Concentration of guanidines in normal human plasma.

abstract：:1. Animal and human studies indicate that female sex hormones are protective against the development of coronary atherosclerosis. 2. Experiments on vascular smooth muscle cells suggest a direct effect of oestrogen on vascular tissue. Although oestrogen receptors (ER) in vascular tissues and an association between ER s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Baysal K,Losordo DW

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that serotonin (5HT) nerve endings in the dorsomedial medulla oblongata participate in the control of blood pressure was investigated in stroke-prone hypertensive rats and in normotensive rats. 5HT nerves were destroyed by injecting 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine bilaterally into the solitary tract nucleus. I...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Howe PR,Rogers PF,King RA,Smith RM

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The chronotropic and inotropic effects of the anti-anginal agent SG-75 (2-nicotinamidoethyl nitrate) and 1-verapamil were investigated in isolated blood-perfused canine atrial preparations. The compounds were administered via the cannulated sinus node artery. 2. SG-75 induced a selective negative inotropic as oppos...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Chiba S,Furukawa Y,Kobayashi M

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high-salt diet in rats has been shown to result in enhanced vasoconstrictor and/or reduced vasodilator responses of isolated arteries to agonists. The present experiments were designed to investigate the effects of dietary salt on the responses of the pressurized mesenteric resistance artery of the dog to constricto...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sofola O,Knill A,Myers D,Hainsworth R,Drinkhill M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In a number of species, high concentrations of angiotensin II (AngII) receptors have been found in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) in the hindbrain, which is an important region involved in the modulation of sympathetic vasomotor tone. The present review describes studies in which the contribution of angio...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Head GA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. To facilitate investigation of diverse rodent behaviours in rodents' home cages, we have developed an integrated modular platform, the SmartCage(™) system (AfaSci, Inc. Burlingame, CA, USA), which enables automated neurobehavioural phenotypic analysis and in vivo drug screening in a relatively higher-throughput and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Khroyan TV,Zhang J,Yang L,Zou B,Xie J,Pascual C,Malik A,Xie J,Zaveri NT,Vazquez J,Polgar W,Toll L,Fang J,Xie X

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Hepatic sulphobromophthalein (BSP) transport was studied in guinea-pigs pretreated intraperitoneally with 0.7 ml of diethyl maleate to depress hepatic glutathione levels. 2. Diethyl maleate depressed the hepatic transport of infused conjugated BSP from hepatocytes into bile without influencing hepatic uptake. 3. Un...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Whelan G

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The efficacy of coumarin (1,2-benzopyrone) was examined for the regulation of hyperthyroidism in female rats. 2. Coumarin was administered (10 mg/kg per day for 15 days) to l-thyroxine (L-T(4))-induced hyperthyroid as well as to euthyroid rats and changes in serum concentrations of thyroid hormones and in associate...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Panda S,Kar A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present study was designed to examine the cardiovascular effects of intravenously administered pcDNA3.1AM, a recombinant non-virus vector carrying a rat adrenomedullin (AM) gene translation fragment, in rats with chronic cardiac dysfunction induced by ligation of the left descending coronary artery. 2. Haemodyn...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang XF,Shao Y,Chen SW,Tian DZ,Huang GY,Huang Y,Yao T,Lu LM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Uridine monophosphate was tested in the conscious rat for natriuretic properties and an immunoperoxidase technique was used to localize uridine-containing compounds in the rat kidney. 2. Uridine monophosphate, infused in a moderate pressor dose, caused a significant natriuresis compared to the effect of control inf...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Macdonald G,Assef R,Watkins S,Burrell J

更新日期：1987-03-01 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. Poor perfusion of the kidneys and gut, and associated functional impairment, are major problems in the first days of life in very preterm infants. These complications can be associated with a substantial mortality and further problems such as reduced kidney growth and chronic renal problems in later childhood. 2. T...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Bennet L,Booth L,Malpas SC,Quaedackers JS,Jensen E,Dean J,Gunn AJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of diphenylene iodonium (DPI), an inhibitor of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-dependent oxidases (which generate superoxide anions), were studied on nitric oxide (NO)-mediated responses in isolated preparations of the rat aorta and anococcygeus muscle. 2. In aortic rings, the endoth...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Rand MJ,Li CG

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Inhibiting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system prevents left ventricular (LV) remodelling after myocardial infarction (MI). 2. The present study was designed to assess the effects of a combination of perindopril and losartan on LV remodelling, cardiac function and serum procollagen type III amino terminal pept...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Li L,Liu RY,Zhao XY,Zhang JY,Jia M,Lu PQ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. CYP2C19 is a polymorphism of cytochrome P450, which is responsible for the metabolism of many drugs. The genetic polymorphism shows interethnic variation and it has been demonstrated that the frequency of poor metabolizers (PM) and the distribution of alleles of CYP2C19 vary among Chinese ethnic nationalities. The ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang JH,Li PQ,Fu QY,Li QX,Cai WW

