British Journal of Pharmacology

12 June 1997, Volume 121, Issue 4
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Inhibition by nociceptin of neurogenic inflammation and the release of SP and CGRP from sensory nerve terminals 613
Zsuzsanna Helyes, József Németh, Erika Pintér & János Szolcsányi
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Comparative direct electrophysiological effects of propofol on the conduction system and ionic channels of rabbit hearts 617
Mei-Hwan Wu, Ming-Jai Su & Selma Siu-Mun Sun
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Attenuation of p53 expression and Bax down-regulation during phorbol ester mediated inhibition of apoptosis 625
Udo K. Meßmer & Bernhard Brüne
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Modulation by low sodium intake of glomerular response to cicletanine and atrial natriuretic factor 635
Leszek Kalinowski, Miroslawa Szczepanska-Konkel, Maciej Jankowski & Stefan Angielski
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The stimulation of human neutrophil migration by angiotensin II: its dependence on Ca2+ and the involvement of cyclic GMP 643
Jan G.R. Elferink & Ben M. de Koster
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The expression of functionally-coupled B2-bradykinin receptors in human corneal epithelial cells and their pharmacological characterization with agonists and antagonists 649
T.K. Wiernas, B.W. Griffin & N.A. Sharif
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Characterization of endothelium-derived relaxing factors released by bradykinin in human resistance arteries 657
P. Ohlmann, M.C. Martínez, F. Schneider, J.C. Stoclet & R. Andriantsitohaina
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The involvement of reactive oxygen species and arachidonic acid in alpha1-adrenoceptor-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration 665
Eisuke Nishio & Yasuhiro Watanabe
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The effect of R 15.7/HO, an anti-CD18 antibody, on the late airway response and airway hyperresponsiveness in an allergic rabbit model 671
A.Z. El-Hashim, C.A. Jacques, C.M. Herd, T.H. Lee & C.P. Page
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Vasodilator effects of adrenomedullin on small pulmonary arteries and veins in anaesthetized cats 679
Mikiyasu Shirai, Akito Shimouchi, Soichiro Ikeda, Ishio Ninomiya, Kenji Sunagawa, Kenji Kangawa & Hisayuki Matsuo
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Endothelin receptors and their cellular signal transduction mechanism in human cultured prostatic smooth muscle cells 687
Yuji Saita, Tomonobu Koizumi, Hidenori Yazawa, Takashi Morita, Toichi Takenaka & Kazuo Honda
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Effect of calpain inhibitor I, an inhibitor of the proteolysis of IB, on the circulatory failure and multiple organ dysfunction caused by endotoxin in the rat 695
Hartmut Ruetten & Christoph Thiemermann
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Effect of a novel selective and potent phosphinic peptide inhibitor of endopeptidase 3.4.24.16 on neurotensin-induced analgesia and neuronal inactivation 705
Bruno Vincent, Jirì Jiracek, Florence Noble, Mart Loog, Bernard Roques, Vincent Dive, Jean-Pierre Vincent & Frédéric Checler
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Effects of calcium dobesilate on the synthesis of endothelium-dependent relaxing factors in rabbit isolated aorta 711
E. Ruiz, R. Lorente & T. Tejerina
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Protection by dexamethasone of the functional desensitization to beta2-adrenoceptor-mediated responses in human lung mast cells 717
Lee K. Chong, Duncan E.J. Drury, Jack F. Dummer, Parviz Ghahramani, Robert P. Schleimer & Peter T. Peachell
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Effects of an orally active non-peptide bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist, FR173657, on plasma exudation in rat carrageenin-induced pleurisy 723
Masataka Majima, Noriko Kawashima, Ito Hiroshi & Makoto Katori
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Evidence that antipsychotic drugs are inverse agonists at D2 dopamine receptors 731
David A. Hall & Philip G. Strange
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(+)-WAY 100135, a partial agonist, at native and recombinant 5-HT1B/1D receptors 737
Colin Davidson, Michael Ho, Gary W. Price, Brian J. Jones & Jonathan A. Stamford
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Evidence that cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors suppress interleukin-2 release from murine splenocytes by interacting with a `low-affinity’ phosphodiesterase 4 conformer 743
John E. Souness, Clare Houghton, Nughat Sardar & Michael T. Withnall
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Modulatory role of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 on pancreatic islet insulin release via the cyclic AMP pathway in the rat 751
P.-M. Bourlon, A. Faure-Dussert & B. Billaudel
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Pharmacological evaluation of IQM-95,333, a highly selective CCKA receptor antagonist with anxiolytic-like activity in animal models 759
Santiago Ballaz, Ana Barber, Ana Fortuño, Joaquín Del Río, Mercedes Martín-Martínez, Isabel Gómez-Monterrey, Rosario Herranz, Rosario González-Muñiz & Maria-Teresa García-López
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Effect of papaverine on synaptic transmission in the guinea-pig ileum 768
Angelo A. Izzo, Nicola Mascolo, Marcello Costa & Francesco Capasso
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Differential activation of the epithelial and smooth muscle NK1 receptors by synthetic tachykinin agonists in guinea-pig trachea 773
Michela Figini, Costanza Emanueli, Claude Bertrand, Riccardo Sicuteri, Domenico Regoli & Pierangelo Geppetti
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Pharmacological characterization of endothelin-induced rat pulmonary arterial dilatation 782
Tooru Higashi, Takeshi Ishizaki, Kazuo Shigemori, Takaki Yamamura & Tuguhiko Nakai
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Suppression by cyclosporin A of interleukin 1beta-induced expression of group II phospholipase A2 in rat renal mesangial cells 787
Gaby Walker, Dieter Kunz, Werner Pignat, Henk van den Bosch & Josef Pfeilschifter
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Role of Ca2+-activated K+ channel in epithelium-dependent relaxation of human bronchial smooth muscle 794
J. Tamaoki, E. Tagaya, K. Isono, M. Kondo & K. Konno
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Interactions between imidazoline compounds and sulphonylureas in the regulation of insulin secretion 799
Mirna Mourtada, Colin A. Brown, Stephen A. Smith, Valerie Piercy, Susan L.F. Chan & Noel G. Morgan
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Inhibition of Ca2+ channel current by µ- and -opioid receptors coexpressed in Xenopus oocytes: desensitization dependence on Ca2+ channel alpha1 subunits 806
Shuji Kaneko, Nobumichi Yada, Koichiro Fukuda, Masanobu Kikuwaka, Akinori Akaike & Masamichi Satoh
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Hydrogen peroxide-induced impairment of reactivity in rat isolated aorta: potentiation by 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole 813
Kousar B. Mian & William Martin
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Involvement of nitric oxide synthesis in hepatic perturbations induced in rats by a necrogenic dose of thioacetamide 820
Carmen Díez-Fernández, Nuria Sanz, Lisardo Boscá, Sonsoles Hortelano & María Cascales
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A study of the neurotoxic effect of MDMA (`ecstasy’) on 5-HT neurones in the brains of mothers and neonates following administration of the drug during pregnancy 827
M.I. Colado, E. O’Shea, R. Granados, A. Misra, T.K. Murray & A.R. Green
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Antinociceptive and immunosuppressive effects of opiate drugs: a structure-related activity study 834
Paola Sacerdote, Barbara Manfredi, Paolo Mantegazza & Alberto E. Panerai
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