abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated that immune effector mechanisms cause serious heart diseases, among which are heart transplant rejection, myocarditis, and the resulting dilated cardiomyopathy, as well as Chagas' disease. Whereas different effectors of the immune system can affect cardiac function, this review prima...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Binah O

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of endothelin blockade initiated immediately after the onset of myocardial infarction on survival and left ventricular remodeling, treatment with the nonselective receptor antagonist TAK-044 (n = 22) or saline (n = 19) for 3 weeks was initiated immediately after coronary ligation in rats. Th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Takahashi C,Kagaya Y,Namiuchi S,Takeda M,Fukuchi M,Otani H,Ninomiya M,Yamane Y,Kohzuki M,Watanabe J,Shirato K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated that cocaine induces apoptosis in primary cultures of fetal rat cardiomyocytes. The current study was designed to determine whether cocaine administered to the mother during pregnancy induced apoptosis in fetal rat heart. Pregnant rats were treated with cocaine subcutaneously (30 and 60...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Xiao Y,Xiao D,He J,Zhang L

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present work was to examine the effects of 4'-N-benzoyl staurosporine (CGP 41251), a protein kinase C inhibitor with broad antiproliferative activity in many cell lines, on the rat isolated heart contractility under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Additionally, we examined the effects of CGP 41251, WB-...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Kocic I,Dworakowska D,Dworakowski R,Petrusewicz J

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of apstatin (an aminopeptidase P inhibitor) on bradykinin-induced inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) formation and glucose uptake in isolated neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Apstatin enhanced bradykinin-induced IP3 formation in a dose-dependent manner. We found that 1 microM Hoe 140 (a bradykini...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Kudoh A,Kudoh E,Katagai H,Takazawa T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular effects of cardamonin and alpinetin from Alpinia henryi K. Schum. were examined in the rat isolated mesenteric arteries. 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra showed that cardamonin is present in trans-form, and single-crystal radiographic structure revealed that alpinetin is present in S configur...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Wang ZT,Lau CW,Chan FL,Yao X,Chen ZY,He ZD,Huang Y

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of olprinone (0.2 microg/kg per minute, i.v.) on cerebral blood flow were examined using technetium-99m-ethyl cysteinate dimer (99mTc-ECD) brain single-photon emission computed tomography in 14 stroke patients (69.0 +/- 5.6 years) and 12 normal subjects (68.1 +/- 6.2 years). The regional cerebral blood flo...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Yukiiri K,Mizushige K,Ueda T,Nishiyama Y,Aoyama T,Kohno M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacologic properties of a novel nonpeptide endothelin (ET) receptor antagonist, S-1255 ([R]-[+]-2-[benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl]-6-isopropyl-4-[4-methoxyphenyl]-2H-chromene-3-carboxylic acid), was studied. [3H]S-1255 specifically bound to porcine aortic smooth muscle membranes expressing only ET(A) receptors with a K...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Iwasaki T,Mihara S,Shimamura T,Kawakami M,Masui M,Hayasaki-Kajiwara Y,Naya N,Ninomiya M,Fujimoto M,Nakajima M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the modulation of renal O2 consumption in dogs with pacing-induced congestive heart failure (CHF). O2 consumption in the renal cortex (C) and medulla (M) of normal dogs and dogs with CHF was measured under control conditions and in the presence of increasing concentrati...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Adler S,Huang H,Loke K,Xu X,Laumas A,Hintze TH

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that cholinergic agonists inhibit the sinoatrial node discharge by shifting the activation range of the hyperpolarization-activated inward current If to more negative values or by increasing potassium conductance. In the former instance, cesium will potentiate the cholinergic inhibition by blockin...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Vassalle M,Zhang H

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium sensitizers increase myocardial contractile function without affecting Ca2+ homeostasis, which might be beneficial in the treatment of patients with heart failure. However, it remains uncertain whether Ca sensitizers induce quantitatively similar inotropic responses in control and failing hearts. To compare th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Tsutsui H,Kinugawa S,Ide T,Hayashidani S,Suematsu N,Satoh S,Nakamura R,Egashira K,Takeshita A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact mechanism of mechano-electrical feedback and stretch-induced arrhythmias is unknown, but the role of stretch-activated ion channels and specific calcium channels has been proposed. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that stretch-activated ion channels and not calcium channels contribute ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Eckardt L,Kirchhof P,Mönnig G,Breithardt G,Borggrefe M,Haverkamp W

