abstract：:The natural history of the disease of the dilated strain Bio TO-2 of cardiomyopathic hamsters (CMH) is not totally characterized. We investigated its hemodynamic and histomorphometric characteristics at 140, 180, 220, 260, and 300 days of age. Forty CMH and 40 controls were investigated (8 at each stage). Mean arteria...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Goineau S,Pape D,Guillo P,Ramée MP,Bellissant E

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure fluctuates continuously throughout life and autoregulation is the primary mechanism that isolates the kidney from this fluctuation. Compared with Wistar rats, Brown Norway (B-N) rats display impaired renal myogenic autoregulation when blood pressure fluctuation is increased. They also are very susceptib...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wang X,Cupples WA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used thermoluminescence, electron spin resonance, and viscosimetric measurements to establish whether or not a spice had been irradiated. Thermoluminescence, using the 1788 EN official protocol with an alternative method for the extraction of mineral impurities, led to proof of irradiation or proof of no treatment....

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chabane S,Pouliquen-Sonaglia I,Raffi J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of conformal radiotherapy is to concentrate the dose in a well-defined volume by avoiding the neighbouring healthy structures. This technique requires powerful treatment planning software and a rigorous control of estimated dosimetry. The usual dosimetric tools are not adapted to visualize and validate comple...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Gibon D,Bourel P,Castelain B,Marchandise X,Rousseau J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major limitation of the use of organic nitrates in cardiovascular medicine is the development of tolerance, which has been attributed, in part, to a decrease in their metabolic activation in the vascular smooth muscle cell. Recently, 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-2'-furyl)-1-benzylindazole (YC-1) was shown to potentiate vascu...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： O'Reilly DA,McLaughlin BE,Marks GS,Brien JF,Nakatsu K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal mammalian sexual maturation and reproductive functions require the integration and precise coordination of hormones at the hypothalamic, pituitary, and gonadal levels. Hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key regulator in this system; after binding to its receptor (GnRHR), it stimulates de no...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cheng KW,Leung PC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver diseases are associated with a decrease in hepatic drug elimination, but there is evidence that cirrhosis does not result in uniform changes of cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes. The objective of this study was to determine the content and activity of four CYP isoenzymes in the bile duct ligation and carbon tetra...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Bastien MC,Leblond F,Pichette V,Villeneuve JP

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of melatonin on rat gastric fundus smooth muscle. Melatonin (10(-4) to 10(-3) M) had no effect on the basal tone of gastric smooth muscle. After precontraction with carbachol (10(-6) M) or serotonin (10(-7) M), melatonin caused a concentration dependent inhibitory a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Storr M,Schusdziarra V,Allescher HD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now evidence for the involvement of four beta-adrenoceptor populations in the regulation of cardiac function by catecholamines. Beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptor stimulation classically produces an increase in contractility. A fourth beta-adrenoceptor, as yet uncloned and designated provisionally as a beta4-adren...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Gauthier C,Leblais V,Moniotte S,Langin D,Balligand JL

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two principles suffice to model the large-scale geometry of normal human coronary arterial networks. The first principle states that artery diameters are set to minimize the power required to distribute blood through the network. The second principle states that arterial tree geometries are set to globally minimize th...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Changizi MA,Cherniak C

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the role of a reduction in plasma volume (PV) on the cardiovascular and thermoregulatory responses to submaximal exercise, ten untrained males (VO2 peak = 3.96 +/- 0.14 L x min(-1); mean +/- SE) performed 60 min of cycle exercise at -61% of VO2 peak while on a diuretic (DIU) and under control (CON) conditio...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Roy BD,Green HJ,Burnett ME

