C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)/guanylate cyclase B (GC-B) system and endothelin-1(ET-1)/ET receptor A and B system in human vasculature.

abstract：:Calcium-activated chloride channels (ClCa) are ligand-gated anion channels as they have been shown to be activated by a rise in intracellular Ca2+ concentration in various cell types including cardiac, skeletal and vascular smooth muscle cells, endothelial and epithelial cells, as well as neurons. Because ClCa channel...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Leblanc N,Ledoux J,Saleh S,Sanguinetti A,Angermann J,O'Driscoll K,Britton F,Perrino BA,Greenwood IA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of endogenous and exogenous diacylglycerol (DG) was studied in SM-3 cells derived from rabbit aortic smooth muscle to determine the biochemical step(s) responsible for degrading DG second messengers. Incubation of growth-arrested SM-3 cells with [3H]myristate for 2 h resulted in selective labelling of c...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Migas I,Chuang M,Sasaki Y,Severson DL

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac adenosine receptors are coupled to adenylate cyclase inhibition. In the guinea pig heart, the relative agonist potencies observed for adenylate cyclase inhibition were R-N6-phenylisopropyladenosine (R-PIA) = N6-cyclohexyladenosine greater than 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine much greater than S-PIA. In both atr...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Leung E,Woodcock EA

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronically elevated plasma norepinephrine has the potential for supporting function of diseased hearts, yet may also initiate harmful biochemical and (or) structural changes in the myocardium. The present study investigated the dosage-related effects of chronic norepinephrine infusion on markers of myocardial damage ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Siri FM,Smith RM

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin was isolated from bovine cerebrum extracts by sequential chromatography on Affi-Gel blue and calmodulin affinity columns. Calcineurin so isolated was approximately 90% pure and was composed of equimolar amounts of subunit A (Mr = 61 000-63 000) and subunit B (Mr = 15 000-17 000) when examined by sodium dod...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Gupta RC,Khandelwal RL,Sulakhe PV

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothermia increases the sensitivity of isolated cardiac muscle to stimulation by beta-adrenoceptor agonists. The purpose of this study was to determine pharmacologically whether this supersensitivity is associated with a change in the affinity of agonists for the receptor. The positive inotropic and chronotropic res...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Broadley KJ,McNeill JH

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In open-chest pentothal-chloralose anesthetized dogs, plasma catecholamine and cyclic AMP levels were evaluated in the aortic and coronary sinus blood, during stimulations of the left ansa subclavia (1, 2, and 4 Hz). Basal aortic and coronary sinus catecholamine levels were respectively 0.373 +/- 0.090 and 0.259 +/- 0...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lavallée M,Laurencin C,de Champlain J,Nadeau RA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of hemorrhagic shock, hypoxemia, and anoxia on the levels of adenine and pyridine nucleotides of liver and kidney was assessed. ATP levels in liver and kidney of animals in shock or animals subjected to 7 min of anoxia decreased by 85 and 73%, respectively. Under hypoxic conditions (arterial PO2 AT 18 MMHg)...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chaudry IH,Sayeed MM,Baue AE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic effect of intravenous infusion of ammonium chloride (60 mumol/(kg body weight.min] was compared in five sheep before and after adrenal denervation. Adrenal denervation completely abolished the hyperglycemic effect of ammonium chloride, diminished the rise of pyruvate and lactate concentration, and failed...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wiechetek M,Podgurniak P,Zabielski R,Podgurniak M

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sodium-hydrogen exchanger (NHE) helps the cell to recover from intracellular acidosis. In this study, we have investigated the effect of HOE 642 (a specific NHE1 blocker) on papillary muscles from rats and guinea pigs during transient acidosis and PKC activation by recording developed force (DF), action potential ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Sundset R,Bertelsen G,Ytrehus K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial magnetic stimulation over the motor cortex was used to construct a map of the effective sites on the scalp from which short-latency electromyogram responses could be evoked in muscles proximal to either an amputation stump (two subjects) or an ischemically anesthetized forearm (two subjects). At rest, the...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ridding MC,Rothwell JC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments in right atria isolated from adult male rats were designed to determine which of the alpha 1-adrenergic receptor (alpha 1-AR) subtypes are involved in the positive chronotropic effect of phenylephrine, an alpha 1-AR agonist. Chloroethylclonidine (CEC), an irreversible alpha 1b-, alpha 1c-, and alpha 1d-AR ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Williamson AP,Seifen E,Lindemann JP,Kennedy RH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme plays a critical role in blood pressure regulation because it is required by a number of enzymes that synthesize vascular modulators, including nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP), endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), and prostacyclin. The goal of thi...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Soong J,Adams MA,Nakatsu K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide (CP) is an antineoplastic drug that induces kidney damage via producing oxidative stress. Carvacrol (CAR) has antioxidative effect and we postulated that it can be protective against CP-induced nephrotoxicity. Six groups (n = 7) of rats (control, 100 mg/kg CP, CP+5 mg/kg CAR, CP+10 mg/kg CAR, 5 mg/kg ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Gunes S,Ayhanci A,Sahinturk V,Altay DU,Uyar R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immediately following exposure to thiocyanate (SCN-)-containing solutions, the cystic fibrosis conductance regulator Cl- channel exhibits high unitary SCN conductance and anomalous mole fraction behaviour, suggesting the presence of multiple anion binding sites within the channel pore. However, under steady-state cond...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Linsdell P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequestration of nitric oxide (NO) by subcellular fractions isolated from bovine pulmonary arterial medial layer (BPA) and rabbit platelets (RP) was studied utilizing a novel chemiluminescence--headspace gas technique. Sequestration in all fractions was similarly rapid (5 min) and remained constant for at least 30 min...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Liu Z,Nakatsu K,Brien JF,Beaton ED,Marks GS,Maurice DH

