Production of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases 1A6 and 1A9 using the Semliki Forest virus expression system.

abstract：:Using a laterality questionnaire, 138 normal healthy individuals were classified as right-sided and 25 as non-right sided. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) was generated from whole blood obtained from these subjects using mitogen (PHA) stimulation. IL-2 was quantitated in picograms/ml using an enzyme immunoassay (ELISA). Addition...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Chengappa KN,Ganguli R,Yang ZW,Schurin G,Cochran J,Brar JS,Rabin B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult rat offspring earlier exposed to maternally ingested caffeine during both gestation and lactation were observed in an open field following acute administration of diazepam or cyclohexyladenosine. While both drugs reduced measures of locomotion and emotional reactivity, caffeine-exposed rats showed evidence of gr...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Fisher CE,Hughes RN

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A question whether phosphorylation is involved in adrenergic effects on cardiac tissues has long been a matter of dispute. We examined whether phosphorylation is involved in adrenergic chronotropism and inotropism in excised cardiac muscles from guinea pigs. KT5720, a specific inhibitor of A-kinase, abolished the late...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Gotoh H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of oral administration of rare earth element cerium (Ce) was studied in relation to metallothionein (MT) and glutathione (GSH) content in the organs of ICR mice, which were administered heavy metal cadmium (Cd) for comparison. Male ICR mice were divided into 9 groups: 1 control group, 4 cerium groups and...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Kawagoe M,Hirasawa F,Cun Wang S,Liu Y,Ueno Y,Sugiyama T

更新日期：2005-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Information concerning the cellular localization of dopamine receptor subtypes in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) was obtained using receptor autoradiographic analysis. Unilateral, stereotaxic injection of the axon-sparing neurotoxin, quinolinic acid, into the NAcc resulted in a prominent loss of dopamine D1 receptors (a...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Filloux F,Richards TJ,Huff GF,Wamsley JK

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:XY99-5038 is a preparation from a specific formula provided by Dr. Yan Xin, a renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine specialist. This formulation has proven to be effective without side effects but has not been studied under rigorous laboratory conditions. In order to investigate the role of XY99-5038 in protecting neu...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Xin Y,Fong YT,Wolf G,Wolf D,Cao W

更新日期：2001-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The ontogeny and regulation by isoproterenol of type II thyroxine 5'-deiodinase, N-acetyltransferase, and hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activities were studied in the rat Harderian gland. Both 5'-deiodinase and N-acetyltransferase activities exhibited maximal values at the first week of age. These activities gradu...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Osuna C,Rubio A,Goberna R,Guerrero JM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guinea pig ileum longitudinal muscle/myenteric plexus preparations contain functional mu- and kappa-opioid receptors. A preparation with blocked kappa receptors was obtained by pretreating guinea pigs with 0.1-10.0 mg/kg intraperitoneal doses of a new kappa-selective affinity label, DIPPA (2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-met...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Schwartz RW,Chang AC,Portoghese PS,Berzetei-Gurske IP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Oxidative stress is involved in cholestasis-induced hepatic damage. Therefore, antioxidant therapy is a recommended therapeutic strategy. Studies have illustrated that chromium can enhance antioxidative capacity leading to a resolution of oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to assess whether chromium has p...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Chen WY,Chen CJ,Liao JW,Mao FC

更新日期：2009-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a peptide growth factor produced in a wide range of tissues from brain and parathyroid, to kidney and uterus. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the adrenal cortical hormones, hydrocortisone (cortisol), modulate PTHrP expression and glucocorticoid rece...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Yoo YM,Baek MG,Jung EM,Yang H,Choi KC,Yu FH,Jeung EB

更新日期：2011-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatotoxicity is a common side effect encountered with tamoxifen (TAM) administration. Due to the great value of TAM in breast cancer treatment, hepato-protection is seriously recommended. AIMS:The present study investigated the hepato-protective effect of celecoxib (CX) against TAM-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： El-Kashef DH,El-Sheakh AR

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of opioids on human subjective olfactory function have rarely been investigated. This is despite the fact that opioid receptors are widely distributed throughout the olfactory systems. Using an established validated test of subjective olfactory function, olfactory threshold, odor discrimination and odor id...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Lötsch J,Darimont J,Skarke C,Zimmermann M,Hummel T,Geisslinger G

更新日期：2001-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The progressive accumulation of beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta), in the form of senile plaques, has been recognized as one of the major causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Increased production of Abeta and the aggregation of Abeta to oligomers have been reported to trigger neurotoxicity, oxidative damage an...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Sul D,Kim HS,Lee D,Joo SS,Hwang KW,Park SY

更新日期：2009-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative distribution of muscarinic and nicotinic cholinergic receptors labeled with [3H]acetylcholine was determined using autoradiography. [3H]Acetylcholine binding to high affinity muscarinic receptors was similar to what has been described for an M-2 distribution: highest levels of binding occurred in the pont...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Schwartz RD

