Effect of carvedilol on renal hemodynamics and renal excretory function in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

abstract：:The use of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in combination with diuretics is a common strategy used for the treatment of patients affected by heart failure. An infant affected by initial congestive cardiac failure, after starting the treatment with enalapril in association with furosemide, developed acut...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Fabiano V,Carnovale C,Gentili M,Radice S,Zuccotti GV,Clementi E,Perrotta C,Mameli C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption into the systemic circulation of compounds administered intraperitoneally in large volumes was investigated in the rat. The influence on absorption of molecular weight, lipid-water partition coefficient (K), and dissociation constant (pKa) was studied. Nine neutral compounds ranging in molecular weight ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Torres IJ,Litterst CL,Guarino AM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcium channel antagonist, nifedipine (0.1 microM), only slightly inhibited the response to the full alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonist, (-)-norepinephrine, in rat aorta, but nearly completely inhibited the response to the partial alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonist, (-)-dobutamine, indicating that (-)-norepinephrine primaril...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Oriowo MA,Ruffolo RR Jr

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequent resistance of malignant tumors to chemotherapy documents the fact that numerous patients are uselessly traumatized by highly toxic drugs. Investigations into this resistance have shown that many different mechanisms exist which can abolish the antitumor action of chemotherapeutics. So far, no safe method ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Lippert TH,Ruoff HJ,Volm M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal smoking during pregnancy causes reduction of fetal breathing movements, an effect attributed to nicotine in fetal blood. Nicotine is metabolized to cotinine which has a long plasma half-life and exhibits slow clearance across membrane barriers. It is also known to activate placental phospholipase-A2-like enzy...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sastry BV,Chance MB,Hemontolor ME,Goddijn-Wessel TA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The H2-antagonist tiotidine inhibited the H2-receptor-mediated, histamine-induced increase in cyclic AMP in dispersed mucosal cells from guinea pig stomach (Ki, 4 X 10(-8) M). The radiolabeled [3H]-tiotidine bound specifically and reversibly to the same cells with a half-maximal binding occurring at 5 X 10(-7) M tioti...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Batzri S,Harmon JW

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of cimetidine, ranitidine and a newer H2-receptor antagonist, mifentidine (proposed INN), on models of gastric and duodenal damage, caused by activation of H2 receptors, was studied. Gastric erosions were induced in rats by intravenous dimaprit (100 mg/kg) while duodenal damage was investigated i...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Del Soldato P,Ghiorzi A,Cereda E,Donetti A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of several paired analogs of angiotensin II and angiotensin III, designed as antagonists, have been compared in isolated smooth muscle (rat uterus) and by in vivo rat blood pressure assay. These analogs were (1) the angiotensin II series: (1-sarcosine, 7-X, 8-isoleucine-) angiotensin II, and (2) the angiot...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Moore GJ,Ko EM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-administration of either nicotine (NIC) or ethanol (ETH) has been extensively studied. This study addressed for the first time the self-administration of both substances when offered together. Male and female rats of different ages were offered NIC and ETH using the two- or three-bottle free-choice method. When N...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Marshall CE,Dadmarz M,Hofford JM,Gottheil E,Vogel WH

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a possible alteration in the ability of leukocytes to produce reactive oxygen species by stobadine, a pyridoindole antioxidant, in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. The production of free radicals from whole blood was assessed by luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence after stimulation by phorbol myristate ace...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Demiryürek AT,Karasu C,Stefek M,Stolc S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardioprotective effects of (2S,3R,4S)-N'-benzyl- N"-cyano-N-(3,4-dihydro-2-dimethoxymethyl-3-hydro- xy-2-methyl-6-nitro-2H-benzopyran-4-yl)-guanidine (KR-31372) were evaluated against ischemic/reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts in vitro and in anesthetized rats and dogs in vivo. In isolated perfused rat he...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Lee BH,Seo HW,Yoo SE

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antihypertensive effect of chronic administration of L-tyrosine (Tyr) was investigated in a two-part study. In the first experiment, adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups: control diet plus unilateral nephrectomy (Nphx) and 0.15 M NaCl (Sal) as the sole drinking solution (C-CTRL);...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Henley WN,Fregly MJ,Wilson KM,Hathaway S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic changes during epidural anaesthesia and following the administration of dihydroergotamine (DHE; 10 micrograms/kg i.v.) were studied in 7 dogs (epidural group). Epidural anaesthesia was associated with reductions in mean arterial, mean pulmonary arterial and mean right atrial pressures. Femoral flow wa...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Zimpfer M,Schwarz M,Stanek B,Raberger G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We studied the effect of the combined treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (ramipril) and eplerenone compared with ramipril alone in streptozocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS:Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: nondiabetic controls, streptozocin-treated diabetic rats (5...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Mavrakanas TA,Cheva A,Kallaras K,Karkavelas G,Mironidou-Tzouveleki M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of four natural eugenol compounds found in the volatile oil fraction of Myristica fragans, namely eugenol (E), methyleugenol (ME), isoeugenol and methylisoeugenol, was carried out in mice. Using a mixture of saline + tween-80 to suspend the compounds and the intraperitoneal route, ME revealed to be...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sell AB,Carlini EA