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical and lifestyle data were collected from 62 postmenopausal women who had declined hormone replacement therapy. Potential predictor variables were examined for their associations with bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and femoral neck as assessed by dual x-ray absorptiometry. Body weight demonstrate...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Hoover PA,Webber CE,Beaumont LF,Blake JM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten minutes after KCl-depolarization of rat myometrial strips, at which time the muscles were in a state of sustained contracture, tissue levels of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) were increased by approximately 40% over relaxed controls, and levels of guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Diamond J,Holmes TG

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OH-dopamine) and of a cholesterol rich diet on the plasma and aortic cholesterol of female rats were studied. Both the diet and the 6-OH-dopamine produced an important increase in plasmatic and aortic cholesterol. A synergistic effect of these two treatments was observed on the plasm...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lelorier J,Tremblay M,de Champlain J,Gattereau A,Davingnon J

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of pinaverium was electrophysiologically characterized and compared with the established L-type calcium channel blockers diltiazem, D600, and nitrendipine on canine colonic circular smooth muscle. Effects were studied on the electrical activity of the smooth muscle cells, in particular the spontaneously occ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Malysz J,Farraway LA,Christen MO,Huizinga JD

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to clarify if small doses of neurotensin (2.5 and 5.0 pmol.kg-1.min-1, i.v.) in dogs alter the postprandial motor pattern of the duodenum in comparison with the adjacent jejunum. The intestinal motor patterns were quantified by means of closely spaced strain gauge transducers and a computeriz...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bühner S,Ehrlein HJ

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrophysiological studies were performed on in vitro slice preparations of sympathetic ganglia excised from peripherally perfused, brain-dead human donors. The intracellular recordings in 16 neurons showed resting potentials and input resistances mostly in the ranges reported for sympathetic neurons in other mammal...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Puil E,el-Beheiry H,Spigelman I

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of barbiturates on human platelet function are not fully understood. Since we have already revealed the effects and mechanisms of thiopental, thiamylal, and pentobarbital in platelets, the present study attempted to elucidate (i) the effects of other barbiturates on human platelet aggregation, (ii) the und...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Sato M,Hirakata H,Ikeda M,Fukuda K

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are cardiac hormones synthesized in and secreted from the heart. ANP and BNP bind the common receptor guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A) and possess biological actions. Based on their diuretic, natriuretic, and vasodilating activities, they are now widely us...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Saito Y,Kishimoto I,Nakao K

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations of the ionic constituents of solutions perfused through the tissue of the posterior hypothalamic region in conscious cats elicited changes in body temperatures. Increasing the (Ca2+) to (Na+) ratio of the perfusion solution elicited falls in body temperature which were accompanied by changes in posture and...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Jones DL,Veale WL,Cooper KE

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of lowering the extracellular potassium concentration ([K+]o) on the electrophysiological actions of disopyramide phosphate, a new antiarrhythmic drug. At low [K+]o, therapeutic concentrations of disopyramide phosphate caused significantly less depression of action potential amplitude and maximum...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kus T,Sasyniuk BI

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the responses to endurance exercise training on body composition and glucose regulation, as well as cardiovascular and liver structure and function in rats fed a high carbohydrate and high fat (HCHF) diet as a model of human metabolic syndrome. Male Wistar rats (9-10 weeks old) were randomly allocated...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cameron I,Alam MA,Wang J,Brown L

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise is a powerful therapy for preventing the onset of and slowing the progression of cardiovascular disease. Increased shear stress during exercise improves vascular homeostasis by both decreasing reactive oxygen species and increasing nitric oxide bioavailability in the endothelium. While these observations are ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Durand MJ,Gutterman DD

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal resistance as determined by survival time was examined in different age groups of spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats during terminal heating. A comparison with age or weight matched controls indicated that the thermal resistance of SHR animals was markedly inferior to that of normotensive animals as evidenc...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wright G,Iams S,Knecht E

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beat-to-beat variability of cardiac action potential duration (short-term variability, SV) is a common feature of various cardiac preparations, including the human heart. Although it is believed to be one of the best arrhythmia predictors, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood at present. The magnitude of...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Nánási PP,Magyar J,Varró A,Ördög B

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00