abstract：:Transdermal iontophoresis (TI) is a physical enhancement technique to facilitate the delivery of primarily charged molecules across the skin. TI of peptides is influenced by a complex interplay of several factors and one of the main issues in optimizing iontophoretic delivery of peptides is to improve the transport ef...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Nair V,Panchagnula R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular baroreflex mechanisms and sympathetic tone could be involved in the arterial hypertension by coarctation of abdominal aorta artery (CoA). The present work analyzes the effect on the arterial pressure and heart rate (HR) of the clonidine, an alpha(2)-adrenergic central acting antihypertensive agent, afte...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Gorzalczany SB,Opezzo JA,del Carmen Garcia M,Taira CA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed in order to investigate the cholinomimetic response of seminal vesicles isolated from rats treated with hydrocortisone acetate during perinatal life. At the adult phase, the body weight and the wet weight of the seminal vesicle of these animals were unchanged. However, these male rats exhibite...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Pereira OC,Yasuhara F,Arena AC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-vinyl GABA (vigabatrin; VGB), an irreversible inhibitor of GABA-transaminase, was evaluated for its effect on the contractile responses to PGE(2) or its precursor arachidonic acid (AA) in guinea pig ileum (GPI) and non-pregnant rat uterus. Rationale behind this study was the rise in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Raza M,Al-Shabanah OA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some macrolide antibiotics have been shown to produce significant drug-drug interactions through the inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. In renal transplant patients these interactions pose potentially serious problems for the safe administration of cyclosporine A (CSA), a substrate of CYP3A4. The effects of ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bachmann K,Jauregui L,Chandra R,Thakker K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphingolipid field has made significant strides over the past 10 years: from identifying metabolites of the sphingomyelin pathway as second messengers to discerning the molecular biology and biophysics of these lipid-derived second messengers. Building upon this vast basic science literature, scientists from multi...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kester M,Kolesnick R

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated anti-hyperglycemic effect and body weight reduction activity of Gymnema yunnanense extract in obese ob/ob and diabetic db/db mice. Animals received daily intraperitoneal injections of the extract 100 mg/kg for 12 days. On Day 5, the extract-treated ob/ob mice had significantly lower fasting...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Xie JT,Wang A,Mehendale S,Wu J,Aung HH,Dey L,Qiu S,Yuan CS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors such as proteinuria and renal fibrosis may be important in the progression of many forms of chronic renal diseases. The purposes of the current study were to investigate the progressive renal failure of the rats with surgical renal mass reduction (RMR) and the effect of the angiotensin-converting enzym...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Yatsu T,Sanagi M,Fujimori A,Tomura Y,Hayashi K,Tanahashi M,Inagaki O

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the impact of benzodiazepine receptor agonist, midazolam and antagonist, flumazenil, on the rat frontal cortex slices oxygen consumption (QO(2)), in presence and absence of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). QO(2) was polarographically determined, using the biological oxygen monitor. As it was pre...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Obradović DI,Savić MM,Andjelković DS,Ugresić ND,Bokonjić DR

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cetyl myristoleate (CM) was reported by Diehl and May [J Pharm Sci 83 (1994) 296] to block inflammation and prevent adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. To verify this earlier work, we have synthesized pure CM and tested its anti-arthritic properties in a collagen-induced arthritis model in DBA/1LacJ mice. Multiple int...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Hunter KW Jr,Gault RA,Stehouwer JS,Tam-Chang SW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular responses to hypoxia are heterogeneous and involve the release of vasodilators substances such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostacyclin (PGI(2)). In vitro studies have shown that Vitamin K(1) modulates the release of arachidonic acid (AA) in vascular cells, and thus inhibits the capacity of blood vessels to synt...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Tirapelli CR,Mingatto FE,De Godoy MA,Ferreira R,De Oliviera AM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gossypol, a cottonseed extract, has been shown to have antiproliferative activity in a variety of cancer cell lines. The objective of this study was to determine the inhibitory effects of gossypol on cell proliferation. Five human carcinoma cell lines were evaluated including endometrial (RL95-2), ovarian (SKOV-3), me...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Le Blanc M,Russo J,Kudelka AP,Smith JA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurohormonal factor arginine vasopressin (AVP) produces potent systemic vasoconstriction as well as water retention in the kidneys via the V(1a) and V(2) receptors, respectively. Therefore, AVP may be considered as an aggravating factor of cardiac failure. In the present study, the effects of intravenous (i.v.) i...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Yatsu T,Kusayama T,Tomura Y,Arai Y,Aoki M,Tahara A,Wada K,Tsukada J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The herbal formulation Sinpo-Tang (SPT) has long been used for various allergic diseases. We investigated the effect of SPT on the mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reactions in vivo and in vitro murine models. SPT dose dependently inhibited compound 48/80-induced ear swelling response and histamine release. SPT (0.001-...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Jeong HJ,Yi JM,Hong SH,Kong JY,Kim KS,Won JH,Cho KH,Shin TY,Kim HS,Kim HM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential risks of cyclohexanol (CH) and cyclohexanediol (CHD) isomers, which are the metabolites derived from cilexetil ester side-chain of several prodrugs such as antibiotics (e.g. cefotiam hexetil) and an antihypertensive agent (candesartan cilexetil), were examined in beagles that were made congestive heart failu...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Okunishi H,Shimoura K,Wang DQ,Kakizoe E

