Differential effects of epithelium removal on the responsiveness of guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle to bronchoconstrictors.

abstract：:We examined whether a specific aminopeptidase P (APP) inhibitor, apstatin, increases vasodepressor responses to bradykinin in anaesthetized rats, and whether it would augment blood pressure responses further after treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi), lisinopril. Apstatin doubled the maxim...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kitamura S,Carbini LA,Carretero OA,Simmons WH,Scicli AG

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Azithromycin has been reported to modify activation of macrophages towards the M2 phenotype. Here, we have sought to identify the mechanisms underlying this modulatory effect of azithromycin on human monocytes, classically activated in vitro. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Human blood monocytes were prim...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Vrančić M,Banjanac M,Nujić K,Bosnar M,Murati T,Munić V,Stupin Polančec D,Belamarić D,Parnham MJ,Eraković Haber V

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We have taken advantage of our recent development of highly potent and specific phosphinic inhibitors of endopeptidase 3.4.24.15 to examine the putative contribution of the enzyme in the secretion of A beta by HK293 transfected cells overexpressing the wild type and the Swedish (Sw) double mutated form of beta APP7...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chevallier N,Jiracek J,Vincent B,Baur CP,Spillantini MG,Goedert M,Dive V,Checler F

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenergic transmission was investigated in the dog mesenteric vein by recording electrical responses of single smooth muscle cells to perivascular nerve stimulation. Perivascular nerve stimulation generated an excitatory junction potential (e.j.p.) and a slow depolarization of the membrane. The amplitude of the e.j.p...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Suzuki H

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Excitation-transcriptional coupling involves communication between plasma membrane ion channels and gene expression in the nucleus. Calcium influx through L-type Ca(2+) channels induces phosphorylation of the transcription factor, cyclic-AMP response element binding protein (CREB) and downstream ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kang M,Ross GR,Akbarali HI

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In circular muscle strips of the fundus and corpus of guinea-pig stomach, mechanical responses to catecholamines were studied mainly in the presence of a prostaglandin biosynthesis inhibitor, meclofenamate. 2. Normal preparations developed considerable muscle tone, and adrenaline (10-100 microM) in the presence of ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Syed MM,Parekh AB,Tomita T

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The potential influences of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins on the renal effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) have been investigated in the captopril-treated anaesthetized rat by examining the effect of indomethacin or the NO synthase inhibitor, N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), on the renal respo...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Clayton JS,Clark KL,Johns EJ,Drew GM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of NS 1619, the putative BKCa channel opener, were investigated on rat intact portal veins and on single smooth muscle cells enzymatically separated from the same tissue. 2. Under whole-cell patch clamp conditions with K-rich pipettes, exposure of single cells held at -10 mV to NS 1619 (10-33 microM) in...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Edwards G,Niederste-Hollenberg A,Schneider J,Noack T,Weston AH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:GPR18 is a recently deorphaned lipid receptor that is activated by the endogenous lipid N-arachidonoyl glycine (NAGly) as well the behaviourally inactive atypical cannabinoid, abnormal cannabidiol (Abn-CBD). The presence and/or function of any GPR18-based ocular signalling system remain essential...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Caldwell MD,Hu SS,Viswanathan S,Bradshaw H,Kelly ME,Straiker A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) transport has been investigated in rat blood platelets poisoned with dinitrophenol-sodium fluoride or ouabain.2. The inhibition of transport produced by different concentrations of the metabolic inhibitors has been correlated with changes in the internal Na(+) and K(+) concentrations of t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sneddon JM

更新日期：1971-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, is activated by several compounds, including the thiazolidinediones. In addition to being a therapeutic target for obesity, hypolipidaemia and diabetes, perturbation of PPARgamma signalling is now believed to be...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Seargent JM,Yates EA,Gill JH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The vascular effects of endothelin and localization of endothelin-like immunoreactivity were characterized in isolated cerebral arteries of dogs. 2. Endothelin-like immunoreactivity was detected in a few populations of endothelial cells of dog basilar artery. 3. Endothelin-1, endothelin-2 and endothelin-3 contracte...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Saito A,Shiba R,Yanagisawa M,Masaki T,Kimura S,Yamada K,Mima T,Shigeno T,Goto K

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that combined use of trophic factors and caspase inhibitors increases brain resistance to ischaemia in mice. Intracerebroventricular administration of bFGF (>10 ng) 30 min after MCA occlusion decreased infarct size and neurological deficit in a dose-dependent manner following 2 h ischemia and ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ma J,Qiu J,Hirt L,Dalkara T,Moskowitz MA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:As a hallmark of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), CD44 plays a crucial role in promoting glioblastoma stem cell (GSC) stemness phenotypes and multiple drug resistance. The therapeutic potential of CD44 has been validated by the clinical successes of several CD44 inhibitors, including antibodies and...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wang C,Wang Z,Chen C,Fu X,Wang J,Fei X,Yan X,Xu R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The intravenous infusion of isoprenaline and salbutamol into the greyhound increased heart rate and levels of free fatty acids, lactic acid and glucose. 2 On terminating the infusions of isoprenaline the changes produced declined rapidly but the effects produced by salbutamol were more persistent. When high doses of...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kelly JG,Shanks RG

