Adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate formation by preparations of rat liver soluble guanylate cyclase activated with nitric oxide, nitrosyl ferroheme, S-nitrosothiols, and other nitroso compounds.

abstract：:Serotonin has been shown to alter the intestinal transport of ions and intestinal motility. These effects may interfere with each other, modulating the whole physiology of the intestine. We have previously shown that serotonin also alters the transport of nutrients. Thus, the aims of the present work were to determine...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Salvador MT,Murillo MD,Rodríguez-Yoldi MC,Alcalde AI,Mesonero JE,Rodríguez-Yoldi MJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-mitogenic agents currently used to prevent restenosis in drug-eluting stents delay re-endothelialization. Delayed re-endothelialization is now considered as the main cause of late stent thrombosis with drug-eluting stents, which emphasizes the need for new treatments. We have shown that systemic insulin treatment...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chiang S,Breen DM,Guo J,Mori Y,Giacca A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of beta-adrenergic blocking agents, timolol and atenolol (1-1000 microM), were studied on rat heart sarcolemmal ATPase and Ca2+ binding activities. Timolol, unlike atenolol, increased both Ca2+-stimulated ATPase and ATP-dependent Ca2+ binding; the maximal effects were seen at 1 microM concentration of timo...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Dzurba A,Ganguly PK,Beamish RE,Dhalla NS

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) production occurs through oxidation of the amino acid L-arginine by NO synthase (NOS). NO inhibits platelet activation by increasing the levels of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), thus maintaining vascular homeostasis. Our group previously demonstrated (da Silva et al. 2005) an enhancement of t...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Siqueira MA,Brunini TM,Pereira NR,Martins MA,Moss MB,Santos SF,Lugon JR,Mendes-Ribeiro AC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesenteric vascular bed preparation of control and pinealectomized (PX) male Wistar rats was used to examine vascular reactivity to two concentrations each of norepinephrine, serotonin, angiotensin, and potassium. Vasoconstrictor responses to 50- and 100-ng injections of norepinephrine and 0.5- and 1.0-microgram i...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cunnane SC,Manku MS,Oka M,Horrobin DF

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the anti-depressant effect of hesperidin (Hsp) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Additionally, the effect of Hsp on hyperglycaemia, oxidative stress, inflammation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and brain monoamines in diabetic rats was also assessed. The Wistar ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： El-Marasy SA,Abdallah HM,El-Shenawy SM,El-Khatib AS,El-Shabrawy OA,Kenawy SA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of fast neutrons (10-100 Gy) on chromatin extracted from normal (liver of Wistar rats) and tumor (Walker carcinosarcoma maintained on Wistar rats) tissues were compared. The spectroscopic assays used were (i) chromatin intrinsic fluorescence, (ii) time-resolved fluorescence of chromatin - proflavine comple...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Radu L,Constantinescu B,Gazdaru D

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the excessive apoptosis of articular chondrocytes contributes to extracellular matrix (ECM) loss and cartilage damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inhibiting chondrocyte apoptosis might be a promising strategy for RA. Aquaporin1 (AQP1) is overexpressed in RA cartilage and synovial tissues, and play a vital pa...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cai L,Chen WN,Li R,Liu MM,Lei C,Li CM,Qiu YY

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For 10 days, dogs were fed a normal salt diet containing 70 mequiv. Na+/day (NSD) followed by a high salt diet containing 170 mequiv. Na+/day (HSD) or 240 mequiv. Na+/day (VHSD), or the order was reversed. K+ in these diets was fixed at 40 mequiv./day. The different diets did not influence the basal level of serum cat...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Carrière S,Cardinal J,Le Grimellec C

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism whereby a potassium infusion led to an elevation in the urine minus blood (ohm-B) PCO2 difference in alkaline urine of the rabbit. Rabbits given 9alpha-fluorohydrocortisone 16 h prior to study had a significantly high olm-B PCO2 than control rabbits. However, th...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Robson WL,Halperin ML,Stinebaugh BJ,Goldstein MB

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the protective effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice (PGJ) on oxidative damages in liver tissue and erythrocytes of rats intoxicated by sodium fluoride (NaF). Rats were randomly divided into two groups: group I received standard diet and group II received orally ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bouasla A,Bouasla I,Boumendjel A,Abdennour C,El Feki A,Messarah M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anesthetized dogs were prepared for the measurement of compliance of the inferior vena cava by placement of a catheter for pressure measurement and a pair of ultrasonic dimension transducers for the measurement of transverse diameter. Measurements of compliance were made in a control state, after the induction of carb...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Biro GP

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raloxifene (RLX), a selective oestrogen receptor modulator, has oestrogen-agonist effects on bone, lipoproteins, and homocysteine and oestrogen-antagonist activity in the breast and uterus, positioning it as a potential drug for long-term prevention of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women. To further evaluat...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Boudjeltia KZ,Durez P,Oberweis D,Guillaume M,Remacle C,Cauchie P,Vanhaeverbeek M,Brohée D,Ducobu J,Gregoir C

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of neurokinins (NK) and related peptides on the secretion of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha, a stable metabolite of prostacyclin, were measured. These peptides enhanced three- to five-fold the basal secretion rate with the following rank order of potency (based on threshold concentrations for a significant ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Marceau F,Tremblay B,Couture R,Regoli D