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the role of sodium channels in the initiation and maintenance of VF is not fully elucidated, we studied the significance of sodium channel activity in VF using sodium channel blockers. In nonischemic isolated feline hearts, the following electrophysiologic parameters were measured before and after application ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Amitzur G,Schoels W,Visokovsky A,Lev-Ran V,Novikov I,Mueller M,Kraft P,Kaplinsky E,Eldar M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We established a real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) system for the analysis of rat endothelin-1 (ET-1) and vasoactive intestinal contractor (VIC)/ET-2 gene expression. We used this technique to examine the expression levels in rat in 16 different organs. ET-1 gene expressio...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Uchide T,Adur J,Fukamachi T,Saida K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CGS 26303 has previously been shown to inhibit human endothelin converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1) with an IC50 of 410 nM and to be efficacious in several animal disease models. However, it is a more potent inhibitor of neutral endopeptidase 24.11 (NEP) with an IC50 of 1 nM. The aim of this study was to optimize CGS 26303 fo...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Jeng AY,De Lombaert S,Beil ME,Bruseo CW,Savage P,Chou M,Trapani AJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed that heterozygous knockout (+/-, KO) of either endothelin-A- (ET(A)) or -B- (ET(B)) receptors significantly reduced the pressor responses to systemically administered endothelin-1 (ET-1) in ET(A) or ET(B) (+/-) KO mice when compared to wild-type (WT) mice (data not shown). Also, we observed that basal mean...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Berthiaume N,Yanagisawa M,D'Orléans-Juste P

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently shown that endothelin-1 (ET-1) activates two types of Ca2+-permeable nonselective cation channels (designated NSCC-1 and NSCC-2) and store-operated Ca2+ channel (SOCC). These channels can be pharmacologically discriminated using 1-[beta-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy]-4-methoxyphenethyl]-1-H-imidazoe l h...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Zhang XF,Iwamuro Y,Okamoto Y,Kawanabe Y,Masaki T,Miwa S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) not only causes potent vasoconstriction but also leads to fluid retention, both actions mediated by ET(A)- and/or ET(B)-receptors. Selective ET(A)- and combined ET(A)/ET(B)-receptor antagonists improve hemodynamics in heart failure; however, it is also important to evaluate the effects of these ant...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Ohnishi M,Wada A,Tsutamoto T,Sawaki M,Fujii M,Matsumoto T,Kinoshita M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although evidence has been accumulated to support a role of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in cardiac hypertrophy, details of the pathophysiological significance of ET-1 in cardiac hypertrophy remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we investigated the effects of the vasodilator hydralazine on the blood pressure, cardiac ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Tanabe A,Naruse M,Adachi C,Seki T,Yoshimoto T,Takagi S,Naruse K,Takano K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During ischemia-reperfusion an imbalance between endothelin (ET) and nitric oxide (NO) can be responsible for microcirculatory disturbances. The aim of this study was to restore the ET/NO balance to reduce the ischemia-reperfusion injury. Hepatic ischemia was induced for 30 min in 56 Wistar rats. Sham operation, ische...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Uhlmann D,Uhlmann S,Spiegel HU

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin (ET) receptor subtypes in human prostate with benign prostatic hyperplasia were investigated by binding and functional studies. In the displacement experiment, LU224332 [endothelin-A/-B (ET(A)/ET(B)) nonselective antagonist] competed for [125I]ET-1 binding with a monophasic curve. On the other hand, LU13525...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Hiraoka Y,Oshita M,Morikawa K,Nagata O,Hahn KJ,Hahn A,Okada K,Taniguchi T,Muramatsu I

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of bone occurs via a series of events that are regulated by various hormones and cytokines. We previously reported that endothelin (ET) inhibits the mineralization by osteoblastic cells and natriuretic peptide (NP) promotes osteoblastic differentiation. Therefore, we attempted to identify the genes induc...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Inoue A,Kamiya A,Ishiji A,Hiruma Y,Hirose S,Hagiwara H

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-B- (ETB) receptors located in vascular beds mainly mediate vasorelaxation, however, long-term treatment with a mixed ETA/ETB receptor antagonist has been shown to improve the survival rate of rats with heart failure in a similar way to ETA-receptor inhibitors. The inhibition of ETB-receptor-mediated action ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Sawaki M,Wada A,Tsutamoto T,Ohnishi M,Fujii M,Matsumoto T,Kinoshita M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased levels of endothelin (ET) have been demonstrated in the ischemic brain, and ET receptor antagonism has been shown to improve outcome in cerebral ischemia. However, no previous work has been carried out evaluating the role of ET and its antagonism in brain trauma as compared to experimental stroke. In this st...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Barone FC,Ohlstein EH,Hunter AJ,Campbell CA,Hadingham SH,Parsons AA,Yang Y,Shohami E

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal medulla and pheochromocytomas are known to secrete various neuropeptides and vasoactive peptides. On the other hand, the production and secretion of peptides by adrenocortical tumors have not been studied in detail. The study reported here therefore set out to examine these two functions for two vasoactive...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Takahashi K,Yoshinoya A,Murakami O,Totsune K,Shibahara S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis, a genetically controlled programmed cell death, has been found to play a role in ischemic reperfusion injury in several animal species including rats and rabbits. To examine whether this also is true for other animals, a surgically relevant model was established using an isolated in situ swine heart. Hearts...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Maulik N,Yoshida T

