British Journal of Pharmacology

July 1998, Volume 124, Issue 6
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Impaired IL-1beta-induced neutrophil accumulation in tachykinin NK1 receptor knockout mice 1013
Amrita Ahluwalia, Carmen De Felipe, John O’Brien, Stephen P. Hunt & Mauro Perretti
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Anti-nociceptive responses produced by human putative counterpart of nocistatin 1016
Toshiaki Minami, Emiko Okuda-Ashitaka, Yuji Nishiuchi, Terutoshi Kimura, Shinro Tachibana, Hidemaro Mori & Seiji Ito
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Articles

Role of endogenous nitric oxide in allergen-induced airway responses in guinea-pigs 1019
Hiroaki Iijima, Yoshiyuki Uchida, Takeo Endo, Anbo Xiang, Manabu Shirato, Akihiro Nomura & Shizuo Hasegawa
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Effect of curcumin on cell cycle progression and apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells 1029
Huei-Wen Chen & Huei-Chen Huang
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Induction of an ATPase inhibitor protein by propylthiouracil and protection against paracetamol (acetaminophen) hepatotoxicity in the rat 1041
Atreyee Banerjee, Willem G. Linscheer, Hideyuki Chiji, Uma K. Murthy, Chaidong Cho, Jyotirmoy Nandi & Samuel H.P. Chan
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Class specific inhibition of house dust mite proteinases which cleave cell adhesion, induce cell death and which increase the permeability of lung epithelium 1048
Helen L. Winton, Hong Wan, Mark B. Cannell, Philip J. Thompson, David R. Garrod, Geoffrey A. Stewart & Clive Robinson
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Effects of U-50,488H withdrawal on catecholaminergic neurones of the rat ventricle 1060
M.V. Milanés & M.L. Laorden
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Bronchodilatation in vivo by carbon monoxide, a cyclic GMP related messenger 1065
Lars-Olaf Cardell, Iris F. Ueki, Pär Stjärne, Carlos Agusti, Kiyoshi Takeyama, Anders Lindén & Jay A Nadel
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ATP and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide relaxant responses in hamster isolated proximal urethra 1069
Christian Pinna, Lina Puglisi & Geoffrey Burnstock
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Enhanced isoflurane suppression of excitatory synaptic transmission in the aged rat hippocampus 1075
Aviv Ouanounou, Peter L. Carlen & Hossam El-Beheiry
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Comparison of rSP-C surfactant with natural and synthetic surfactants after late treatment in a rat model of the acute respiratory distress syndrome 1083
Dietrich Häfner, Paul-Georg Germann & Dieter Hauschke
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Opposite effects of CCKB agonists in grooming behaviour in rats: further evidence for two CCKB subsites 1091
Nathalie Ladurelle, Angélique Sebret, Christiane Garbay, Bernard P. Roques & Valérie Daugé
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Modulation by dantrolene of endotoxin-induced interleukin-10, tumour necrosis factor-alpha and nitric oxide production in vivo and in vitro 1099
György Haskó, Csaba Szabó, Zoltán H. Németh, Balázs Lendvai & E. Sylvester Vizi
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alpha2-Adrenoceptor-mediated contractions of the porcine isolated ear artery: evidence for a cyclic AMP-dependent and a cyclic AMP-independent mechanism 1107
R.E. Roberts, A.E. Tomlinson, D.A. Kendall & V.G. Wilson
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Activation of a nonspecific cation current in rat cultured retinal pigment epithelial cells: involvement of a Galphai subunit protein and the mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathway 1115
Jennifer S. Ryan & Melanie E.M. Kelly
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Inhibition of gastric emptying and intestinal transit by amphetamine through a mechanism involving an increased secretion of CCK in male rats 1123
Ming-Luen Doong, Chien-Chen Lu, Mei-Mei Kau, Shiow-Chwen Tsai, Yu-Chung Chiao, Jiann-Jong Chen, Jiun-Yih Yeh, Ho Lin, Seng-Wong Huang, Tseng-Shing Chen, Full-Young Chang & Paulus S. Wang
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Nitric oxide (NO)-induced activation of large conductance Ca2+-dependent K+ channels (BKCa) in smooth muscle cells isolated from the rat mesenteric artery 1131
D.K. Mistry & C.J. Garland
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Evidence from microdialysis and synaptosomal studies of rat cortex for noradrenaline uptake sites with different sensitivities to SSRIs 1141
Zoë A. Hughes & S. Clare Stanford
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Direct activation of endothelial NO pathway by Ba2+ in canine coronary artery 1149
Jun Yamazaki, Kazuo Sato & Taku Nagao
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Inhibition of excitatory amino acid-activated currents by trichloroethanol and trifluoroethanol in mouse hippocampal neurones 1159
Robert W. Peoples & Forrest F. Weight
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Development of endothelin receptors in perinatal rabbit pulmonary resistance arteries 1165
Cheryl Docherty & Margaret R. MacLean
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Differences between proximal and distal portions of the male rabbit posterior urethra in the physiological role of muscarinic cholinergic receptors 1175
