British Journal of Pharmacology

March 1998, Volume 123, Issue 5
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Direct effects of diazoxide on mitochondria in pancreatic B-cells and on isolated liver mitochondria 781
T. Grimmsmann & I. Rustenbeck
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Distribution of P2Y receptor subtypes on haematopoietic cells 789
Jianguo Jin, V. Rao Dasari, Frank D. Sistare & Satya P. Kunapuli
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Effects of inhibition of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-2 in chronic gastro-intestinal ulcer models in rats 795
Adrian Schmassmann, Brigitta M. Peskar, Christian Stettler, Peter Netzer, Thomas Stroff, Beatrice Flogerzi & Fred Halter
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Effects of Ca2+ channel antagonists on striatal dopamine and DOPA release, studied by in vivo microdialysis 805
Motohiro Okada, Kazumaru Wada, Kazuhiro Kiryu, Yuko Kawata, Kazuhisa Mizuno, Tuyoshi Kondo, Hiroichi Tasaki & Sunao Kaneko
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Emodin-induced muscle contraction of mouse diaphragm and the involvement of Ca2+ influx and Ca2+ release from sarcoplasmic reticulum 815
Y.W. Cheng & J.J. Kang
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Roles of calcium-activated and voltage-gated delayed rectifier potassium channels in endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation of the rabbit middle cerebral artery 821
Hui Dong, Gareth J. Waldron, William C. Cole & Christopher R. Triggle
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The effect of prolonged treatment with imipramine on the biosynthesis and functional characteristics of D2 dopamine receptors in the rat caudate putamen 833
Marta Dziedzicka-Wasylewska & Renata Rogoz
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Role of nitric oxide in regulation of gastric acid secretion in rats: effects of NO donors and NO synthase inhibitor 839
Shinichi Kato, Motohiro Kitamura, Roman P. Korolkiewicz & Koji Takeuchi
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Role of K+ channel opening and stimulation of cyclic GMP in the vasorelaxant effects of nicorandil in isolated piglet pulmonary and mesenteric arteries: relative efficacy and interactions between both pathways 847
Francisco Pérez-Vizcaíno, Angel L. Cogolludo, Eduardo Villamor & Juan Tamargo
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Effect of gamma-mangostin through the inhibition of 5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptors in 5-fluoro-alpha-methyltryptamine-induced head-twitch responses of mice 855
Nattaya Chairungsrilerd, Ken-Ichi Furukawa, Takeshi Tadano, Kensuke Kisara & Yasushi Ohizumi
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CGRP and nitric oxide of neuronal origin and their involvement in neurogenic vasodilatation in rat skin microvasculature 863
Merhi Merhi, Greg J. Dusting & Zeinab Khalil
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Effect of cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase type III inhibitor, on histamine-induced increase in [Ca2+]i and force in middle cerebral artery of the rabbit 869
Yoshihisa Shiraishi, Yuichi Kanmura & Takeo Itoh
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Suppression of nitric oxide formation by tyrosine kinase inhibitors in murine N9 microglia 879
B.P. Lockhart, K.C. Cressey & J.M. Lepagnol
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Stimulation of nitric oxide release from rat spinal cord by prostaglandin E2 890
Masato Sakai, Toshiaki Minami, Naoki Hara, Isao Nishihara, Hiroaki Kitade, Yasuo Kamiyama, Kazuyuki Okuda, Hakuo Takahashi, Hidemaro Mori & Seiji Ito
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Mechanisms of relaxations of bovine isolated bronchioles by the nitric oxide donor, GEA 3175 895
Medardo Hernández, Britt Elmedal, Michael J. Mulvany & Ulf Simonsen
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Inhibition of glycosphingolipid synthesis by threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol (PDMP) and the modulation of IL-1beta-stimulated expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat aortic smooth muscle cells 906
Artur-Aron Weber, Claudia Seul, Volker Harth, Yon Ko, Stefan Seewald, Hans Vetter & Agapios Sachinidis
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The mechanism of action of cantharidin in smooth muscle 911
Jörg Knapp, Peter Bokník, Sabine Huke, Hartmut Lüss, Frank U. Müller, Thorsten Müller, Peter Nacke, Wilhelm Schmitz, Ute Vahlensieck & Joachim Neumann
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Reversion of muscarinic autoreceptor agonist-induced acetylcholine decrease and learning impairment by dynorphin A (1 – 13), an endogenous -opioid receptor agonist 920
Masayuki Hiramatsu, Hiroyasu Murasawa, Hiromasa Mori & Tsutomu Kameyama
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Selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors and their influence on the protective effect of a mild irritant in the rat stomach 927
Britta Gretzer, Karlheinz Ehrlich, Nenad Maricic, Nils Lambrecht, Michael Respondek & Brigitta M. Peskar
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Release of somatostatin and its role in the mediation of the anti-inflammatory effect induced by antidromic stimulation of sensory fibres of rat sciatic nerve 936
János Szolcsányi, Zsuzsanna Helyes, Gábor Oroszi, József Németh & Erika Pintér
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Histamine-induced biphasic macromolecular leakage in the microcirculation of the conscious hamster: evidence for a delayed nitric oxide-dependent leakage 943
G. Gimeno, P.H. Carpentier, S. Desquand-Billiald, R. Hanf & M. Finet
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Possible mechanism of the negative inotropic effect of alpha1-adrenoceptor agonists in rat isolated left atria after exposure to free radicals 952
Stephan L.M. Peters, Harry D. Batink, Martin C. Michel, Martin Pfaffendorf & Pieter A. van Zwieten
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Evidence that spontaneous contractile activity in the rat myometrium is not inhibited by NO-mediated increases in tissue levels of cyclic GMP 959
James K. Hennan & Jack Diamond
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Cannabinoid CB1 receptor and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization in guinea-pig carotid, rat mesenteric and porcine coronary arteries 968
T. Chataigneau, M. Félétou, C. Thollon, N. Villeneuve, J-P. Vilaine, J. Duhault & P.M. Vanhoutte
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Inhibitory effect of peptides derived from the N-terminus of lipocortin 1 on arachidonic acid release and proliferation in the A549 cell line: identification of E-Q-E-Y-V as a crucial component 975
J. D. Croxtall, Q. Choudhury & R. J. Flower
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Regulation of H1-receptor coupling and H1-receptor mRNA by histamine in bovine tracheal smooth muscle 984
J.L. Pype, L.J. Dupont, J.C.W. Mak, P.J. Barnes & G.M. Verleden
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Influence of applied tension and nitric oxide on responses to endothelins in rat pulmonary resistance arteries: effect of chronic hypoxia 991
Margaret R. MacLean & Kirsty M. McCulloch
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Induction of nitric oxide synthase by protein synthesis inhibition in aortic smooth muscle cells 1000
Nándor Marczin, Carolyn Y. Go, Andreas Papapetropoulos & John D. Catravas
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Salmeterol inhibition of mediator release from human lung mast cells by beta-adrenoceptor-dependent and independent mechanisms 1009
Lee K. Chong, Elizabeth Cooper, Christopher J. Vardey & Peter T. Peachell
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Reduced sympathetic noradrenergic neurotransmission in the tail artery of Donryu rats fed with high cholesterol-supplemented diet 1016
Parastoo Karoon & Geoffrey Burnstock
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