Some observations on the estimation of 3-methoxytyramine in brain tissue.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Extrahepatic vasodilation and increased intrahepatic vascular resistance represent attractive targets for the medical treatment of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis. In both dysfunctions, dysregulation of the contraction-mediating Rho kinase plays an important role as it contributes to alter...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hennenberg M,Trebicka J,Stark C,Kohistani AZ,Heller J,Sauerbruch T

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its long-standing reputation as a foul smelling and toxic gas that is associated with the decay of biological matter,hydrogen sulphide (H2S) has emerged as an important regulator of cardiovascular homoeostasis. H2S promotes a number of cellular signals that regulate metabolism, cardiac function and cell surviv...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lefer DJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Previous studies have shown that the histamine H(1) receptor activates p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) in DDT(1)MF-2 smooth muscle cells via a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI-3K)-dependent pathway. In this study the effect of histamine H(1) receptor stimulation on protein kinase B (PKB) and p70 S...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Dickenson JM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was confirmed that morphine administration in vivo produced a selective decrease in the calcium content of synaptosomal fractions prepared from rat cerebral cortices. This effect was prevented by naloxone. 2 After morphine or naloxone, there were no changes in the sodium, potassium and magnesium contents of any of ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cardenas HL,Ross DH

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of purinergic stimulation on action potential, force of contraction, 86Rb efflux and 45Ca uptake were investigated in guinea-pig left atria. 2. Adenosine exerted a negative inotropic effect which was antagonized by adenosine deaminase but enhanced by dipyridamole. 3. The negative inotropic effect of ade...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Jahnel U,Nawrath H

更新日期：1989-08-01 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

authors： Tan X,Sanderson MJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Ischaemic preconditioning (IP) protects the myocardium against irreversible ischaemic injury by activating protein kinase C (PKC). The mechanism by which PKC protects the myocardium is unknown. We have shown that PKC increases the activity of ecto-5'-nucleotidase (ecto-5'-N) and thereby the production of adenosine ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Node K,Kitakaze M,Minamino T,Tada M,Inoue M,Hori M,Kamada T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Mechanical and electrical responses to stimulation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves were compared in the trachea isolated from normal guinea-pigs and from guinea-pigs sensitized to albumin and exposed repeatedly to inhaled albumin (a model of bronchial asthma). 2 Sensitized trachealis exhibited mechanic...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McCaig DJ

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study was undertaken to evaluate in vivo the influence of amiodarone on the effects of triiodothyronine (T3) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) which are independent of thyroid hormone synthesis and of the conversion of thyroxine (T4) to T3. Thyroidectomized rats were given a replacement dose of T3 (0.5 mg kg(-1) p...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Adli H,Bazin R,Perret GY

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the five human 5-HT(4) (h5-HT(4)) receptor isoforms, the h5-HT(4(a)) receptor was studied with a particular emphasis on the molecular interactions involved in ligand binding. For this purpose, we used site-directed mutagenesis of the transmembrane domain. Twelve mutants were constructed with a special focus on t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mialet J,Dahmoune Y,Lezoualc'h F,Berque-Bestel I,Eftekhari P,Hoebeke J,Sicsic S,Langlois M,Fischmeister R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of basal tension (transmural tensions 235 +/- 29 mg wt (low tension: equivalent to approximately 16 mmHg) and 305 +/- 34 mg wt (high tension: equivalent to 35 mmHg)) on rat pulmonary resistance artery responses to endothelin-1 (ET-1) and the selective ET(B)-receptor agonist sarafotoxin S6c (S6c) were stu...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： MacLean MR,McCulloch KM

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The effects of the putative 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor antagonists, methysergide, mianserin and methergoline, the dopamine receptor antagonists, haloperidol, thioridazine and clozapine, and the noradrenaline (NA) receptor antagonists, phentolamine, phenoxybenzamine and propranolol on the behavioural respons...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Dourish CT

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GPCRs can interact with each other to form homomers or heteromers. Homomers involve interactions with the same receptor type while heteromers involve interactions between two different GPCRs. These receptor-receptor interactions modulate not only the binding but also the signalling and trafficking properties of indivi...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Fujita W,Gomes I,Devi LA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative disease with irreversible and progressive dilation of the artery. But there are few options for efficacious treatment except for traditional surgery. Probucol has been widely applied to treat hyperlipidaemia and atherosclerosis in clinic, but whet...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen C,Wang Y,Cao Y,Wang Q,Anwaier G,Zhang Q,Qi R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:ARL 67156, 6-N,N-Diethyl-D-beta-gamma-dibromomethylene adenosine triphosphate, originally named FPL 67156, is the only commercially available inhibitor of ecto-ATPases. Since the first report on this molecule, various ectonucleotidases responsible for the hydrolysis of ATP at the cell surface hav...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lévesque SA,Lavoie EG,Lecka J,Bigonnesse F,Sévigny J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Picomolar concentrations of the beta3-adrenoceptor agonist BRL37344 stimulate 2-deoxyglucose uptake in soleus muscle via undefined receptors. Higher concentrations alter uptake, apparently via beta2-adrenoceptors. Effects of BRL37344 and beta2-adrenoceptor agonists are compared. EXPERIMENTAL APP...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ngala RA,O'Dowd J,Wang SJ,Agarwal A,Stocker C,Cawthorne MA,Arch JR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Saponins isolated from Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F.H. Chen have been shown to relieve thrombogenesis and facilitate haemostasis. However, it is not known which saponin accounts for this haemostatic effect. Hence, in the present study we aimed to identify which saponins contribute to its haemostat...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gao B,Huang L,Liu H,Wu H,Zhang E,Yang L,Wu X,Wang Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In the present study, we describe the expression of the neuropeptides vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) as well as their receptors in PC-3 cells, a human prostate cancer cell line. In addition, we have investigated their role in apoptosis induced by s...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gutiérrez-Cañas I,Rodríguez-Henche N,Bolaños O,Carmena MJ,Prieto JC,Juarranz MG

