Sedative load and functional outcomes in community-dwelling older Australian men: the CHAMP study.

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：:During ischemia, large amounts of catecholamine are released to the myocardium from the sympathetic nerve endings in the heart. It has not been clearly shown whether the released catecholamine has detrimental or beneficial effects on postischemic myocardial contractile function. The aim of the present study was to inv...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Ishiguro Y,Morgan JP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experiments in vivo, we studied whether the endothelial dysfunction induced by nitric oxide (NO) synthesis inhibition is simultaneously or sequentially manifested as a reduced level of endothelium-dependent agonist-induced vasodilatation, an increased responsiveness to vasoconstrictors, and hypertension. Vascular r...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： López RM,Pérez T,Castillo C,Castillo MC,Castillo EF

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microparticles are membrane vesicles with procoagulant and proinflammatory properties released during cell activation or apoptosis. Microparticles from monocytes have been implicated in atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation, but their direct effects on endothelial cells are not completely elucidated. The present s...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Mastronardi ML,Mostefai HA,Soleti R,Agouni A,Martínez MC,Andriantsitohaina R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypotensive and negative chronotropic effects of 5 calcium entry blockers (verapamil 200 micrograms/kg IV; diltiazem 300 micrograms/kg IV; nifedipine 5 micrograms/kg IV; nicardipine 50 micrograms/kg IV; and bepridil 5 mg/kg IV) were compared in control normotensive and acute neurogenic hypertensive anaesthetized d...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Montastruc P,Valet P,Dang Tran L,Gaillard G,Montastruc JL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this analysis was to compare vasoreactive properties of internal thoracic arteries (ITA) grafts from diabetic (DM) to those of non-diabetic (ND) patients. Ring segments of ITA, taken from patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, were suspended in organ bath chambers filled with modified Krebs-He...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Grapow MT,Reineke DC,Kern T,Müller-Schweinitzer E,Carrel T,Eckstein FS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to their effects on blood pressure, antihypertensive agents may produce additional effects on blood rheology and arterial compliance abnormalities which may play a role in target-organ damage. However, these effects may depend only on the specific pharmacological properties of certain antihypertensive agen...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Khder Y,Bray des Boscs L,el Ghawi R,Meilhac B,Montestruc F,Stoltz JF,Zannad F

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:A meta-analysis was performed on the results of clinical trials of buflomedil in intermittent claudication. The analysis used results from 744 patients enrolled in ten studies, conducted at 42 centers in seven countries. All studies were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials which measured improvement in...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Walker GA,Mac Hannaford JC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical research in chronic heart failure has recently focused on the stimulated neuro-hormonal compensatory mechanisms that could contribute to auto-aggravation of the disease. On the basis of such a hypothesis, and apart from the inhibition of the renin angiotensin system, the antagonism of beta-receptors has evolv...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

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更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) appear to have increased plasma levels of leptin and adiponectin. These adipokines may be implicated in the pathophysiology of RA. Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a potential modulator of adipokines. The effects of long-term anti-TNF treatment on plasma levels of lep...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Derdemezis CS,Filippatos TD,Voulgari PV,Tselepis AD,Drosos AA,Kiortsis DN

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The venom from the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus has previously been shown to alter the excitability of the neural and skeletal muscle preparations. The present study was undertaken to explore the effects of the venom in cardiac potential signals at the animal, tissue and the cell level in rats hear...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Purali N,Yagcioglu S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety following heart failure (HF) and/or myocardial infarction (MI) can impede recovery and constitute a major risk factor for further cardiac events. The present study was aimed to evaluate anxiety following doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiomyopathy, a rodent model for HF, in mice. Furthermore, the study investigat...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Anwar MJ,Pillai KK,Khanam R,Akhtar M,Vohora D

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the mediators involved in the potentiation of antigen-induced contractions by indomethacin in tracheas isolated from ovalbumin (OA)-sensitized guinea-pigs. Indomethacin-induced potentiation of OA contraction was mimicked by prostaglandin DP/EP(1) /EP(2) receptor antagonist, AH-68...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Bozkurt TE,Sahin-Erdemli I,Ilhan M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether simvastatin has antihypertensive activity and can enhance the antihypertensive effect of losartan in hypertensive hypercholesterolemic animals and patients. Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia were induced in rats by L-NAME and cholesterol-enriched diet, respectively. In these animals...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Abdel-Zaher AO,Elkoussi AE,Abudahab LH,Elbakry MH,Elsayed EA

