Metformin alleviates hydrogen peroxide-induced inflammation and oxidative stress via inhibiting P2X7R signaling in spinal cord tissue cells neurons.

abstract：:Rats fed a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixture in a high- or low-iodine diet (HID or LID respectively) for 15 days had thyroid enlargement, low serum thyroxine (T4), and high serum thyrotropin concentrations. Although binding of thyroid hormones to serum proteins was reduced in PCB-fed animals, the free T4 index (r...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bastomsky CH

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several experimental data document an activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases Erk1 and Erk2 by bradykinin (BK), an agonist of the kinin B2 receptor (B2R). In contrast, other reports showed an inhibitory modulation of mitogenesis by BK. Therefore, we explored in the isolated glomeruli the effect of B2R acti...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cellier E,Duchêne J,Pécher C,Alric C,Bascands JL,Schanstra JP,Girolami JP

更新日期：2002-04-01 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 intramuscular injection of aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA) into mice elevated the concentration of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain, inhibited glutamic acid decarboxylase activity and delayed the onset of isonicotinic acid hydrazide induced seizures. Analyses of these results and of those obtained previously...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wood JD,Peesker SJ

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) on rat brain and blood adrenaline (A), noradrenaline (NA), ammonia (NH3), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and amino acid metabolism prior to and after high pressure oxygen (OHP) induced convulsions have been studied. 6-OHDA reduces GABA and glutamate (Glu) rior to OHP exposure in ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Singh AK,Banister EW

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose utilization and insulin and growth hormone responses were evaluated in eight obese women by three rapid intravenous glucose tolerance tests (IVGTT): during a control period, and after 1 and 3 weeks of a 750 kcal/day protein-lipid diet (1 kcal = 4.1855 kJ). Weight loss averaged 454 g/day during the 1st week and...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Reid D,Rasio E

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes increases the risk and severity of cognitive impairment, especially after ischemic stroke. It is also known that the activation of the endothelin (ET) system is associated with cognitive impairment and microglia around the periinfarct area produce ET-1. However, little is known about the effect of ET-1 on mic...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Abdul Y,Jamil S,He L,Li W,Ergul A

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Lectins, known to recognize endothelial cell adhesion molecules, have been shown to release endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) from blood vessels. We investigated the effects of different leukocyte-type cells to determine if these cells, by interacting with the endothelium, could release EDRF from the circumfl...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kleha JF,Devesly P,Johns A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal factors co-released with neurotransmitters may play an important role in synapse development and function. Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) and adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), two principal neuromodulators present in the motor nerve terminals, were studied for their roles and mechanisms during early de...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lu B,Fu WM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noradrenaline spillover from skeletal muscle vascular areas increases during exercise but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Muscle contraction itself causes changes in many factors that could affect noradrenaline spillover. For instance, it has been reported that bradykinin is synthesized in skeletal ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lavoie JL,Béliveau L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of neomycin sulfate were examined upon the discharge activity and electrical membrane properties of an isolated invertebrate sensory neuron, the crayfish stretch receptor neuron. Neomycin depressed cell discharge activity in a concentration-dependent manner over the concentration range of 0.01-1.0 mM. Sign...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Nation PN,Roth SH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the influence of age on the learning and memory dysfunction induced by cranial radiation in the male Wistar rat. Ninety-six 45-day-old, 70 4-month-old, and 78 18-month-old male rats were divided in two equal groups: (i) irradiated and (ii) control. A course of whole-brain r...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lamproglou I,Baillet F,Boisserie G,Mazeron JJ,Delattre JY

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been conflicting observations regarding the effects of ketoconazole on hepatic metabolism. The objectives of these studies were to determine whether ketoconazole was an enzyme inducer or inhibitor in the mouse and then to establish the time frame of these ketoconazole-induced enzyme changes. Ketoconazole wa...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Whitehouse LW,Pakuts AP,Paul CJ,Mueller RW,Thomas BH

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase (HO) has a central role in cellular antioxidant defences and vascular protection, and it may mediate pleiotropic actions of drugs used in cardiovascular therapy. We investigated whether long-term use of statins upregulates HO activity and increases carbon monoxide (CO) and bilirubin levels in vivo. Adul...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Muchova L,Wong RJ,Hsu M,Morioka I,Vitek L,Zelenka J,Schröder H,Stevenson DK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When isolated rat adipocytes were incubated with increasing concentrations of levamisole (0.5-5 mM), basal glucose oxidation decreased by almost 50% and insulin-stimulated glucose oxidation decreased by 90%. The decrease in glucose oxidation correlated with an inhibition of glucose transport, since levamisole at 5.0 m...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Basi NS,Thomaskutty KG,Pointer RH

