Cardioprotective effects of (2S,3R,4S)-N'-benzyl-N"-cyano-N-(3,4-dihydro-2-dimethoxymethyl-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-6-nitro-2H-benzopyran-4-yl)-guanidine (KR-31372) in rats and dogs.

abstract：:The effect of age on the clearance (CL) of therapeutic proteins has not been explored extensively in pediatric subjects. Recently, resting energy expenditure (REE) has been proposed to link age-dependent CL with developmental changes. Allometric relationship was explored to assess the impact of REE on the CL of therap...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Lee SK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been demonstrated in several species that the secretory granules of pancreatic beta-cells have the ability to store substantial amounts of calcium and bioactive amines, such as dopamine and serotonin. Furthermore, evidence for a similar topographical localization for amine and calcium within the peri...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ahrén B,Lundquist I

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Functional linkages between the cannabinoid CB(1) and the dopaminergic systems have been reported although the observations and the mechanisms hypothesizing their interactions at the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) functionality level are conflicting. METHODS:Administration of a potent cannabinoid ag...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Nguyen VH,Wang H,Verdurand M,Zavitsanou K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro addition of (-)-delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta9-THC) resulted in a dose-responsive inhibition of the high-affinity specific synaptosomal uptake of both 3H-tryptophan and 3H-choline in mouse forebrain crude synaptosomal preparations. The approximate concentrations of delta9-THC required to cause a 50% ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Johnson KM,Dewey WL

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination therapy with antiretroviral drugs is used for the treatment of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. To achieve optimal drug concentrations for viral suppression and avoidance of drug toxicity, monitoring of drug levels has been considered essential. We set up an analytical procedure for...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Donnerer J,Kronawetter M,Kapper A,Haas I,Kessler HH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topically unilaterally applied lisuride caused dose-related lowering of intraocular pressure in ipsilateral (treated) but not in contralateral eyes of normal rabbits. The ocular hypotensive response induced by lisuride was antagonized by pretreatment with metoclopramide, a dopamine receptor antagonist, and was partial...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Potter DE,Ogidigben MJ,Chu TC

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Homeostasis of cholesterol is crucial for cellular function, and dysregulated cholesterol biosynthesis is a metabolic event that can lead to hepatic and cardiovascular abnormalities. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and mechanisms of domain-associated protein (Daxx) and andro...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Li TP,Sun SW,Xiong GZ,Qiu F,Yang DM,Sun SY,Xie XJ,Liao DF,Chen JX,Tuo QH

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:GPR61 is an orphan receptor that belongs to Class A of G-protein-coupled receptors. It has been reported that GPR61 has a constitutive activity and couples to Gαs. In the present study, we characterized GPR61 function and ligand binding by experimental and molecular docking studies. We demonstrated that heterologous e...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kozielewicz P,Grafton G,Sajkowska-Kozielewicz JJ,Barnes NM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding a thiamin-deficient diet to male and female rats for 3 weeks alters the mixed function oxidases responsible for metabolizing benzo(a)pyrene and enhances the response of these enzymes to induction by phenobarbital or 3-methylcholanthrene. The caloric restriction observed in thiamin deprivation may be partially ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wade AE,Bunce OR,Harley W,Baker MT,Holmes D

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of dietary taurine on lipid secretion and ketone body production were examined in the livers of Wistar and Sprague-Dawley rats fed high-cholesterol diets. The weight gain of the Sprague-Dawley rats tended to be higher than that of the Wistar rats, although food intake was comparable between the strains. Th...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Yamamoto K,Yoshitama A,Sakono M,Nasu T,Murakami S,Fukuda N

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study whether rosiglitazone prevents the development of diabetic nephropathy through reduction of reactive oxygen species and its downstream signal transduction pathways. METHODS:The rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin to induce diabetes, meanwhile the rats in the therapeutic groups were gi...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Bao Y,Jia RH,Yuan J,Li J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulatory action exerted on receptors by acebutolol, a cardioselective beta-blocker containing intrinsic sympathomimetic activity, has been investigated. beta-Adrenoceptor affinity and density of human mononuclear leukocytes were assayed in hypertensive patients before and after treatment with 400 mg/day acebutol...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Basso A,Piantanelli L,Cognini G,Giunta S,Andreoni A,Paciaroni E

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although it is beneficial to protect the skin from natural aging, especially in an aging society, the approach by which this can be achieved is still not well known. Hochu-ekki-to, a Chinese natural medicine, has various advantageous effects; however, there is no report about its influence on skin aging. ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Orita K,Yamate Y,Kobayashi H,Hiramoto K