Katsushi Nagahama, Toshihiko Tsujii, Takashi Morita, Hiroshi Azuma & Hiroyuki Oshima
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Role of VIP1/PACAP receptors in postoperative ileus in rats 1181
Benedicte Y. De Winter, Patrick Robberecht, Guy E. Boeckxstaens, Joris G. De Man, Tom G. Moreels, Arnold G. Herman & Paul A. Pelckmans
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Effects of the neuroprotectant lubeluzole on the cytotoxic actions of veratridine, barium, ouabain and 6-hydroxydopamine in chromaffin cells 1187
María F. Cano-Abad, Manuela G. López, Jesús M. Hernández-Guijo, Pedro Zapater, Luis Gandía, Pedro Sánchez-García & Antonio G. García
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4-oxystilbene compounds are selective ligands for neuronal nicotinic alphaBungarotoxin receptors 1197
C. Gotti, B. Balestra, M. Moretti, G.E. Rovati, L. Maggi, G. Rossoni, F. Berti, L. Villa, M. Pallavicini & F. Clementi
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Different receptors for angiotensin II at pre- and postjunctional level of the canine mesenteric and pulmonary arteries 1207
S. Guimarães, M.Q. Paiva & D. Moura
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The effects of brucine and alcuronium on the inhibition of [3H]acetylcholine release from rat striatum by muscarinic receptor agonists 1213
Vladimír Dolez caronal & Stanislav Tuc caronek
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Modulation of relaxation to levcromakalim by S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and 8-bromo cyclic GMP in the rat isolated mesenteric artery 1219
Richard White & C. Robin Hiley
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Epigallocatechin suppression of proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells: correlation with c-jun and JNK 1227
Liang-Huei Lu, Shoei-Sheng Lee & Huei-Chen Huang
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Functional coupling of a recombinant Human 5-HT5A receptor to G-proteins in HEK-293 cells 1238
P.T. Hurley, R.A. McMahon, P. Fanning, K.M. O’Boyle, M. Rogers & F. Martin
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Spatial heterogeneity in the mechanisms contributing to acetylcholine-induced dilatation in the rabbit isolated ear 1245
Rodney S. Berman & Tudor M. Griffith
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Effects of inhibitors of the activity of poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase on the liver injury caused by ischaemia-reperfusion: a comparison with radical scavengers 1254
Joanne Bowes & Christoph Thiemermann
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Selective inhibition of M-type potassium channels in rat sympathetic neurons by uridine nucleotide preferring receptors 1261
Stefan Boehm
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Mechanism of neuromuscular blockade induced by phenthonium, a quaternary derivative of (-)-hyoscyamine, in skeletal muscles 1270
Caden Souccar, Maria Teresa R. Lima-Landman, Gustavo Ballejo & Antonio José Lapa
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Interaction between Ca2+, K+, carbamazepine and zonisamide on hippocampal extracellular glutamate monitored with a microdialysis electrode 1277
Motohiro Okada, Yuko Kawata, Kazuhisa Mizuno, Kazumaru Wada, Tuyoshi Kondo & Sunao Kaneko
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B1 receptor involvement in the effect of bradykinin on venular endothelial cell proliferation and potentiation of FGF-2 effects 1286
Lucia Morbidelli, Astrid Parenti, Lisa Giovannelli, Harris J. Granger, Fabrizio Ledda & Marina Ziche
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Inhibition of tumour necrosis factor and reversal of endotoxin-induced shock by U-83836E, a `second generation’ lazaroid in rats 1293
Domenica Altavilla, Francesco Squadrito, Micaela Serrano, Giuseppe M. Campo, Giovanni Squadrito, Mariarita Arlotta, Giuseppe Urna, Aurora Sardella, Antonino Saitta & Achille P. Caputi
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Functional characterisation of the human cloned 5-HT7 receptor (long form); antagonist profile of SB-258719 1300
David R. Thomas, Susan A. Gittins, Lissa L. Collin, Derek N. Middlemiss, Graham Riley, Jim Hagan, Israel Gloger, Catherine E. Ellis, Ian T. Forbes & Anthony M. Brown
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Prostaglandins inhibit secretion of histamine and pancreastatin from isolated rat stomach ECL cells 1307
Erik Lindström & Rolf Håkanson
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Effects of antagonists at the human recombinant P2X7 receptor 1314
I.P. Chessell, A.D. Michel & P.P.A. Humphrey
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In vitro characterization of tachykinin NK2-receptors modulating motor responses of human colonic muscle strips 1321
Tiziano Croci, Giulio Aureggi, Luciano Manara, Xavier Emonds-Alt, Gerard Le Fur, Jean-Pierre Maffrand, Sylvain Mukenge & Gianfranco Ferla
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The nonpeptide B2 receptor antagonist FR173657: inhibition of effects of bradykinin related to its role in nociception 1328
Thomas Griesbacher, Rainer Amann, Wolfgang Sametz, Sabine Diethart & Heinz Juan
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