Modulation of urokinase-type plasminogen activator by transforming growth factor beta1 in acetaldehyde-activated hepatic stellate cells.

abstract：:Pain and mental status were assessed in a series of 35 consecutive hospitalized patients with metastatic cancer receiving narcotics for pain that was difficult to control. Forty-five episodes of mental status impairment were detected in 27 of these patients. Fifteen patients had dose-related oversedation or organic br...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Leipzig RM,Goodman H,Gray G,Erle H,Reidenberg MM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Recent studies have reported that intracellular calcium (Ca(2+)) mobilization is involved in homocysteine (Hcy)-induced endothelial dysfunction and the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE) is responsible for an increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in cardiovascular disease. We hypothesized that inhibition of t...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wu S,Gao X,Yang S,Liu L,Ge B,Yang Q

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of promethazine on the metabolic responsiveness of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes to opsonized zymosan was evaluated by chemiluminescence (CL) assay under the following situations: (1) preincubation of granulocytes with promethazine; (2) simultaneous addition of zymosan and promethazine, and (3) additio...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Trush MA,Van Dyke K

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (ANG II) is a potent vasoconstrictor in most vascular beds. We studied the role of cyclooxygenase products and/or endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) in modulating the pressor response to ANG II in the isolated, blood perfused dog lung. ANG II was given as a bolus dose of 2, 4 and 8 micrograms be...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： el-Kashef HA,Ehrhart IC,Hofman WF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wood creosote has long been used as an antidiarrheal agent, but its mechanism of action is not well understood. To elucidate the mechanism of its antidiarrheal activity, we have addressed questions whether it inhibits fluid secretion induced by Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) in rabbit jejunum in vivo, ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ogata N,Shibata T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transketolase activity (TKA) of the white and red blood cells of oral contraceptive users was studied in an unselected sample population. Compared with healthy controls of corresponding age, the white cell TKA in the oral contraceptive groups was lowered in about 30%. The red cell TKA was lowered in about 15% of...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Markkanen T,Himanen P,Peltola O

更新日期：1974-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells from different locations are shown to vary in their histochemical, ultrastructural, cytochemical and functional properties. The clinical consequences of this heterogeneity and possible reasons for its origin are discussed. ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Pearce FL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The effect of isocaloric diets and sibutramine on dietary behaviour and TNF-alpha is poorly understood. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of isocaloric diets and sibutramine on food intake, body mass variation and serum TNF-alpha in free-feeding rats. METHODS:Three groups of male Wista...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Trapali M,Liapi C,Perelas A,Perrea D,Stroubini T,Dontas I,Couvari E,Mavri M,Galanopoulou P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dependence of intestinal absorption of xenobiotics on the blood flow rate increases from blood flow independent to blood flow limited absorption as the absorbability of the substances increases. Since the absorbed substances are mainly drained by the blood flowing through the subepithelial vessels, not only the to...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Winne D

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Macitentan is a novel dual endothelin receptor antagonist with sustained receptor binding in clinical development for pulmonary arterial hypertension. The present study compared the pharmacokinetics and safety of macitentan in healthy Caucasian and Japanese subjects and explored the potential sex differ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Bruderer S,Marjason J,Sidharta PN,Dingemanse J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antagonism of carbachol-induced contractions of guinea pig gallbladder smooth muscle strips via selective antagonists, methoctramine, HHSiD, pf-HHSiD and DABDMA has been investigated in order to find out the m-cholinoceptor subtype(s) of gallbladder smooth muscle. All m-cholinoceptor antagonists examined, displace...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ozkutlu U,Alican I,Karahan F,Onat F,Yegen BC,Ulusoy NB,Oktay S

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption into the systemic circulation of compounds administered intraperitoneally in large volumes was investigated in the rat. The influence on absorption of molecular weight, lipid-water partition coefficient (K), and dissociation constant (pKa) was studied. Nine neutral compounds ranging in molecular weight ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Torres IJ,Litterst CL,Guarino AM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:It has been demonstrated that dexamethasone-induced hypertension can be prevented by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin. The effect of dexamethasone on NADPH oxidase, however, is unknown. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of dexamethasone on the gene expression of Nox1, the majo...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Siuda D,Tobias S,Rus A,Xia N,Förstermann U,Li H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anoxia has been shown to potentiate the constrictor effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) in isolated vascular tissue. In the present study, canine coronary arterial rings were incubated with various treatments and exposed to 5HT (4 X 10(-7) M) and anoxia (95% N2 and 5% CO2). Developed tension was increased by 250 +/- ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Barrett JA,DePaul Lynch V,Balkon J,Smith RD,Wolf PS

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The affinity of amitriptyline for muscarine M1 receptors was studied in the rat cerebral cortex and rabbit vas deferens utilizing binding studies as well as inhibition of carbachol-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis in the cerebral cortex and blockade of the muscarinic prejunctional inhibition of sympathetic nerve st...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Choi A,Mitchelson F

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-affinity (104 +/- 18 pmol/l) and high-density (204 +/- 25 fmol/mg) angiotensin II (AII) binding sites have been identified in Xenopus laevis heart membranes. Competition binding of [125I]Sar1,Ile8 angiotensin (SIA) to these receptors by peptide analogs selective for the mammalian AII receptor subtypes AT1 and AT2...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Aiyar N,Baker E,Pullen M,Nuthulaganti P,Bergsma DJ,Kumar C,Nambi P