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT)-induced contraction and the involvement of RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway in the 5-HT-induced contraction was investigated isometrically in vitro in both diabetic and nondiabetic human corpus cavernosum (HCC) tissues. METHODS:HCC tissues were obtained from 12 patients. Th...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Murat N,Soner BC,Demir O,Esen A,Gidener S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on their anabolic properties in skeletal muscles, beta-adrenergic agonists are of interest as potential countermeasures to microgravity-induced skeletal muscle atrophy. The levels of clenbuterol (Cb), a beta(2)-adrenergic agonist, in both plasma and skeletal muscle were higher in hindlimb-suspended rats than in ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： von Deutsch DA,Abukhalaf IK,Wineski LE,Roper RR,Aboul-Enein HY,Paulsen DF,Potter DE

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pregnane X receptor (PXR/NR1I2) gene is a master regulator for a number of cytochrome P450s (CYPs) and drug transporters. This study aimed to detect the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the PXR gene in Han Chinese (n = 186) and to compare the frequencies of polymorphisms of the PXR gene with those in Cauc...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Wang XD,Deng XY,Chen J,Li JL,Chen X,Zhao LZ,Lu Y,Chowbay B,Su QB,Huang M,Zhou SF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations demonstrated that CYP2D16 was expressed at high levels in guinea pig adrenal microsomes. The studies presented here were done to determine whether adrenal metabolism of bufuralol (BUF), a model CYP2D substrate, was similar to that in the liver. Guinea pig adrenal microsomes converted BUF to 1'-...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Colby HD,Nowak DM,Longhurst PA,Zhang X,Hayes JR,Voigt JM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular relaxant effect of salbutamol and its dependence on the endothelium were studied in the isolated dog coronary artery, precontracted with prostaglandin F2 alpha. Salbutamol induced a concentration-dependent relaxation which was partially inhibited by removal of endothelial cells. Atenolol 10(-6) mol/l, a b...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Bernard F,Jouquey S,Hamon G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of hyperthyroidism on the functional vascular responsiveness of isolated coronary and renal resistance vessels was investigated. Hyperthyroidism was established by feeding rats for 1 and 4 weeks with 5 mg/kg L-thyroxine (T4)-containing rat chow. Preparations of either coronary or renal resistance vessels...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Zwaveling J,Pfaffendorf M,van Zwieten PA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic changes during epidural anaesthesia and following the administration of dihydroergotamine (DHE; 10 micrograms/kg i.v.) were studied in 7 dogs (epidural group). Epidural anaesthesia was associated with reductions in mean arterial, mean pulmonary arterial and mean right atrial pressures. Femoral flow wa...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Zimpfer M,Schwarz M,Stanek B,Raberger G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis is characterized by dysfunctional motility. Our main objective in this investigation was to study the effect of an acetic acid-induced ulcerative colitis on the expression and function of beta(3)-adrenoceptors in the rat colon. Inflammation was induced by administering acetic acid intrarectally into...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Khan I,Hussein SM,Oriowo M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of schisandrin B enantiomer ((+)Sch B and (-)Sch B) treatment on the reduced cellular glutathione (GSH) level and susceptibility to menadione-induced toxicity were investigated and compared in AML12 hepatocytes. (+)Sch B or (-)Sch B treatment at 6.25 micromol/l produced a time-dependent change in cellular GSH ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Chiu PY,Leung HY,Poon MK,Mak DH,Ko KM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an important component of the extracellular matrix of prostate cells. Platelet-derived growth factor bb (PDGFbb) has a mitogenic effect on prostate stromal cells. The effect of PDGFbb on HA production by smooth muscle cells from normal and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) tissue was studied t...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Pullen M,Thomas K,Wu H,Nambi P

更新日期：2001-02-01 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 marijuana plant Cannabis sp. and its derivatives and analogues, known as cannabinoids (CBs), induce many effects throughout the whole body. Herein we briefly review the gastrointestinal (GI) pharmacology of CBs, with special focus on motor function. Some drugs are available to treat nausea and emesis, and evidence...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Abalo R,Vera G,López-Pérez AE,Martínez-Villaluenga M,Martín-Fontelles MI

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first step in the conversion of spironolactone (SP) to its biologically active metabolites is deacetylation to 7 alpha-thiospirolactone (7 alpha-thio-SL). Studies were done to evaluate the effects of reduced glutathione (GSH) on SP deacetylation by adrenal microsomal preparations. In the absence of GSH, adrenal mi...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Colby HD,LaCagnin LB,Los LE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the anti-inflammatory activity of meloxicam on rat carrageenin-induced pleurisy and its toxicity for rat gastric mucosa, relative to its in vitro inhibitory potency against partially purified cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 preparations in order to clarify the pharmacological profile of the compound as an ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ogino K,Hatanaka K,Kawamura M,Katori M,Harada Y

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitive radiometric assays were adapted to study the development and kinetics of meperidine and methadone N-demethylation and morphine glucuronidation by microsomes isolated from livers of fetal stump-tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides). Times in development selected for study were midterm, three-quarter term, near t...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Dvorchik BH,Stenger VG,Hartman RD

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00