The 1994 Merck Frosst Award. Mechanisms of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) induced gastrointestinal damage--potential for development of gastrointestinal tract safe NSAIDs.

abstract：:A principal step in the process leading to muscle contraction is the intracellular release of Ca2+. We have detected and compared some physical and chemical events that reflect Ca2+ release in contracting frog skeletal muscle cells, described the effects of some agents that are believed to alter intracellular Ca2+ rel...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Taylor SR,Lopez JR,Griffiths PJ,Trube G,Cecchi G

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of oxytocin (OT) on holding current were studied in uterine smooth muscle cells freshly isolated from the longitudinal layer of 18-20 day pregnant rats, using the nystatin method of whole-cell voltage clamp. As we previously reported, the voltage-dependent Ca2+ current (L type) was partially inhibited by O...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Shimamura K,Kusaka M,Sperelakis N

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a porcine coronary artery helical strip preparation, the tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein and tyrphostin (AG82) attenuated the contractile actions of angiotensin II, arginine vasopressin, epidermal growth factor--urogastrone, noradrenaline, and prostaglandin F2 alpha, under conditions where contractions due to ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Laniyonu AA,Saifeddine M,Yang SG,Hollenberg MD

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, l-carnitine was shown to have cytoprotective effect against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced injury in human normal HL7702 hepatocytes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the protective effect of l-carnitine was associated with the nuclear factor erythroid 2 (NFE2)-related factor 2...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Li J,Zhang Y,Luan H,Chen X,Han Y,Wang C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of d-fenfluramine, a serotonin-releasing drug, to male rats induced a dose-dependent increase in both serum prolactin and corticosterone concentrations. Serum growth hormone levels increased, but not significantly, at a dose of 1.25 mg/kg i.p. and decreased significantly at higher doses. When rats were ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Serri O,Rasio E

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual agonism of glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors reduce body weight without inducing hyperglycemia in rodents. However, the effect of a co-agonist on insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism has not been thoroughly assessed. Diet-induced obese (DIO) mice received 0.5 mg·kg(-1) of co-agonist or 2....

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Patel V,Joharapurkar A,Dhanesha N,Kshirsagar S,Patel K,Bahekar R,Shah G,Jain M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo fatty acid synthesis and the pathways of glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) production were investigated in brown adipose tissue (BAT) from rats fed a cafeteria diet for 3 weeks. In spite of BAT activation, the diet promoted an increase in the carcass fatty acid content. Plasma insulin levels were markedly increased i...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chaves VE,Frasson D,Martins-Santos ME,Navegantes LC,Galban VD,Garófalo MA,Kettelhut IC,Migliorini RH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic elevated lactate levels are associated with insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Furthermore, lactacidosis plays a role in limiting physical performance. Erythrocytes, which take up lactate via monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) proteins, may help transport lactate within the blo...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Opitz D,Lenzen E,Opiolka A,Redmann M,Hellmich M,Bloch W,Brixius K,Brinkmann C

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：:In Sprague-Dawley rats, we attempted to develop an experimental model to stimulate the cardiac sympathetic nerve. After transverse thoracotomy under anesthesia, a miniature, bipolar electrode was placed on the right ansa subclavia and it was stimulated electrically. The nerve stimulation at 2, 4, and 8.3 Hz (2 ms in d...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Masuda Y,Matsuoka H

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：: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：:When carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was administered to rats, a localized region of hepatic edema could be detected within 1 h by in vivo proton magnetic resonance imaging. However, if rats were pretreated with gadolinium chloride (GdCl3), an inhibitor of Kupffer cell function, the CCl4-induced edema was greatly decrease...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Towner RA,Reinke LA,Janzen EG,Yamashiro S

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnesium concentrations in erythrocyte ghosts and arterial tissue of male, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were significantly less than in these tissues of male normotensive controls (Wistar-Kyoto; WKY) of the same age, which were also fed rat chow and tap water. The magnesium concentration in SHR erythrocyte g...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wells IC,Agrawal DK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased expression of DNA methyltransferase-1 (DNMT1) associates with the progression of many human diseases. Because DNMT1 induces cell proliferation, drugs that inhibit DNMT1 have been used to treat proliferative diseases. Because these drugs are nonspecific inhibitors of DNMT1, subsidiary events or the compensato...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Boosani CS,Gunasekar P,Block M,Jiang W,Zhang Z,Radwan MM,Agrawal DK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of long-term streptozotocin (STZ) diabetes and its treatment by intensive insulin therapy (IIT) or pancreatic islet transplantation on pulmonary pressor and depressor responses and segmental resistance profiles in female Wistar-Furth rats. Pulmonary vascular reactivity was examined using isolat...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Russ RD,Tobin BW