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha), a member of the PAS superfamily, is a global regulator of cellular and systemic O(2) homeostasis as well as embryonic development. As the activity of HIF-1alpha is increased by a lowered oxygen tension in vivo and in vitro, we established a cell line producing high amo...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Meissner U,Allabauer I,Repp R,Rascher W,Dötsch J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulinogenic response to a standard i.v. dose of a sulfonylurea can be markedly augmented in normal, conscious dogs if they are given 30 min earlier a single i.v. dose of dihydroergotamine (DHE). Since the parent substance ergotamine posssed no such amplifying properties, further experiments were conducted to cla...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sirek A,Sirek OV,Policova Z,Kerekes A

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of calcium ions (Ca2+) on the adenylyl cyclase activity in purified turkey erythrocyte membranes. Results showed the following: (i) Ca2+ inhibits cAMP accumulation stimulated by isoproterenol (1 micromol/l), NaF + AlCl3 (10 mmol/l + 20 micromol/l) or forskolin (10 micromol/l) in EGTA-washed...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Demirel E,Ugur O,Onaran HO

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We established an Ascaris-induced biphasic skin allergic reaction in mice. In the early-phase reaction (EPR), mast cell degranulation was observed, and tranilast inhibited ear edema. In mast-cell-deficient mice (WBB6F(1)-W/W(V) mice), ear edema in the EPR disappeared, whereas that in the late-phase reaction (LPR) rema...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sengoku T,Sato S,Sakuma S,Ogawa T,Ohkubo Y,Goto T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, two experiments are performed to test the efficacy of the intravenous administration of hypertonic glucose (25 or 50%) in alcoholic intoxication. In a first experiment, 10 healthy, nonstarved volunteers, received 15 min after the ingestion of 1.0 g/kg alcohol, 40 ml of 25% glucose i.v., the same ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Masur J,de Souza ML,Laranjeira RR,Zwicker AP,Formigoni GG

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure to cold increases the growth of brown adipose tissue and the resistance to more severe cold, thus improving thermogenesis. The present study examined the possibility that dietary compounds can modify cold acclimation. Adenosine (ADO) or adenine (ADE) were administered in drinking water (0.05%, w/v) fo...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Nishimura M,Moriya M,Saitoh M,Murakoshi N,Shimizu Y

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocytes can take up amino acids from the blood by using a variety of transport systems. GLYT is a key transport protein in the plasma membrane responsible for the Na(2+)-dependent uptake of glycine needed for glutathione biosynthesis. Certain cysteine-specific compounds, particularly mercuric chloride and 5,5'-di...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： McCormick SJ,Tunnicliff G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The neurotransmitters participating in the nerve-mediated contraction of the guinea pig seminal vesicle (GPSV) have not been firmly established. There is debate as to the mediating role of norepinephrine and acetylcholine. METHODS:We have used longitudinally and circularly oriented strips of GPSV and a...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Benko R,Szombati V,Bartho L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized three-phase crossover study, 12 healthy male volunteers were given three 12-hourly 500-mg doses of erythromycin base, as enteric coated pellets in capsules (2 X 250 mg), erythromycin stearate tablet (1 X 500 mg), or erythromycin ethylsuccinate sachet (1 X 500 mg). The reaction time after administration...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Tjandramaga TB,Van Hecken A,Mullie A,Verbesselt R,De Schepper PJ,Verbist L,Josefsson K

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zopiclone (ZPC; RP 27,267), which is chemically unrelated to benzodiazepines (BZD), was found to have a similar pharmacological profile and to possess in man hypnotic activity similar to that of some BZD such as nitrazepam. It was, therefore, interesting to study the interaction of ZPC with rat brain receptors and spe...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Blanchard JC,Boireau A,Julou L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal hypoperfusion which occurs in hemorrhagic shock creates an environment in which cellular injury and organ dysfunction can occur during the episode of shock as well as reoxygenation and reperfusion. At the same time, mast cell degranulation which is observed during hemorrhage may have an additional deleterious ef...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Akin MZ,Tunçel N,Gürer F,Kural N,Uslu S

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:morphine is known to inhibit cholinergic contractions of the guinea pig small intestine. This has been compared to the human small intestinal innervated longitudinal muscle in the current study. METHODS:cholinergic primary contractions of human small intestinal longitudinal strips were evoked by electr...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Benko R,Molnár Z,Nemes D,Dékány A,Kelemen D,Illényi L,Cseke L,Papp A,Varga G,Bartho L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Flaxseed contains alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), lignans, and dietary fiber, and its intake lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Here, we examined the effects of flaxseed powder, which includes all flaxseed components, flaxseed oil, composed mainly of ALA, flaxseed lignan, and flaxseed fiber, on...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Watanabe Y,Ohata K,Fukanoki A,Fujimoto N,Matsumoto M,Nessa N,Toba H,Kobara M,Nakata T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When rat mast cells were cultured for a short period in plastic dishes and adhering cells were permeabilized with beta-escin and exposed to Ca2+ at concentrations higher than 10(-7) mol/l, histamine release was induced dose-dependently. Protein kinase C (PKC) activity in the crude extracts obtained from adhering mast ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Izushi K,Tasaka K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00