Is the growth of brown adipocytes necessary for cold acclimation in mice?

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：:The effects of aspirin and suprofen on gastrointestinal blood loss were compared in a double-blind, crossover study of 20 healthy male subjects. Fecal blood loss was measured by 51Cr-labeled red cells. Subjects treated with aspirin (2,600 mg/day) experienced a mean fecal blood loss of 4.2 ml/day, compared with subject...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Arnold JD,Berger AE

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a purine precursor, AICAriboside (5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside), on postischemic recovery of myocardial function and adenine nucleotides have been studied in the isolated blood-perfused cat heart. The isolated hearts received either AICAriboside or saline prior to 60 min of global ischemia an...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Mitsos SE,Jolly SR,Lucchesi BR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Poncirus fructus (PF), also known as the dried immature fruit of Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf., has long been used as a cure for the treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders in eastern Asia. Recently, it was reported that naringin, a flavonoid constituent of the PF extract, causes the acti...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Jang Y,Kim TK,Shim WS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cimetidine and two new histamine H2-receptor antagonists, oxmetidine and SKF 93479, on histamine-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity was studied in guinea pig gastric mucosal cells. Histamine stimulated the enzyme activity in concentration-dependent fashion. The concentration-response curve of histamin...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Cheret AM,Scarpignato C,Lewin MJ,Bertaccini G

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：AIM:The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of acetaldehyde on the contractile force and membrane potentials and currents in the bullfrog heart. METHODS:Contractile force was recorded using right atrial tissues, and membrane potentials and currents were measured by using whole cell patch clamp meth...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Chen FS,Satoh Y,Ide Y,Sugano T,Iimura M,Momose Y,Tsuchida K,Tagami M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of changes in the sodium balance on angiotensin II-induced pressor responses were studied in the pithed rat preparation, which is characterized by a highly activated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) with high plasma renin and angiotensin II concentrations. The pressor response to angiotensin I...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Knape JT,van Zwieten PA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat intestinal transit was determined 30, 60, 150 and 270 min after morphine sulfate or saline given either subcutaneously (s.c.), intraduodenally (i.d.) or intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.). In addition, two popular methods of quantifying the progression of a radioactive marker along the bowel, the intercept and geo...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Stewart JJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diabetogenic effects of alloxan (50 mg/kg i.v.) were recorded for 6 weeks in normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats. While systolic blood pressure increased in diabetic WKY, SHR exhibited a reduction in systolic blood pressure over the 6-week period. Heart rate of treated SHR, but not WKY, wa...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Cavaliere TA,Taylor DG,Kerwin LJ,Antonaccio MJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an ongoing debate about possible advantages of the coadministration of caffeine with cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors in the treatment of pain. There are results suggesting interference by caffeine with COX expression and activity in rat immune cells. In the present study, we have used, therefore, human endoto...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Ulcar R,Schuligoi R,Heinemann A,Santner B,Amann R

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:Acute ethanol administration to rats fasted overnight resulted in a significant decrease in the content of glutathione (GSH) of the liver concomitantly with a partial increase in oxidized glutathione levels, representing a net 38% decrease in total GSH equivalents. In these conditions, liver lipoperoxidation is signif...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Videla LA,Fernández V,Valenzuela A,Ugarte G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three synthetic peptides, urotensin I, sauvagine and ovine CRF, have less than 50% sequence homology. In the dog, all three produce selective mesenteric dilation, which appears to be solely responsible for a decrease in peripheral resistance and systemic arterial blood pressure. Urotensin I and sauvagine were found to...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： MacCannell KL,Lederis K,Hamilton PL,Rivier J

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:Serotonin-depleting lesions of midbrain raphe (extensive lesions located within dorsal and partly median raphe muclei) induced intraspecific agressiveness in grouped Wistar male rats but failed to increase mouse-killing behaviour. Rats which had lesions in the lateral midbrain did not display intraspecific aggression ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kostowski W,Cxlonkowski A,Markowdka L,Markiewicz L

更新日期：1975-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque in the brain is a characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the cause of fatal oxidative damage to neuronal cells. Korean red ginseng (RG) is used extensively in traditional medicine and is known to have anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties....

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Choi S,Lim JW,Kim H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:86Rb efflux assay was used to investigate the effect of cromakalim, pinacidil and P1075 in guinea pig urinary bladder strips. The type of K channel opened by cromakalim and pinacidil was determined using specific K channel blockers through 86Rb efflux assay in detrusor strips. Cromakalim, pinacidil and P1075 all three...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Trivedi S,Stetz S,Levin R,Li J,Kau S

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin had a dual action on the epididymal half of rat vas deferens. It potentiated electrical stimulated contraction and exerted a direct contractile effect on the muscle. The potentiation of electrically stimulated response may be mediated by presynaptic facilitation of neurotransmitter release. Muscular contra...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Sum CS,Cheung WT

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Centhaquin is a centrally acting hypotensive drug like clonidine. Clonidine also produces analgesia and hypothermia in mice and potentiates morphine analgesia. Clonidine analgesia is blocked by idazoxan and naloxone while it is potentiated by BQ123 and sulfisoxazole. This study was conducted to determine the...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Andurkar SV,Gulati A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Tosyl-L-phenylalanyl-chloromethyl ketone (TPCK) is neuroprotective in rat pups. We measured bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 to determine the mechanisms. Seven-day-old rats had the right carotid artery ligated and were subjected to 2.5 h of 8% oxygen. Ten mg/kg of PTCK or vehicle was given intraperitoneally 15 min prior to ...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Feng Y,LeBlanc MH

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen radicals have been considered to be important regulatory molecules in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric ulceration and carcinogenesis. H. pylori-induced inflammation has been shown to be associated with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in experimental animals and human patients. This study aimed to determi...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Kim H,Seo JY,Kim KH

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:The type-1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) was initially identified as the neuronal target of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive substance of marijuana. This receptor is one of the most abundant G-protein-coupled receptors in the adult brain, the target of endocannabinoid ligands and a well-characteri...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Gaffuri AL,Ladarre D,Lenkei Z

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular effects of SKP-450, a newly synthesized potassium channel activator, and its two major metabolites SKP-818 and SKP-310 were evaluated on isolated rat aorta and in freely moving rats and anesthetized beagle dogs. The rank order of potency in relaxing rat aorta precontracted with norepinephrine was SK...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Shin HS,Seo HW,Yoo SE,Lee BH

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of repeated administration of U-50,488H, a kappa-opioid receptor agonist, on the development of tolerance to its analgesic effect and on the 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 receptors in the cerebral cortex and spinal cord of the rat were determined. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected twice daily with U-50,488H, (25 mg/...

journal_title：Pharmacology

authors： Gulati A,Ramarao P,Bhargava HN

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00