abstract：:1. To facilitate investigation of diverse rodent behaviours in rodents' home cages, we have developed an integrated modular platform, the SmartCage(™) system (AfaSci, Inc. Burlingame, CA, USA), which enables automated neurobehavioural phenotypic analysis and in vivo drug screening in a relatively higher-throughput and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Khroyan TV,Zhang J,Yang L,Zou B,Xie J,Pascual C,Malik A,Xie J,Zaveri NT,Vazquez J,Polgar W,Toll L,Fang J,Xie X

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Infections and related sepsis are two of the most prevalent issues in the care of critically ill patients, with mortality as high as 70%. Appropriate antibiotic selection, as well as adequate dosing, is important to improve the clinical outcome for these patients. 2. β-Lactams are the most common antibiotic class u...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sinnollareddy MG,Roberts MS,Lipman J,Roberts JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is an anaesthetic agent with anti-oxidant properties. The aim of the present study was to determine whether propofol can protect pulmonary epithelial (A549) cells against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cell death and, if so, the mechanisms involved. The effects of LPS alone and in co...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Gu X,Lu Y,Chen J,He H,Li P,Yang T,Li L,Liu G,Chen Y,Zhang L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence indicates the important roles of M(3) muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (M(3) mAChR) in the regulation and maintenance of cardiac function and heart disease. In the present study, we investigated whether the M(3) mAChR mediates the cardioprotection against ischaemia-induced arrhythmias and the ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang S,Han HM,Jiang YN,Wang C,Song HX,Pan ZY,Fan K,Du J,Fan YH,Du ZM,Liu Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:  NADPH oxidases (Nox) are reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating enzymes that play important physiological roles in host defence and redox signalling. However, Nox activity is upregulated in the vascular wall during atherosclerosis and contributes to plaque formation by promoting oxidative stress and inflammation. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Rivera J,Walduck AK,Strugnell RA,Sobey CG,Drummond GR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently available chemotherapeutic regimens against gastric cancer are not very effective, leading to high recurrence and poor survival. Resveratrol is a naturally occurring polyphenol with potent apoptosis-inducing activity. However, the mechanism underlying its actions remains unknown. In the present study, hu...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang Z,Li W,Meng X,Jia B

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Glucans have been reported to be potent adjuvants in stimulating innate and adaptive immune responses. The aim of the present study was to determine the immunohematopoietic effects of Imunoglucan (HEBRON) following its oral administration to normal and Ehrlich ascites tumour (EAT)-bearing mice. Mice were treated wit...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Torello CO,Souza-Queiroz J,Queiroz ML

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension leads to electrophysiological changes in the heart. Chronic exercise induced by a treadmill-running programme (TRP) is considered a potential non-pharmacological treatment for hypertension and may have implications in heart remodelling. However, it is not known whether the TRP is able to improve the elect...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Roman-Campos D,Carneiro-Júnior MA,Prímola-Gomes TN,Silva KA,Quintão-Júnior JF,Gondim AN,Duarte HL,Cruz JS,Natali AJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. One of the major causes of metabolic syndrome is elevated 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β-HSD1) in the liver and adipose tissue. High 11β-HSD1 expression contributes significantly to the diabetic phenotype in db/db mice. The purpose of the present study was to test the effect of the pharmacological inhibiti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Dhanesha N,Joharapurkar A,Shah G,Kshirsagar S,Dhote V,Sharma A,Jain M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The endogenous production of and/or the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is decreased in pulmonary hypertensive diseases. L-arginine (L-arg) is the substrate for NO synthase (NOS). L-arg is transported into cells via the cationic amino acid transporters (CAT), of which there are two isoforms in endothelial cell...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Cui H,Chen B,Chicoine LG,Nelin LD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical value of colour Doppler application in encircling constriction of the superficial femoral vein in deep vein insufficiency. 2. A total of 87 patients with primary deep venous insufficiency (PDVI) using ascending venography were randomly divided into group A (...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang T,Wang L,Yi J,Yao Q,Chen JH,Yuan SF,Zhang JL,Yun J,Han ZH,Ren J,Ling R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) dalteparin is used, for example, to prevent primary venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing surgery or in medically ill patients. The anticoagulant activity of dalteparin can be monitored by measuring anti-factor Xa levels and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Feuring M,Wehling M,Schultz A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present study examined whether or not cilostazol reduces the myocardial infarct size, and investigated its mechanism in a rabbit model of myocardial infarction. 2. Japanese white rabbits underwent 30 min of coronary occlusion, followed by 48 h of reperfusion. Cilostazol (1 and 5 mg/kg) or vehicle was given intr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Bai Y,Muqier,Murakami H,Iwasa M,Sumi S,Yamada Y,Ushikoshi H,Aoyama T,Nishigaki K,Takemura G,Uno B,Minatoguchi S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Aldosterone is a hormone that affects both blood pressure and glucose homeostasis. We studied the association of the aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) polymorphism -344T>C with essential hypertension (EH) and glucose homeostasis in people in China. 2. We investigated the polymorphism -344T>C in CYP11B2 using a ca...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Li XM,Ling Y,Lu DR,Lu ZQ,Yi QL,Liu Y,Chen HY,Gao X

