Steady state glucose kinetics and their relation to plasma glucose concentration in the premature and full term neonatal piglet.

abstract：:This Symposium includes 15 presentations and an editorial review dealing with prorenin activation and function. It comes 20 years after prorenin was first reported in various contexts and attracted attention because of its connection with renin--angiotensin, its high concentration relative to renin in the blood, and i...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Osmond DH,Sealey JE,McKenzie JK

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasculature of the mammalian renal medulla is complex, having neither discrete input nor output. There is also efficient countercurrent exchange between ascending and descending vasa recta in the vascular bundles. These considerations have hampered measurement of medullary blood flow since they impose pronounced c...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cupples WA

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the effects of inhibiting the carbonic anhydrase activity of rat soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscles on the isometric contractile properties and the resistance to fatigue. SOL and EDL muscles from female rats were incubated in vitro in the presence of methazolamide, a specific inhibitor of carbonic ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Côté C,Tremblay D,Riverin H,Frémont P,Rogers PA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of tissue factor (TF) in tumors reportedly exacerbates the aggressiveness of several types of cancers. The shedding of TF-containing membrane particles is believed to influence the ability of tumors to expand and metastasize, and these microparticles may also be harmful in the onset of disseminated intr...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Brousseau C,Morissette G,Fortin JP,Marceau F,Petitclerc E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on spinal motoneurons were examined in pentobarbital-anaesthetized cats and in nonanaesthetized decerebrate cats by intracellular recording and extracellular iontophoresis of 5-HT. 5-HT first induced a depolarization and then a long-lasting hyperpolarization (up to 60 min) wit...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Zhang L

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of xenobiotics, viz., 3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (TCBP), sodium phenobarbital (PB), 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-2, 4,6-trimethylpyridine (OX-DDC), and nifedipine, cause a decrease in uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROG-D) activity, accompanied by uroporphyrin accumulation, in chick embryo hepatocytes in culture...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Green-Thompson RP,Kimmett SM,Marks GS

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a key pathogenic factor in sepsis, and its recognition by toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) can activate two district signaling pathways, leading to activation of transcription factors including NF-κB and interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). Chloroquine (CQ) has been shown to affect LPS-TLR4 co...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ding C,Li F,Long Y,Zheng J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, but their ability to cause gastrointestinal bleeding is a significant limitation to this use. A better understanding of the pathogenesis of gastric and intestinal injury induced by these agents will permi...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wallace JL

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muramyl peptides derived from bacterial peptidoglycan are detected intracellularly by Nod1 and Nod2, 2 members of the newly characterized nod-like receptor (NLR) family of pattern recognition molecules. In the absence of bacterial invasion into the host cytosolic compartment, it remains unclear whether muramyl peptide...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ismair MG,Vavricka SR,Kullak-Ublick GA,Fried M,Mengin-Lecreulx D,Girardin SE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal resistance as determined by survival time was examined in different age groups of spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats during terminal heating. A comparison with age or weight matched controls indicated that the thermal resistance of SHR animals was markedly inferior to that of normotensive animals as evidenc...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wright G,Iams S,Knecht E

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was made of the radiosensitivity of the toxic and immunological properties of Androctonus australis hector venom. This venom was irradiated with two doses of gamma rays (1 and 2 kGy) from a 60Co source. The results showed that venom toxicity was abolished for the two radiation doses (1 and 2 kGy) with...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Abib L,Laraba-Djebari F

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using immunofluorescence and real 3-D confocal microscopy, our results showed the presence of ET-1, ETA, and ETB receptors in isolated human aortic vascular endothelial cells (hVECs). The level of the peptide and its receptors was significantly higher in the nucleus (including the nuclear envelope membranes) than in t...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Avedanian L,Riopel J,Bkaily G,Nader M,D'Orleans-Juste P,Jacques D

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cardiac diseases are associated with fibrosis. Calcineurin (CaN) is regulated by Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM). The CaN-NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cell) pathway is involved in the process of cardiac diseases, such as cardiac hypertrophy, but its effect on myocardial fibrosis remains unclear. The present study ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chen QQ,Zhang W,Chen XF,Bao YJ,Wang J,Zhu WZ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulforaphane, a natural isothiocyanate, demonstrates cardioprotection associated with its capacity to stimulate endogenous antioxidants and to inhibit inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether sulforaphane is capable of attenuating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses through the TLR4/MyD88...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bonetto JH,Fernandes RO,Seolin BG,Müller DD,Teixeira RB,Araujo AS,Vassallo D,Schenkel PC,Belló-Klein A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported efficiencies of drug encapsulation into liposomes range from less than 0.1% to more than 10% per micromole phospholipid, depending on the nature of the drug and of the liposome employed. We have sought to investigate some of the factors which control the efficiency of drug encapsulation. We have found tha...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Stamp D,Juliano RL

