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Dose-response relationship between plasma epinephrine concentration and alveolar liquid clearance in dogs.

Previously, alveolar liquid clearance (ALC) was observed to increase in a canine model of neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) by adrenal epinephrine (S. M. Lane, K. C. Maender, N. E. Awender, and M. B. Maron. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 158:

Tags: 1998, Algorithms, Animals, Blood Pressure/drug effects/physiology, Cardiac Output/drug effects/physiology, Catecholamines/blood, Dogs, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Epinephrine/*blood, Female, Hematocrit, Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), Male, Maron M B, Pulmonary Alveoli/*physiopathology, Pulmonary Circulation/drug effects/physiology, Pulmonary Edema/*blood/*physiopathology, Pulmonary Wedge Pressure/drug effects/physiology

Leading inhibition to neural oscillation is important for time-domain processing in the auditory midbrain.

A number of central auditory neurons exhibit paradoxical latency shift (PLS), a response characterized by longer response latencies at higher sound levels. PLS neurons are known to play a role in target ranging for echolocating bats that emit…

Resveratrol suppresses oxidative stress and inflammatory response in diethylnitrosamine-initiated rat hepatocarcinogenesis.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most frequent and deadliest cancers, has been increasing considerably in the United States. In the absence of a proven effective therapy for HCC, novel chemopreventive strategies are urgently needed to lower…

Tags: 2010, Animals, Antioxidants/*pharmacology/therapeutic use, Antitumor, Barnes Kendra F, Bhatia Deepak, Bishayee Anupam, Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.), Carcinogens/toxicity, Carroll Richard T, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/*etiology/metabolism/pathology, Darvesh Altaf S, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diethylnitrosamine/toxicity, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Screening Assays, Enzyme Induction/drug effects, Experimental/chemically induced/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control, Female, Hyperplasia, Inflammation/*prevention & control, Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects, Liver Neoplasms, Liver/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Messenger/biosynthesis/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, NF-E2-Related Factor 2/biosynthesis/genetics, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/biosynthesis/genetics, Oxidative Stress/*drug effects, Phenobarbital/toxicity, Precancerous Conditions/*chemically induced/metabolism/pathology, Rats, Resveratrol, RNA, Sprague-Dawley, Stilbenes/*pharmacology/therapeutic use, Tyrosine/analogs & derivatives/analysis

Dose-response effects of estrogen and tamoxifen upon methamphetamine-induced behavioral responses and neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in female mice.

In the present experiment we evaluated the dose-response effects of estrogen (estradiol benzoate; EB) and tamoxifen (TMX) in modulating the acute behavioral and chronic effects of methamphetamine (MA) upon the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system…

Effects of estrogen and related agents upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity within an impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic system of ovariectomized mice.

Estrogen increases methamphetamine (MA)-induced neurotoxicity within the impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system of ovariectomized female mice, as defined by enhanced striatal dopamine (DA) depletion. In this study we compared the effects…

An open-label dose escalation study to evaluate the safety of administration of nonviral stromal cell-derived factor-1 plasmid to treat symptomatic ischemic heart failure.

RATIONALE: Preclinical studies indicate that adult stem cells induce tissue repair by activating endogenous stem cells through the stromal cell-derived factor-1:chemokine receptor type 4 axis. JVS-100 is a DNA plasmid encoding human stromal…

Antitumor efficacy and tolerability of systemically administered gallium acetylacetonate-loaded gelucire-stabilized nanoparticles.

The widespread clinical success with most gallium compounds in cancer therapy is markedly hampered by lack of tumor specific accumulation, poor tumor permeability and undesirable toxicity to healthy tissues. The aim of this work was to investigate…

Preferential increase in pituitary prolactin versus vasoactive intestinal peptide as a function of estradiol benzoate dose in the ovariectomized rat.

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is synthesized in various tissues, including the anterior pituitary gland, where it may stimulate the release of PRL. Because estrogen plays a central role in the regulation of PRL, it becomes important to…

Acute exercise attenuates phenylephrine-induced contraction of rabbit isolated aortic rings.

