A comparison of the actions of some drugs on decerebrate rigidity, muscle spindle activity and alpha-adrenoceptors.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Tetracyclines were recently found to induce tumour cell death, but the early processes involved in this cytotoxic effect remain unclear. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:Viability of human and mouse melanoma cells was determined by MTT assay and flow cytometry. Kinase/protein/caspase activation was measure...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Shieh JM,Huang TF,Hung CF,Chou KH,Tsai YJ,Wu WB

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of isoprenaline (Isop) on the contractile properties of the smooth muscle cells of cat trachea were investigated using intact and chemically skinned muscle preparations and an isometric tension recording method. In the intact muscle preparations, Isop 3 X 10(-10) or 3 X 10(-9) M significantly suppressed the am...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ito Y,Itoh T

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of [Na]o on the catecholamine release evoked by K in ouabain pretreated, isolated adrenal glands of the cat, was investigated. 2. Reduction of [Na]o to 70, 50 and 25 mM, with sucrose as a substitute, did not modify the spontaneous catecholamine release but progressively increased the K (17.7 mM)-evoked s...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Abajo FJ,Castro MA,Sánchez-García P

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients commonly take complementary medicines in conjunction with warfarin yet evidence supporting the safety or the risk of a herb-drug interaction is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible impact of two commonly used herbal medicines, garlic and cranberry, on the pharma...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mohammed Abdul MI,Jiang X,Williams KM,Day RO,Roufogalis BD,Liauw WS,Xu H,McLachlan AJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) evoked potent contractile responses in phenoxybenzamine-treated ring segments of rat caudal artery, partially contracted with U46619. Responses were mimicked by 5-HT1-selective agonists with the potency order: RU24969 > 5-carboxamidotryptamine > 5-HT = CP-93,129 > sumatriptan. 8-Hydroxy-N,N-...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Craig DA,Martin GR

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ivabradine has proven therapeutic efficacy for cardiac ischaemia and, until proved otherwise, is a very specific inhibitor of the cardiac sinoatrial node I(f) current. In the current issue of the British Journal of Pharmacology, Drouin et al. demonstrated that chronic treatment of the human apoB-100 transgene dyslipid...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Triggle CR

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. SCA40 (1nM-10 microM), isoprenaline (1-300 nM) and levcromakalim (100 nM-10 microM) each produced concentration-dependent suppression of the spontaneous tone of guinea-pig isolated trachea. Propranolol (1 microM) markedly (approximately 150 fold) antagonized isoprenaline but did not antagonize SCA40. The tracheal r...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cook SJ,Archer K,Martin A,Buchheit KH,Fozard JR,Müller T,Miller AJ,Elliott KR,Foster RW,Small RC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In the present study the effect of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) on thromboxane B2 synthesis and on [Ca2+]i was studied in human platelets. 2. NMDA (10(-7) M) completely inhibited the synthesis of thromboxane B2 from exogenous arachidonic acid (AA), while it did not interfere with the aggregating effect of the thromb...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Franconi F,Miceli M,Alberti L,Seghieri G,De Montis MG,Tagliamonte A

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:PPAR-γ has been reported to be a protective regulator in ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) plays a major role in the innate immune response, and its expression is associated with PPAR-γ activation. Several angiotensin receptor blockers pos...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Koh EJ,Yoon SJ,Lee SM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The question whether constriction of local vessels is essential for the anti-inflammatory action of glucocorticoids in carrageenin-induced granulomatous inflammation was studied. 2 The vasodilator prostaglandin E1 injection into the granuloma pouch fluid increased the exudation of plasma protein into the granuloma t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Sugio K,Tsurufuji S

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of various inhibitors of the mitochondrial electron transport chain on the activity of ATP-sensitive K+ channels were examined in the Cambridge rat insulinoma G1 (CRI-G1) cell line using a combination of whole cell and single channel recording techniques. 2. Whole cell current clamp recordings, with 5 m...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Harvey J,Hardy SC,Ashford ML

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Sensory neurons play important roles in many disorders, including inflammatory diseases, such as sepsis. Sepsis is a potentially lethal systemic inflammatory reaction to a local bacterial infection, affecting thousands of patients annually. Although associated with a high mortality rate, sepsis outcome depen...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bodkin JV,Fernandes ES

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the rate of penetration into and the intra-relationship between the serum, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and regional brain extracellular fluid (bECF) compartments following systemic administration of lamotrigine in rat. The serum pharmacokinetics were biphasic with an initial distribution phase, (half-lif...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Walker MC,Tong X,Perry H,Alavijeh MS,Patsalos PN

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:NO-mediated, endothelium-dependent relaxations of isolated arteries are blunted by ageing and high-fat diets, as well as by apolipoprotein E deletion. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that apolipoprotein E deletion impairs endothelium-dependent responses to prostacyclin (IP) ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cheng Y,Vanhoutte PM,Leung SWS

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of a single injection of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tranylcypromine, administered intravenously (20 mg/kg) or into the lateral cerebral ventricle (5-10 mg), on hypothalamic and rectal temperature, has been investigated.2. Intravenous tranylcypromine causes a significant rise in body temperature, wh...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cranston WI,Rosendorff C