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Core temperature (Tc), cardiovascular and renal responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), as well as the role of endogenously produced prostaglandins (PG) in influencing these responses, were investigated in the present study in conscious, chronically instrumented lambs. 2. Core temperature, mean arterial pressure, he...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Smith FG,Fewell JE,Qi W

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present study investigated whether the somatostatin receptor (SSTR) agonist, octreotide, could inhibit the activation of dorsal skin afferent fibres induced by local injection of capsaicin in the rat. 2. Single unit activity from Aδ mechano-heat sensitive (AMH; n = 41) and C mechano-heat sensitive (CMH; n = 30)...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang J,Cao DY,Guo Y,Ma SJ,Luo R,Pickar JG,Zhao Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In the present study, we investigated the associations of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT)-3186 C/T and -948G/T polymorphisms with the risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their impact on the efficacy of repaglinide in Chinese Han T2DM patients. 2. In all, 170 patients with T2DM and 129 healthy...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Sheng FF,Dai XP,Qu J,Lei GH,Lu HB,Wu J,Xu XJ,Pei Q,Dong M,Liu YZ,Zhou HH,Liu ZQ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Sulfur dioxide (SO(2) ) has recently been found to have various biological effects on the cardiovascular system. The present study was designed to explore the effects of SO(2) derivatives on the L-type calcium current (I (Ca, L) ) in isolated rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. 2. A Langendorf system was used to dissoc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Zhang RY,Du JB,Sun Y,Chen S,Tsai HJ,Yuan L,Li L,Tang CS,Jin HF

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The common pathological alteration in virtually every progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) is renal fibrosis. 2. This review focuses on some growth factors, which are particularly well-established in contributing to fibrosis, such as the profibrotic, transforming growth factor-β, and connective tissue growth fa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Boor P,Floege J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Intrarenal oxygen availability is the balance between supply, mainly dependent on renal blood flow, and demand, determined by the basal metabolic demand and the energy-requiring tubular electrolyte transport. Renal blood flow is maintained within close limits in order to sustain stable glomerular filtration, so inc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Palm F,Nordquist L

更新日期：2011-07-01 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. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has the therapeutic potential to improve renal fibrosis and proteinuria in rodents with chronic kidney disease. In contrast, long-term administration of human HGF to normal rats reportedly elicits proteinuria. Thus, the role of HGF during proteinuria remains contentious. The aim of th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Mizuno S,Ikebuchi F,Fukuta K,Kato T,Matsumoto K,Adachi K,Abe T,Nakamura T

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. We studied the association between the level of the left ventricular ejection fraction and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. 2. The study population consisted of 850 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography for suspected or known coronary atherosclerosis. Anthropometric measurements including...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Jia EZ,Xu ZX,Yang ZJ,Zhu TB,Wang LS,Cao KJ,Ma WZ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Metformin is one of the most commonly used drugs for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Accumulating evidence suggests that metformin also has cardioprotective effects. In the present study, we investigated the cardioprotective effects of metformin and the mechanisms involved. 2. A rat model of chronic heart failure...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang XF,Zhang JY,Li L,Zhao XY,Tao HL,Zhang L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Recent reports have described the role of osteocalcin in glucose metabolism and glycaemic variability has been proven to be associated with an increased risk of diabetes complications. However, the relationship between osteocalcin and glycaemic variability remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to examin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Bao YQ,Zhou M,Zhou J,Lu W,Gao YC,Pan XP,Tang JL,Lu HJ,Jia WP

更新日期：2011-01-01 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. Hypertension plays a critical role in the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but it has also been postulated that antihypertensive drugs that block the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) show class-specific renoprotective actions beyond their blood pressure (BP)-lowering effe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Kujal P,Chábová VČ,Vernerová Z,Walkowska A,Kompanowska-Jezierska E,Sadowski J,Vaňourková Z,Husková Z,Opočenský M,Skaroupková P,Schejbalová S,Kramer HJ,Rakušan D,Malý J,Netuka I,Vaněčková I,Kopkan L,Cervenka L