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on 28 reported patients, constant features of the syndrome of hypertension and hyperkalaemia are hyperkalaemia, hyperchloraemia, normal renal glomerular function and, in all adult patients, hypertension. Inconstant features include short stature, intellectual impairment and muscle weakness. Levels of renin and a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Gordon RD

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Two patients with angiotensin-responsive aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and one with adrenal cortical carcinoma demonstrated autonomous secretion of cortisol as well as of aldosterone. 2. The response of cortisol and of aldosterone to ACTH did not differentiate between the two APA which secreted cortisol and t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tunny TJ,Klemm SA,Gordon RD

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to investigate the structural requirements for the inhibition of 6-methyl-hydroxylation of the antitumour agent 5,6-dimethyl-xanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) by acridine analogues and use a CYP1A2 homology model to provide some insight into this interaction. 2. Concentrations causin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Paxton JW,Kestell P,Chiang D,Zhou S,Lewis DF

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Free radical-induced lipid peroxidation and changes in protein and nucleic acid structures can result in various human ailments, including ageing, neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. High body fat or dietary fat further enhances the free radical-mediated pathogenesis of various diseases. 2. In the present study...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ajith TA,Riji T,Anu V

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Despite the array of sophisticated imaging techniques available for biological applications, none of the standard biomedical techniques adequately provides the capability to measure motion and flow. Those techniques currently in use are particularly lacking in spatial and temporal resolution. 2. Herein, we introduc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Fouras A,Dusting J,Sheridan J,Kawahashi M,Hirahara H,Hourigan K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Iron overload contributes to the pathogenesis of various diseases and directly induces tissue injury. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between heart and liver injury induced by iron overload and cellular endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress to explore the molecular mechanism of iron overload-indu...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Lou LX,Geng B,Chen Y,Yu F,Zhao J,Tang CS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:  NADPH oxidases (Nox) are reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating enzymes that play important physiological roles in host defence and redox signalling. However, Nox activity is upregulated in the vascular wall during atherosclerosis and contributes to plaque formation by promoting oxidative stress and inflammation. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Rivera J,Walduck AK,Strugnell RA,Sobey CG,Drummond GR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. mu-Opioid receptor agonists mediate their central analgesic effects by actions on neurons within brain regions such as the mid-brain periaqueductal grey (PAG). Within the PAG, mu-opioid receptor-mediated analgesia results from inhibition of GABAergic influences on output projection neurons. We have established that...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Christie MJ,Connor M,Vaughan CW,Ingram SL,Bagley EE

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of endothelin-1 on the release of adrenal catecholamines was examined in anaesthetized dogs. 2. Splanchnic nerve stimulation (SNS) at 1 and 3 Hz was applied before and after the intravenous injection of endothelin-1. 3. Endothelin-1 (0.1 and 0.3 micrograms/kg) significantly enhanced the release of adrena...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Takeuchi A,Kimura T,Satoh S

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We have studied the role of kallikrein (KK) in the maintenance of renal function in chronic hypoxic rats (high altitude; HA), compared with control rats kept at sea level (SL). Hypoxia was induced by placing female Wistar rats (198-290 g) in an altitude chamber (5500 m) 15 h/day for 4 weeks. Experiments were also c...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Chen CF,Chen LW,Chien CT,Wu MS,Tsai TJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of dietary sodium on blood pressure and levels of sodium, other electrolytes and noradrenaline (NA) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood of 15 patients with essential hypertension were studied. The CSF and blood sampling was carried out after 7 days of a high salt intake (16-18 g/day) and after 7 ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kawano Y,Yoshida K,Kawamura M,Yoshimi H,Ashida T,Abe H,Imanishi M,Kimura G,Kojima S,Kuramochi M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We previously reported that volatile anaesthetics produce incidences of a transient opisthotonus in mice, a sign of CNS stimulation. This study was performed to investigate mechanisms by which enflurane-induced opisthotonus (EIO) occurs. 2. The effects of pretreatment of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists dizo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Komatsu H,Nogaya J,Ueki M,Yokono S,Ogli K

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Recent reports have described the role of osteocalcin in glucose metabolism and glycaemic variability has been proven to be associated with an increased risk of diabetes complications. However, the relationship between osteocalcin and glycaemic variability remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to examin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Bao YQ,Zhou M,Zhou J,Lu W,Gao YC,Pan XP,Tang JL,Lu HJ,Jia WP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Enzymatic bioremediation is potentially a rapid method of removing environmental pesticide residues. Applications include the treatment of residues resulting from agricultural production and processing industries, such as the treatment of irrigation waters, surface-contaminated fruit and vegetables and spent dip li...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sutherland TD,Horne I,Weir KM,Coppin CW,Williams MR,Selleck M,Russell RJ,Oakeshott JG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. UbcH10 is the cancer-related E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, and its overexpression has been demonstrated in a variety of malignancies. The aim of the present study is to silence UbcH10 gene by RNA interference (RNAi) and to observe its inhibitory effect on the colorectal cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo. 2...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Chen SM,Jiang CY,Wu JY,Liu B,Chen YJ,Hu CJ,Liu XX

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00