Abstract：
:The complement system plays a major role in threat recognition and in orchestrating responses to microbial intruders and accumulating debris. This immune surveillance is largely driven by lectins that sense carbohydrate signatures on foreign, diseased and healthy host cells and act as complement activators, regulators or receptors to shape appropriate immune responses. While carbohydrate sensing protects our bodies, misguided or impaired recognition can contribute to disease. Moreover, pathogenic microbes have evolved to evade complement by mimicking host signatures. While complement is recognized as a disease factor, we only slowly start to appreciate the role of carbohydrate interactions in the underlying processes. A better understanding of complement's sweet side will contribute to a better description of disease mechanisms and enhanced diagnostic and therapeutic options. This review introduces the key components in complement-mediated carbohydrate sensing, discusses their role in health and disease, and touches on the potential effects of carbohydrate-related disease intervention.
journal_name
Br J Pharmacoljournal_title
British journal of pharmacologyauthors
Hevey R,Pouw RB,Harris C,Ricklin Ddoi
10.1111/bph.15307subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-11-03 00:00:00eissn
0007-1188issn
1476-5381pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Adenosine alone at 0.1 and 1.0 mg per tracheal segment stimulated mucus secretion by 52% and 88%, respectively, compared to baseline (P less than 0.0001). The site of the potent secretagogue effect of adenosine in canine trachea was consistent with A2 activation. A2 site activation and enhanced secretion were also ind...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1985.tb09435.x
更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. The contribution of nitric oxide (NO) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) to non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) relaxations in the pig gastric fundus was investigated. 2. Circular and longitudinal muscle strips were mounted for isotonic registration in the presence of atropine and guanethidine; tone was ...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb16406.x
更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. The effects of forskolin, a direct activator of adenylate cyclase and sodium nitroprusside, a direct activator of guanylate cyclase, were studied on rabbit isolated ear arteries preconstricted with 80 mM potassium. 2. Bolus injection of these two compounds resulted in vasodilatation. They had similar potencies in t...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1989.tb11873.x
更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) is generated in atherosclerotic and injured vessel walls. We examined whether the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transdifferentiation induced by TGFbeta1 affects endothelial functions. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) were trea...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0706883
更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1 Morphine, Met-enkephalin, kyotorphin and D-phenylalanine have been applied by microiontophoresis to neurones in the globus pallidus and cerebral cortex of rats anaesthetized with urethane. 2 In the pallidum, most cells were inhibited by all the agonists, with a high correspondence between cells inhibited by Met-enke...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1983.tb10525.x
更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1 The L6 myocyte cell line expresses high affinity receptors for calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) which are coupled to activation of adenylyl cyclase. The biochemical pharmacology of these receptors has been examined by radioligand binding or adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) accumulation. 2 In i...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1992.tb14272.x
更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1 We investigated the peripheral haemodynamic effects of human alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) following administration of endothelin-1 or NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an inhibitor of nitric oxide production, in conscious, chronically-instrumented, Long Evans rats. 2 Infusion of endothelin-1...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1991.tb12333.x
更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron neurodegenerative disease. Although it has been classically considered as a disease limited to the motor system, there is increasing evidence for the involvement of other neural and non-neuronal systems. In this review, we will discuss currently exist...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1111/bph.15202
更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00
abstract：:1. Rabbit left atrial preparations driven electrically at different rates were used for studies on inotropic effects of cations, drugs and coupled pacing. Sino-atrial node-atrial preparations were used for investigating the chronotropic effect of noradrenaline.2. The contractile tension-driving rate relationship was m...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1969.tb09510.x
更新日期：1969-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) is a crucial enzyme in the synthesis of the bioactive leukotrienes (LTs) from arachidonic acid (AA), and inhibitors of 5-LO are thought to prevent the untowarded pathophysiological effects of LTs. In this study, we present the molecular pharmacological profile of the novel nonredox-type 5-LO inhi...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0705860
更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1 Synaptic potentials and the responses of frog spinal cord to various acidic amino acids were examined by means of the sucrose gap recording technique. 2 Divalent cations (50-250 microM) specifically antagonized responses evoked at N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors by N-methyl D,L aspartic acid (NMDLA). The rank ...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1982.tb09306.x
更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Venoms are a rich source of ligands for ion channels, but very little is known about their capacity to modulate G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) activity. We developed a strategy to identify novel toxins targeting GPCRs. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:We studied the interactions of mamba venom fractions...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00532.x
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：LINKED ARTICLES:This article is part of a themed section on Recent Progress in the Understanding of Relaxin Family Peptides and their Receptors. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v174.10/issuetoc. ...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 社论
doi：10.1111/bph.13778
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:While selective, bitter tasting, TAS2R agonists can relax agonist-contracted airway smooth muscle (ASM), their mechanism of action is unclear. However, ASM contraction is regulated by Ca²⁺ signalling and Ca²⁺ sensitivity. We have therefore investigated how the TAS2R10 agonists chloroquine, quinin...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/bph.12460
