Effects of desensitization to adenosine 5'-triphosphate and adenosine on non-adrenergic inhibitory responses in the circular muscle of rabbit colon.

abstract：:We have examined the effects of antagonists on the isometric contraction of the human saphenous vein produced by 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). The 5-HT2-antagonist ketanserin (1 microM) had little effect on the lower part of the concentration-response curve to 5-HT, but markedly shifted the upper part of the curve. Yohi...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Docherty JR,Hyland L

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of ondansetron, a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist, was studied in morphine-addicted rats. Morphine-dependence and tolerance, induced by drinking increasing concentrations of morphine sulphate in 5% sucrose solution for 3 weeks, were demonstrated by the naloxone-precipitated wit...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Hui SC,Sevilla EL,Ogle CW

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present study characterizes and classifies alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction in the isolated perfused kidney of rat using quantitative receptor pharmacology and compares the results to radioligand binding studies (made in cloned alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes, native alpha 1A-adrenoceptors in submax...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Blue DR Jr,Bonhaus DW,Ford AP,Pfister JR,Sharif NA,Shieh IA,Vimont RL,Williams TJ,Clarke DE

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In order to investigate the modulatory effects of adenosine on excitatory amino acid projections onto striatal medium spiny neurons, whole-cell patch clamp experiments were carried out in rat brain slices. The effects of various agonists for P1 (adenosine) and P2 (ATP) purinoceptors and their antagonists were inves...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Nörenberg W,Wirkner K,Illes P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:N-arachidonoyl 5-HT (NA-5HT) has anti-nociceptive effects reported to be mediated by inhibitory actions at the transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). Anandamide and N-arachidonoyl dopamine (NA-DA), endocannabinoids that activate TRPV1 or a...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Gilmore AJ,Heblinski M,Reynolds A,Kassiou M,Connor M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Despite the observation of pharmacological responses to neuropeptide Y (NPY) in mammalian kidneys, there are species differences in the ease with which specific NPY binding sites can be demonstrated; we have investigated whether this can be explained by differential metabolism of NPY by a membrane-bound peptidase. ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Price JS,Kenny AJ,Huskisson NS,Brown MJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of several clinically used dyes on prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) inactivation was studied in rat and human isolated lung. 2. All the dyes, given as infusions through the pulmonary circulation, inhibited the inactivation of PGE2 as measured by bioassay. The action of the dyes was readily reversible on stopping ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bakhle YS

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Methylene blue (MB) is commonly employed as a treatment for methaemoglobinaemia, malaria and vasoplegic shock. An increasing number of studies indicate that MB can cause 5-HT toxicity when administered with a 5-HT reuptake inhibitor. MB is a potent inhibitor of monoamine oxidases, but other targe...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Oz M,Isaev D,Lorke DE,Hasan M,Petroianu G,Shippenberg TS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although the stoichiometry of the major synaptic αβγ subunit-containing GABAA receptors has consensus support for 2α:2β:1γ, a clear view of the stoichiometry of extrasynaptic receptors containing δ subunits has remained elusive. Here we examine the subunit stoichiometry of recombinant α4β3δ recep...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Patel B,Mortensen M,Smart TG

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We studied the effects of flash photolysis on the novel enantiomeric cardiac inotropes EMD 57033 (a calcium sensitizer) and EMD 57439 (a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor) in rat isolated ventricular trabeculae. 2. In skinned trabeculae, EMD 57439 had no effect on force production, consistent with lack of an active c...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lee JA,Palmer S,Kentish JC

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In the conscious rat, three tachykinin NK3 receptor antagonists, namely SR142801 ((S)-(N)-(1-(3-(1-benzoyl-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)pro pyl)-4-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-methylacetamide), R820 (3-indolylcarbonyl-Hyp-Phg-N(Me)-Bzl) and R486 (H-Asp-Ser-Phe-Trp-beta-Ala-Leu-Met-NH2) were assessed against the ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Cellier E,Barbot L,Regoli D,Couture R

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:During life, new neurons are continually added to hippocampal circuitry, with evidence suggesting that these adult-born neurons are functionally linked to cognition and emotion. The mammalian brain contains actively dividing neural stem cells in discrete regions, including the subventricular zone of the late...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Downer EJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation is associated with scarring, an important issue in corneal surgery. Moxifloxacin (MOX), commonly applied to prevent post-operative infection, would benefit more if it modifies fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation other than antimicrobial activity...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Chen TC,Chang SW,Wang TY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In anaesthetized patients under controlled respiration, samples of lumbar cerebrospinal fluid were withdrawn 15 and 60 min after an intravenous injection of 30 mg tubocurarine. When tested on the frog rectus muscle preparation contracted by acetylcholine, they exerted curare-like activity which corresponded to betw...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Devasankaraiah G,Haranath PS,Krishnamurty A

更新日期：1973-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of drugs and altering stimulus parameters on neurogenic responses to electrical field stimulation (EFS) have been investigated in distal and proximal portions of the guinea-pig trachea. 2. In the presence of indomethacin (3 microM) and propranolol (1 microM) two contractile phases were evident in both t...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Ellis JL,Undem BJ