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The beneficial effect of 5-HT6 receptor antagonism in cognition remains controversial. This study has been undertaken to reassess the cognition enhancing properties of acute vs subchronic treatment with the selective 5-HT6 receptor antagonist SB-271046 in unimpaired rats, as well as against scopo...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Marcos B,Chuang TT,Gil-Bea FJ,Ramirez MJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Modulations of Cl- responses to glycine by 5-hydroxytryptamine ligands were studied in cultured spinal neurones, by the whole-cell recording technique. 2. Three 5-HT3 antagonists were found to potentiate reversibly responses to low concentrations of glycine. Potentiations were induced by micromolar concentrations o...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chesnoy-Marchais D

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of DL-[3,4-3H] 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid DL[3H]-APB to rat whole brain synaptic membranes was investigated. Binding was linear with membrane protein concentration, and optimal at physiological pH and temperature. The association rate was rapid, achieving equilibrium within 10 min. Prolonged incubatio...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Butcher SP,Collins JF,Roberts PJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The role of adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) in the regulation of catecholamine (CA) secretion in chromaffin cells remains equivocal from previous studies. 2. In the present study the effect of this cyclic nucleotide on basal CA secretion, as well as on intracellular calcium and membrane potential ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Parramón M,González MP,Oset-Gasque MJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the action of the phenylalkylamines verapamil and N-methyl-verapamil on the Kv1.3 potassium channel using the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique. Our goal was to identify their binding as a prerequisite for using the phenylalkylamines as small, well-defined molecular probes, not only...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Rauer H,Grissmer S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) models are necessary to relate the degree of drug exposure in vivo to target blockade and pharmacological efficacy. This manuscript describes a murine agonist-induced CXCR3 receptor internalization assay and demonstrates its utility for PK/PD analyses. EXP...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Jopling LA,Watt GF,Fisher S,Birch H,Coggon S,Christie MI

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Adenosine A2A receptor stimulation promotes the synthesis of collagen type I and type III (Col1 and Col3), mediators of fibrosis and scarring. The A2A receptor modulates collagen balance via cAMP/PKA/p38-MAPK/Akt pathways. Wnt signalling is important in fibrosis and the cAMP and Wnt pathways conv...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Shaikh G,Zhang J,Perez-Aso M,Mediero A,Cronstein B

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relaxin family peptides, although structurally closely related to insulin, act on a group of four G protein-coupled receptors now known as Relaxin Family Peptide (RXFP) Receptors. The leucine-rich repeat containing RXFP1 and RXFP2 and the small peptide-like RXFP3 and RXFP4 are the physiological targets for relaxin...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Halls ML,van der Westhuizen ET,Bathgate RA,Summers RJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Nine antibiotic compounds in common use were studied to determine their ability to affect intestinal motility in vitro, in the guinea-pig ileum and rabbit colon. 2 Ampicillin, doxycycline, mecillinam and metronidazole were without effect over a concentration range which included typical serum levels found when these...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lees GM,Percy WH

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The vasodilator responses of isolated intrapulmonary arteries (IPA) to P2-receptor agonists were investigated during adaptation to extrauterine life in the piglet. The effect of pulmonary hypertension on the normal response was determined after exposing newborn animals to chronic hypobaric hypoxia (51 kPa) for 3 da...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McMillan MR,Burnstock G,Haworth SG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fate and activity of drugs are frequently dictated not only by the host per se but also by the microorganisms present in the gastrointestinal tract. The gut microbiome is known to, both directly and indirectly, affect drug metabolism. More evidence now hints at the effects that drugs can have on the function and c...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Walsh J,Griffin BT,Clarke G,Hyland NP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palmitaldehyde acetal phosphatidic acid ( PGAP ) caused dose-dependent aggregation of human platelets resuspended in modified Tyrode medium, with a threshold concentration of 0.5-1 microM and an EC50 of 4 microM. Concentrations of PGAP which elicited biphasic irreversible aggregation concomitantly induced formation of...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Brammer JP,Maguire MH

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00