Anti-arrhythmic effects of a new calcium antagonist, monatepil, AJ-2615, in experimental arrhythmic models [corrected].

abstract：:1. The present study compared the binding and functional characteristics of tachykinin NK2 receptors in human detrusor muscle with those in human colon circular muscle. 2. In radioligand binding studies, similar KD values were observed for tachykinin NK2 receptor radioligands [125I]-neurokinin (NK) A, [125I]-[Lys5,Tyr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Warner FJ,Miller RC,Burcher E

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Infusion of increasing doses of angiotensin II (AII) in normal subjects sequentially increased blood pressure, aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) levels. 2. The slope of ANP response to AII was positively correlated with basal ANP and with the slope of blood pressure response to AII (pressor slope) bu...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Finn WL,Tunny TJ,Klemm SA,Ryan SJ,Gordon RD

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In the present study, we investigated aqueous extracts of Anoectochilus formosanus (AFE) for antihyperglycaemic and anti-oxidant effects in diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin (STZ). 2. Diabetic rats were randomly divided into groups and treated orally by gavage with vehicle (distilled water) or AFE (1 and 2 g/...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Shih CC,Wu YW,Lin WC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Investigations of the role of cAMP in the stimulation of the steroidogenesis of zona glomerulosa (ZG) cells by increased extracellular K+ concentration are reviewed. 2. Possible reasons for discrepancies in the results of different investigators on whether K+ increases the cAMP content or output of ZG tissue or dis...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tait JF,Tait SA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The acute effects of captopril on blood pressure, renin, angiotensin, bradykinin and catecholamines were examined in patients with essential (n = 10, Group 1), accelerated (n = 6, Group 2) and renal hypertension (n = 14, Group 3). 2. Blood pressure showed little change in Group 1, fell significantly in Group 2, wit...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： McGrath BP,Matthews PG,Johnston CI

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Renomedullary interstitial cells (RMIC), abundant throughout the medulla of the kidney, have been demonstrated to have binding sites for many vasoactive peptides, including atrial natriuretic peptide, endothelin, angiotensin II and bradykinin (BK). These observations would support the hypothesis that interactions b...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Dean R,Maric C,Aldred GP,Casley D,Zhuo J,Harris P,Alcorn D,Mendelsohn FA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy has been implicated in the reduction of baroreflex sensitivity present in hypertension. The aim of the current study was to investigate the mean arterial pressure-heart rate reflex (MAP-HR) in a model which induced left ventricular hypertrophy but no sustained blood pressure elevat...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kingwell BA,Krause L,Julius S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Levodopa markedly reduces parkinsonism during the first years of treatment. However, with continued therapy the response to levodopa becomes erratic and is complicated by involuntary movements. To improve the therapy of parkinsonism, the challenge is to understand why fluctuations in response develop and, once deve...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Nutt JG

更新日期：1995-11-01 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. beta(3)-Adrenoceptors (AR) have been reported to be present in numerous species, where they mediate multiple responses. 2. The aim of the present study was to determine whether beta(3)-AR are present in intact rat heart and the functional implications of beta(3)-AR stimulation. The response to the cardiac beta(3)-A...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Barbier J,Mouas C,Rannou-Bekono F,Carré F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic inflammation mediated by overactive type 1 helper T cell (Th1) responses could exacerbate and perpetuate Crohn's disease. Programmed death (PD)-1 and its ligand PD-L1 pathway could be upregulated to suppress inflammation. We wondered why this pathway is ineffective at suppressing pathogenic Th1 inflammation...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ma F,Zhao M,Song Z,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of αB-crystallin (CryαB), a small heat shock protein abundantly expressed in cardiac and skeletal muscles, are known to cause desmin-related myopathies. The CryαB R120G allele has been linked to a familial desminopathy and, in transgenic mice, causes a sudden death at about 28 weeks of age. To investigate th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Jiao Q,Sanbe A,Zhang X,Liu JP,Minamisawa S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Arterial baroreceptor denervation produces acute hypertension, but chronically denervated animals have an average arterial pressure that is similar to that of baroreceptor intact animals. 2. Although cardiopulmonary baroreceptors and renal compensations have been suggested to mediate the restoration of a normal ave...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sved AF,Schreihofer AM,Kost CK Jr

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Gastric emptying studies in small laboratory animals are hampered by the deficiency of a technique that is non-invasive and repeatable. The aim of the present study was to adapt the non-invasive [13C]-octanoic acid breath test, which has been validated in humans, to assess both liquid and solid gastric emptying in ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Symonds EL,Butler RN,Omari TI