Factors associated with a single bout of dynamic exercise (increased circulating catecholamines, increased body temperature, and decreased pH) are known to attenuate the vascular response to alpha-adrenergic receptor activation. Therefore, we…

Vagal afferents reflexly inhibit exercise in conscious rats.

Activation of vagal afferents reflexly inhibited locomotion induced by stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region in decerebrate cats. However, this reflex has not been tested in intact mammals. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to test…

A Rare Case of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome Treated with a Multi-Specialty Approach.

BACKGROUND It is important for an ophthalmologist and nephrologist to look for hidden causes of uveitis and nephritis, respectively. Delay in diagnosis leads to increased morbidity and failure to systemically manage the patient results in future…

Glycinergic "inhibition" mediates selective excitatory responses to combinations of sounds.

In the mustached bat's inferior colliculus (IC), combination-sensitive neurons display time-sensitive facilitatory interactions between inputs tuned to distinct spectral elements in sonar or social vocalizations. Here we compare roles of ionotropic…

Tags: *Sound, 2008, Acoustic Stimulation/methods, Action Potentials/drug effects/physiology, Animals, Auditory Pathways/*physiology, Chiroptera/physiology, College of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Interactions, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology, GABA Agents/pharmacology, GABA/physiology, Gans Donald, Glycine Agents/pharmacology, Glycine/*physiology, Inferior Colliculi/cytology/drug effects/*physiology, Iontophoresis/methods, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/antagonists & inhibitors/physiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neural Inhibition/drug effects/*physiology, Neurons/drug effects/physiology/radiation effects, Piperazines/pharmacology, Radiation, Receptors, Sanchez Jason Tait, The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, Wenstrup Jeffrey J

Solutions to the problem of bacterial resistance.

The recent increase in bacterial resistance has been, and continues to be, unmatched by drug discovery and development. The judicious use of antibacterials must be observed so as to contain bacterial resistance and maintain the utility of agents…

Tags: *Drug Resistance, *Practice Guidelines as Topic, 2005, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Bacterial, Department of Internal Medicine, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Prescriptions/standards, Drug Utilization, File Thomas M Jr, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Professional Practice/*standards, Treatments in respiratory medicine, Unnecessary Procedures

Antitumor activities of extracts from selected desert plants against HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

CONTEXT: Phytochemicals are produced by desert plants to protect themselves against stressful environments. They have been shown to be useful in preventing and fighting adverse pathophysiological conditions and complex diseases, including cancer.…

Persistent left ventricular dysfunction after cocaine treatment in rabbits.

The present study was undertaken to determine whether the diminished cardiac performance associated with cocaine administration persists after the drug has been eliminated from the body. Cocaine (5 or 10 mg/kg iv) was administered to conscious (n =…

Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism Involved in Pomegranate-Mediated Prevention of Breast Cancer: the Role of NF-kappaB and Nrf2 Signaling Pathways.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), a nutrient-rich unique fruit, has been used for centuries for the prevention and treatment of various inflammation-driven diseases. Based on our previous study, a characterized pomegranate emulsion (PE) exhibited a…

Tags: 10-Dimethyl-1, 2-benzanthracene/toxicity, 2017, 9, Animal Studies, Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology, anti-inflammatory effects, Anticarcinogenic Agents/pharmacology, Apoptosis/drug effects, Bhatia Deepak, Bishayee Anupam, Breast Neoplasms, breast tumor, Cell Transformation, Chemoprevention, COX-2, Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics/metabolism, DMBA, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Experimental/*prevention & control, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, HSP90, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics/metabolism, I-kappa B Kinase/genetics/metabolism, Inflammation Mediators, Mammary Neoplasms, Mandal Animesh, Neoplasms – Prevention and Control, Neoplastic, Neoplastic/drug effects, NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics/*metabolism, NF-kappa B/genetics/*metabolism, NF-kappaB, Nrf2, Nutrients, Physical Education and Training, Plant Preparations/*pharmacology, Pomegranate, Punica granatum, Punicaceae/*chemistry, Rats, Signal Transduction

Time-dependent changes in norepinephrine-induced left ventricular dysfunction and histopathologic condition.