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of short-term exposure to homocysteine (Hcy) on the contractile characteristics of rat aortic tissue was assessed both in vitro and in vivo. The contractile response of Hcy-treated aortic rings in culture for 1 or 4 days was unchanged from control responses. By comparison, aortic rings from animals injected...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wang S,Wright G,Harrah J,Touchon R,McCumbee W,Geng W,Fultz ME,Abdul-Jalil MN,Wright GL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin has been shown to alter the intestinal transport of ions and intestinal motility. These effects may interfere with each other, modulating the whole physiology of the intestine. We have previously shown that serotonin also alters the transport of nutrients. Thus, the aims of the present work were to determine...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Salvador MT,Murillo MD,Rodríguez-Yoldi MC,Alcalde AI,Mesonero JE,Rodríguez-Yoldi MJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin treatment causes delayed development of cardiotoxicity. Whether the doxorubicin-induced impairment of cardiac functions reverses or progresses with time after the cessation of the treatment was examined. The rats were injected with doxorubicin (2.5 mg/kg, i.v., once a week for 3 weeks) and sacrificed at 1 ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chugun A,Temma K,Oyamada T,Suzuki N,Kamiya Y,Hara Y,Sasaki T,Kondo H,Akera T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanine nucleotide binding proteins (G proteins) are largely grouped into three classes: heterotrimeric G proteins, ras-like or small molecular weight GTP binding proteins, and others like Gh. In the heart G proteins transduce signals from a variety of membrane receptors to generate diverse effects on contractility, h...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Zolk O,Kouchi I,Schnabel P,Böhm M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian daily (circadian) clock is located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus. Clock function can be detected by the measurement of the circadian change in spontaneous firing rate of suprachiasmatic nuclei cells in a brain slice preparation in vitro. We investigated the effects of neuropeptide Y o...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Harrington ME,Schak KM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY), one of the most abundant peptides in rat and human brains, appears to act in the hypothalamus to stimulate feeding. It was first suggested that the NPY Y1 receptor (Y1R) was involved in feeding stimulated by NPY. More recently a novel NPY receptor subtype (Y5R) was identified in rat and human as ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Duhault J,Boulanger M,Chamorro S,Boutin JA,Della Zuana O,Douillet E,Fauchère JL,Félétou M,Germain M,Husson B,Vega AM,Renard P,Tisserand F

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mesenteric circulation of the rat a myogenic autoregulatory system operates at 0.1-0.15 Hz. Negative admittance phase in the region above 0.2 Hz suggested operation of an arterial baroreflex. The present study was designed to test this interpretation and to identify the neurotransmitter involved. In rats anesth...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Abu-Amarah I,Cupples WA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative chronotropic effects of beta-adrenoceptor (betaAR) antagonists on right atria from reserpine-treated rats and mice were determined as a test of their inverse agonist activities. BetaAR antagonist ICI-118,551 and nonselective betaAR antagonists alprenolol, propranolol, and timolol produced negative chronotropi...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Varma DR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methionine sulfoximine (MSO) is a rare amino acid. It occurs in nature or as a by-product of some forms of food processing. A notable example of the latter was a former method for bleaching wheat flour, using nitrogen trichloride, the "agene process," in use for most of the first 50 years of this century. "Agenized" f...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Shaw CA,Bains JS,Pasqualotto BA,Curry K

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine if the ability of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor to attenuate neointima formation in balloon-damaged vessel is expressed in an isolated organ culture model of neointimal growth. In vivo balloon angioplasty in combination with in vitro organ culture was used to produce a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Dale WE,Blaine EH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe postsynaptic Ca2+ signals that subserve induction of two forms of neuronal plasticity, long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), in rat hippocampal neurons. The common induction protocol for LTP, a 1-s, 50-Hz tetanus, generates Ca2+ increases of about 50-Hz in dendritic spines of CA1 neu...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Connor JA,Petrozzino J,Pozzo-Miller LD,Otani S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes mellitus reduces lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity in the heart. The diabetic phenotype of decreased LPL activity in freshly isolated cardiomyocytes persisted after overnight culture (16 h). Total cellular LPL activity was 311+/-56 nmol oleate released x h(-1) x mg(-1) cell protein in diabetic cultured...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Ewart HS,Carroll R,Severson DL

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar spine and mid-radius bone mineral density was measured repeatedly in 48 postmenopausal women who completed 7 years of taking either a 500 mg x day(-1) calcium supplement (n = 22) or calcium supplementation with hormone replacement therapy. The hormone replacement was either a low dose (n = 15) or a moderate dos...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Blake JM,Ryan ED,Beaumont LF,Webber CE

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioavailabilities of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and of salicylic acid were studied in male Wistar rats after acute and chronic administration of a Capsicum annuum extract, containing 100 mg of capsaicin per gram. With a single administration of 100 mg/kg of the extract, aspirin blood levels remained unchanged,...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cruz L,Castañeda-Hernández G,Navarrete A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review updates our current knowledge on the regulation of Na+/H+ exchanger, Na+,K+,Cl- cotransporter, Na+,Pi cotransporter, and Na+,K+ pump in isolated epithelial cells from mammalian kidney by protein kinase C (PKC). In cells derived from different tubule segments, an activator of PKC, 4beta-phorbol 12-myristate...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Gagnon F,Hamet P,Orlov SN