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Endothelial cells from human umbilical veins were maintained in tissue culture. The fragility of lysosomal membranes were studied by microdensitometry. 2. Histamine (50 microM to 10 mM), 4-methylhistamine (100 nM to 10 mM) and dimaprit (100 nM to 10 mM) increased lysosomal fragility. 2-Thiazolylethylamine and 2-pyr...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Yoffe JR

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pelitinib is a potent irreversible EGFR TK inhibitor currently in clinical trials for the treatment of lung cancer. Hyperthermia has been applied concomitantly with chemotherapy and radiotherapy to enhance treatment outcome. In this study, we investigated the ability of the combination of pelitin...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： To KK,Poon DC,Wei Y,Wang F,Lin G,Fu L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In cultured endothelial cells of the pig the endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) releasing agent thrombin (2 u ml-1) caused a significant increase in basal levels of both guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3). This increase was time dependent, with peak leve...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lang D,Lewis MJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Association between staphylococcal infection and pathogenesis of upper airways disease has been reported. This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the rat pulmonary inflammation induced by airway exposure to staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA). SEA (0.3-10 ng trachea(-1)) caused dose-dependent neutroph...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Desouza IA,Franco-Penteado CF,Camargo EA,Lima CS,Teixeira SA,Muscará MN,De Nucci G,Antunes E

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The inhibitory effect of caffeine on the calcium channel current was investigated in cultured myometrial cells isolated from pregnant rats. 2. Caffeine inhibited the calcium channel current elicited from a holding potential of -70 mV in a concentration-dependent manner. The IC50 was estimated to be 35 mM. 3. The ca...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Martin C,Dacquet C,Mironneau C,Mironneau J

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:While arachidonyl ethanolamine (anandamide) produces pharmacological effects mediated by cannabinoid CB1 receptors, it is also an agonist at the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) ion channel. This study examined the cellular actions of anandamide in the midbrain periaqueductal...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kawahara H,Drew GM,Christie MJ,Vaughan CW

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of chlorobutanol, a widely used drug preservative, on exocrine response and intracellular Ca2+ dynamics were examined in isolated pancreatic acini of the rat. 2. Chlorobutanol (1 mg ml-1) markedly inhibited the secretory response to cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8), carbamylcholine chloride (carbacho...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Habara Y,Kanno T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Mild stress plus mild pain (solvent injection) applied daily to neonatal mice induces hormonal, behavioural and metabolic changes perduring in the adult life. 2. We investigated whether daily mild stress to neonatal mice induces also long-term defined changes of immune response, and whether immune changes are preve...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Loizzo A,Loizzo S,Lopez L,d'Amore A,Renzi P,Spampinato S,Di Carlo S,Bacosi A,Zuccaro P,Pacifici R

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The modulation of L-type calcium channel current (ICa) by fendiline, a diphenylalkylamine type of calcium channel blocker was investigated on guinea-pig ventricular myocytes by use of the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. 2. Fendiline-induced block of ICa is accompanied by modulation of the channel kinetics in a co...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Schreibmayer W,Tripathi O,Tritthart HA

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Interstitial lung disease accounts for a group of chronic and progressive disorders associated with severe pulmonary vascular remodelling, peripheral vascular rarefaction and fibrosis, thus limiting lung function. We have previously shown that Akt is necessary for myofibroblast differentiation, a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Abdalla M,Sabbineni H,Prakash R,Ergul A,Fagan SC,Somanath PR

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue of the British Journal of Pharmacology, Ryberg et al. present convincing in vitro evidence that the orphan GPCR, GPR55, is a cannabinoid receptor. GPR55 was activated by a range of plant, synthetic and endogenous cannabinoids and blocked by the non-psychoactive phytocannabinoid, cannabidiol. Their experi...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Pertwee RG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on the release of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were examined in the longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus (LM-MP) preparation of guinea-pig ileum. 5-HT increased the spontaneous release and inhibited the electrically-evoked release of [3H]-GABA. The 5-HT-evoked release was Ca...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Shirakawa J,Takeda K,Taniyama K,Tanaka C

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In this study 3 protocols were utilized to determine the role of endogenous kinins in the resistance of the inbred Dahl (Rapp) salt-resistant (SR/Jr) rats to high salt diet-induced blood pressure elevation. 2. The bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist, Hoe 140 (D-Arg[Hyp3, Thi5, D-Tic7, Oic8]-bradykinin) at doses of ei...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mukai H,Fitzgibbon WR,Ploth DW,Margolius HS

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of a new kind of volatile anaesthetic, sevoflurane (Sev), on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-gated chloride current (Icl) in single neurones dissociated from the rat hippocampal CA1 area were examined using the nystatin perforated patch recording configuration under the voltage-clamp condition. All drugs...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wu J,Harata N,Akaike N

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of injection of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and N-ethyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDEA) (all 20 mg kg(-1)) on blood pressure, heart rate, core body temperature and locomotor activity in conscious rats were investigated using radiotelemetry. MDMA and MD...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bexis S,Docherty JR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00