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that adenosine decreases blood pressure (BP) level as well as blood pressure variability (BPV). However, there is little information about the effect of adenosine on BPV. With a computerized analytic system for BP and heart rate (HR) that could sample the data continuously in conscious, freely moving rats,...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Shen FM,Su DF

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the interaction between nitroxy groups and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to assess the role of sulfhydryl groups and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channels in vasodilation of human coronary resistance vessels in vitro. Coronary resistance vessels were resected from t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Takahashi K,Ohyanagi M,Kobayashi S,Iwasaki T,Miyamoto T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha would impair basal and stimulated endothelium-dependent vasomotion in human resistance vessel. Changes in baseline and acetylcholine (ACh)-induced forearm vascular resistance (FVR) were measured plethysmographically before and after a low...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Nakamura M,Yoshida H,Arakawa N,Saitoh S,Satoh M,Hiramori K

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II AT1-receptor blockers (AT1-s) prolong survival in experimental postischemic (coronary artery ligation) heart failure (CHF) in rats. The goal of this study was to investigate whether potential beneficial effects of short- and/or long-term treatment with AT1-s on coronary dynamics, function, and structure...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Gervais M,Fornes P,Richer C,Nisato D,Giudicelli JF

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been shown that endothelin (ET)-receptor antagonists protect the myocardium from ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. The mechanism behind this effect is unclear. The aim of this study was to elucidate the possible interaction between ET(A)-receptor antagonism and nitric oxide (NO) during I/R. Anes...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Gonon AT,Gourine AV,Pernow J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent in vitro experiments have shown that amrinone enhances the release of nitric oxide (NO) from the endothelium and induces NO mediated vasodilatation. This in vivo study examined whether amrinone causes vasodilatation mediated by endothelium-derived NO, and whether this effect is attenuated in patients with endot...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Sakane T,Ishibashi Y,Shimada T,Takahashi N,Sugamori T,Hirano Y,Ohata S,Inoue SI,Nakamura K,Murakami Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of purified baicalin and baicalein from the traditional Chinese herb, Huangqin, on contractions induced by phenylephrine, U46619, and high extracellular K+ were investigated in isolated rat mesenteric arteries. Both baicalin (1-100 microM) and baicalein (1-50 microM) potentiated the contractile response to...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Tsang SY,Chen ZY,Yao XQ,Huang Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 22 patients with stable myocardial ischemia, we prospectively studied the short- and long-term effects of isosorbide-5-mononitrate (5-ISMN) on dipyridamole-induced myocardial ischemia, the ability of dipyridamole-stress echocardiography to evaluate nitrate tolerance, and the role of activation of the neurohumoral s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Longobardi G,Ferrara N,Leosco D,Abete P,Iannuzzi GL,Acanfora D,Furgi G,Nicolino A,Pinna G,Rengo F

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists (beta-blockers) are commonly used in clinical pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular diseases. Carvedilol and nebivolol possess beneficial effects on myocardial function in situations of oxidative stress associated with intracellular calcium overload. This preservation of contractile function ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Zeitz O,Rahman A,Hasenfuss G,Janssen PM

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of mature active neuropeptides such as substance P (SP) from their glycine extended precursors entails alpha-amidation of peptide precursors by the sequential enzymatic action of peptidylglycine alpha-monooxygenase (PAM) and peptidylamidoglycolate lyase (PGL). We reported that these two enzymes that can prod...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Abou-Mohamed GA,Huang J,Oldham CD,Taylor TA,Jin L,Caldwell RB,May SW,Caldwell RW

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was designed to assess the antihypertensive effect of combined angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) antagonism in patients with essential hypertension. Twenty patients with uncontrolled ambulatory diastolic blood pressure (BP) after 6 weeks of ACE inhibitor ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Stergiou GS,Skeva II,Baibas NM,Roussias LG,Kalkana CB,Achimastos AD,Mountokalakis TD

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mode of action of Crataegus extracts in the treatment of heart failure is still under examination. WS 1442, a standardized special extract from Crataegus leaves with flowers, exerts direct positive inotropic effects. This study was designed to investigate the mode of inotropic action of WS 1442 in human myocardium...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Schwinger RH,Pietsch M,Frank K,Brixius K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelins (ETs) are a family of peptide hormones that act on G protein-coupled ET(A) and ET(B) receptors. ETs exert inotropic and chronotropic actions in the heart. Myocardial ischemia is associated with increased plasma levels of ET and cell swelling. We examined the effect of ETs on dog atrial swelling-induced chl...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Du XY,Sorota S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serotonin (5-HT2A) antagonistic activities and the protective effect on laurate-induced peripheral vascular lesions of AT-1015, a novel 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, were investigated. In platelet aggregation, AT-1015 selectively inhibited in vitro 5-HT2A receptor-mediated aggregation, and the activity was almost equ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Kihara H,Hirose K,Koganei H,Sasaki N,Yamamoto H,Kimura A,Nishimori T,Shoji M,Yoshimoto R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00