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglial inflammation, involved in the occurrence and development of sepsis-associated encephalopathy, exhibits upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine and proinflammatory enzyme expression, leading to inflammation-induced neuronal cell apoptosis. TIR domain containing adaptor molecule-2 (TICAM-2) participates in l...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Zhao Y,Yang X,Meng F,Li W

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism whereby chronic rapid ventricular pacing induces severe heart failure is unclear, but the phenomenon is associated with a reduction in left ventricular ATP levels. Accordingly, the current study was undertaken to evaluate the acute effects of rapid ventricular pacing on hemodynamics, left ventricular ade...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Simmons WW,Moe GW,Grima EA,Howard RJ,Armstrong PW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were carried out in pigs to investigate the relationship between concentration of intestinal calcium-binding protein (CaBP) and the presence of rickets. Pigs made rachitic by a diet deficient in calcium and in vitamin D had concentrations of intestinal CaBP no less than values obtained on control pigs. The...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Harrison JE,Hitchman AJ,Brown RG

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute administration of morphine sulfate at 20 mg/kg decreased mouse cerebellar adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate (cAMP) levels while not affecting cAMP phosphodiesterase (EC 3.1.4.17). The cAMP levels and cAMP phosphodiesterase activies were not affected by chronic treatment. However, cAMP levels increased during abru...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Charalampous KD,Askew WE

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we have compared the effect of intravenous infusion of a calcium channel blocker, nifedipine (1.0 micrograms.kg-1.min-1 for 20 min), with that of isoproterenol (0.1 micrograms.kg-1.min-1 for 20 min) on the hemodynamic parameters and the vascular response of different locations and tissue layers of...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Prokopiw I,Dinda PK,Beck IT

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Puerarin (Pur), an isoflavonoid extracted from the dried roots of Pueraria lobata, has been reported to be useful in the treatment of various diseases. This study was designed to evaluate the anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory activities of Pur against 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) induced neurotoxicity. For 5 consec...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Mahdy HM,Mohamed MR,Emam MA,Karim AM,Abdel-Naim AB,Khalifa AE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slow alpha2-globulin (salpha2G), a high molecular weight glycoprotein, appears as a component of rat serum in a wide variety of both physiologic and pathologic conditions, including pregnancy; it is also present in the neonate. In the present study, the protein was detectable in serum after 6 to 10 days, and was prese...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kirkcaldy M,Beaton GH

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hyperthyroidism (NH) in the rat is associated with permanent reductions in serum thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrations in the adult, changes suggestive of a hypothyroid state. In the adult NH rat, the thyrotroph appears to be more sensitive to the feedback...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Walker P

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this review were twofold: to apply modern physicochemical principles to explain changes in acid-base regulation and the control of ventilation in human pregnancy; and to demonstrate the value of pregnancy as a model for the study of endocrine effects on physiological control systems. Application of P.A...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wolfe LA,Kemp JG,Heenan AP,Preston RJ,Ohtake PJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of oxytocin (OT) on holding current were studied in uterine smooth muscle cells freshly isolated from the longitudinal layer of 18-20 day pregnant rats, using the nystatin method of whole-cell voltage clamp. As we previously reported, the voltage-dependent Ca2+ current (L type) was partially inhibited by O...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Shimamura K,Kusaka M,Sperelakis N

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of the positive inotropic action of a new synthetic tetrahydroisoquinoline compound, SL-1, were investigated in isolated rat cardiac tissues and ventricular myocytes. SL-1 produced a rapidly developing, concentration-dependent positive inotropic response in both atrial and ventricular muscles and a nega...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chang GJ,SU MJ,Lee PH,Lee SS,Liu KC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione, a cysteine-containing tripeptide, is the most abundant nonprotein thiol in mammalian cells. Glutathione plays an important role in the detoxification of xenobiotic compounds and in the antioxidation of reactive oxygen species and free radicals. Because of its multiple functions in various tissues and its ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bray TM,Taylor CG

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tension responses to ramp shortening of varying speed in whole muscle or single fibres from the plateau of an isometric tetanus, revealed at least two distinct phases. There was a fast initial drop in tension followed by a change of slope and a definite inflexion on the tension record. As the velocity of the imposed l...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bressler BH

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of short-term exposure to homocysteine (Hcy) on the contractile characteristics of rat aortic tissue was assessed both in vitro and in vivo. The contractile response of Hcy-treated aortic rings in culture for 1 or 4 days was unchanged from control responses. By comparison, aortic rings from animals injected...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wang S,Wright G,Harrah J,Touchon R,McCumbee W,Geng W,Fultz ME,Abdul-Jalil MN,Wright GL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00