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    Down-regulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1α in globus pallidus and substantia nigra of parkinsonian monkeys (2005)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    European journal of neuroscience 22 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1460-9568
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Enhanced glutamatergic neurotransmission via the subthalamopallidal or subthalamonigral projection seems crucial for developing parkinsonian motor signs. In the present study, the possible changes in the expression of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) were examined in the basal ganglia of a primate model for Parkinson's disease. When the patterns of immunohistochemical localization of mGluRs in monkeys administered systemically with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) were analysed in comparison with normal controls, we found that expression of mGluR1α, but not of other subtypes, was significantly reduced in the internal and external segments of the globus pallidus and the substantia nigra pars reticulata. To elucidate the functional role of mGluR1 in the control of pallidal neuron activity, extracellular unit recordings combined with intrapallidal microinjections of mGluR1-related agents were then performed in normal and parkinsonian monkeys. In normal awake conditions, the spontaneous firing rates of neurons in the pallidal complex were increased by DHPG, a selective agonist of group I mGluRs, whereas they were decreased by AIDA, a selective antagonist of group I mGluRs, or LY367385, a selective antagonist of mGluR1. These electrophysiological data strongly indicate that the excitatory mechanism of pallidal neurons by glutamate is mediated at least partly through mGluR1. The effects of the mGluR1-related agents on neuronal firing in the internal pallidal segment became rather obscure after MPTP treatment. Our results suggest that the specific down-regulation of pallidal and nigral mGluR1α in the parkinsonian state may exert a compensatory action to reverse the overactivity of the subthalamic nucleus-derived glutamatergic input that is generated in the disease.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04488.x
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    Removal of bronchoalveolar cells augments the late eosinophilic response to segmental allergen challenge (2002)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Clinical & experimental allergy 32 (2002), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2222
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background In patients with quiescent asthma, macrophages are the most prevalent cells recovered by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Through activation via their FcεRII receptors or by acting as antigen-presenting cells, macrophages could, in theory, promote the late airway response to allergen.〈section xml:id="abs1-1"〉〈title type="main"〉ObjectiveIn order to investigate the importance of macrophages and other airway luminal cells in inducing the late airway response, a novel washout experiment was designed.Methods Five patients with ragweed-allergic asthma underwent bronchoscopy and segmental bronchial challenge with either normal saline or short ragweed extract in two segments of one lung. In a third segment of the opposite lung, 12 successive BALs (25 mL each) were performed, followed by challenge with an identical dose of short ragweed (washed-challenged segment). After 24 h, all three challenged segments underwent BAL.Results Initially, in the washed-challenged segment, over 80% (mean 80.4%, range 68–88%) of the recoverable airway dwelling cells were removed. Unexpectedly, 24 h later these same washed-challenged segments contained more eosinophils in the BAL than the challenged segments from the opposite lung (P = 0.033).Conclusions Removing the majority of airway luminal cells followed by allergen bronchoprovocation increased the number of eosinophils recovered 24 h after challenge. Our results suggest that in quiescent allergic asthma, the airway luminal cells are protective and attenuate the late eosinophilic response to allergen challenge.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01228.x
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    Effects of (R)- and (S)-isomers of β-adrenergic agonists on eosinophil response to interleukin-5 (2005)
    Malden, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Clinical & experimental allergy 35 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2222
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background Racemic β2-adrenergic receptor agonists (β2-agonists) are used frequently to treat patients with asthma. Potential differences in the biological activities and clinical efficacies among racemic β2-agonists and their isomers are controversial, and research into these possible differences is limited.Objective We hypothesized that the (S)- and the (R)-isomers of β2-agonists have opposing effects on the activation of inflammatory cells.Methods Isolated human eosinophils were pretreated with 1 : 1 racemic (R,S)-, (R)- or (S)-albuterol, isobutyl methylxanthine (IBMX), and stimulated with IL-5. The kinetics of superoxide production were examined by reduction of cytochrome c, and the effects of pharmacological agents on superoxide production were monitored for 180 min.Results (R,S)-albuterol inhibited IL-5-induced superoxide production. This inhibition was enhanced by a cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) phosphodiesterase inhibitor, IBMX, and was reversed by the selective β2-adrenergic receptor antagonist, ICI 118, 551, verifying the involvement of both cAMP and the β2-adrenergic receptor. In addition, (R)-albuterol alone, similarly to (R,S)-albuterol, significantly inhibited IL-5-induced superoxide production up to 60 min (P〈0.05, n=4), but the inhibition was lost with longer incubation. In contrast, (S)-albuterol with IBMX did not inhibit IL-5-induced superoxide production before 60 min, but it significantly enhanced IL-5-mediated superoxide production after 60 min (P〈0.05, n=4). When both were present as racemic (R,S)-albuterol, the inhibitory effect of (R)-albuterol was not affected by (S)-albuterol.Conclusion When incubated with IL-5-activated eosinophils, (R)-albuterol shows anti-inflammatory effects and (S)-albuterol shows pro-inflammatory effects in the presence of IBMX. The kinetics of these effects are different, and when used simultaneously, (R)-albuterol predominates. When marked usage of the (S)-isomer is anticipated, racemic (R,S)-albuterol should be used clinically with caution.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02347.x
