Gender-related differences in the development of atherosclerosis: studies at the cellular level.

abstract：:The chemosensitive cardiac vagal and sympathetic afferent reflexes are implicated in driving pathophysiological changes in sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in cardiovascular disease states. This study investigated the impact of sex and ovarian hormones on the chemosensitive cardiac afferent reflex. Experiments were pe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Pinkham MI,Barrett CJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diets rich in saturated fats and cholesterol contribute to the incidence of hyperlipidaemia. An altered lipid profile is a major factor responsible for the development of CVD. Male Wistar rats were fed with a high-fat diet (HFD) (suspension (w/v) of 0.5% cholesterol, 3% coconut oil and 0.25% cholic acid for 30 days) t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kumar R,Akhtar F,Rizvi SI

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study investigated components of blood pressure variability in elderly subjects with isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) using both ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and casual clinic blood pressure measurement. These were then used to determine sample size requirements for clinical trials of differ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Silagy CA,McNeil JJ,McGrath BP

更新日期：1992-05-01 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. Ethionine administered acutely to the adult female rat markedly elevates and then lowers plasma iron concentration over several days. Liver iron undergoes a reverse cycle. 2. Ethionine does not cause changes in the blood parameters, including total plasma iron-binding capacity and plasma iron clearance. Erythrocyte...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Loh TT,Archdeacon JW

更新日期：1975-11-01 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：:Cardiac output and rhythm depend on the release and the take-up of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Excessive diastolic calcium leak from the SR due to dysfunctional calcium release channels (RyR2) contributes to the formation of delayed after-depolarizations, which underlie the fatal arrhythmias that occ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Walweel K,Oo YW,Laver DR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Carbachol (CCh)-induced desensitization to CCh was interrupted by a transient resensitization during its early stage, with concomitant changes at the muscarinic receptor/G-protein level in smooth muscle of guinea-pig taenia caeci. To assess whether such a peculiar desensitizing process may heterologously regulate s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Hishinuma S,Matsumoto Y,Sato R,Saito M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. (-)[125I]-Cyanopindolol (CYP) binding to non-beta-adrenoceptor sites in dog kidney was characterized in homogenate preparations and their distribution in sections determined using autoradiography. 2. In homogenate studies, (-)[125I]-CYP bound to a single population of non-interacting sites (Bmax = 5.45, s.e.m. = 1....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Lew R,Summers RJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beta-receptor stimulant effects of Sm220Cl, dl-N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-phenylpropyl)-2-hydroxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, and (-)-isoprenaline have been compared in isolated atrial (beta1) and tracheal (beta2) preparations from guinea-pigs and cats. 2. The compounds were also tested for their ability t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Bohmer K,Raper C

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the presence of many studies on the role of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) in cardiorenal tissues, the definitive role of mTOR in the pathogenesis of renal injury subsequent to ischaemia-reperfusion (IR) remains unclear. The aims of the current study were to characterize the role of mTOR in normal kidn...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Alshaman R,Truong L,Oyekan A

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：: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. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of contractile function in the heart. However, isolated papillary muscle preparations appear to lack NO responsiveness in certain animal species. Although cat, guinea-pig and ferret models have been NO responsive, there have been mixed results in the rat papillary muscle. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Worthley MI,Horowitz JD,Zeitz CJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The concentrations of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) and glutamate were measured in the brains of chickens which were treated with furazolidone (FZ) or nitrofurazone (NF) at oral doses of 12.5, 25 or 50 mg/kg for 5 days. 2. At the end of the treatment, birds on the small dose of FZ or NF lost about 9% of their bod...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ali BH

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the pharmacodynamic interaction between propofol and remifentanil. Sixty patients who were scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia (30 males/30 females) were enrolled. Patients were randomly allocated to receive one of 15 combinations of drug levels. Baseline electroencephalograms...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Choe S,Choi BM,Lee YH,Lee SH,Lee EK,Kim KS,Noh GJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 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. Endothelin mediates its effects in a variety of renal cells via a multiplicity of intracellular signalling pathways. 2. Stimulation of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC), resulting in the activation of inositol trisphosphate and diacylglycerol, can be detected even at picomolar concentrations of...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Nord EP

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present review focuses on some of the processes producing rhythms in sympathetic nerves influencing cardiovascular functions and considers their potential relevance to nervous integration. 2. Two mechanisms are considered that may account for rhythmic sympathetic discharges. First, neuronal elements of peripher...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Gilbey MP

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The object of this study was to determine whether meat protein per se is responsible for the higher blood pressures (BP) in omnivores compared with vegetarians. 2. Assessments were made by a double blind randomized control trial in 64 normotensive volunteers recruited from Royal Perth Hospital staff. 3. All volunte...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Prescott SL,Jenner DA,Beilin LJ,Margetts BM,Vandongen R

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Angiotensin (Ang) II causes growth-related effects on vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro and in vivo. 2. Chronic infusions of AngII systemically, at doses that are initially subpressor, result in slowly progressive increases in arterial pressure ('slow-pressor' hypertension). It has been suggested that the hyper...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Edgley A,Kett M,Anderson W

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We examined the effects of torasemide (0.3 and 1 mg/kg i.v.) on renal haemodynamics and function employing renal clearance and stop-flow techniques in anaesthetized dogs and compared these with furosemide (1 and 3 mg/kg i.v.). 2. Torasemide and furosemide did not influence renal haemodynamics, in the renal clearanc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Uchida T,Hayashi K,Suzuki Y,Matsumura Y

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study was designed to test the haemodynamic and renal effects in sheep of dihydrocyclosporin D (dCyD), an immunosuppressant agent derived from the fungus Tolypocladium inflatum Gams. 2. dCyD was infused for 5 days at 12 mg/kg per day. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was elevated after 24 h, but thereafter returne...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Tresham JJ,Whitworth JA,de Lima JJ,McDougall JG,Scoggins BA

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：:Short-term salt loading and salt restriction in a group of normal pregnant women produced no changes in lying, sitting or standing blood pressures or heart rates. Home blood pressures showed no trend to change over the periods of altered salt intake. Although plasma volume and plasma renin activity changed with altere...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： McEniery PJ,Hunyor SN,Cooper KA,Gallery ED,Gyory AZ,Boyce ES

更新日期：1985-05-01 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. It has been suggested that Na+/K(+)-ATPase and Na(+)-dependent glutamate transport (GluT) are tightly linked in brain tissue. In the present study, we have investigated Na+/K(+)-ATPase activity using Rb+ uptake by 'minislices' (prisms) of the cerebral cortex. This preparation preserves the morphology of neurons, sy...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Nanitsos EK,Acosta GB,Saihara Y,Stanton D,Liao LP,Shin JW,Rae C,Balcar VJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Direct cortical stimulation of motor and sensory areas of the cortex in experimental animals and some neurosurgical patients has provided much useful physiological information. Some of the benefits of this approach can be provided in awake volunteer subjects using new techniques which activate the motor cortex thor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Gandevia SC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. There is evidence that different aetiologies of heart failure, especially ischaemic vs dilated cardiomyopathy (ICM and DCM, respectively), may influence the prognosis of patients with this disease. Patients with ICM have a worse prognosis than those with DCM; the mechanisms underlying this difference have not yet b...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Lee S,Lu R,Müller-Ehmsen J,Schwinger RH,Brixius K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Deviation supersensitivity and post-junctional supersensitivity are important determinants in the control of the response of smooth muscle. 2. Post-junctional supersensitivity is a process whereby effector cells have augmented responsiveness as a consequence of an impaired physiological stimulus. Deviation supersen...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Head RJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00