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dependence of intestinal absorption of xenobiotics on the blood flow rate increases from blood flow independent to blood flow limited absorption as the absorbability of the substances increases. Since the absorbed substances are mainly drained by the blood flowing through the subepithelial vessels, not only the to...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Winne D

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cimetidine infused intravenously into 6 healthy volunteers did not induce significant changes in plasma levels of prolactin (hPRL), thyreotropin (hTSH), gonadotropin (hLH and hFSH) and growth hormone (hGH). Conversely it caused a significant increase in prolactin response to TRH without modifying the hTSH response to ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Scarpignato C,Valenti G,Ceda GP,Bertaccini G

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocytes can take up amino acids from the blood by using a variety of transport systems. GLYT is a key transport protein in the plasma membrane responsible for the Na(2+)-dependent uptake of glycine needed for glutathione biosynthesis. Certain cysteine-specific compounds, particularly mercuric chloride and 5,5'-di...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： McCormick SJ,Tunnicliff G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect and mechanism of action of serotonin (5-HT) were studied in the pulmonary circulation of normal and diabetic rabbits. 5-HT (10, 50 and 100 nmol/l) produced a concentration-dependent increase in rabbit pulmonary arterial tension. Pulmonary arterial rings from diabetic rabbits were more responsive to 5-HT com...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： el-Kashef H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of S-777469 (1-[[6-Ethyl-1-[4-fluorobenzyl]-5-methyl-2-oxo-1, 2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonyl]amino]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid), a novel cannabinoid type 2 receptor (CB2) agonist, on 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (DNFB)-induced ear inflammation and mite antigen-induced dermatitis in mice. The o...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Haruna T,Soga M,Morioka Y,Imura K,Furue Y,Yamamoto M,Hayakawa J,Deguchi M,Arimura A,Yasui K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are reports regarding harmful effect of long-term use of beta2-agonist drugs on asthma severity and airway responsiveness. In the present study, the responses of guinea pig trachea with intact and denuded epithelium (groups 1 and 2, n = 10) to methacholine as EC50 were measured in tissues nonincubated or incubat...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Boskabady MH,Aslani MR,Tabatabaei A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GPR61 is an orphan receptor that belongs to Class A of G-protein-coupled receptors. It has been reported that GPR61 has a constitutive activity and couples to Gαs. In the present study, we characterized GPR61 function and ligand binding by experimental and molecular docking studies. We demonstrated that heterologous e...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kozielewicz P,Grafton G,Sajkowska-Kozielewicz JJ,Barnes NM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Carvedilol is used clinically as a β-adrenoceptor antagonist for the treatment of chronic heart failure and is primarily metabolized into glucuronides by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT). In this study, the stereoselective glucuronidation of carvedilol by the human liver and intestinal microsome...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Hanioka N,Tanaka S,Moriguchi Y,Narimatsu S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination therapy with antiretroviral drugs is used for the treatment of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. To achieve optimal drug concentrations for viral suppression and avoidance of drug toxicity, monitoring of drug levels has been considered essential. We set up an analytical procedure for...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Donnerer J,Kronawetter M,Kapper A,Haas I,Kessler HH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Isoniazid (ISO) has been reported to inhibit the hepatic aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) and to cause a disulfiram (DIS)-like reaction, albeit there are no reports demonstrating increased blood acetaldehyde levels after co-administration of ISO with alcohol. The aim of our study was to clarify whether the...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Karamanakos PN,Pappas P,Boumba V,Vougiouklakis T,Marselos M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin (EPO) has been used for the management of renal anemia. Recent studies suggest the pleiotropic properties of EPO in various tissues such as brain, kidney and vasculature. Diabetes mellitus is a major risk for development of vascular impairment. The aim of the present study was to investigate the hypothe...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wang J,Toba H,Morita Y,Nakashima K,Noda K,Tian W,Kobara M,Nakata T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:It has been demonstrated that dexamethasone-induced hypertension can be prevented by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin. The effect of dexamethasone on NADPH oxidase, however, is unknown. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of dexamethasone on the gene expression of Nox1, the majo...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Siuda D,Tobias S,Rus A,Xia N,Förstermann U,Li H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three doses (0.31, 3.1 and 31 mg/kg) of methotrexate (MTX) were given intravenously to rats. The resulting concentration-time curves in plasma (normalized by dividing the plasma concentration by a multiple of the dose) were not superimposable, indicating nonlinear plasma pharmacokinetics. In liver, kidney, bone marrow...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Scheufler E

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of age on the clearance (CL) of therapeutic proteins has not been explored extensively in pediatric subjects. Recently, resting energy expenditure (REE) has been proposed to link age-dependent CL with developmental changes. Allometric relationship was explored to assess the impact of REE on the CL of therap...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Lee SK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid and rutin on peroxidative processes were studied in xanthine-xanthine oxidase system, linoleic acid ufasomes and human erythrocyte membranes. In these three systems, tested compounds scavenge superoxide anion radicals or inhibit lipid peroxidation in a concentration-depen...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Nègre-Salvayre A,Affany A,Hariton C,Salvayre R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00