更新日期：1986-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Liver fibrosis is a difficult problem in the medical field. We previously reported that curcumol, a bioactive substance, may inhibit the pathological angiogenesis of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) and play a good anti-hepatic fibrosis effect. However, the mechanism of curcumol inhibiting angiogenesis i...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Gao L,Yang X,Li Y,Wang Z,Wang S,Tan S,Chen A,Cao P,Shao J,Zhang Z,Zhang F,Zheng S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Release of alpha-MSH from the pars intermedia melanotrope cells of Xenopus laevis is regulated by various classical neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. We have examined the effect of two of these regulatory substances, the neurotransmitter GABA and the CRF-related peptide sauvagine, on the adenylate cyclase system of...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Jenks BG,van Zoest ID,de Koning HP,Leenders HJ,Roubos EW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was designed to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrosis effects of Berberine hydrochloride (BBR) following canalicular laceration (CL) surgical repair. MAIN METHODS:We used a rabbit CL model in this study. BBR and the control medicine were administered du...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Bai F,Tao H,Wang P,Wang L,Zhou X,Wang F,Liu C,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Anandamide (arachidonylethanolamide), isolated from porcine brain, has been shown to bind to the cannabinoid receptor and also to produce cannabimimetic activity in pharmacological assays. This study examined structure-activity relationships in alkylated anandamide analogs. The analogs were evaluated for their ability...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Adams IB,Ryan W,Singer M,Razdan RK,Compton DR,Martin BR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although approving new anticonvulsants was a major breakthrough in the field of epilepsy control, so far we have met limited success in almost one third of patients suffering from epilepsy and a definite and reliable method is yet to be found. Levosimendan demonstrated neuroprotective effects and reduced mortality...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Gooshe M,Tabaeizadeh M,Aleyasin AR,Mojahedi P,Ghasemi K,Yousefi F,Vafaei A,Amini-Khoei H,Amiri S,Dehpour AR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies have been made on the role played by endogenous opioid peptides in the secretion of LH in humans. However no previous studies have compared the effects of the most potent pharmacological agonist and antagonist, morphine and naloxone, in the same subjects. The present study examined the acute effect...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Petraglia F,Porro C,Facchinetti F,Cicoli C,Bertellini E,Volpe A,Barbieri GC,Genazzani AR

更新日期：1986-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the role of dopaminergic mechanisms in the regulation of human pancreatic polypeptide (hPP) secretion in 11 normal male volunteers. Administration of domperidone (20 mg iv), an extracerebral inhibitor of dopamine receptors, resulted in a hPP rise (p less than 0.05) within 10 min and a peak response...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Sowers JR,Stern N,Taylor IL

更新日期：1982-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Vitamin C and vitamin E supplementations and their beneficial effects on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been subjected to countless controversial data. Hence, our aim is to investigate the hepatic molecular mechanisms of any diabetic predisposing risk of the chronic administration of different doses of vitami...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Ali MA,Eid RMHM,Hanafi MY

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the antidiabetic activity of luteolin 5-rutinoside in streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Treatment for 20 days with 2 mg/kg increased both pancreatic insulin and DNA content. When both luteolin 5-rutinoside (2 mg/kg) and glibenclamide (1 mg/kg) were administered concurrently to STZ-diabeti...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Zarzuelo A,Jiménez I,Gámez MJ,Utrilla P,Fernadez I,Torres MI,Osuna I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously unreported anti-bacterial activity against Escherichia coli has been found in porcine and bovine sera, but not in human or chicken sera. The activity is not affected by heat inactivation of the complement system, and is bacteriostatic rather than bactericidal. Growth inhibition is reversible by addition o...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Lenard J,VanDeroef R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro and in vivo regulation of [3H]Ro 5-4864 binding to peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (PBR) by ion transport/exchange inhibitors was studied in the kidney. The potencies of 9-anthroic acid, furosemide, bumetanide, hydrochlorothiazide and SITS as inhibitors of [3H]Ro 5-4864 binding to renal membranes were...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Basile AS,Lueddens HW,Skolnick P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin regulates glucose, lipid and energy homeostasis as well as feeding behavior, serving as a bridge between peripheral metabolically active tissues and the central nervous system (CNS). Indeed, this adipocyte-derived hormone, whose circulating levels mirror fat mass, not only exerts its anti-obesity effects mainly...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Santoro A,Mattace Raso G,Meli R

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histamine is a biogenic amine that plays an essential role in controlling many physiological functions, both in the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Most of these physiological effects are mediated through interactions with four histamine receptor subtypes, all of which are members...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Micallef S,Stark H,Sasse A

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) is a key enzyme in the fibrinolysis system and the regulation of its expression has been extensively studied in cultured vascular endothelial cells. Many kinds of supplements including growth factors are needed, however, to keep endothelial cells viable, which leads the culture ...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Yoshino A,Suzuki K,Urano T,Aoki K,Takada Y,Kazui T,Takada A

更新日期：2002-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity, the metabolic syndrome (MetS), and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are associated with heightened cardiovascular risk. Given the vasoconstrictor and proatherogenic properties of endothelin (ET)-1, increased ET-1 activity has been postulated to participate in the derangement of adiposity-related vascular homeostasis. T...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Campia U,Tesauro M,Di Daniele N,Cardillo C

更新日期：2014-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of the chronic administration of hesperetin on the activation of the antioxidant defence system in mice in which oxidative stress had been induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA). Mice were divided randomly into three treatment groups. Hesperetin was administered orally to two of t...

journal_title：Life sciences

authors： Choi EJ

更新日期：2008-05-23 00:00:00