BACKGROUND: Intense activation of the sympathetic nervous system or administration of high concentrations of catecholamines diminishes myocardial contractility and produces infarct-like lesions throughout the heart. This study was conducted to…

Behavioral effects of N-ethyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDE; "EVE").

Eight male rats were trained to discriminate 2.0 mg/kg

Tags: 1987, 3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine/analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology, Amphetamines/*pharmacology, Animals, Boja J W, Discrimination (Psychology), Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Inbred Strains, Legislation, Male, N-Methyl-3, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Schechter M D, Time Factors, United States

Increased drug sensitivity in the drug discrimination procedure afforded by drug versus drug training.

Rats were trained to discriminate norfenfluramine (NF) 1.4 mg/kg from its vehicle or amphetamine (AMPH) 0.8 mg/kg or pentobarbital (PB) 6.0 mg/kg in order to determine the role that drug combination training plays in the rate of learning and…

Tags: 1990, Amphetamine/pharmacology, Animals, Boja J W, Discrimination (Psychology)/*drug effects, Discrimination Learning/*drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Inbred Strains, Male, Norfenfluramine/pharmacology, Pentobarbital/pharmacology, Psychopharmacology, Rats, Reinforcement Schedule, Schechter M D

Norfenfluramine, the fenfluramine metabolite, provides stimulus control: evidence for serotonergic mediation.

Nine male rats were trained to discriminate 1.4 mg/kg norfenfluramine (NF) from its vehicle using a two-lever, food-motivated, operant discrimination task. Once trained, the rats showed a dose-dependent decrease in responding on the

Tags: 1988, Animal/*drug effects, Animals, Behavior, Boja J W, Discrimination (Psychology)/*drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Fenfluramine/*analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology, Inbred Strains, Male, Norfenfluramine/*pharmacology, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Receptors, Schechter M D, Serotonin/pharmacology, Serotonin/physiology, Time Factors

Regulation of human sterol 27-hydroxylase gene (CYP27A1) by bile acids and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha).

Mitochondrial sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) catalyses sterol side-chain oxidation of bile acid synthesis from cholesterol, and the first reaction of the acidic bile acid biosynthetic pathway. Hydrophobic bile acids suppress human CYP27A1 gene…

Tags: *DNA-Binding Proteins, 2003, Base Sequence, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Bile Acids and Salts/*pharmacology, Binding Sites/genetics, Cell Line, Chen Wenling, Chenodeoxycholic Acid/pharmacology, Chiang John Y L, Cholestanetriol 26-Monooxygenase, Cloning, Cultured, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics/metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, DNA, DNA/chemistry/genetics, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, gene, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects, Genetic/*genetics, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4, Humans, Luciferases/genetics/metabolism, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Mutation, NEOMED College of Medicine, Phosphoproteins/genetics/*metabolism, Promoter Regions, Receptors, Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Response Elements/genetics, Sequence Analysis, Site-Directed, Steroid Hydroxylases/*genetics, Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism, Transfection, Tumor Cells

Testosterone causes direct relaxation of rat thoracic aorta.

Several recent studies have provided evidence that gonadal steroid hormones can exert acute (nongenomic) effects on both neural and vascular tissues. This study examines the acute effects of testosterone (T) on vascular reactivity of the rat thoracic…

Age-related changes in the spinal antinociceptive effects of DAGO, DPDPE and beta-endorphin in the rat.

These studies were designed to investigate how the aging process alters the spinal antinociceptive efficacy of mu (mu), delta (delta) and epsilon (epsilon) opioid receptor agonists administered intrathecally (i.t.) in rats. Various doses of the mu…

The antinociceptive effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in the rat.

The antinociceptive effects of MDMA and morphine were examined in rats using the tail-flick and hot-plate analgesiometric tests. MDMA, in the dose range of 1.5-6.0 mg/kg IP, produced a dose-dependent elevation in hot-plate latency, but did not…

Time and dose dependency of the suppression of pulmonary metastases of rat mammary cancer by amiloride.

