Demonstration of alpha-adrenoceptor antagonism by the 5HT2 antagonist, ketanserin (R49945), in sheep.

abstract：:1. Pharmacological compounds that release nitric oxide (NO) have been useful tools in the evaluation of the broad role of NO in physiopathology and therapeutics. The present study compared the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of enalapril and an NO-releasing enalapril molecule (NCX899) in conscious male beagles. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Okuyama CE,Mendes GD,Faro R,Rezende VM,Lagos RM,Astigarraga RE,Antunes E,De Nucci G

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In guinea-pig isolated atria, angiotensin I and angiotensin II produced concentration dependent increases in the rate of spontaneous beating and in the release of noradrenaline produced by field stimulation of sympathetic nerves. In rat isolated caudal artery preparations, both angiotensin I and angiotensin II had dir...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ziogas J,Story DF,Rand MJ

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In rats, inhibition of type IV phosphodiesterase (PDE4) attenuates acute renal failure and early (hours) mortality induced by high-dose endotoxin. Because it is unlikely that protection of renal function accounts for improved early survivability, most likely PDE4 inhibition exerts multiple beneficial effects in end...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tofovic SP,Zacharia LC,Carcillo JA,Jackson EK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of cicletanine, a novel antihypertensive agent with natriuretic activity, on blood pressure and progression of renal failure of 5/6 nephrectomized spontaneously hypertensive rats with salt loading was examined. 2. All nephrectomized rats were randomly assigned to one of four groups and their diet was cha...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Nakamoto H,Suzuki H,Ohishi A,Katsumata H,Sakaguchi H,Saruta T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Stretch-induced muscle injury results in the damage that causes reduced force and increased membrane permeability. This muscle damage is caused, in part, by ionic entry through stretch-activated channels and blocking these channels with Gd3+ or streptomycin reduces the force deficit associated with damage. 2. Dystr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Yeung EW,Allen DG

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO), a major modulator of vascular tone, is synthesized from the terminal guanidino nitrogen of L-arginine. This reaction is inhibited by analogues of L-arginine, such as N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). Many of the biological effects of NO are mediated by the second messe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Boger RH,Bode-Boger SM,Gerecke U,Gutzki FM,Tsikas D,Frolich JC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of inflammatory changes on the absorption of different-sized probes and their permeability ratios are poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of a pharmacological agent on the permeability of the gut mucosa to saccharidic probes of larger and smaller molecular weight. P...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sequeira IR,Lentle RG,Kruger MC,Hurst RD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental growth factor (PlGF) is decreased in early gestation of pregnant women who subsequently develop pre-eclampsia. In this study, pre-emptive treatment with PlGF to prevent pre-eclampsia was evaluated in an in vivo rodent model of experimental pre-eclampsia (EPE) induced by TNF-α and in an in vitro model of huma...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Chau K,Bobek G,Xu B,Stait-Gardner T,Price W,Hennessy A,Makris A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The concentration of methylguanidine and guanidinosuccinic acid has been measured in normal human plasma and discrepancies between various published methods for measuring methylguanidine have been resolved. Previous methods have been modified to allow these guanidines, together with guanidinoacetic acid and creatin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Lazdins I,Dawborn JK

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both opiates and dopamine play important roles in learning and memory. Although synergistic action between these two neurotransmitters has been found, their functional roles remain unclear. Here, low dose morphine (2.5 mg/kg) and low dose dopamine receptor agonists (apomorphine 0.05 mg/kg; SKF38393 0.01 mg/kg; bromocr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Chen Y,Fu Y,An Y,Cao J,Wang J,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of CPU0213, a dual endothelin ET(A)/ET(B) receptor antagonist, and nifedipine, a calcium antagonist, in relieving pulmonary hypertension (PH). Both endothelin receptor and calcium antagonists have been reported to be effective in alleviating the remodelling of...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Cui B,Cheng YS,Dai DZ,Li N,Zhang TT,Dai Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In order to explore the mechanisms responsible for the hypernoradrenergic innervation of the vasculature in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) the tissue content of nerve growth factor messenger ribonucleic acid (NGFmRNA) was examined. 2. The concentration of NGFmRNA was markedly elevated in mesenteric veins ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Falckh PH,Harkin LA,Head RJ

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently available chemotherapeutic regimens against gastric cancer are not very effective, leading to high recurrence and poor survival. Resveratrol is a naturally occurring polyphenol with potent apoptosis-inducing activity. However, the mechanism underlying its actions remains unknown. In the present study, hu...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang Z,Li W,Meng X,Jia B

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness and reliability of a portable indirect calorimeter (Metavine; Vine, Tokyo, Japan). 2. We measured energy expenditure (EE) of elderly people (n = 191) at nursing homes using both Metavine and an authorized indirect calorimeter (Deltatrac Metabolic Monitor; ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kato M,Tajika M,Miwa Y,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Ion gradients across the cell membrane are important for proper cellular communication and homeostasis. With the exception of erythrocytes, chloride (Cl), one of the most important free anions in animal cells, is not distributed at thermodynamic equilibrium across the plasma membrane. The K-Cl cotransporter (COT), ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Gagnon KB,Fyffe RE,Adragna NC,Lauf PK

