Actions of prostaglandin F2 alpha and noradrenaline on calcium exchange and contraction in rat mesenteric arteries and their sensitivity to calcium entry blockers.

abstract：:The tachykinin, neurokinin A (NKA), contracts guinea-pig airways both in vitro and in vivo, preferentially activating smooth muscle NK(2) receptors, although smooth muscle NK(1) receptors may also contribute. In vitro evidence suggests that NKA activates epithelial NK(1) receptors, inducing the release of nitric oxide...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ricciardolo FL,Trevisani M,Geppetti P,Nadel JA,Amadesi S,Bertrand C

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of the long duration of action of salmeterol at beta(2)-adrenoceptors has long been a matter of debate, and is still unresolved. Szczuka and colleagues have both summarized the position to date and suggested a new mechanistic contender, receptor rebinding. Despite this, they still do not come to any clea...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Coleman RA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The convulsive effects of leptazol in the rat are potentiated by prior treatment with dexamphetamine.2. An intact dopamine synthesis is necessary for the potentiation of the convulsive action of leptazol.3. An intact noradrenaline synthesis is not necessary for this action of amphetamine, as long as the dopamine sy...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Spencer PS,Turner TA

更新日期：1969-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischaemia is amongst the leading causes of death. Despite this importance, there are only a few therapeutic approaches to protect from ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). In experimental studies, the amino acid glycine effectively protected from IRI. In the prevention of IRI by glycine in cells and isolated perfused o...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Petrat F,Boengler K,Schulz R,de Groot H

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:The effects of vasoactive substances on mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP), an index of total body venous tone, were determined in conscious rats. Cumulative doses of saline (0.9% w/v NaCl solution), methoxamine (alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonist), B-HT920 (alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist) noradrenaline and vasopressin,...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Pang CC,Tabrizchi R

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A grease-gap technique has been used to measure d.c. potentials, in response to the application of excitatory amino acids and electrical stimulation of the Schaffer collateral-commissural pathway, in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices. The actions of L-glutamate (L-Glu) have been quantified and compared to th...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Frenguelli BG,Blake JF,Brown MW,Collingridge GL

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The putative alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes of rat cerebral cortex membranes were characterized in binding. 2. Specific binding of [3H]-prazosin was saturable between 20-5000 pm. Scatchard plots of the binding data were non-linear, indicating the presence of two distinct affinity sites for prazosin (pKD, high = 10.1...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Oshita M,Kigoshi S,Muramatsu I

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By examination of compound action potentials in the saphenous nerve of the anaesthetized rat it has been shown that capsaicin causes a rapid, dose-dependent, failure of conduction in many C-fibres when applied directly to the nerve. A large reduction in C-fibre conduction occurs with concentrations as low as 110 micro...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Baranowski R,Lynn B,Pini A

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of the nootropic drug, piracetam on stress- and subsequent morphine-induced prolactin (PRL) secretion was investigated in vivo in male rats, by use of a stress-free blood sampling and drug administration method by means of a permanent indwelling catheter in the right jugular vein. 2. Four doses of pirace...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Matton A,Engelborghs S,Bollengier F,Finné E,Vanhaeist L

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Carrageenin or 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced oedema of the mouse hind paw was antagonized by catecholamines acting on both alpha- and beta-adrenoceptors.2. Increased permeability of the mouse peritoneum induced by the local injection of acetic acid or pro-inflammatory mediators was antagonized by catecholamines actin...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Green KL

更新日期：1972-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Transient receptor potential melastatin 3 (TRPM3) proteins form non-selective but calcium-permeable membrane channels, rapidly activated by extracellular application of the steroid pregnenolone sulphate and the dihydropyridine nifedipine. Our aim was to characterize the steroid binding site by an...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Drews A,Mohr F,Rizun O,Wagner TF,Dembla S,Rudolph S,Lambert S,Konrad M,Philipp SE,Behrendt M,Marchais-Oberwinkler S,Covey DF,Oberwinkler J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) released from capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves induce local neurogenic inflammation; somatostatin exerts systemic anti-inflammatory actions presumably via sst4/sst1 receptors. This study investigates the effects of a high affinity, sst...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Helyes Z,Pintér E,Németh J,Sándor K,Elekes K,Szabó A,Pozsgai G,Keszthelyi D,Kereskai L,Engström M,Wurster S,Szolcsányi J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The mechanisms underlying the vasodilator response to urocortin are incompletely understood. The present study was designed to examine the role of endothelial nitric oxide and Ba(2+)-sensitive K(+) channels in the endothelium-dependent component of urocortin-induced relaxation in the rat left anterior descending co...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Huang Y,Chan FL,Lau CW,Tsang SY,He GW,Chen ZY,Yao X

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic drug used as a first-line therapy for colorectal cancer. However, its use is associated with severe gastrointestinal side-effects resulting in dose limitations and/or cessation of treatment. In this study, we tested whether oxidative stress, caused...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： McQuade RM,Carbone SE,Stojanovska V,Rahman A,Gwynne RM,Robinson AM,Goodman CA,Bornstein JC,Nurgali K

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (i.p.s.cs) were recorded in voltage-clamped CA1 neurones in rat hippocampal slices. The exponential decay of i.p.s.cs was prolonged by concentrations of sodium pentobarbitone as low as 50 microM. With concentrations up to 100 microM, there was no change in the amplitude or ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gage PW,Robertson B

