Oestrogen receptors and cardiovascular disease.

abstract：:This study investigates the effect of chronic consumption of a high-fat diet rich in corn oil (CO-HFD) on atrial cells ultrastructure, antioxidant levels and markers of intrinsic cell death of both control and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)-induced rats. Adult male rats (10 rats/group) were divided into four groups: ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Eid RA,Eleawa SM,Alkhateeb MA,Aldera H,Zaki MSA,Al-Shraim M,Saeed MA,El-Kott AF,Alaa Eldeen M,Alassiri M,Alshehri MM,Salem Al-Shudiefat AA,Khalil MA

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:1. Angiotensin (Ang) II plays a major role in vascular remodelling. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are involved in the tissue remodelling processes. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether AngII modulates TIMP-2 expression in rat aortic smooth muscle cells in vivo....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Castoldi G,di Gioia CR,Travaglini C,Busca G,Redaelli S,Bombardi C,Stella A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. To elucidate the physiological role of nitric oxide (NO) in regulating vascular tone, the effects of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an NO synthase inhibitor, on the vasoconstrictor response to noradrenaline (NA) in rat caudal artery was examined. 2. NG-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester significantly potenti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kwon YM,Shinozuka K,Kagota S,Yamaguchi Y,Nakamura K,Kunitomo M

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The endothelin (ET) system and NADPH oxidase play important roles in the regulation of cardiovascular function, as well as in the pathogenesis of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. 2. Endothelins activate NADPH oxidases and thereby increase superoxide production, resulting in oxidative stress and cardi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Dammanahalli KJ,Sun Z

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent endocrine disorder worldwide. Citrulline is an α-amino acid, which is abundant in watermelon, and a precursor of arginine and nitric oxide. Decreased bioavailability of nitric oxide is associated with insulin resistance. The present systematic review focused on the existing ev...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Azizi S,Mahdavi R,Vaghef-Mehrabany E,Maleki V,Karamzad N,Ebrahimi-Mameghani M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The concentration of renin and angiotensinogen (Ao) and the activity of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) was measured in the ascites fluid of nephrotic rats obtained 8 days after puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) injection. 2. Ascites fluid, serum and urine proteins of these rats were analysed by sodium dodecyl ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Cruz C,Correa-Rotter R,Mézquita C,Medina-Campos ON,Pedraza-Chaverrí J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of dopamine (DA) in the hypotensive and renal effects of L-arginine during extracellular fluid volume expansion (10% bodyweight). 2. Animals were randomized to non-expanded and expanded groups. Both groups received different treatments: L-arginine (250 mg/kg,...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Costa Mde L,Loria A,Marchetti M,Balaszczuk AM,Arranz CT

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The field of extracellular nucleotides and purinoceptors has undergone a resurgence of interest and enthusiasm in the past decade. More and more investigators are probing the physiological and pathophysiological roles of P2 receptors in virtually every organ system, including the kidney. 2. With this renewed intere...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Inscho EW

更新日期：2001-04-01 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. Muscle injury (rhabdomyolysis) is one of the causes of acute renal failure (ARF). Iron, free radicals and nitric oxide (NO) play a critical role in the pathogenesis of glycerol-induced myoglobinuric ARF. L-Carnitine is an anti-oxidant and prevents the accumulation of end-products of lipid peroxidation. Therefore, t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Aydogdu N,Atmaca G,Yalcin O,Taskiran R,Tastekin E,Kaymak K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper attempts to provide a short review of the evidence for: 1. Increased platelet production of thromboxane A2 and reduced vascular production of prostacyclin in the human and also animal models of diabetes. 2. Reduced depressor responsiveness to arachidonic acid of anaesthetized alloxan- and streptozotocin-ind...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Hodgson WC,Sikorski BW,King RG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. There are hundreds of commercially available microcomputer statistics packages, ranging from the very cheap and elementary to the very expensive and complex, and from the very general to the very specialized. This review covers only those that appear to be popular with biomedical investigators who deal with fairly ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ludbrook J

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA plays an integral role in the development of atherosclerosis. Our study aimed to investigate the roles of miR-599 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endothelial damage in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). HUVECs were transfected with a miR-599 mimic and negative control, and then exposed to LP...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang J,Du A,Wang H,Li Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：: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：:In an attempt to study the effects of thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs and iodide on the conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3), the liver was obtained from normal, hypothyroid and hyperthyroid rats treated with T4 or T3 . T4 was incubated with liver homogenates and generated T3 was measured. 1. The ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Aizawa T,Yamada T

