Effect of human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) on splanchnic circulation in dogs.

abstract：:When HeLa cells were incubated with tritiated dexamethasone mesylate at 2 degrees C, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of cytosolic and nuclear extracts revealed the presence of two monomeric receptor complex forms with estimated molecular masses of about 98 and 87 kDa. If cells were subjected ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Rossini GP,Malaguti C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study analyses the expression and distribution of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the brainstem of animals pre-treated with Escherichia coli or Helicobacter pylori LPS, at doses that modulate gastric motor function. Systemic administration of H. pylori LPS prevented in a dose-dependent manner (5, ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Quintana E,Hernández C,Moran AP,Esplugues JV,Barrachina MD

更新日期：2005-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β-HSD1) inhibitors have been shown to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). Since gossypol is an 11β-HSD1 inhibitor, the objective of the present study was to treat T2D and T2D-related liver fibrosis in rat model using low-dose gossypol. T2D was induced by feeding with high fat diet plus i...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Chen G,Wang R,Chen H,Wu L,Ge RS,Wang Y

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the autonomic nervous system in the modulation of the immune response to emotional stimuli, was established in rats subjected to the passive avoidance test. An increase in splenic primary antibody response directed against SRBC was found after exposure of rats to the passive avoidance apparatus (novelty). ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Croiset G,Heijnen CJ,van der Wal WE,de Boer SF,de Wied D

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigated in this study are the effects and mechanisms of exercise and chlorpromazine (CPZ), a widely used conventional antipsychotic drug, on the hepatic insulin sensitivity of 90% pancreatectomized (Px) male Sprague-Dawley rats. The Px diabetic rats were provided with 0, 5, or 50 mg CPZ per kg of body weight (No-...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Park S,Hong SM,Lee JE,Sung SR

更新日期：2007-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:P120-catenin (P120) was known to function in adhesion between cells and signal transduction in many types of cells. In this study, we investigated the expression and role of P120 in pulmonary fibrosis and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) mediated lung fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation (fibroblast diff...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Zhang Y,Jiao H,Wu Y,Sun X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microscopic localization of angiotensin II receptors in the rat brainstem has been accomplished utilizing in vitro receptor autoradiographic techniques. These receptors are highly localized to discrete nuclear regions of the brainstem. Significant densities of autoradiographic grains, indicating the presence of sp...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Gehlert DR,Speth RC,Healy DP,Wamsley JK

更新日期：1984-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is produced from its precursor, big endothelin-1 (BigET-1), by a putative endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE), but it is not known whether the enzyme is present in the brain. This study was conducted to examine the central hemodynamic effects of BigET-1 and to indirectly determine the presence of an...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Hashim MA,Tadepalli AS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a laterality questionnaire, 138 normal healthy individuals were classified as right-sided and 25 as non-right sided. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) was generated from whole blood obtained from these subjects using mitogen (PHA) stimulation. IL-2 was quantitated in picograms/ml using an enzyme immunoassay (ELISA). Addition...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Chengappa KN,Ganguli R,Yang ZW,Schurin G,Cochran J,Brar JS,Rabin B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analgesic effects of bestatin and thiorphan, two enzymatic inhibitors protecting endogenous enkephalins from their degradation, and those of DAGO and deltakephalin, respectively mu and delta opioid peptides, are assessed on the electrical stimulation test of the mouse tail. The relative analgesic potency of DAGO a...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Chaillet P,Coulaud A,Fournié-Zaluski MC,Gacel G,Roques BP,Costentin J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined whether two naturally occurring steroids, cortisol and 17beta-estradiol (E2), can rapidly modulate the activity of an important membrane protein, human erythrocyte (RBC) Na+,K+-ATPase, an enzyme that does not bind either hormone directly. We also determined the membrane binding locations for cortisol and...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Golden GA,Mason RP,Tulenko TN,Zubenko GS,Rubin RT

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Myocardial infarction (MI), an important cause of morbidity and mortality, can be followed by left ventricular dysfunction and cardiomyocyte loss. Cardiac repair mechanisms may subsequently improve left ventricular function. Exercise training has been suggested to have cardioprotective effects against MI damage, bu...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Naderi N,Hemmatinafar M,Gaeini AA,Bahramian A,Ghardashi-Afousi A,Kordi MR,Darbandi-Azar A,Karimzade F,Mohebbi H,Barati M

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased sweat secretion is a primary side effect of topiramate in pediatric patients, but the mechanism underlying this effect remains unclear. This study aimed to better understand how topiramate decreases sweat secretion by examining its effect on the expression of carbonic anhydrase (CA) II and aquaporin-5 (AQP5)...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ma L,Huang YG,Deng YC,Tian JY,Rao ZR,Che HL,Zhang HF,Zhao G

更新日期：2007-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We had previously hypothesized that linoleic acid (LA) was essential for development of alcoholic induced liver injury in our rat model. Male Wistar rats were fed a nutritionally adequate diet (25% calories as fat) with ethanol (8-17 g/kg/day). The source of fat was tallow (0.7% LA), lard (2.5% LA) or tallow supplemen...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Nanji AA,French SW

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (PIN) was independently identified as an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) produced by neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and as a member of the cellular dynein light chain family, dynein light chain 8 (LC8), responsible for intracellular protein trafficking. Mast cells ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： McCauley SD,Gilchrist M,Befus AD

更新日期：2007-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:S-adenosylmethionine and adenosine levels in the rat pineal gland were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography after fractionation of the pineal extracts. The concentration of S-adenosylmethionine follows a circadian rhythm and is about three times higher during the day (2.5 nmol/gland) than the night (1....