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The site of exercise-induced muscle fatigue is suggested to be the muscle membrane, which includes the sarcolemma and T-tubule membrane; the excitability of the membrane is dependent on the membrane potential. Significant potassium flux from the intracellular space of contracting muscle may decrease the membrane poten...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Sjøgaard G

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of adrenaline on the membrane transport of 3-methylglucose was studied in perifused isolated rat left atria that had been fully arrested. In this preparation a high concentration of adrenaline stimulated and a low one decreased sugar transport. The stimulatory effect was strongly inhibited by the beta-adren...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bihler I,Sawh PC

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At a critical premature interval, atrial premature beats encounter sinus node refractoriness and are blocked on entering and fail to reset the sinus node, resulting in interpolation of the premature beat. The transition from reset to interpolated response has been used to define the effective refractory period of the ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kerr CR

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tea is perceived as more relaxing than coffee, even though both contain caffeine. L-theanine in tea may account for the difference. Consumed together, caffeine and theanine exert similar cognitive effects to that of caffeine alone, but exert opposite effects on arousal, in that caffeine accentuates and theanine mitiga...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Giles GE,Mahoney CR,Brunyé TT,Taylor HA,Kanarek RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk assessment of mycotoxins is made up of two major components: an exposure assessment and a hazard assessment. There are many uncertainties in both of these components. This paper will briefly discuss the various aspects of the risk assessment process as it applies to mycotoxins and will then focus mainly on so...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kuiper-Goodman T

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous exposure to nitroglycerin (GTN) results in development of tolerance and is associated with increased free radical production and abnormal endothelial function. Elevated plasma biomarkers of inflammation have been shown to be associated with endothelial dysfunction in most cardiovascular conditions. It remai...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Thomas GR,DiFabio JM,Gori T,Jenkins DJ,Parker JD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural analysis of G-protein-coupled receptors has largely been limited to photoaffinity labeling and site-directed mutagenesis. This is primarily due to the difficulty in the production of antibodies against this class of receptors. We were therefore interested in tagging the amino-terminal side of the human angi...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Roy SF,Laporte SA,Escher E,Leduc R,Guillemette G

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methimazole was previously shown to protect rats, mice, and (or) dogs against cisplatin-, cephaloridine-, 2-bromohydro-quinone-, and S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine-induced nephrotoxicity. In this study, methimazole effects on gentamicin (GM) induced nephrotoxicity were examined. Rats given GM (40 mg/kg) twice daily ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Elfarra AA,Duescher RJ,Sausen PJ,O'Hara TM,Cooley AJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to determine the beta-receptor subtype responsible for the enhanced anaphylactic histamine release from bovine leukocytes produced by isoprenaline. The selective beta 1 antagonist practolol competitively inhibited the enhancement of histamine release produced by isoprenaline. The selec...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Perron R,Eyre P

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphofructokinase activity was measured in the sciatic nerve of streptozotocin-induced diabetic and nondiabetic rats. Average steady-state phosphofructokinase activity was obtained from three consecutive segments of the mid-femoral region in the left sciatic nerve in both diabetic (4 and 24 weeks) and nondiabetic, a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kilgour RD,Gardiner K,Gardiner PF

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bicuculline methochloride (BMC), applied by microiontophoresis, tends to depolarize spinal motoneurons and lower their input resistance. With approximately equal iontophoretic currents of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and BMC, there is an almost equal chance of observing no change, a potentiation, or a depression of ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Krnjević K,Puil E,Werman R

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is a protective component of mitochondrial DNA and a regulator of calcium and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, the mechanism remains unclear. In heart failure, TFAM is significantly decreased and cardiomyocyte instability ensues. TFAM inhibits nuclear facto...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Kunkel GH,Chaturvedi P,Thelian N,Nair R,Tyagi SC

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in electrical potential difference and sodium-potassium ATPase activity of rectal mucosa in dogs were examined before and after jejunal-ileal bypass surgery. The potential difference in the postoperative period was significantly higher (P less than 0.05) than the preoperative value. The potential difference in...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Grahame GR,Shoenut JP,Takeo S,Sharma GP

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geraniol, a plant-derived monoterpene, has been extensively studied and showed a wide variety of beneficial effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of geraniol on functional recovery and neuropathic pain in rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). Rats received a clip-compression SCI and we...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lv Y,Zhang L,Li N,Mai N,Zhang Y,Pan S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioavailabilities of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and of salicylic acid were studied in male Wistar rats after acute and chronic administration of a Capsicum annuum extract, containing 100 mg of capsaicin per gram. With a single administration of 100 mg/kg of the extract, aspirin blood levels remained unchanged,...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cruz L,Castañeda-Hernández G,Navarrete A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of haloperidol, an antipsychotic butyrophenone, on excitability and action potential production in frog's sartorius muscle fibers were studied. This drug produced a local-anestheticlike effect which developed slowly over 1 to 5 h with lower concentrations (2.7 to 5.3 X 10(-6 M) but was completely reversed ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Durham HD,Frank GB,Marwaha J

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00