Effects of an orally active vasopressin V1 receptor antagonist.

abstract：:1. The present study was designed to determine the effects of ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B and quercetin on CYP3A protein expression and enzyme activity in primary cultures of human hepatocytes. 2. Hepatocytes were pretreated with ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B and quercetin (at 1, 3, 10 and 30 micromol/L) for 48 h and then...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： He N,Cai HB,Xie HG,Collins X,Edeki TI,Strom SC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a progressively fatal form of cancer originating from the malignant transformation of hepatic biliary cholangiocytes. The present study reports for the first time in vitro growth inhibitory activities of β-eudesmol, the bioactive sesquiterpenoid present in the rhizome of Atractylodes lancea...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Mathema VB,Chaijaroenkul W,Karbwang J,Na-Bangchang K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Endothelial dysfunction is seen in patients with essential hypertension or congestive heart failure (CHF). The present study aimed to evaluate the direct effect on endothelium- dependent vasodilation (EDV) of different pharmacological drugs commonly used in the treatment of these conditions. 2. Forearm blood flow (...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Mühlen BV,Millgård J,Lind L

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responses of the toad isolated rectus abdominis muscle to cumulative doses of carbachol were recorded in the absence or presence of varying concentrations of cimetidine or ranitidine. The corresponding cumulative log concentration-response curves for carbachol were then plotted for each antagonist studied. Cimetidine ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Gwee MC,Cheah LS,Shoon ML

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Epidemiological evidence indicates that low birthweight increases the risk of a number of adult-onset diseases. It is now apparent that many babies with a low birthweight may have been subjected to a combination of reduced growth rates in utero as well as preterm birth. However, the long-term effects of preterm bir...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Cock ML,Camm EJ,Louey S,Joyce BJ,Harding R

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The possibility that the anticonvulsant activity of the benzodiazepines, diazepam and clobazam, is related to changes in EEG parameters, particularly beta activity, was investigated in amygdaloid kindled rats. 2. The effects of diazepam (1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 mumols/kg), administered intraperitoneally (i.p.), clobazam ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Harris QL,Lewis SJ,Young NA,Vajda FJ,Jarrott B

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Whole-cell patch recordings were made from antidromically identified sympathetic preganglionic neurons (SPN) of immature rat spinal cord slices. Bath application of nociceptin (0.1-1 micromol/L) suppressed excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSP) and hyperpolarized a population of SPN; these effects were naloxone ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Brailoiu GC,Lai CC,Chen CT,Hwang LL,Lin HH,Dun NJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Pyruvate has been shown to enhance the contractile performance of cardiac muscle when provided as an alternative substrate to glucose. The aims of the present study were to determine whether the inotropic effects of pyruvate are due to increased mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) and to compare the effect...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Mellors LJ,Kotsanas G,Wendt IR

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) has long been recognized as playing a vital role in blood pressure (BP) regulation due to its involvement in fluid balance. The genes encoding the three ENaC subunits are likewise important contributors to hypertension, both in rare monogenic diseases and in the general population....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Büsst CJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present experiments were performed in order to study the role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in the altered action potential and contraction of ventricular myocardium obtained from myopathic Syrian hamster and explanted human hearts (n = 8). The hamsters included age-matched healthy hamsters (F1B; n = 18), ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wei J,Liu HC,Lee FY,Lee MS,Huang CY,Pan HP,Lin CI

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present study examined the cytosolic Ca(2+) regulatory machinery involved in the vasorelaxation produced by petasin, a sesquiterpene isolated from Petasites formosanus. 2. Aortic rings isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to petasin (0.01-100 micromol/L) to elucidate its vascular effects on isometric ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang GJ,Lin YL,Chen CH,Wu XC,Liao JF,Ren J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the role of deferasirox therapeutic drug monitoring in order to avoid toxicity or treatment failure. Plasma concentrations, measured between two consecutive liver iron determinations, were determined at the end of dosing interval. Fifty-four β-thalassemic adult patients were enrolled: 50% were males; medi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Allegra S,Massano D,De Francia S,Longo F,Piccione F,Pirro E,Cusato J,D'Avolio A,Piga A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In the present study, we examined whether the nuclear transcription factor (NF)-kappaB activity plays a role in the determination of sensitivity to tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha or agonistic Fas antibody (Ab) in human vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMC). 2. To inhibit agonist-induced NF-kappaB activation in h...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Imanishi T,Hano T,Takarada S,Nishio I

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the changes in left and right ventricular functions of children with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) and to determine the efficacy of surgical treatment for OSAHS in children. The subjects included 20 normal controls and 55 children of OSAHS with adenoid and/or tonsil h...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Mu H,Liu J,Gong K,Li D,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Ambulatory monitoring provides a unique opportunity for studying the temporal relationships between lifestyle factors and blood pressure (BP). These include physical activity, mental activity, environmental stressors, substances ingested for pleasure such as smoking, alcohol and caffeine, and nutrition. 2. Changes ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Pickering TG,Schwartz JE,James GD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Stimulation of the mesolimbic dopamine system, by micro-injection of the substance P analogue [pGlu5,MePhe8,Sar9] substance P (DiMe-C7) into the ventral tegmental area induced a prolonged increase in blood pressure and circulating levels of vasopressin. 2. In the present study, this treatment produced a significant...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： van den Buuse M,Wilks DP,Cornish JL