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    Histamine-2 receptor expression in gastric mucosa before and after Helicobacter pylori cure (2005)
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    Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 21 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2036
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background : Helicobacter pylori infection prevents the occurrence of the tolerance phenomenon of Histamine-2 (H2) receptor antagonists. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease develops in some cases with the restoration of acid secretion after H. pylori eradication therapy.Aim : To clarify the mechanisms of H2 receptor restoration after the eradication of H. pylori on parietal cells.Methods:  We enrolled 80 consecutive asymptomatic male patients with H. pylori infection, having chronic gastritis with or without the presence of peptic ulcers. Biopsy specimens from the greater curvatures at the mid-corpus of the stomach were obtained endoscopically from all subjects before and 12 weeks after the eradication of H. pylori. Degrees of gastric atrophy were evaluated by serum pepsinogen levels. The amounts of mRNA expression of H2 receptor were evaluated in each subject's gastric mucosa by real time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).Results : H2 receptor mRNA expression levels significantly correlated with serum pepsinogens I and II ratios. The expression level of H2 receptor mRNA was lower in subjects with hypergastrinemia. The median expression level of H2 receptor after H. pylori eradication was threefold greater than prior to treatment. In addition, its restoration became more pronounced in subjects with severe gastric atrophy. However, a comparatively low restoration of H2 receptor mRNA was found in subjects with hypergastrinemia.Conclusions : H2 receptor mRNA levels decrease with the progression of gastric atrophy induced by H. pylori infection, and are restored after H. pylori eradication. Such expression levels of H2 receptor may explain a part of the tolerance phenomenon to H2 receptor antagonists.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02481.x
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    Comparison of hemostatic effects by route of H2 receptor antagonist administration following endoscopic mucosal resection in patients with neoplastic gastric lesions (2005)
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    Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 21 (2005), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2036
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background : To date, there has not been an in-depth investigation to identify differences in the effects of bleeding prevention among different routes of administration of H2 receptor antagonists to treat gastric ulcers following endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR).Aim : To prospectively compare the frequency of bleeding following EMR between patients treated with intravenous(IV) famotidine and those with oral famotidine.Methods : Fifty-three patients with neoplastic gastric lesions (33 carcinoma and 20 adenoma) treated by EMR were included. Subjects underwent EMR with circumferential mucosal incision assisted by submucosal injection of sodium hyaluronate (EMRSH), followed by IV or oral (PO) administration of famotidine at a dosage of 40 mg/day for 2 days. Patients with odd ID numbers were assigned to IV therapy (30 cases) while even numbers were given PO therapy (23 cases). Frequencies and endoscopic findings of bleeding during the first 2 days after EMR were examined.Results : Frequency of bleeding within 2 days after EMR was 3 and 4% in IV and PO patients, respectively, showing no significant difference. No significant difference was seen in the endoscopic findings of bleeding and therapy, either, with respective IV and PO findings at 23 and 26%.Conclusions : No significant difference was observed in frequency of bleeding within 2 days after gastric EMR between IV and oral administrations of famotidine.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02483.x
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    Physical and dielectric properties of irradiated polypropylene and poly(ethylene terephthalate)
    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    International Journal of Radiation Applications & Instrumentation. Part C, 28 (1986), S. 393-397 
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    ISSN: 1359-0197
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Physics
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    URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/1359-0197(86)90025-1
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    Change in the adsorption states of hydrogen on a platinum electrode during and after the anodic activation
    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 68 (1976), S. 49-64 
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    ISSN: 0368-1874
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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    URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0368-1874(76)80031-7
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    Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of iodine with bis(N, N-di-n-butyldithiocarbamato)zinc(II)
    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Inorganica Chimica Acta 21 (1977), S. 229-232 
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    ISSN: 0020-1693
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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    Metal electrodes bonded on solid polymer electrolyte membranes (SPE)-IV. Morphological features and electrical resistance of Pt- and Au-SPE electrodes
    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Electrochimica Acta 32 (1987), S. 791-798 
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    ISSN: 0013-4686
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
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    URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0013-4686(87)85111-3
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    Metal electrodes bonded on solid polymer electrolyte membranes (SPE)-II. The polarization resistance of Pt-Nafion electrode
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    Electrochimica Acta 29 (1984), S. 1721-1724 
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    ISSN: 0013-4686
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
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    URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0013-4686(84)89017-9
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