Amiloride is an inhibitor of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), an essential component of the plasminogen/plasmin enzyme system. Inhibition of uPA prevents the conversion of plasminogen to tumor cell surface bound plasmin which is required for…

Discriminative stimulus properties of CGS 9896: interactions within the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor complex.

Male rats were trained to discriminate the stimulus effects of CGS 9896 (30.0 mg/kg) from its vehicle. Once trained, discriminative performance was observed to be dose-responsive in the 3.75-30.0 mg/kg range and analysis of the dose-response curve…

Inverse agonist properties of the THBC discriminative stimulus: asymmetrical generalization with FG 7142.

Male rats were trained to discriminate the stimulus properties of the beta-carbolines 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline (THBC) (15.0 mg/kg) or FG 7142 (5.0 mg/kg) from vehicle in a two-lever, food-motivated operant task. Consistent with the…

Tags: 1991, Animals, Avoidance Learning/drug effects, Carbolines/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology, Discrimination Learning/*drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, GABA-A/*drug effects, Generalization, Inbred Strains, Leidenheimer N J, Male, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Receptors, Schechter M D, Stimulus/*drug effects

Inverse agonist properties of the FG 7142 discriminative stimulus.

A two-lever, food-motivated discrimination was established between the benzodiazepine receptor partial inverse agonist FG 7142 (5.0 mg/kg) and its vehicle. The FG 7142 discriminative stimulus was pharmacologically characterized by testing trained…

Tags: 1991, Animals, Appetite Depressants/*pharmacology, Carbolines/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology, Discrimination (Psychology)/*drug effects, Discrimination Learning/drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, GABA-A/drug effects, Generalization, Inbred Strains, Leidenheimer N J, Male, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Receptors, Reinforcement Schedule, Schechter M D, Stimulus/drug effects

Guggulsterone antagonizes farnesoid X receptor induction of bile salt export pump but activates pregnane X receptor to inhibit cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene.

Bile acids activate a nuclear receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), that induces bile salt export pump (BSEP) but inhibits cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) gene transcription in the liver. Guggulsterone, a plant sterol that lowers serum…

Advantages and disadvantages of a rapid method to train drug discrimination.

In an effort to reduce the often extensive period of time needed to train rats to discriminate between a drugged and nondrugged state, a fast training regimen was employed with 1.5 mg/kg 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) used as the training…

Tags: 1988, 3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine/analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology, Amphetamines/*pharmacology, Animals, Discrimination Learning/*drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Tolerance, Male, Methods, N-Methyl-3, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Schechter M D

CGS 10746B is able to attenuate the effects of amphetamine: further evidence for dopaminergic mediation.

Previous results indicate that agents which either decreases synthesis or block postsynaptic dopamine receptors will attenuate the discriminative stimulus produced by d-amphetamine. CGS 10746B has been reported to decrease dopamine release without…

Tags: 1988, Alkaloids/pharmacology, Animals, Antipsychotic Agents/*pharmacology, Apomorphine/pharmacology, Boja J W, Cocaine/pharmacology, Conditioning, Dextroamphetamine/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology, Discrimination (Psychology)/*drug effects, Dopamine/*physiology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Male, Operant/drug effects, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Schechter M D, Thiazepines/*pharmacology

Comparison of anorectic drugs in rats trained to discriminate between satiation and deprivation.

Eight male rats were trained to discriminate between the internal states produced by food deprivation of 3 hours (satiation) and that produced by food deprivation of 27 hours duration (deprivation). One lever, in a two-lever operant chamber, had to…

Tags: *Food Deprivation, 1990, Amphetamine/*pharmacology, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Discrimination Learning/*drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Fenfluramine/*analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology, Inbred Strains, Life sciences, Male, Norfenfluramine/*pharmacology, Rats, Satiation/*drug effects, Schechter M D

Discriminative stimulus effect of phenylephrine.