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of L-carnitine or coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) against high magnetic field (20 mT) induced testicular toxicity in mice were evaluated. Animals were injected with L-carnitine (200 mg kg(-1), i.p.) or CoQ10 (200 mg kg(-1), p.o.) 1h before exposure to fractionated doses (30 min per day, three times per week...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ramadan LA,Abd-Allah AR,Aly HA,Saad-el-Din AA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids are shown to have deleterious effects on wound healing for various tissues. Arginine metabolism and nitric oxide (NO) synthesis play an important role in many aspects of inflammation and wound healing. The study was designed to evaluate the relationship of dexamethasone impaired healing of tracheal ana...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Talas DU,Nayci A,Polat G,Atis S,Comelekoglu U,Bagdatoglu OT,Bagdatoglu C

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxemia model, the effects of 3-aminobenzamide (3-AB), a poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase (PARS) inhibitor, on ileal apoptosis were evaluated by light microscopy and M30 cell death staining. Moreover, the relationship between Bcl-2, iNOS expression, and serum nitrate (NO(3)(-)) ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Cinel I,Buyukafsar K,Cinel L,Polat A,Atici S,Tamer L,Oral U

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal toxicity and red skin discoloration were the major side effects observed in leprosy patients undergoing long-term treatment with clofazimine (CFZ). Hematological and biochemical alterations have been cited among other side effects; however, their real magnitude and clinical significance at the doses c...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Costa Queiroz RH,de Souza AM,Sampaio SV,Melchior E Jr

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of mianserin with ethanol in central nervous system (CNS) was investigated. Mianserin was administered at a single dose of 5 or 20 mgkg(-1) i.p. or as daily injections in a dose of 2.5 mgkg(-1) given for 14 days. The influence of mianserin on acute ethanol toxicity (LD(50)), on ED(50) of ethanol in rot...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Pietrzak B,Kubik-Bogucka E

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis of tissues may contribute to ischaemia-reperfusion injury. The aim of the present study was to determine whether administration of a colloid solution would prevent apoptosis after liver ischaemia-reperfusion. New Zealand rabbits, weighing 1.5-2 kg, were randomized to receive either 4% SG (20 ml kg (-1)h(-1) ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Altunkan A,Aydin O,Ozer Z,Colak T,Bilgin E,Oral U

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotoxicity associated with cyclosporine A (CsA) administration is characterized by marked renal vasoconstriction, interstitial fibrosis and arteriolar hypertrophy. The molecular mechanisms of CsA nephrotoxicity are not well characterized, but previous studies have demonstrated that angiotensin II (Ang II), the pri...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Padi SS,Chopra K

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysteamine, a potent somatostatin depletor, was used in the present study to investigate the role of endogenous somatostatin in acute peripheral inflammation. The acute inflammation was induced by intraplantar injection of carrageenan (1%), histamine (5 micromol), or formalin (2.5%) in the rat hind paw. The induced in...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Salam OM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginseng is one of the most popular herbal remedies. Studies were performed in anaesthetized rats to examine the effect of ginseng on bile secretion. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anaesthetized with intraperitoneal (i.p.) urethane (1.25 g kg(-1)) and equipped with biliary cannulas inserted into the bile duct through th...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Salam OM,Nada SA,Arbid MS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using cultured human keratinocytes, the present study investigates the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the mediation of the antiproliferative effects of ultraviolet light A (UVA). UVA treatment of cells (3-21 J cm (-2)) caused a time- and dose-dependent increase in nitrite formation in a micromolar range. This effect was...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Podhaisky HP,Klapperstück T,Riemschneider S,Wohlrab W

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequently used as analgesics. Although the results of clinical studies indicate considerable disparity in the analgesic efficacy of NSAIDs, the pre-clinical models generally used for the study of nociception do not allow a clear distinction to be made between the ana...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bianchi M,Panerai AE

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX may play a role in the treatment of dysplastic Barrett's oesophagus. An ALA thermosetting gel Pluronic F-127) was developed and evaluated in an in vivo mouse model for potential use in PDT of Barrett's mucosa. In vitro studies of th...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bourre L,Thibaut S,Briffaud A,Lajat Y,Patrice T