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:In therapeutic trials, quality of life studies are usually based on a health model which results in a restrictive view. Therefore, it is important to clearly define the concept of the quality of life, since ambiguous concepts can alter the results. The key to this problem is the clear distinction between the two compo...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Gerin P,Dazord A,Boissel J,Chifflet R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II AT1 receptor blockade (AT1-) has been shown to prolong survival in post-myocardial infarction (MI) heart failure in rats. In this study, we investigated whether an early AT1-induced improvement in coronary vasodilatation reserve (CVR) might be involved in this beneficial effect. Wistar rats with MI were...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Gervais M,Richer C,Fornes P,De Gasparo M,Giudicelli JF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonidine (CL) and Rilmenidine (RI) are among the most frequently prescribed centrally- acting antihypertensives. Here we compared CL and RI effects on psychogenic cardiovascular reactivity to sonant, luminous, motosensory, and vibrotactile stimuli during neurogenic hypertension. The femoral artery and vein of Wistar ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Mendonça MM,Costa AN,Moraes GCA,Martins GM,Almeida AF,Rincon GCN,Siqueira JPR,Padilha DM,Moya MI,Ferreira-Neto ML,Gomes RM,Pedrino GR,Fontes MAP,Colombari E,Crestani CC,Fajemiroye JO,Xavier CH

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The maturation of the N-acetyltransferase-dependent AFMU production from caffeine was studied during infancy. The group of children (N = 14) consisted of 4 premature newborn infants and ten 1-19 month-old infants who received caffeine citrate solution for the treatment and prevention of apnea. Caffeine, AFMU, 1X and 9...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Pons G,Rey E,Carrier O,Richard MO,Moran C,Badoual J,Olive G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that diterpenes have anti-inflammatory and redox-protective pharmacological activities. The present study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory properties of phytol, a diterpene alcohol, in a mouse model of acute inflammation, and phytol effect on leukocyte recruitment, cytokines levels, and ox...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Silva RO,Sousa FB,Damasceno SR,Carvalho NS,Silva VG,Oliveira FR,Sousa DP,Aragão KS,Barbosa AL,Freitas RM,Medeiros JV

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was reported that the pharmacokinetics of propofol was influenced by cardiac output (CO). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of landiolol (short-acting beta-1-adrenergic blocker) on the dose requirement of propofol for induction of anesthesia. Forty patients were randomly allocated to the control ...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Takizawa D,Saito S,Sato E,Hiraoka H,Kunimoto F,Goto F

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methodology used for the development of anti-Alzheimer's disease (AD) drugs raises specific problems which are rarely examined in the literature. While the general development scheme is similar to that required for most drugs, some specific aspects must be analyzed, highly dominated by the dual goal of pharmacology, i...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Allain H,Bentué-Ferrer D,Zekri O,Schück S,Lebreton S,Reymann JM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effects of neurotensin (NT) on the release of [3H]dopamine ([3H]DA) evoked by terminal depolarization with either K+, veratridine or 4-aminopyridine (4-AP). NT (1-1000 nM) induced a net potentiation (up to 170%) of the K+ (25 mM)-evoked release of [3H]DA. The capacity of NT to potentiate the effect...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Boireau A,Miquet JM,Olivier V

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to identify the effect of drug reimbursability--a decision made in France by the National Authority for Health--on physicians' prescribing practices for a diet drug such as rimonabant, approved for obese or overweight patients with type-2 diabetes. A cross-sectional survey of French general practitio...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Verger P,Rolland S,Paraponaris A,Bouvenot J,Ventelou B

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the pharmacological and the antiemetic properties of SR 49059, a selective nonpeptide V(1a) receptor antagonist, on cisplatin-induced emesis in the piglet. Firstly, we clearly demonstrate that SR 49059 is a potent V(1a) receptor antagonist in vitro and in vivo in the piglet. In binding studies, [3H]-SR 4...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Grélot L,Girod V,Dapzol J,Maffrand JP,Serradeil-Le Gal C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic heart disease is a common cardiac health problem. Despite the significant advances in prevention and treatment of this disorder, its incidences and complications are very serious. So, the search for more antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents with cardioprotective effects is an urgent task. We aimed to eva...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Refaie MMM,Rifaai RA,Bayoumi AMA,Shehata S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a persisting challenge to clinical and basic research scientists as none of the presently available medications have been fully able to combat these consequences. The aim of the present review is to summarize the different lines of treatment available for the different symptomologie...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Saha L,Kaur S,Saha PK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surrogate endpoints predict the occurrence and timing of a clinical endpoint of interest (CEI). Substitution of a surrogate endpoint for a CEI can dramatically reduce the time and cost necessary to complete a Phase III clinical trial. However, assurance that use of a surrogate endpoint will result in a correct conclus...

journal_title：Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

authors： Domanski M,Pocock S,Bernaud C,Borer J,Geller N,Revkin J,Zannad F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00