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2), present in capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons, induces gastric mucus secretion and mucosal cytoprotection. 2. We studied the possible cross-talk between PAR2 and vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1). The VR1 antagonist capsazepine partially inhibited the PAR2-mediated increase in gastri...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kawabata A,Kinoshita M,Kuroda R,Kakehi K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia are the resident immune cells within the brain and retina, commonly known as the macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia survey the surrounding milieu to eliminate invading microbes, clear cellular debris and enforce programmed cell death by removing apoptotic cells. Complementary to their...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： McCarthy CA,Widdop RE,Deliyanti D,Wilkinson-Berka JL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The calcineurin inhibitor cyclosporine is widely used to prevent allograft rejection after solid organ transplantation. It has a narrow therapeutic index and shows considerable interindividual differences in its pharmacokinetics. Interindividual differences in the activity and expression of the metabolising enzymes...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Hu YF,Qiu W,Liu ZQ,Zhu LJ,Liu ZQ,Tu JH,Wang D,Li Z,He J,Zhong GP,Zhou G,Zhou HH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:KISS1 and KISS1R, a novel pair of metastasis suppressors, are likely to be associated with the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, a meta-analysis was performed to study the role of KISS1 and KISS1R in CRC. Heterogeneity, stability and publication bias were all estimated. Six publications describing a total of...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang XQ,Fang PF,Zhang C,Xu YY,Song XB,Liang J,Xia QR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present report documents evidence suggesting that endothelin (ET) is a mediator and modulator of post-ganglionic sympathetic neuronal development. 2. Endothelin is produced by post-ganglionic neurons and by cells adjacent to these neurons. 3. Post-ganglionic sympathetic neurons express functional receptors for ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Damon DH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension leads to electrophysiological changes in the heart. Chronic exercise induced by a treadmill-running programme (TRP) is considered a potential non-pharmacological treatment for hypertension and may have implications in heart remodelling. However, it is not known whether the TRP is able to improve the elect...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Roman-Campos D,Carneiro-Júnior MA,Prímola-Gomes TN,Silva KA,Quintão-Júnior JF,Gondim AN,Duarte HL,Cruz JS,Natali AJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The endogenous production of and/or the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is decreased in pulmonary hypertensive diseases. L-arginine (L-arg) is the substrate for NO synthase (NOS). L-arg is transported into cells via the cationic amino acid transporters (CAT), of which there are two isoforms in endothelial cell...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Cui H,Chen B,Chicoine LG,Nelin LD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The objectives of the study were to establish that inhibition of neuronal differentiation in culture (assessed by neurite outgrowth) can be used as a broad spectrum in vitro measure of neurotoxicity. 2. To establish whether a rapid measure of neurite outgrowth could be used. Thus the study examined the relationship...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Abdulla EM,Calaminici M,Campbell IC

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

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：:1. The spinal sympathetic outflow (C7-T2) of pithed male Wistar rats was electrically stimulated (30-50 V, 0.5 ms, 0.1-1.0 Hz) and heart rate and arterial blood pressure were recorded. D-Tubocurarine (1 mg/kg) and atropine (1 mg/kg) were administered intravenously (i.v.) to reduce voluntary and parasympathetic nerve a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Rechtman MP,King RG,Boura AL

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of naloxone on contractility and cardiac rhythm were studied in the rat isolated perfused heart during myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion. Pretreatment of the rat isolated perfused heart with naloxone abolished the reduction in left ventricular pressures and attenuated greatly the arrhythmias due to myoc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Zhan ZY,Lee AY,Wong TM

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of inactive renin during incubation of human plasma with puff adder venom at pH 7.4 was found to be a complex process. Gel filtration on Sephacryl S-200 indicated that the venom contains a major peak of caseinolytic and renin-activating activity of low molecular weight. This enzyme was a metalloproteina...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Morris BJ,Lawrence CH,Catanzaro DF

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan in the basal lamina of smooth muscle cells is important in the maintenance of the 'contractile', high volume fraction of myofilaments (Vvmyo) phenotype. The mechanism by which this occurs may involve the continuous internalization of heparan sulfate by the smooth muscle cells themselves...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Campbell JH,Campbell GR

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In infants, promethazine has been implicated in the pathogenesis of sleep apnoea, apparent life threatening events (ALTE) and the Sudden Infant Death syndrome (SIDS). The aim of the present study was to investigate, in a neonatal animal, the effects of a commonly used promethazine-containing medication on airway pr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： McKelvey GM,Post EJ,Wood AK,Jeffery HE

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:1. Telomeres (ends of chromosomes) undergo constant remodelling during cell development, proliferation and differentiation, as well as in neoplastic cell immortalization and transformation. How the cellular microenvironment influences telomere remodelling (lengthening or shortening) remains largely unknown. 2. Recentl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Liu JP,Nicholls C,Chen SM,Li H,Tao ZZ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00