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kidney has a unique environment that results in relatively low tissue oxygen tension (Po2). However, recent studies have shown that renal hypoxia is more severe during hypertension and may reflect changes in the way O2 is used. The present review summarizes studies that explore the relationship between renal oxyge...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Welch WJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Plasma drug levels and blood pressure changes produced by a single 2 mg oral dose of prazosin were determined in nine hypertensive patients. 2. Regression analysis showed that there was a high degree of correlation between plasma prazosin concentration and change in mean blood pressure. 3. There were marked differe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Stokes GS,Monaghan JC,MacCarthy EP,Oates HF

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Infections and related sepsis are two of the most prevalent issues in the care of critically ill patients, with mortality as high as 70%. Appropriate antibiotic selection, as well as adequate dosing, is important to improve the clinical outcome for these patients. 2. β-Lactams are the most common antibiotic class u...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sinnollareddy MG,Roberts MS,Lipman J,Roberts JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Phytoncides are volatile substances released mainly from trees. We studied whether phytoncides can reduce stress responses in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP). 2. Under the restraint stress, SHRSP exposed to phytoncides showed lower blood pressure than those without the exposure (186.8 +/- 3.9 v...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kawakami K,Kawamoto M,Nomura M,Otani H,Nabika T,Gonda T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Heterogeneity in the receptors for the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has been apparent for nearly 20 years. This is most clearly manifested in the observation of CGRP(8-37)-sensitive and -insensitive populations of CGRP-activated receptors. The pA(2) values for CGRP(8-37) in excess of 7 are wi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Hay DL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The role of the arterial and cardiac baroreceptors on the arginine vasopressin (AVP) and plasma renin activity (PRA) responses to haemorrhage was studied in conscious rabbits. They were bled at a rate of approximately 3% of their blood volume (BV)/min, both when the autonomic nervous system (ANS) was intact and dur...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Courneya CA,Korner PI,Oliver JR,Woods RL

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. While it is believed that the mammalian distal nephron is not involved in uric acid transport, this has not been directly evaluated. Nevertheless, some studies are consistent with significant distal nephron transport. 2. As uric acid transport in man may be similar to the rat, undirectional uric acid permeability w...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ray C,Carney S,Morgan T

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. To determine whether total interruption of the local cardiac renin-angiotensin system by angiotensin II (AngII) receptor antagonist limits myocardial ischaemia, intracoronary (i.c.) or intravenous (i.v.) infusion of AngII receptor antagonists was compared in ischaemic dogs. 2. Dogs subjected to 90 min coronary arte...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： So T,Nakashima Y,Imamura M,Arakawa K

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) is an enzyme that participates in the wound healing process. Aspirin, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, simultaneously inhibits the aromatase activity of COX-1 and COX-2 isoforms, which is needed for prostaglandin synthesis. The aim of the present study was to determine whether aspirin, and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： dos Santos JS,Monte-Alto-Costa A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of peripheral chemoreceptor activation on myocardial contractility in an anaesthetic-free decerebrated rat preparation. 2. In the decerebrated and retrogradely perfused working heart-brainstem preparation, we recorded phrenic nerve activity, left ventricular ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Braga VA,Zoccal DB,Soriano RN,Antunes VR,Paton JF,Machado BH,Nalivaiko E

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has the therapeutic potential to improve renal fibrosis and proteinuria in rodents with chronic kidney disease. In contrast, long-term administration of human HGF to normal rats reportedly elicits proteinuria. Thus, the role of HGF during proteinuria remains contentious. The aim of th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Mizuno S,Ikebuchi F,Fukuta K,Kato T,Matsumoto K,Adachi K,Abe T,Nakamura T

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common non-hematological primary bony malignancy in children and young adults with tumor metastasis being a common event at diagnosis. Understanding the pathogenesis of metastatic osteosarcoma may help identify potential therapeutic targets. In this study, we found that the level of microRNA-6...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Jiao GJ,Zhang SJ,Li Y,Wu WL,Liu HC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We tested the effects of intravenous infusions of angiotensin II (AngII; 300 ng/kg per min) and the vasopressin V1 receptor agonist [Phe2,Ile3,Orn8]-vasopressin (30 ng/kg per min) on regional kidney perfusion in an extracorporeal circuit model in anaesthetized rabbits in which renal artery pressure (RAP) can be set...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Evans RG,Correia AG,Weekes SR,Madden AC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) and nuclear receptor related-1 (Nurr1) play pivotal roles in the development and survival of dopaminergic neurons, and deficiencies in these genes may be involved in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. Recently, anthelminthic benzimidazoles were shown to promote HIF-1α tran...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kandil EA,Sayed RH,Ahmed LA,Abd El Fattah MA,El-Sayeh BM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Insulin-liposomes of four different lipid combinations were given intragastrically to normal rats on twenty occasions and to diabetic rats on 164 occasions. 2. Normal rats showed no hypoglycaemic response to either sonicated or unsonicated liposomes. 3. Diabetic rats failed to respond to sonicated liposomes but six...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Shenfield GM,Hill JC

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00