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. The 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)1A receptor agonist, 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), has been shown to label 5-HT reuptake sites. 2. To study the functional consequences of this property, the effects of 8-OH-DPAT were compared with those of the 5-HT reuptake inhibitors, paroxetine and clomipramine...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15749.x
更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. To determine the role of G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) in the regulation of endogenous secretin receptor responsiveness, we have transiently overexpressed both wild-type (WT) and dominant negative mutant (DNM) GRKs in NG108-15 mouse neuroblastoma x rat glioma hybrid cells and investigated the effects of...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0705101
更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Subunit-specific modulators of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A (GABA(A)) receptors can help to assess the physiological function of receptors with different subunit composition and also provide the basis for the development of new drugs. Valerenic acid (VA) was recently identified as a beta...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00865.x
更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. The vasodilator response to acetylcholine (ACh) was investigated in the aortic arches of the leopard frog (Rana pipiens). 2. With adrenaline pre-constricted preparations, both ACh and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) caused concentration-dependent relaxations. Damage to the endothelial layer abolished relaxations to ACh,...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15568.x
更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this study was to characterize the angiotensin II receptors in isolated uterine arteries from non pregnant and pregnant rats, since it has been reported from binding studies that ovine uterine arteries contain AT2 receptors. Uterine arterial segments were obtained from virgin, non-pregnant and late pregnant...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0702210
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Melatonin deprival in young rats induces alterations in cerebral arteriolar wall similar to those observed during aging: atrophy and a decrease in distensibility. In this study, we examined the effects of melatonin treatment on cerebral arteriolar structure and distensibility and on the lower limit of cerebral blood f...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0705629
更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Nebivolol, a selective beta-adrenoceptor (beta1-AR) antagonist, induces vasodilatation by an endothelium- and NO-cGMP-dependent pathway. However, the mechanisms involved in the vascular effect of nebivolol have not been established. Thus, we evaluated the role of alpha1 and beta3-ARs in nebivolol-induced vasodilatatio...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0706648
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. Carrier mediated uptake (uptake-1) transport of norepinephrine (NE) plays a key role in the regulation of sympathetic neurotransmission. Recent investigations indicate that nitric oxide (NO) may modulate uptake-1 activity, possibly in a cyclic GMP independent manner. 2. Carrier mediated transport of [(3)H-NE] and [...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0703416
更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. The possible mechanisms of action of the inhibitory effect of gomisin C on the respiratory burst of rat neutrophils in vitro was investigated. 2. The peptide formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (FMLP) induced superoxide anion (O2-) formation and O2 consumption, which was inhibited by gomisin C in a concentration-dependent manner (I...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb17084.x
更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. The effects of the nonpeptide angiotensin II receptor (AT) antagonists losartan and PD 123319 on actions of angiotensin II in the rat caudal artery and rat vas deferens preparations were investigated. 2. Angiotensin II (1.0 microM) increased perfusion pressure in isolated segments of the rat caudal artery. This inc...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb13313.x
更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of the opioid receptor agonist RX783006 and of the opioid receptor partial agonist (+)-meptazinol have been examined on electrically induced twitch responses of the guinea-pig isolated ileum and of the mouse isolated vas deferens. Log10 concentration-tissue state curves were determined for (+)-meptazinol a...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1986.tb10246.x
更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Ajmaline is a widely used antiarrhythmic drug. Its action on voltage-gated ion channels in skeletal muscle is not well documented and we have here elucidated its effects on Na(+) and K(+) channels. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Sodium (I(Na)) and potassium (I(K)) currents in amphibian skeletal muscle fi...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0707194
更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This paper is intended to assist pharmacologists to make the most of statistical analysis and in avoid common errors. APPROACH:A scenario is presented where an experimenter performed an experiment to test the effects of two drugs on cultured cells. Analysis of the results, expressed as percentag...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0707372
更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Homocysteine is a sulphur-containing non-proteinogenic amino acid. Hyperhomocysteinaemia (HHcy), the pathogenic elevation of plasma homocysteine as a result of an imbalance of its metabolism, is an independent risk factor for various vascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, vascular calcification and ...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1111/bph.13988
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Lipocortin (annexin) 1 is a putative mediator of the inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids. By flow cytometric analysis (FACS) we have studied the effect of dexamethasone on the cellular localization of lipocortin 1. U-937 cells were incubated with or without 10 nM phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) to induce cel...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb13075.x
更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) increased adenosine 3' : 5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) formation in tracheal epithelial cells and concomitantly decreased the production/secretion of immunoreactive endothelin (irET). Naturally occurring prostanoids and selective and non-selective EP receptor agonists showed the foll...
journal_title：British journal of pharmacology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1038/sj.bjp.0703886
更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