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The area postrema (AP) is one of the circumventricular organs of the brain and as such it is highly vascular and lacks the normal blood-brain barrier. Anatomical tracing studies have demonstrated afferent projections to AP originating from the paraventricular nucleus, lateral parabrachial nucleus (l-PBN), nucleus trac...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ferguson AV

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the sympathetic innervation in the regulation of 5'-deiodinase activity in the interscapular brown adipose tissue (BAT) of the Djungarian hamster was studied. Interscapular BAT of Djungarian hamsters was either unilaterally or bilaterally denervated, and thereafter the animals were maintained at ther...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Meywirth A,Redlin U,Steinlechner S,Heldmaier G,Reiter RJ

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study developed an animal model of gestational obesity and prediabetes in Sprague Dawley rats using 35% sucrose supplementation (SS). Postprandially, insulin stimulates glucose uptake and nutrient partitioning via insulin-dependent as well as Hepatic Insulin Sensitizing Substance (HISS)-dependent action. HISS is ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lovat NEJ,Legare DJ,Lautt WW

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of I(K) (delayed rectifier current) and I(f) (hyperpolarization-activated current) in dominant and subsidiary pacemaker ranges was studied in single myocytes isolated from the guinea pig sino-atrial node by means of a perforated patch-clamp technique. In the dominant pacemaker range (approx. -55 to -40 mV), I...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Zhang H,Vassalle M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the possible effects of captopril as a promoter in modulating the oxidant-antioxidant balance in rats with type 1 diabetes, and the influence of protein kinase C (PKC) pathways in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by bradykinin in type 1 diabetic rats. Thi...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Rodrigues de Araujo G,Granato de Faria K,Lima WG,Pádua Bda C,Rossoni JV Jr,Souza AA,Chianca-Júnior D,Silva ME,Pedrosa ML,Chaves MM,Costa DC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of variation in the extracellular concentrations of Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ in the depolarizing medium on isoproterenol-induced increases in cAMP levels and relaxation was studied in rat uterus. Isoproterenol (10(-8) M) failed to increase cAMP levels in the high-K+ medium containing no Na+. When 80 mM Na+ wa...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Meisheri KD,McNeill JH

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the cardiac adrenergic neuronal changes induced by diabetes and hypertension by using an analogue of norepinephrine, meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), and to compare these changes with the contractile state of ventricular papillary muscle. The tissue concentration of norepin...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Herman LM,Dai S,Hartman NG,McNeill JH

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy regulates cellular homeostasis and integrates the cellular pro-survival machinery. We investigated the role of autophagy in the natural history of murine abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). ApoE(-/-) mice were implanted with saline- or angiotensin II (Ang-II)-filled miniosmotic pumps then treated with either t...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ramadan A,Wheatcroft MD,Quan A,Singh KK,Lovren F,Dhingra N,Teoh H,Al-Omran M,Leong-Poi H,Verma S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spironolactone is a diuretic steroid which is capable of blocking the binding of aldosterone to its cytosol receptor at the distal convoluted tubule. In addition, it has been shown that spironolactone is a strong inhibitor of steroidogenesis. More recently, new aldosterone antagonists have been discovered. Some of the...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Netchitailo P,Perroteau I,Delarue C,Leboulenger F,Capron MH,Vaudry H

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound healing is important for longevity. Midkine is a cytokine involved in controlling tissue repair and new tissue development, and in regulating inflammation. We investigated the effect of midkine on wound healing in rats. In total, 108 Wistar albino rats were used: 12 as healthy and diabetic controls; 96 were spli...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Dik B,Baş AL,Yazıhan N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disposition of the bis-pyridinium mono-oxime, HI-6, following intramuscular injection in rats (200 mg/kg bw), beagle dogs (10 and 50 mg/kg bw), and rhesus monkeys (50 mg/kg bw) revealed that the oxime was absorbed rapidly and completely from the site of injection, was distributed rapidly in the tissues, and that tissu...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ecobichon DJ,Comeau AM,O'Neil WM,Marshall WD

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The guanylin family of peptides has 3 subclasses of peptides containing either 3 intramolecular disulfide bonds found in bacterial heat-stable enterotoxins (ST), or 2 disulfides observed in guanylin and uroguanylin, or a single disulfide exemplified by lymphoguanylin. These peptides bind to and activate cell-surface r...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Fonteles MC,do Nascimento NR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neural connections from the medial prefrontal cortex to the ventral pallidum were investigated in urethane-anesthetized rats. Extracellular recordings were made from 124 spontaneously firing neurons in the ventral pallidum while the medial prefrontal cortex was electrically stimulated. The most frequent response t...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Delgado-Martínez AD,Vives F

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of reduced levels of omega-3 and omega-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids ("HUFA deficiency") in heart failure remain unresolved. HUFA profiles were examined in the serum of 331 patients with failing versus nonfailing heart disease. Arachidonic acid was positively correlated (P < 0.001) with eicosapentaenoic ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Rupp H,Rupp TP,Alter P,Maisch B

更新日期：2012-01-01 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