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present review describes the actions of sensory neuropeptides on the contractility of the rat and guinea-pig prostate gland and discusses the differences in sensitivity of the smooth muscle of the prostates taken from these species to these neuropeptides. 2. Nerve fibres immunoreactive for the tachykinins subst...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ventura S,Lau WA,Buljubasich S,Pennefather JN

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present review focuses on the cytotoxic effects of iodinated contrast media (CM) that are shared by all types of CM. 2. Although the clinical nephrotoxicity of CM has been progressively improved, all currently available CM still possess a level of cytotoxicity, which is probably caused by iodine. 3. The toxicit...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sendeski MM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Ghrelin is a multifunctional peptide hormone that affects various processes, including growth hormone and insulin release, appetite regulation, gut motility, metabolism and cancer cell proliferation. Ghrelin is produced in the stomach and in other normal and pathological cell types. It may act as an endocrine or au...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Seim I,Amorim L,Walpole C,Carter S,Chopin LK,Herington AC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present study aimed to determine the feasibility of conducting a 5 year cardiovascular outcome trial of the treatment of 6000 elderly hypertensive patients in Australian general practices. 2. General practitioners (GPs) were invited to participate by mail and personal follow-up. Patient records were reviewed to...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Reid CM,Nelson M,Beckinsale P,Ryan P,Wing LM,Beilin LJ,Brown MA,Jennings GL,Johnston CI,Marley J,McNeil JJ,Morgan TO,Shaw J,Steven ID,West MJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The haemodynamic and metabolic effects of oral intake of approximately 30 mg/kg per day N-nitro-L-arginine (NOLA) were examined in sham and adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH, 0.5 mg/kg per day) treated conscious Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 33). 2. NOLA administration produced an increase in systolic blood pressure of 24 +/- ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Li M,Dusting GJ,Whitworth JA

更新日期：1992-10-01 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. The role of cardiac reflexes in baroreflex control mechanisms and the changes that occur in chronic hypertension is reviewed. The rapid resetting properties of the arterial baroreceptors ensures its role in short-term rather than long-term control of blood pressure. 2. In hypertensive humans and animals, the barore...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Head GA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Altered calcium regulation has been observed in experimental and human hypertension. In this study erythrocyte (RBC) intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) was compared in conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and their normotensive controls (WKY) at rest and after injection of the dihydropyridine ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Morris MJ,David-Dufilho M,Devynck MA

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol-induced hypertension is well recognized with clear evidence for a direct pressor effect of chronic alcohol consumption provided by a number of intervention studies in humans. In experimental animals, the effect of alcohol on blood pressure is less consistent; however, in Sprague-Dawley rats, alcohol feeding co...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Cowpland C,Su GM,Murray M,Puddey IB,Croft KD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Nitric oxide (NO), or peroxynitrite, is known to inhibit haemoproteins, including cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases. The present study explores the functional correlates of the inhibition by NO of renal epoxygenase on the vascular responses to arachidonic acid (AA) in the perfused kidney. 2. Control kidneys produce m...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Oyekan A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Aqueous celery extract was administered intraperitoneally to genetically hypercholesterolaemic (RICO) and normocholesterolaemic (RAIF) rats via Alzet osmotic pumps over a 13 day period. 2. The serum cholesterol concentration of the celery extract-treated RICO rats was found to be significantly lower (P < 0.05) than...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tsi D,Tan BK

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptors for parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the renal tubule are coupled to adenylate cyclase stimulation. PTH causes a rise in urinary cAMP by leakage from adenylate cyclase stimulation. PTH causes a rise in urinary cAMP by leakage from cells of the proximal convoluted tubule. The effects of alpha-adrenergic agonists ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Woodcock EA,McLeod JK,Johnston CI

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related endothelial dysfunction is closely associated with the local production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within and in the vicinity of the vascular endothelium. Oxidant-induced DNA damage can activate the nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1), leading to endothelial dysfunction in various p...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Zhang GH,Chao M,Hui LH,Xu DL,Cai WL,Zheng J,Gao M,Zhang MX,Wang J,Lu QH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00