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple and complex cells of visual areas of cats may be reliably classified according to the modulatory index (MI) of their responses. This investigation is aimed at analysing the MI in area 18 when a small region (about 200-400 microm in diameter) of area 17 was inactivated with a microinjection of GABA, in anestheti...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Chabli A,Fortin S,Shumikhina S,Molotchinikoff S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In hypertension, the relationship between atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and vasopressin (AVP) is not yet clear, although their renal actions are effectively autoregulation. To examine the possible interaction further, the responses to ANP infusion (75 ng x min (-1), i.v.) have been investigated in both hypertensive...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Abu-Amarah I,Balment RJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin 1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor implicated in the control of blood pressure and renal function. Its effects can be modulated by nitric oxide (NO), which inhibits ET-1 production and action. Recently, we reported that ET-1 production can also be modulated by angiotensin II (AngII) in vivo. To investigat...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： D'Amours M,Lebel M,Grose JH,Larivière R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of estrogen on the passive characteristics of arteries is not known. We hypothesized that estrogen would increase arterial distensibility as part of its protective effect on the vasculature. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were ovariectomized at 11 weeks of age. One group received a placebo (n = 6), while two ot...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Zhang Y,Davidge ST

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we reported that thromboxane A2 (TxA2) mediates heart rate, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), cortisol, and blood gas responses, although the specific site of action was not identified. In the present study, we interrupted vagal nervous transmission in chronically instrumented conscious sheep and infused the TxA...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Cudd TA

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium handling in diaphragm was compared between mdx mice (7-8 weeks old) and age-matched controls. The total SR Ca2+ load was released from the SR by rapidly cooling muscle bundles from 22 to -1 degree C. The plateau amplitude of the rapid cooling contracture (RCC) was considered as an i...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Khammari A,Péréon Y,Baudet S,Noireaud J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired nitric oxide (NO) activity is associated with an increase in blood pressure in rats. Voltage-regulated calcium channels are believed to participate in this hemodynamic event. To further test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of nimodipine and verapamil (calcium antagonists) on the pressor activity of di...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Rioux F,St-Pierre M,Harvey N,Moisan S,Burhop KE,Drapeau G

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this review were twofold: to apply modern physicochemical principles to explain changes in acid-base regulation and the control of ventilation in human pregnancy; and to demonstrate the value of pregnancy as a model for the study of endocrine effects on physiological control systems. Application of P.A...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Wolfe LA,Kemp JG,Heenan AP,Preston RJ,Ohtake PJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While conducting studies on the prevention of mortality from acute iron intoxication in rats, diazepam, given to prevent animal suffering, was observed to be associated with reduced mortality in a limited number of animals. The objective was to assess whether diazepam reduces mortality following acute iron intoxicatio...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Fassos FF,Berkovitch M,Daneman N,Koren L,Cameron R,Klein J,Falcitelli C,St Louis P,Daneman R,Koren G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that the respiratory baroreflex in conscious rats is either more transient, or has a higher pressure threshold than in other species. To characterize the effect of arterial pressure changes on respiration in conscious rats, ventilation (V) was measured by the plethysmographic technique during injection...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Walker JK,Jennings DB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was to investigate whether pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) can modify norepinephrine (NE) release in response to pancreatic nerve stimulation in anesthetized dogs. Plasma catecholamine concentrations in aortic and superior pancreaticoduodenal (SPD) venous blood were determi...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Yamaguchi N,Fukushima Y

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the influence of four different culture media: 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 5% FBS, 5% FBS supplemented with 10 mg x L(-1) linoleic acid (18:2(n-6)) or alpha-linolenic acid (18:3(n-3)) on alpha-linolenic acid apical uptake in clone TC7 of human intestinal Caco-2 cell line. Neither cellular viability n...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Tranchant T,Besson P,Hoinard C,Pinault M,Alessandri JM,Delarue J,Couet C,Goré J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both physical activity and exposure to environmental stressors such as cold, heat, and high altitudes modify various components of immune function: T cell counts, natural killer (NK) cell counts, and cytolytic activity, cytokine secretion, lymphocyte proliferation and immunoglobulin levels. Light physical activity or ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Shephard RJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical activity and training have some potential as tools for examining immune responses to inflammation and trauma. Contributors to the present symposium review various aspects of the inflammatory process, including issues of lymphocyte recirculation and endotoxemia. They examine also the extent and nature of the i...

journal_title：Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

authors： Shephard RJ,Shek PN

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00