The relaxant effect of adenosine-5'-alpha, beta-methylenediphosphonate on the longitudinal smooth muscle of the rabbit ileum.

abstract：:A number of parallels can be drawn between the reported endocrine status of thiouracil-fed young rodents and that of aged animals, particularly with regard to the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Since the activity of the adrenal steroidogenic enzyme 3beta-hydroxy-delta5-steroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD) has been ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Meserve LA,Ting SM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sodium-hydrogen exchanger (NHE) helps the cell to recover from intracellular acidosis. In this study, we have investigated the effect of HOE 642 (a specific NHE1 blocker) on papillary muscles from rats and guinea pigs during transient acidosis and PKC activation by recording developed force (DF), action potential ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Sundset R,Bertelsen G,Ytrehus K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were treated daily with atropine (2.5 mg/kg), imipramine (5 mg/kg), viloxazine (5 mg/kg), or saline for 14 days. Thirty-six hours following the final injection the rats were anaesthetized with urethane and the sensitivity of neurones in the somatosensory cortex to iontophoretically applied acetylcholine (ACh) was...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Jones RS

更新日期：1980-05-01 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：:Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is defined as the failure of normal pulmonary vascular relaxation at birth. Hypoxia is known to impede postnatal disassembly of the actin cytoskeleton in pulmonary arterial myocytes, resulting in elevation of smooth muscle α-actin and γ-actin content in elastic a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Fediuk J,Dakshinamurti S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of chylomicrons as dietary lipid transporters dates back to more than 70 years and marks a milestone in lipoprotein history. Conventionally, three phases constitute the process of absorption of exogenous fat: intraluminal, intestinal, and delivery. The intraluminal phase includes chemical hydrolysis by...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Levy E

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal penile erectile function is dependent on arterial adequacy, appropriate venous occlusion, neurohumoral factors, and finally the relaxation of penile cavernous trabecular smooth muscle. The present experiments were designed to test whether compounds related to endothelium-derived relaxing factor have a role in p...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Heaton JP

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic study has been performed in various segments of the intestine and in the urinary bladder of the mouse to identify tissues that respond to kinins and possess B1 and (or) B2 receptors. The stomach was found to contain B1 and B2 functional sites that show pharmacological profiles compatible with B1 and B2 re...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Allogho SN,Gobeil F,Pheng LH,Nguyen-Le XK,Neugebauer W,Regoli D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach for the purification of rat mesenteric arterial bed (MAB) elastase-2 has been developed using the chromogenic substrates N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-p-nitroanilide and N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Leu-p-nitroanilide to monitor the enzymatic activity during various stages of purification. The purified enzyme wa...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Santos CF,Greene AS,Salgado MC,Oliveira EB

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effects of chronic hyperinsulinemia on glucagon release, rats were made hyperinsulinemic for 14 days by supplementation of drinking water with sucrose (10%; sucrose-fed) to increase endogenous release or by implantation of osmotic minipumps (subcutaneous, s.c.; or intraperitoneal, i.p.) to deliver exo...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Brubaker PL,Kazumi T,Hirano T,Vranic M,Steiner G

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF), prostacyclin (PGI2), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) was measured from endothelial cells (EC) cultured from either bovine vena cava (BVCEC) or bovine aorta (BAEC). EDRF release was determined by using the superfusion bioassay technique, whereas ET-1 and PGI2 were meas...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： D'Orleans-Juste P,Mitchell JA,Wood EG,Hecker M,Vane JR

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation of the diencephalon and rostral mesencephalon produced a biphasic pressor response consisting of an initial sharp rise followed by a more prolonged elevation in blood pressure. Active sites from which comparable responses could be evoked were found in the ventral medial and lateral hypothalamus,...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Gauthier P

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When using microelectrodes for intracellular ion activity studies, some uncertainties such as interference from cytosolic components at the microelectrode, cell damage, and cell contamination may arise. A model, which treats kinetic processes of the loss of carriers from the membrane phase of microelectrodes into the ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Oesch U,Ammann D,Simon W

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the kidney and colon secrete bicarbonate and transport water and electrolytes. The respective contributions of these two organs to acid-base and electrolyte balance in normal man has thus been studied in eight healthy male volunteers who underwent simultaneous renal clearance studies, and colonic perfusion with a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Crepeau R,Romeder JM,Devroede G,Plante GE

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A striking feature of the mammalian respiratory rhythm generator is the abruptness of the transitions between the inspiratory (I) and expiratory (E) phases ("phase-switching"). Although reciprocal inhibitory actions between I and E neurons are important for maintaining the alternation of respiratory phases, phase-swit...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cohen MI