Rats were trained to discriminate phenylephrine in a two-lever, food-motivated operant task by increasing the i.p. administered training dose from 0.8 to 2 mg/kg. Stable discrimination to 2 mg/kg phenylephrine was established and testing of 0.5-2.5…

Dopaminergic nature of acute cathine tolerance.

Cathine is a psychoactive constituent in the leaves of the Khat shrub which are habitually ingested for their stimulatory effects in many parts of the world. Rats were trained to discriminate the stimulus effect of intraperitoneally administered 4.8…

Tags: 1990, Alkaloids/pharmacology, Animals, Antipsychotic Agents/pharmacology, Appetite Depressants/*pharmacology, Discrimination (Psychology)/drug effects, Discrimination Learning/drug effects, Dopamine/*physiology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Tolerance, Generalization (Psychology)/drug effects, Inbred Strains, Male, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Phenylpropanolamine/*pharmacology, Rats, Schechter M D, Thiazepines/pharmacology

Effect of MDMA neurotoxicity upon its conditioned place preference and discrimination.

Experiments were conducted to investigate the functional consequences of a neurotoxic regimen of MDMA administration upon two behaviors, conditioned place preference and drug discrimination. Rats were trained to discriminate 1.5 mg/kg MDMA from its…

Functional consequences of fenfluramine neurotoxicity.

Male Sprague-Dawley rats were trained to discriminate the anorectic drug d,l-fenfluramine (2.0 mg/kg intraperitoneally administered) from its vehicle using a food-motivated (fixed-ratio 10 schedule) two-lever operant task. Once trained, doses of 0.5,…

Tags: 1990, Animals, Conditioning, Discrimination Learning/drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Fenfluramine/*toxicity, Inbred Strains, Male, Nervous System Diseases/*chemically induced/psychology, Operant/drug effects, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Reinforcement Schedule, Schechter M D

Interaction of ethanol and tetrahydro-beta-carboline (THBC) in a discriminative task.

Rats (n = 10) were trained to discriminate between ethanol (600 mg/kg, IP) and its vehicle, or between THBC (20 mg/kg) and its vehicle in a two-lever food-motivated operant task. Once the discriminative training criterion was attained, rats in each…

Tags: 1988, Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Animal/drug effects, Animals, Behavior, Carbolines/*pharmacology, Conditioning (Psychology)/drug effects, Discrimination Learning/*drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Interactions, Ethanol/*pharmacology, Inbred Strains, Male, Rats, Schechter M D, Signs S A

Lack of generalization of nisoxetine with amphetamine in the rat.

Rats were trained to discriminate between the stimulus properties of intraperitoneally administered d-amphetamine (0.8 mg/kg) and its vehicle in a two-lever, food-motivated operant task. Once trained, doses of the norepinephrine reuptake inhibiting…

Tags: *Discrimination (Psychology), 1988, Animals, Boja J W, Conditioning, Dextroamphetamine/*pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Fluoxetine/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology, Inbred Strains, Male, Norepinephrine/antagonists & inhibitors, Operant/*drug effects, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Rats, Reference Values, Schechter M D

Rats become acutely tolerant to cathine after amphetamine or cathinone administration.

The drug discrimination paradigm was used to evaluate in rats the ability of the discriminate response to either 0.8 mg/kg d-amphetamine or 0.8 mg/kg l-cathinone to generalize to 2.4-6.0 mg/kg of the active cathinone metabolite d-norpseudoephedrine,…

Tags: 1990, Alkaloids/*pharmacology, Amphetamine/*pharmacology, Animals, Antipsychotic Agents/pharmacology, Discrimination (Psychology)/drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Tolerance, Inbred Strains, Male, Phenylpropanolamine/*pharmacology, Psychopharmacology, Psychotropic Drugs/*pharmacology, Rats, Schechter M D, Thiazepines/pharmacology

Serotonergic-dopaminergic mediation of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy").

A series of three experiments were conducted to investigate the possible serotonergic and dopaminergic mediation of the discriminative stimulus properties of the "designer" drug MDMA. In Experiment 1, rats trained to discriminate 1.5 mg/kg (+/-)-MDMA…

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