,Zuliani G,Di Virgilio F

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide analyses of rare and common sequence variations have brought greater clarity to the genetic architecture of pulmonary arterial hypertension and implicated novel genes in disease development. Transcriptional signatures have been reported in whole lung tissue, pulmonary vascular cells and peripheral c...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Harbaum L,Rhodes CJ,Otero-Núñez P,Wharton J,Wilkins MR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The human prostacyclin receptor (hIP), a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) expressed mainly on platelets and vascular smooth muscle cells, plays important protective roles in the cardiovascular system. We hypothesized that significant insights could be gained into the structure and function of th...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Stitham J,Arehart E,Gleim SR,Li N,Douville K,Hwa J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside Rg1, an active ingredient in ginseng, was previously shown to be a novel class of potent phytoestrogen. The present study aims at investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in mediating its actions in human breast cancer (MCF-7) cells. Rg1 (1 pM) stimulates cell proliferation (P<0.01) and estrogen-res...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen WF,Lau WS,Cheung PY,Guo DA,Wong MS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The responses of bladder strips from control, streptozotocin-diabetic, and sucrose-drinking rats to electrical field stimulation were investigated. Sucrose-drinking rats were included as additional controls because they have enlarged bladders as a result of non-diabetic diuresis. 2. Bladder strips from diabetic rat...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Tammela TL,Briscoe JA,Levin RM,Longhurst PA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients commonly take complementary medicines in conjunction with warfarin yet evidence supporting the safety or the risk of a herb-drug interaction is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible impact of two commonly used herbal medicines, garlic and cranberry, on the pharma...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mohammed Abdul MI,Jiang X,Williams KM,Day RO,Roufogalis BD,Liauw WS,Xu H,McLachlan AJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We studied the effect of intracellular angiotensin II (Ang II) and related peptides on rat aortic contraction, whether this effect is pharmacologically distinguishable from that induced by extracellular stimulation, and determined the Ca2+ source involved. 2. Compounds were delivered into the cytoplasm of de-endoth...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Brailoiu E,Filipeanu CM,Tica A,Toma CP,de Zeeuw D,Nelemans SA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Leptin, a pleiotropic hormone believed to regulate body weight, has recently been associated with inflammatory states and immune activity. Here we have studied the effect of leptin on expression of IFN-gamma-induced nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2), both prominent markers of macrophage act...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Raso GM,Pacilio M,Esposito E,Coppola A,Di Carlo R,Meli R

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of anaemic decerebrate rigidity was quantitatively determined by measuring the frequency of electromyographic potentials in the rat. Some oxazolidinones markedly reduced the severity of this decerebrate rigidity in a dose-dependent manner, (4S,5R)-4-(2-methylpropyl)-3- [3-(perhydroazepin-1-yl)propyl]-5-ph...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Masaki M,Shinozaki H

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Prostaglandins and the vasodilator neuropeptide, calcitonin-gene related peptide (CGRP), have both been implicated in the pathogenesis of migraine headache. We have used primary cultures of adult rat trigeminal neurones to examine the effects of prostanoids on CGRP release in vitro. 2. CGRP release was stimulated b...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Jenkins DW,Feniuk W,Humphrey PP

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in men and androgen deprivation therapy is the first-line therapy. However, most cases will eventually develop castration-resistant prostate cancer after androgen deprivation therapy treatment. Enzalutamide is a second-generation androgen receptor antagonist approve...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wang Y,Chen J,Wu Z,Ding W,Gao S,Gao Y,Xu C

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is an endogenous congener of anandamide and potentiates its actions at cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors, and at transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 (TRPV1) channels. The other endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), was recently suggested to act as a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Petrosino S,Schiano Moriello A,Cerrato S,Fusco M,Puigdemont A,De Petrocellis L,Di Marzo V

更新日期：2016-04-01 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. 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：:1. The beta-adrenoceptor blocking and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-releasing properties of capsinolol (N-[4-(2-hydroxy-3 (isopropylamino) propoxy)-3-methoxybenzyl]-nonanamide), derived from nonivamide, were investigated under in vivo and in vitro conditions. 2. Capsinolol (0.1, 0.5, 1.0 mg kg-1, i.v.), as we...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen IJ,Yeh JL,Lo YC,Sheu SH,Lin YT

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 ATP is an important vasoactive mediator, which acts via two receptor classes: P2X and P2Y. Activation of P2X receptors has traditionally been associated with the well-characterised vasoconstrictor properties of ATP. 2 In the current study, we have shown that the P2X(1 & 3) receptor ligand, alpha, beta methylene ATP,...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Harrington LS,Mitchell JA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00