Evidence that nitric oxide modulates food intake in mice.

abstract：AIMS:JM-1232(-) ((-)-3-[2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl]-2-phenyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydrocyclopenta[f] isoindole-1(2H)-one) is a novel isoindoline compound that acts on benzodiazepine receptors. Clinical trials are being conducted to assess its potential clinical use as an intravenous anesthetic or sedative agent. In ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kato R,Watanabe R,Miki H,Ijiri Y,Hayashi T,Tanaka K

更新日期：2009-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide III-BTD has been recently identified as a non-selective nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor ligand by screening of a synthetic peptide combinatorial library. In the present study we evaluated the pharmacological profile of peptide III-BTD in isolated tissues (mouse and rat vas deferens, guinea pig ileum) sensitive...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Bigoni R,Rizzi A,Rizzi D,Becker JA,Kieffer BL,Simonin F,Regoli D,Calo G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of pretreatment with selective mu-, delta- and kappa-opioid receptor antagonists on the enhancement of the pentobarbital-induced loss of the righting reflex by morphine were examined in mice. Mice injected with pentobarbital (50 mg/kg, i.p.) showed an increased duration for the loss of the righting reflex ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kamei J,Ohsawa M,Nagase H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the d- and l-isomers of pentazocine were compared to that of racemic pentazocine on contractions of the mouse isolated vas deferens. L-pentazocine inhibited electrically evoked contractions of the mouse vas deferens (MVD) in a dose-dependent manner (ID50 0.37 +/- 0.04 microM). In contrast, d-pentazocine...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kinouchi K,Fukumitsu K,Takezawa J,Maeda S,Enomoto H,Kakuhari J,Yoshiya I,Inoki R

更新日期：1986-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to understand the relationship between pharmacological activation of mGlu4 receptors and regulation of its gene in the hippocampus. MAIN METHODS:The expression level of the GRM4 gene, encoding mGluR4 receptors, was studied in the hippocampus and frontal cortex of rats after pharmacological ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Pershina EV,Arkhipov VI

更新日期：2016-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme partially purified from bovine lung membranes appears to be endothelin converting enzyme (ECE). This enzyme specifically cleaves big endothelin-1 (big ET-1) at the proper site, between Trp21 and Val22, with maximum activity at pH 7.5 and with a Km of roughly 3 microM, to produce endothelin-1 (ET-1) and C-ter...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kundu GC,Wilson IB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimidox (3,4,5-trihydroxybenzohydroxamidoxime), a recently synthesized inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase (RR), was shown to exert anti-proliferative activities in HL-60 and K562 human leukemia cell lines and to prolong the life span of mice inoculated with L1210 mouse leukemia cells. Here we test whether trimidox...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Rosenberger G,Fuhrmann G,Grusch M,Fassl S,Elford HL,Smid K,Peters GJ,Szekeres T,Krupitza G

更新日期：2000-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the myocardial production of nitric oxide, as a consequence of expression of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), plays an important role in the pathophysiology of heart failure. We determined the net cardiac production of nitrogen oxides (NOx), as a measure of NOS activity,...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kaye DM,Chin-Dusting J,Esler MD,Jennings GL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Elevated levels of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor are observed on several human tumors, e.g. cervical carcinoma and mamma carcinomas. The natural ligand EGF is an alternative to established antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors for targeting EGF receptor-overexpressing tumor cells for therapy. Conjugat...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Bachran C,Schneider S,Riese SB,Bachran D,Urban R,Schellmann N,Zahn C,Sutherland M,Fuchs H

更新日期：2011-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Insulinoma-associated protein 2β (IA-2β) is considered to play a significant role in regulated secretion. Recent studies have shown that the mouse brain expresses three major isoforms of IA-2β, named IA-2β60, IA-2β64, and IA-2β71. In this study, we analyzed the tissue-, cell- and organelle-specific distributions o...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Nakajima K,Wu G,Sakudo A,Onodera T,Takeyama N

更新日期：2011-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In this study, we investigated the combined effect of Neurotropin® and pregabalin for L5-spinal nerve ligation (L5-SNL) model in rats and thiopental-induced sleep in mice. MAIN METHODS:The left fifth lumbar nerve of rats was tightly ligated with silk sutures under pentobarbital anesthesia. The hindpaw withdrawal ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Okazaki R,Namba H,Yoshida H,Okai H,Taguchi K,Kawamura M

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) is a serum protein with possible pluripotent activities. In this study, a method for the quantification of rabbit histidine-rich glycoprotein (rHRG) was developed based upon the high affinity binding profile of rHRG to nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid (Ni-NTA), an improved chelation agent...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Mori S,Takahashi HK,Yamaoka K,Okamoto M,Nishibori M

更新日期：2003-05-23 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：:In this study, we have characterized quinone reductase (QR), glutathione (GSH), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and their induction by a chemoprotector, 1,2-dithiole-3-thione (D3T), in the human myeloid cell lines ML-1 and HL-60. In addition, we also examined the toxicity of hydroquinone (HQ), a benzene metabolite, to...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Li Y,Lafuente A,Trush MA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bromopride (BRO) and domperidone (DOMP) are dopamine D2 blocking agents used in gastroenterology clinics because of their anti emetic effect as well as their central and peripheral actions of increasing gastrointestinal motor activity. The rationale for these experiments was to compare BRO- and DOMP-effects on plasma,...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Nasello AG,Gidali D,de Sá-Rocha LC,Felicio LF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linear sucrose density gradient centrifugation of a crude synaptosomal-mitochondrial preparation of rat striatum was performed at 82,500g for 7.5, 15 and 30 min and 1, 4 and 20 h. After centrifugation various marker enzyme activities were measured throughout the gradients, viz. tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and DOPA decar...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Van der Krogt JA,Koot-Gronsveld E,Van den Berg CJ