更新日期：1970-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uncoupling activity of oxyclozanide in warm blooded animals has been studied in whole animals, isolated tissue in vitro and on mitochondrial preparations. The onset of post mortem rigidity in mice and rats is accelerated and a contracture of striated muscle is produced. Oxyclozanide (1 muM) stimulated rat liver mi...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Veenendaal GH,de Waal MJ

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The activity pattern of analogues of the enkephalins was determined in four parallel assays, the inhibition of the electrically evoked contraction of the guinea-pig ileum and mouse vas deferens at 36 degrees C and the inhibition of [(3)H]-naltrexone and [(3)H]-leucine-enkephalin binding at 0 to 4 degrees C in homoge...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kosterlitz HW,Lord JA,Paterson SJ,Waterfield AA

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The neurotransmitters involved in NANC relaxation and their possible interactions were investigated in mouse isolated stomach, recording the motor responses as changes of endoluminal pressure from whole organ. 2. Field stimulation produced tetrodotoxin-sensitive, frequency-dependent, biphasic responses: rapid trans...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mulè F,Serio R

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the ability of the selective imidazoline I(2)-site ligands 2-(-2-benzofuranyl)-2-imidazoline (2-BFI) and 2-[4,5-dihydroimidaz-2-yl]-quinoline (BU224) and selected monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors to evoke locomotor activity in rats bearing a lesion of the nigrostriatal pathway. Male Spragu...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Macinnes N,Duty S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This study investigated the role of central sympathetic activity and related mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling in the cardiovascular effects of ethanol in a model of acute renal failure (ARF). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:The effects of pharmacological interventions that inhibit periph...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： El-Mas MM,El-Gowelli HM,Ghazal AR,Harraz OF,Mohy El-Din MM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium transport has been measured in the isolated epithelium from colons of male Sprague-Dawley rats. Sodium transport in colons was induced by pretreating the animals with dexamethasone (6 mg kg-1) which caused the appearance of an amiloride-sensitive short circuit current within a few hours. Forskolin, a diterpene,...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cuthbert AW,Spayne JA

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and related substances were examined in guinea-pig ileum longitudinal muscle.2 GABA at doses ranging from 10(-7) M to 3 x 10(-6) M elicited a relaxation while at higher doses (3 x 10(-6) M - 10(-4) M), as previously described, it caused a contraction followed by relaxati...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Giotti A,Luzzi S,Spagnesi S,Zilletti L

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Neuropeptides are involved in the regulation of food intake in the central nervous system, but they might also act on peripheral fat tissue via neuropeptide receptors. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:We investigated the receptor expression and activity of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gericke MT,Kosacka J,Koch D,Nowicki M,Schröder T,Ricken AM,Nieber K,Spanel-Borowski K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study analyses the neural pathway involved in the modulation of gastric motor function by stress. 2. Systemic administration of low doses of endotoxin (40 microg kg(-1), i.v.) prevents the increase in gastric tone induced by 2-deoxy-D-glucose (200 mg kg(-1), i.v., 2-DG) in urethane-anaesthetized rats. 3. Funct...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Quintana E,García-Zaragozá E,Martínez-Cuesta MA,Calatayud S,Esplugues JV,Barrachina MD

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Chronic stress impairs GABAA (GABA type A) receptor-mediated inhibition in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN). It is not clear whether GABAB receptor function is also altered. We hypothesize that chronic stress alters GABAB receptor function in PVN corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CR...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gao Y,Zhou JJ,Zhu Y,Wang L,Kosten TA,Zhang X,Li DP

更新日期：2017-09-01 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

authors： Quinton L,Girard E,Maiga A,Rekik M,Lluel P,Masuyer G,Larregola M,Marquer C,Ciolek J,Magnin T,Wagner R,Molgó J,Thai R,Fruchart-Gaillard C,Mourier G,Chamot-Rooke J,Ménez A,Palea S,Servent D,Gilles N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the human melanocortin (MC)4 receptor have been associated with obesity, which underscores the relevance of this receptor as a drug target to treat obesity. Infusion of MC4R agonists decreases food intake, whereas inhibition of MC receptor activity by infusion of an MC receptor antagonist or with the inve...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Adan RA,Tiesjema B,Hillebrand JJ,la Fleur SE,Kas MJ,de Krom M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Gallium (Ga) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of disorders associated with accelerated bone loss, including cancer-related hypercalcemia and Paget's disease. These clinical applications suggest that Ga could reduce bone resorption. However, few studies have studied the effects of G...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Verron E,Masson M,Khoshniat S,Duplomb L,Wittrant Y,Baud'huin M,Badran Z,Bujoli B,Janvier P,Scimeca JC,Bouler JM,Guicheux J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signalling contributes to inflammatory cardiovascular diseases, but its role in hypertension and the associated vascular damage is not known. We investigated whether TLR4 activation contributed to angiotensin II (AngII)-induced hypertension and the associated vascular ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hernanz R,Martínez-Revelles S,Palacios R,Martín A,Cachofeiro V,Aguado A,García-Redondo L,Barrús MT,de Batista PR,Briones AM,Salaices M,Alonso MJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The interaction between the cholinergic and nitrergic innervation was investigated in circular muscle strips of the pig gastric fundus. 2. In physiological salt solution containing 4 x 10(-6) M guanethidine, electrical field stimulation (EFS; 40 V, 0.5 ms, 0.5-32 Hz, 10 s at 4 min intervals) induced small transient...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Leclere PG,Lefebvre RA

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00