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Inhaled glucocorticoid (ICS)/long-acting β2 -adrenoceptor agonist (LABA) combination therapy is a recommended treatment option for patients with moderate/severe asthma in whom adequate control cannot be achieved by an ICS alone. Previously, we discovered that LABAs can augment dexamethasone-induc...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Joshi T,Johnson M,Newton R,Giembycz MA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Dexpramipexole, a drug recently tested in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS,) is able to bind F1Fo ATP synthase and increase mitochondrial ATP production. Here, we have investigated its effects on experimental ischaemic brain injury. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:The effects of dexpramipe...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Muzzi M,Gerace E,Buonvicino D,Coppi E,Resta F,Formentini L,Zecchi R,Tigli L,Guasti D,Ferri M,Camaioni E,Masi A,Pellegrini-Giampietro DE,Mannaioni G,Bani D,Pugliese AM,Chiarugi A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Post-tetanic potentiation (p.t.p.) of the compound action potential in the presence of hexamethonium was observed in the isolated stellate ganglion of the hamster using extracellular postganglionic recordings. 2 The magnitude of the p.t.p. was small (less than a 20% increase) in the control solution, but increased a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Christ D

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Hypothalamic blood flow (HBF) was measured in conscious rabbits by the 133xenon washout technique. 2 Substance P in a dose of 50 or 500 ng increases HBF while 5 ng is without effect. 3 Cholinoceptor blockade, with either atropine or mecamylamine abolishes the vasodilator effect of substance P. 4 Chemical sympathecto...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Klugman KP,Lembeck F,Markowitz S,Mitchell G,Rosendorff C

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 Tegaserod (Zelnorm) is a potent 5-hydroxytryptamine4 (5-HT4) receptor agonist with clinical efficacy in disorders associated with reduced gastrointestinal motility and transit. The present study investigated the interaction of tegaserod with 5-HT2 receptors, and compared its potency in this respect to its 5-HT4 rece...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Beattie DT,Smith JA,Marquess D,Vickery RG,Armstrong SR,Pulido-Rios T,McCullough JL,Sandlund C,Richardson C,Mai N,Humphrey PP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The concentration-response curves for rate of mucus output, labelled-glycoprotein output and smooth muscle contraction in response to methacholine, phenylephrine and salbutamol were determined in the ferret trachea in vitro. 2. The potencies of methacholine and phenylephrine are both in order: smooth muscle contrac...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Kyle H,Widdicombe JG,Wilffert B

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) was exclusively viewed a toxic gas and an environmental hazard, with its toxicity primarily attributed to the inhibition of mitochondrial Complex IV, resulting in a shutdown of mitochondrial electron transport and cellular ATP generation. Work over the last decade established mu...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Szabo C,Ransy C,Módis K,Andriamihaja M,Murghes B,Coletta C,Olah G,Yanagi K,Bouillaud F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) 5-HT moduline (5-HTm) is tetrapeptide (Leu-Ser-Ala-Leu) previously shown to act as a specific endogenous antagonist to central 5-HT(1B/1D) receptors. Its effects were investigated in rat and rabbit pulmonary arteries (PAs). (2) In rabbit PAs, contractile responses to the 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonist 5-carboxamidot...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Murdoch R,Morecroft I,MacLean MR

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to test the effects of DAU 6215 (endo-N-(8-methyl-8-azabicyclo-[3.2.1]-octo-3-yl)-2,3-dihydro-2-ox o-1H- benzimidazole-1-carboxamide carboxamide hydrochloride), a newly synthesized, selective 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) antagonist, on the cell membrane properties and on characteriz...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Passani MB,Pugliese AM,Azzurrini M,Corradetti R

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Microinjection of peptide YY (PYY, 7-46 pmol) into the dorsal vagal complex (DVC) stimulated gastric acid secretion in urethane-anaesthetized rats. Using a variety of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and PYY derivatives, we characterized the pharmacological profile of the receptor mediating the acid secretory response to PYY. ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Yang H,Li WP,Reeve JR Jr,Rivier J,Taché Y

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A new series of cardiotonics based on five steroid nuclei has been evaluated for inhibition of Na-+/K-+-ATPase and Rb uptake by red blood cells, and for inotropic activity and toxicity in dogs. Structure-activity relationships are discussed. 2. The in vitro tests can be used satisfactorily to predict inotropic acti...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Beard NA,Rouse W,Somerville AR

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Caffeine is one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances. Circadian rhythms consist of the main suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) clocks and peripheral clocks. Although caffeine lengthens circadian rhythms and modifies phase changes in SCN-operated rhythms, the effects on caffeine on the pha...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Narishige S,Kuwahara M,Shinozaki A,Okada S,Ikeda Y,Kamagata M,Tahara Y,Shibata S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Lithocholic acid (LCA), the most toxic bile acid, induces cholestatic liver injury in rodents. We previously showed that LCA activates the oxidative stress-responsive nuclear factor (erythroid-2 like), factor 2 (Nrf2) in cultured liver cells, triggering adaptive responses that reduce cell injury....

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Tan KP,Wood GA,Yang M,Ito S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00