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Chabannes B,Sarda N,Cronenberger L,Pacheco H

更新日期：1984-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We previously found that paeoniflorin, a major constituent of Paeonia lactiflora Pall, could induce heat shock proteins (HSPs) in cultured mammalian cells without apparent toxicity (Yan et al. 2004). We here investigated the induction of HSPs by paeoniflorin in mouse stomach and the effect of paeoniflorin on the H...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Asai M,Kawashima D,Katagiri K,Takeuchi R,Tohnai G,Ohtsuka K

更新日期：2011-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric ulceration associated with the use of NSAIDs is most frequently observed in elderly women, the same sector of society most likely to be receiving therapy for osteoporosis. As some anti-osteoporosis medications have been suggested to irritate the upper gastrointestinal mucosa, we evaluated the ability of one su...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Elliott SN,McKnight W,Davies NM,MacNaughton WK,Wallace JL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of arginine-vasopressin (AVP) C-terminal fragment 4-9, which facilitates learning and memory, on the extracellular acetylcholine (ACh) release in hippocampus of freely-moving rats using the microdialysis technique. Following administration of AVP4-9, p-Glu-Asn-Cys[Cys]-Pro-Arg-Gly-NH2, through ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Maegawa H,Katsube N,Okegawa T,Aishita H,Kawasaki A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Definition of the physiological and pharmacological properties of primary afferent neurons by the use of capsaicin and its analogues (e.g. resiniferatoxin) has represented one of the most active areas of research of the last decade (1-4 for reviews). In the past 3 years many important advancements have been made in th...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Amann R,Maggi CA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Constant development of chemotherapeutic strategies has considerably improved the efficiency of tumor treatment. However, adverse effects of chemotherapeutics enforce premature treatment cessation, which leads to the tumor recurrence and accelerated death of oncologic patients. Recently, sodium ascorbate (ASC) has...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ryszawy D,Pudełek M,Catapano J,Ciarach M,Setkowicz Z,Konduracka E,Madeja Z,Czyż J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opiate addiction could involve a change in the binding of endogenous antiopiates. A candidate for such a role is Tyr-MIF-1 (Tyr-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2), a brain peptide that can antagonize exogenous and endogenous opiates and bind to opiate receptors. Its primary action, however, may be through its own binding site in brain,...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Zadina JE,Kastin AJ,Ge LJ,Gulden H,Bungart KJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sodium-ion coupled transporters for 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT), noradrenaline and dopamine function to reduce extracellular levels of biogenic amines. Over the past fifteen years selective inhibitors of these transport systems have been developed including fluoxetine, citalopram, paroxetine, litoxetine (for 5HT), n...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Graham D,Langer SZ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium entry from extracellular space to acetylcholine (ACh)-sensitive internal stores was investigated in beta-escin permeabilized bovine tracheal smooth muscle. Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a selective inhibitor of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium pump, and nifedipine, both inhibited the refilling, and inhibiti...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Qian Y,Bourreau JP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effects of chronic treatment of a new phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, DA-8159, on endothelial dysfunction in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR-SP). Six-week-old male SHR-SP were divided into 4 groups; vehicle control, DA-8159 1, 3, and 10 mg/kg/day. During a 32-week experime...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Choi SM,Kim JE,Kang KK

更新日期：2006-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:After their discovery, the two known cannabinoid receptors, CB(1) and CB(2), have been the focus of research into the cellular signalling mechanisms of cannabinoids. The initial assessment, mainly derived from expression studies, was that cannabinoids, via G(i/o) proteins, negatively modulate cyclic AMP levels, and ac...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Demuth DG,Molleman A

更新日期：2006-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study is to determine whether Nkx2.5 transfection of transplanted bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) improves the efficacy of treatment of adriamycin-induced heart failure in a rat model. MAIN METHODS:Nkx2.5 was transfected in MSCs by lentiviral vector transduction. The expressions of Nkx2....

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Deng B,Wang JX,Hu XX,Duan P,Wang L,Li Y,Zhu QL

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[3H]5-HT exhibited specific binding in membrane preparations of Hymenolepis diminuta. The specific binding was saturable, reversible and temperature dependent. A non-linear Scatchard plot was obtained in a concentration range of 11 nM - 1000 nM [3H]5-HT, which could be resolved into sites having apparent dissociation ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ribeiro P,Webb RA

更新日期：1987-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The mechanisms underlying the fetal origin of renal disease remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the profiles of ion channel and transporter proteins in the fetal kidney in fetal growth restriction (FGR)rats, and to explore their association with the fetal origin of renal disease. MAIN METHODS:An FGR ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Guo Y,Lu Y,Wang J,Zhu L,Liu X

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of calcium (Ca2+) on the adenylate cyclase activity and calmodulin level of cerebral cortex was determined in pentobarbital dependent rats and age matched controls. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were made dependent and maintained on pentobarbital by eating a mixture of pentobarbital and rat chow (350 mg pentob...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Piascik MT,McNicholas LF

更新日期：1985-07-08 00:00:00