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The passage of drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the efficacy of chemotherapy in brain tumours. For instance, the anticancer drug doxorubicin, which is effective against glioblastoma in vitro, has poor efficacy in vivo, because it is extruded by P-glycoprotein (Pgp/ABCB1), multidr...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Pinzón-Daza M,Garzón R,Couraud P,Romero Ia,Weksler B,Ghigo D,Bosia A,Riganti C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The central and peripheral effects of the omega (benzodiazepine) site ligands, clonazepam, alpidem, zolpidem, triazolam, flumazenil, ethyl beta carboline-3-carboxylate (beta-CCE) and N-methyl beta carboline-3-carboxylate (beta-CCM) on intestinal myoelectrical activity were evaluated in conscious rats, chronically f...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Bonnafous C,Scatton B,Buéno L

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This paper is intended to assist pharmacologists to make the most of statistical analysis and in avoid common errors. APPROACH:A scenario is presented where an experimenter performed an experiment to test the effects of two drugs on cultured cells. Analysis of the results, expressed as percentag...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Lew M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have performed a systematic mutagenesis of three hydrophobic rings (17', 13' and 9') within transmembrane region (TM) 2 of the alpha9alpha10 nicotinic cholinergic receptor (nAChR) to a hydrophilic (threonine) residue and compared the properties of mutant receptors reconstituted in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Phenotypic...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Plazas PV,De Rosa MJ,Gomez-Casati ME,Verbitsky M,Weisstaub N,Katz E,Bouzat C,Elgoyhen AB

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin constricted human isolated cerebral arteries in a concentration-dependent manner. The maximal tension developed, as well as EC50 values were similar in arteries with and without endothelium. Removal of extracellular calcium or addition of the calcium antagonist nicardipine (10(-6)M), attenuated but did not ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： de Aguilera EM,Irurzun A,Vila JM,Aldasoro M,Galeote MS,Lluch S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Bradykinin (BK) and Lys-BK are peptides which are released at high nanomolar concentrations into the tear-film of ocular allergic patients. We hypothesized that these peptides may activate specific receptors on the ocular surface, especially the corneal epithelium (CE) and thus the CE cells may represent a potentia...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Wiernas TK,Griffin BW,Sharif NA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism(s) of the vasoconstrictor effect of cantharidin in bovine preparations. 2. Catalytic subunits of protein phosphatase type 1 (PP 1) and type 2A (PP 2A) were immunologically identified in coronary arteries, isolated smooth muscle cells and ventricular myocardium....

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Knapp J,Bokník P,Huke S,Lüss H,Müller FU,Müller T,Nacke P,Schmitz W,Vahlensieck U,Neumann J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. [35S]t-butylbicyclophosphorothionate (TBPS) is a high affinity ligand for the picrotoxin site of GABA(A) receptors. Here we examined TBPS binding to the cloned receptors made of alpha 1, alpha 3 or alpha 6 in combination with beta 2 or beta 2 and gamma 2 subunits, in the presence of GABA and several allosteric liga...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Im WB,Pregenzer JF,Thomsen DR

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We have previously shown that lipid mediators, produced by phospholipase D and C, are generated in OX(1) orexin receptor signalling with high potency, and presumably mediate some of the physiological responses to orexin. In this study, we investigated whether the ubiquitous phospholipase A(2) (PL...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Turunen PM,Ekholm ME,Somerharju P,Kukkonen JP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A quantitative in vitro study has been made of the actions of glyceryl trinitrate and sodium nitrite on vascular smooth muscle (dog femoral artery and saphenous vein; rat portal vein); these have been compared with the actions of papaverine, isoprenaline, salbutamol, pentaerythritol tetranitrate and trimetazidine. ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mackenzie JE,Parratt JR

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The purpose of this study was to compare the pharmacological properties (i.e. the AV nodal depressant, vasodilator, and inotropic effects) of two AV nodal blocking agents belonging to different drug classes; a novel A1 adenosine receptor (A1 receptor) agonist, N-(3(R)-tetrahydrofuranyl)-6-aminopurine riboside (CVT-...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Snowdy S,Liang HX,Blackburn B,Lum R,Nelson M,Wang L,Pfister J,Sharma BP,Wolff A,Belardinelli L

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of mastoparan on phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis was examined in 1321N1 human astrocytoma cells. Mastoparan (3-30 microM) caused an accumulation of diacylglycerol (DG) and phosphatidic acd (PA) accompanied by choline release in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. 2. In the presence of 2% n-butanol...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Mizuno K,Nakahata N,Ohizumi Y

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of a series of amide derivatives of methotrexate to Lactobacillus casei dihydrofolate reductase has been studied by inhibition constant measurements and by 1H n.m.r. spectroscopy. Amide modification of the alpha-carboxylate of methotrexate was found to prevent interaction of the gamma-carboxylate with the ...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Antonjuk DJ,Birdsall B,Cheung HT,Clore GM,Feeney J,Gronenborn A,Roberts GC,Tran TQ

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of bretylium were investigated on purified Na,K-ATPase from guinea-pig heart and on the Na/K pump in trout erythrocytes, with a view to further identifying the mechanism(s) associated with its antiarrhythmic effects. 2. Na,K-ATPase activity of the thiocyanate-dispersed enzyme was determined by the measu...

journal_title：British journal of pharmacology

authors： Tiku PE,Nowell PT

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00