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioactively labelled microspheres (15 micron diameter) were used to measure cardiac output (CO) distribution and blood flows in spleen, kidneys, and skeletal muscle before and after normovolemic anemia or polycythemia in anesthetized rats. Hematocrits were changed from 45 to 33% or from 45 to 59% by an exchange tran...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ackermann U,Veress AT

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the role of a reduction in plasma volume (PV) on the cardiovascular and thermoregulatory responses to submaximal exercise, ten untrained males (VO2 peak = 3.96 +/- 0.14 L x min(-1); mean +/- SE) performed 60 min of cycle exercise at -61% of VO2 peak while on a diuretic (DIU) and under control (CON) conditio...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Roy BD,Green HJ,Burnett ME

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 is an integral membrane protein that regulates intracellular pH. It extrudes 1 intracellular H+ in exchange for 1 extracellular Na+. It has 2 large domains, an N-terminal membrane domain of 12 transmembrane segments and an intracellular C-terminal regulatory domain. We characterized the ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ding J,Ng RW,Fliegel L

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:Isolated rabbit hearts undergo ventricular depolarization when exposed to 0.5 mM K--Krebs during 30 to 45 min. A ventricular tachyarrhythmia develops when these hearts are allowed to repolarize in 1.5 mM K--Krebs. Ventricular fibrillation usually follows. These arrhythmias do not cease spontaneously. Initially, perfus...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ruiz-Ceretti E,Ponce-Zumino A,Blaney R,Chartier D

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing incidence of oxaliplatin (OXA)-induced hepatotoxicity. Therefore researchers' attention has been drawn to therapeutic alternatives that may decrease OXA-induced hepatotoxicity. Studies indicate that oxidative stress plays a major role in OXA-induced liver injury. Since several pharmacological ef...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Lemos BB,Motta KP,Paltian JJ,Reis AS,Blodorn GB,Soares MP,Alves D,Luchese C,Wilhelm EA

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (ANG II) and vasopressin (AVP) are two powerful vasoconstrictors, and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a potent vasorelaxant. The changes in the density or affinity of binding sites for these agents that may alter target organ responsiveness in hypertension are reviewed. ANG II binding in mesenteric ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Schiffrin EL

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of the relationship of diet to blood lipids and atherosclerosis has dominated the field of lipid nutritional biochemistry for the past 25 years. Although this subject has consumed considerable time, effort, and research funds, it has also proved beneficial to other areas of lipid biochemistry by attracti...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Walker BL

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of Ni2+ on Zn2+-induced potentiation of twitch tension was studied electrophysiologically in the toe muscle fibers of Rana catesbeiana. The major findings of this investigation are as follows. When 2 mM Ni2+ was applied to fibers in a normal Ringer's solution containing 50 microM Zn2+ (Zn2+ solution), the Zn2+-...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Oba T,Hotta K

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aside from its established immunologic and hematologic functions, the spleen also plays an important role in cardiovascular regulation. This occurs through changes in intrasplenic microvascular tone, as well as through splenic neurohormonal modulation of the renal and mesenteric vascular beds. Splenic regulation of bl...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Hamza SM,Kaufman S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques to dissociate different sites or stores important for Ca2+ entry or release in smooth muscle include washouts of 45Ca in cold La3+ -substituted solutions. Scatchard-coordinate plots of Ca2+ uptake, substitution of Sr2+ for Ca2+, and both desaturation and rate coefficient plots. Rabbit aortic smooth muscle i...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Weiss GB,Karaki H,Murakami K

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in estrogen production are considered important in the sequence of events leading to parturition. We sought tissue-specific changes in the concentration of unconjugated estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2) in intrauterine fetal (amnion, chorion) and maternal (endometrium, myometrium) tissues during normal pregnancy...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Power SG,Challis JR

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglial inflammation, involved in the occurrence and development of sepsis-associated encephalopathy, exhibits upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine and proinflammatory enzyme expression, leading to inflammation-induced neuronal cell apoptosis. TIR domain containing adaptor molecule-2 (TICAM-2) participates in l...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Zhao Y,Yang X,Meng F,Li W

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infarct-like lesion induced by isoprenaline is a well-known model to study myocardial infarction (MI). Vitamin D has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Recent studies highlighted cross talk between vitamin D and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ). The present study was...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： El-Gohary OA,Allam MM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuations in the concentrations of cortisol and progesterone in fetal plasma, maternal plasma, and amniotic and allantoic fluids were measured in samples taken at 10-min intervals over a 90-min period from three groups of sheep sampled at different times during late pregnancy. During the last 30 days of gestation t...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Challis JR,Patrick JE,Cross J,Workewych J,Manchester E,Power S

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00