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Hyperhomocysteinaemia (HHcy) is associated with endothelial dysfunction and has been recognized as a risk factor of cardiovascular disease. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of homocysteine (Hcy) on endothelial function in vivo and in vitro, and the underlying signalling pathways. 2. The HHcy animal...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Yan TT,Li Q,Zhang XH,Wu WK,Sun J,Li L,Zhang Q,Tan HM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The present study sought to explain the mechanism leading to reduced availability of propranolol when given after a priming dose in the single-pass perfused rat liver. 2. Extracellular sucrose space (as a measure of sinusoidal relaxation) in perfused rat liver before and after propranolol or propranolol and N(G)-ni...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Liu X,Zou Y,Khlentzos AM,Yang Y,Nikolovski J,Weiss M,Roberts MS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Regulatory T cells (T(reg)) and cytotoxic T cells (CTL) are involved in various immune diseases. However, the prognostic impact of T(reg) and CTL in patients with myeroperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis (MPO-ANCA-GN) is not well known. Therefore, in the present study, we e...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Yoshimura J,Fukami K,Koike K,Nagano M,Matsumoto T,Iwatani R,Kusumoto T,Hazama T,Ueda S,Adachi H,Hirai Y,Takasu K,Ohshima K,Yamagishi S,Okuda S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In an isolated right atrial preparation, an increase in right atrial pressure (RAP) produces an increase in atrial rate. This rate response is larger and occurs faster when there is background vagal or muscarinic stimulation. 2. We hypothesized that in the latter situation, an increase in RAP antagonizes the effect...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Han S,Wilson SJ,Bolter CP

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of dopaminergic and glutamatergic receptors on different stages of the amphetamine (AMPH) sensitized effect in schedule-induced polydipsia (SIP) in rats. 2. Three experiments were designed to evaluate the roles of DAD2 receptor antagonist haloperidol (HAL) and gl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Liu YP,Tung CS,Lin PJ,Wan FJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Visfatin (also known as nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase or Nampt) is a novel adipokine associated with metabolic abnormalities in obesity and diabetes. The aim of the present study was to determine whether visfatin levels in the circulation and visfatin expression in fat tissues are altered in Lyon hypertens...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang P,Bai C,Xu QY,Xu TY,Su DF,Sassard J,Miao CY

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Alpha-terpineol is a monoterpene found in the essential oils of several aromatic plant species. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the cardiovascular changes induced by alpha-terpineol in rats. 2. In normotensive rats, administration of alpha-terpineol (1, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg, i.v.) ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Ribeiro TP,Porto DL,Menezes CP,Antunes AA,Silva DF,De Sousa DP,Nakao LS,Braga VA,Medeiros IA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. It is known that the alpha(4)-subunit is likely to occur in the brain predominantly in alpha(4)beta(3)delta receptors at extrasynaptic sites. Recent studies have revealed that the alpha(1)-, alpha(4)-, gamma(2)- and delta-subunits may colocalize extrasynaptically in dentate granule cells of the hippocampus. In the ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Wang MD,Rahman M,Johansson IM,Bäckström T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. After a severe burn, a marked decrease in myocardial blood flow results in ischaemic and hypoxic injury, which subsequently leads to apoptosis or necrosis. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K)/Akt is an important intracellular signal transduction molecule that regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, glucose...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Song HP,Zhang L,Dang YM,Yan H,Chu ZG,Huang YS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. UbcH10 is the cancer-related E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, and its overexpression has been demonstrated in a variety of malignancies. The aim of the present study is to silence UbcH10 gene by RNA interference (RNAi) and to observe its inhibitory effect on the colorectal cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo. 2...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Chen SM,Jiang CY,Wu JY,Liu B,Chen YJ,Hu CJ,Liu XX

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Mechanisms underlying the generation and propagation of gastrointestinal slow wave depolarizations have long been controversial. The present review aims to collate present knowledge on this subject with specific reference to slow waves in gastric smooth muscle. 2. At present, there is strong agreement that intersti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： van Helden DF,Laver DR,Holdsworth J,Imtiaz MS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is strongly associated with atherosclerosis, and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The pathogenic mechanisms that underlie atherosclerosis and AMI are undefined at present. The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a member of the superfamily of G-prote...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： Guo J,Li HZ,Zhang WH,Wang LC,Wang LN,Zhang L,Li GW,Li HX,Yang BF,Wu L,Wang R,Xu CQ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Skeletal muscle oxidative function and metabolic gene expression are co-ordinately downregulated in metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance, obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Altering skeletal muscle metabolic gene expression to favour enhanced energy expenditure is considered a potential therapy to combat these d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

authors： McGee SL,Hargreaves M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00