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histamine and specific H1- and H2-receptor agonists and antagonists in conjunction with phentolamine and (or) reserpine pretreatment were used to characterize histamine receptor(s) in the seminal vesicle of rat and guinea pig. Stimulation of H1 receptors produced a contraction whereas that of H2 receptors inhibited th...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： MacIntosh CM,Vohra MM

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of drugs on ciliary beat frequency in the intrapulmonary airways of rats was studied in vitro. Sympathomimetic drugs significantly increased the ciliary beat frequency. Acetylcholine, pilocarpine, aminophylline, prednisolone, potassium iodide, and ammonium chloride also caused cilioexcitation, though to ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Melville GN,Iravani J

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The precise neurobiological mechanisms of tramadol abuse underlying the cognitive function are still unknown. The aim of the present study was to examine the possible effects of intra-CA1 injections of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA), a glutamate NMDA receptor (NMDAR) agonist, and d,l-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (DL...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Jafari-Sabet M,Mofidi H,Attarian-Khosroshahi MS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected parameters of cardiovascular function were evaluated in vitamin A-deficient rats at 70 days of age. Resting heart rate was increased by an average of 100 bpm (21.4+/-2.7%), whereas resting systolic blood pressure was normal in vitamin A-deficient animals. The maximal contractile force developed per milligram ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wright GL,Wang S,Fultz ME,Arif I,Matthews K,Chertow BS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium handling in diaphragm was compared between mdx mice (7-8 weeks old) and age-matched controls. The total SR Ca2+ load was released from the SR by rapidly cooling muscle bundles from 22 to -1 degree C. The plateau amplitude of the rapid cooling contracture (RCC) was considered as an i...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Khammari A,Péréon Y,Baudet S,Noireaud J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of volume, pressure, and length were made on eight segments of human cerebral arteries perfused with chymotrypsin (CT) (EC 3.4.21.1) solution (pH = 7.8) for no more than 19 h, and on nine arterial segments perfused with combined enzyme (CT, trypsin (EC 3.4.21.4), elastase (EC 3.4.21.11)) solutions (pH = 7....

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Damude LC,Cope DA,Roach MR

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently shown that vasoactive peptides such as angiotensin II (Ang II) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) increased the expression of G(i) proteins and proliferation of A10 vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) through MAP kinase / PI3 kinase pathways. The present study was undertaken to examine the implication of growth ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Gomez Sandoval YH,Lévesque LO,Anand-Srivastava MB

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activators of the slow delayed rectifier K⁺ current (IKs) have been suggested as promising tools for suppressing ventricular arrhythmias due to prolongation of repolarization. Recently, L-364,373 (R-L3) was nominated to activate IKs in myocytes from several species; however, in some studies, it failed to activate IKs....

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Corici C,Kohajda Z,Kristóf A,Horváth A,Virág L,Szél T,Nagy N,Szakonyi Z,Fülöp F,Muntean DM,Varró A,Jost N

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the present study was to assess the effects of a restricted feeding schedule (RFS) on postischemic contractile recovery in relation to triacylglycerol (TAG), glycogen, and ATP content. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity, reduced/oxidized glutathione ratio (GSH/GSSG), and thiobarbituric acid...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Jaitovich MM,Varela A,Sbarbati C,Hermann R,Torresín ME,Savino EA,Marina Prendes MG

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of L-641,953 (R-8-fluoro-dibenzo[b, f]thiepin-3-carboxylic acid-5-oxide) have been studied on pulmonary and other smooth muscle preparations in vitro and in vivo. When studied in vitro on guinea-pig tracheal chains, L-641,933 produced significant shifts in the dose-response curves to the prostaglandin endo...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Hall RA,Rokach JR,Bélanger P,Bianchi L,Ethier D,Ford-Hutchinson AW,Girard Y,Hamel P,Hamel R,Lord A

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While conducting studies on the prevention of mortality from acute iron intoxication in rats, diazepam, given to prevent animal suffering, was observed to be associated with reduced mortality in a limited number of animals. The objective was to assess whether diazepam reduces mortality following acute iron intoxicatio...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Fassos FF,Berkovitch M,Daneman N,Koren L,Cameron R,Klein J,Falcitelli C,St Louis P,Daneman R,Koren G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of gallopamil, D600, a methoxy derivative of verapamil, on the mechanical and electrophysiological parameters of isolated guinea-pig myocardial preparations were compared with those of verapamil. Both gallopamil and verapamil produced concentration-dependent negative chronotropic and negative inotropic eff...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Noguchi K,Masumiya H,Takahashi K,Kaneko K,Higuchi S,Tanaka H,Shigenobu K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of melatonin on rat gastric fundus smooth muscle. Melatonin (10(-4) to 10(-3) M) had no effect on the basal tone of gastric smooth muscle. After precontraction with carbachol (10(-6) M) or serotonin (10(-7) M), melatonin caused a concentration dependent inhibitory a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Storr M,Schusdziarra V,Allescher HD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00