更新日期：1983-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin (DOX) induced cardiotoxicity is a life-threatening side effect of chemotherapy and decreased cardiac function can present years after treatment. Despite the investigation of a broad range of pharmacologic interventions, to date the only drug shown to reduce DOX-related cardiotoxicity in preclinical studies...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Zhen J,Yu H,Ji H,Cai L,Leng J,Keller BB

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite reductions in beta-adrenoreceptor (beta-AR)-mediated inotropic effects induced by sustained sympathetic activation in cardiac disease, whether these changes necessarily result in reductions in systolic function under resting conditions (baseline function) is not clear. Moreover, possible compensatory mechanism...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Osadchii O,Woodiwiss A,Alves N,Norton G

更新日期：2005-12-12 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：:Apigenin is one type of bioflavonoid widely found in citrus fruits, which possesses a variety of pharmacological actions on the central nervous system. A previous study showed that acute intraperitoneal administration of apigenin had antidepressant-like effects in the forced swimming test (FST) in ddY mice. To better ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Yi LT,Li JM,Li YC,Pan Y,Xu Q,Kong LD

更新日期：2008-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the relaxation mechanism of ginsenoside saponin in various smooth muscle in experimental animals. Although ginsenoside Rg(3) showed both endothelium-dependent and -independent component relaxation in vascular smooth muscle, the action mechanism of the relaxati...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kang YJ,Sohn JT,Chang KC

更新日期：2005-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-lactorphin (Tyr-Gly-Leu-Phe) lowers blood pressure in conscious adult SHR. This tetrapeptide is originally released from milk protein alpha-lactalbumin by enzymatic hydrolysis. In order to evaluate the antihypertensive mechanisms of alpha-lactorphin, the effects of the tetrapeptide on vascular function were inve...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Sipola M,Finckenberg P,Vapaatalo H,Pihlanto-Leppälä A,Korhonen H,Korpela R,Nurminen ML

更新日期：2002-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylin is co-secreted with insulin from the pancreas of patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and its deposition may contribute to the central nervous system (CNS) manifestations of this disease. Amylin, but not its mRNA, is found in brain, suggesting that CNS amylin is derived from the circulation. T...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Banks WA,Kastin AJ,Maness LM,Huang W,Jaspan JB

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic as a one of the most important toxic metals could induce hepatotoxicity. Previous reports revealed the significance of oxidative stress in promoting of arsenic-induced liver toxicity. The aim of the present investigation is to evaluate the effect of chrysin (CHR), a natural flavonoid with potent antioxidant ac...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Fatemi I,Khalili H,Mehrzadi S,Basir Z,Malayeri A,Goudarzi M

更新日期：2021-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radicals induced by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury can trigger lipid peroxidation, leading to the production of malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxy-2(E)-nonenal (4-HNE). Post-ischemia electroacupuncture (EA) therapy was able to reduce extent of lipid peroxidation. However, the effect of pre-ischemic EA ther...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Siu FK,Lo SC,Leung MC

更新日期：2004-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of brain and heart from rats at birth and postnatal days 2 and 10 were evaluated for naltrexone following maternal injection of 50 mg/kg opioid antagonist throughout gestation. Samples were prepared by ultrafiltration, lyophilized, reconstituted in mobile phase, and separated by reversed-phase high performanc...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Zagon IS,Hurst WJ,McLaughlin PJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute hypoxemia with diffuse alveolar damage and increased pulmonary microvascular permeability. Honokiol (HKL), the principal active ingredient of Chinese herb magnolia officinalis, protected the lung of experimental ARDS models via attenuation of inf...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Chen L,Li W,Qi D,Lu L,Zhang Z,Wang D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced chronic kidney disease is associated with high rates of cardiovascular disease. Considering the crucial role of capillaries in renal function, our study aimed to evaluate microparticles related to vascular physiology examining the link between stages of chronic kidney disease with circulating endothelial (EMP...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Fonseca F,Ballerini AP,Izar MC,Kato J,Ferreira CE,Fonzar W,do Amaral J,Rezende P,Machado-Santelli G,França C

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost all diabetic complications are known to be associated with vascular dysfunctions of different tissues. Oxidative stress, on the other hand, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. Therefore in the present study we have investigated the correlation between redox status and oxidative stress ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Yue KK,Chung WS,Leung AW,Cheng CH

更新日期：2003-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of cyclosporin (CyA) treatment on biliary glutathione efflux in rats of different ages (1, 2, 4, and 24 months). CyA treatment reduced the liver content of total glutathione in 1-, 2- and 24 month old rats (-30%, -43% and -30%, respectively). By contrast, oxidized g...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Palomero J,Galán AI,Muñoz ME,Tuñón MJ,González-Gallego J,Jiménez R

更新日期：2003-11-14 00:00:00