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effects of the Class I anti-arrhythmic drugs quinidine, procainamide, lidocaine, phenytoin and tocainide on mitochondrial lactate dehydrogenase activity were compared in guinea-pig heart preparations. 2. All the tested drugs inhibited the enzyme activity in a concentration-dependent fashion, exhibiting varying ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Dzimiri N,Almotrefi AA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabinoid inverse agonists possess antidepressant-like properties, but the mechanism of this action is unknown. Numerous studies have reported the interaction between opioid and cannabinoid pathways. In this study, acute foot-shock stress was used in mice to investigate the involvement of the opioid pathway in the a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ostadhadi S,Haj-Mirzaian A,Nikoui V,Kordjazy N,Dehpour AR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. NBPA is a derivative of 3-n-butylpathalide isolated from Apium granolens Linn. 2. At concentrations ranging from 6 x 10(-6) to 10(-6) mol/L, NBPA inhibited the L-type calcium current in guinea-pig myocardial cells and cultured human neuroblastoma cells. 3. At 10(-6) mol/L, NBPA markedly inhibited calcium-dependent ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Zhang J,Peng X,Wei G,Su D

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Oxidative stress (OS) is a biological entity indicated as being responsible for several pathologies, including diabetes. Diabetes can also be associated with human cirrhosis. Portal hypertension (PH), a major syndrome in cirrhosis, produces hyperdynamic splanchnic circulation and hyperaemia. The present study was d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Evelson P,Llesuy S,Filinger E,Rodriguez RR,Lemberg A,Scorticati C,Susemihl M,Villareal I,Polo JM,Peredo H,Perazzo JC

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Trophoblast invasion during embryo implantation in some aspects resembles tumour cell invasion but, unlike tumour cells, trophoblast cells are able to differentiate and establish a placenta. Because direct cell-cell communication is believed to be involved in growth control and differentiation, we have investigated...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Winterhager E,Reuss B,Hellmann P,Spray DC,Gruemmer R

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The development of microneurography, in which an insulated tungsten microelectrode is inserted into an accessible peripheral or cranial nerve in awake human subjects, has allowed detailed analyses of the signalling capacities of single mechanoreceptive afferents from the skin, muscles and joints. For example, we kn...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Macefield VG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The effect of endothelin on phosphatidylinositol turnover in rat atria was investigated by measuring the generation of inositol phosphates following [3H]-inositol labelling. 2. In the presence of 10 mmol/L LiCl, endothelin caused dose-dependent increases in the accumulation of inositol mono, bis and trisphosphates ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kuraja IJ,Woodcock EA

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Schizophrenia is a chronic, disabling brain disease that affects approximately 1% of the world's population. It is characterized by delusions, hallucinations and formal thought disorder, together with a decline in socio-occupational functioning. While the causes for schizophrenia remain unknown, evidence from famil...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Mowry BJ,Nancarrow DJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Pericytes are cells of microvessels (arterioles, capillaries and venules) that wrap around endothelial cells. They are most abundant on venules and are common on capillaries. 2. The pericyte population is highly variable between different tissues and organs, probably in a manner reflecting postarteriolar hydrostati...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sims DE

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in rats have shown that neomycin administration attenuates certain types of adrenocortical steroid dependent hypertension, including ACTH hypertension. The effects of oral neomycin on ACTH induced hypertension were examined in conscious sheep. Neomycin has no effect on the blood pressure or metabolic responses...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tresham J,Coghlan JP,Denton DA,Scoggins BA,Whitworth JA

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tiron functions as an effective antioxidant alleviating the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) or the acute toxic metal overload. Previous studies have shown that cardiac myocyte apoptosis can be effectively inhibited by tiron administration in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats, primary neonatal rat ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Jiang P,Zhang D,Qiu H,Yi X,Zhang Y,Cao Y,Zhao B,Xia Z,Wang C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) dalteparin is used, for example, to prevent primary venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing surgery or in medically ill patients. The anticoagulant activity of dalteparin can be monitored by measuring anti-factor Xa levels and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Feuring M,Wehling M,Schultz A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present review reports some of the earliest physiological changes that occur in the diabetic retina prior to any clinical or anatomical changes in an animal model of diabetes. 2. Using chemically induced diabetes (by streptozotocin) in rats, retinal blood flow and vitreal and retinal oxygen tension were determi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Alder VA,Su EN,Yu DY,Cringle SJ,Yu PK

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy promotes cell survival or induces apoptosis in cancer cells. While SIRT1 and AMPK induce autophagy in both normal and cancer cells, Akt and mTOR can inhibit it. Calycosin, a methoxyisoflavone, protects against several types of solid tumours including colorectal cancer. However, the mechanisms behind the anti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： El-Kott AF,Al-Kahtani MA,Shati AA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00