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though the AMPA receptor has been implicated in several neurodegenerative processes (epilepsy, ischemia, spasticity), its role in cognition is yet to be clarified. The aim of this study was to assess in the rat the effects of the AMPA receptor antagonist NBQX (3.5, 7, 10, 20 and 30 mgkg(-1), i.p.) on learning and memo...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Pitsikas N,Rigamonti AE,Cella SG,Muller EE

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue subjected to a period of ischemia undergoes functional and morphological damage that increases during the reperfusion phase. In this study, the protective effect of aprotinin, which is a protease inhibitor, was assessed in a rabbit unilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model. New Zealand rabbits, weighing...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Ozer Z,Sucu N,Düşmez D,Tamer L,Altunkan AA,DIkmengIl M,Oral U

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in vascular responsiveness are the basis for some of the cardiovascular complications in cholestasis. Since the duration of cholestasis is important in determining the degree of the complications, we investigated the time-course dependent evolution of vascular relaxation responsiveness in the aortic rings of c...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Rastegar H,Jorjani M,Roushanzamir F,Ahmadiani A,Namiranian K,Dehpour AR

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ozone has been used as a therapeutical agent and beneficial effects have been observed. However so far only a few biochemical and pharmacodynamic mechanisms have been elucidated. We demonstrate that controlled ozone administration may promote an oxidative preconditioning or adaptation to oxidative stress, preventing t...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Al-Dalain SM,Martínez G,Candelario-Jalil E,Menéndez S,Re L,Giuliani A,León OS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish represent the oldest and most diverse classes of vertebrates, comprising around the 48% of the known member species in the subphylum Vertebrata. There are many scientific fields that use fish as models in research, including respiratory and cardiovascular research, cell culture, ecotoxicology, ageing, pharmacolog...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Bolis CL,Piccolella M,Dalla Valle AZ,Rankin JC

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of compartment evolved in the contexts of radioactivity, physiology, pharmacology and tracer kinetics. Recently compartmental models have been compared with 'physiological models', even though in most cases the same, or stricter hypotheses, are necessary for the validity of these latter models. This paper ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Rescigno A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the effect of biphenylacetic acid on the antagonistic action of norfloxacin and enoxacin on the GABA(A)-mediated responses of the isolated guinea-pig ileum. GABA produced transient contractions followed by relaxation. The contractile effect of exogenously applied GABA was concentration-dependent wi...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Koutsoviti-Papadopoulou M,Nikolaidis E,Kounenis G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beneficial therapeutic effects of dihydropyridine derivatives in cardiovascular and neurological disorders are often associated with selective L-type Ca(2+)channel blockade. Here the new dihydropyridine derivatives Bay E5759 (1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid ethyl-1-methylethyl ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Himmel HM,Stengel W,Ravens U

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of short porcine galanin (Gal) analogues was tested in vitro using rat gastric fundus strips. The peptides contracted longitudinal smooth muscle in a concentration-dependent manner with the following order of potency: Gal(1-29) >[Cit(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Asp(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Dab(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Nle(14)] Gal(...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Korolkiewicz RP,Konstański Z,Rekowski P,Ruczyński J,Szyk A,Dabkowski J,Ujda M,Korolkiewicz KZ,Petrusewicz J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that divalent cations are involved in the nociceptive pathway. The effect of systemic co-administration of magnesium sulfate and calcium channel blockers (nifedipine, verapamil) on the analgesic effect of opioid (mixed mu/kappa: butorphanol) and non-opioid drugs (paracetamol) was investigated....

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Assi AA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we have investigated the effects of centrally administered ginsenoside Rc and Rg1 on the modulation of the NMDA receptor and GABA(A)receptor binding in rat brain. The NMDA receptor binding was analysed by quantitative autoradiography using [(3)H]MK-801 binding, and the GABA(A)receptor bindings we...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Kim HS,Hwang SL,Nah SY,Oh S

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated that any beneficial effects of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins), of which simvastatin (Merck Sharp & Dohme) is an example, on coronary events are linked to their hypocholesterolemic properties. The in vivo effects of simvastatin treatment ...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Pioruńska-Stolzmann M,Pioruńska-Mikołajczak A

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effect of acute trazodone (3--20 mg kg(-1)) and quipazine (1--3 mg kg(-1)) treatment on the apomorphine-induced (1 mg kg(-1), once daily over 2 weeks) aggressive behaviour in male Wistar rats. All doses of trazodone and quipazine tested attenuated the aggressiveness as evidenced by the abolished in...

journal_title：Pharmacological research

authors： Rudissaar R,Pruus K,Vaarmann A,Pannel P,Skrebuhhova-Malmros T,Allikmets L,Matto V

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00