Volume 53, Issue 6, 2004


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Allostery and cooperativity in the interaction of drugs with ionic channel receptors.
J. Krůšek (Inst. Physiol. Czech Acad. Sci., Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic)
 


Chronic endothelin receptor blockade reduces end-organ damage independently of blood pressure effects in salt-loaded heterozygous Ren-2 transgenic rats.
M. Opočenský, P. Dvořák, J. Malý, H.J. Kramer, A. Backer, L. Kopkan, Z. Vernerová, V. Tesař, T. Zima, M. Bader, D. Ganten, J. Janda, I. Vaněčková (Ctr Exp. Med., Inst. Clin. Exp. Med., Vídeňská 1958/9, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic)

Wine polyphenols stimulate superoxide anion production to promote calcium signaling and endothelial-dependent vasodilatation.
J. Duarte, E. Andriambeloson, M. Diebolt, R. Andriantsitohaina (Lab. Pharm. Physico-Chimie, Fac. Pharm., Univ. Pasteur de Strasbourg, UMR CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France)

LVV-hemorphin-7 lowers blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats: radiotelemetry study.
J. Čejka, B. Železná, J. Velek, J. Zicha, J. Kuneš (Inst. Physiol. Czech Acad. Sci., Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic)

Coronary vascular and aortic endothelial permeability during estrogen therapy: a study in DOCA-salt hypertensive ovariectomized rats.
M. Khazaei, M. Nematbakhsh (Dept. Physiol., Med. Univ. Sci. Isfahan, Iran)

Diaphorase can metabolize some vasorelaxants to NO and eliminate NO scavenging effect of 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5,-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PTIO).
P. Bartík, K. Chalupský, B. Muller, J.-C. Stoclet, G. Entlicher ( Dept. Biochem., Fac. Sci., Charles Univ., Albertov 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic)

Myocardial infarct size-limiting effect of chronic hypoxia persists for five weeks of normoxic recovery.
J. Neckář, B. Ošťádal, F. Kolář (Inst. Physiol. Czech Acad. Sci., Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic)

Renal concentrating capacity is linked to blood pressure in children with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
T. Seeman J. Dušek , K. Vondrák, K. Bláhová, E. Šimková, J. Kreisinger, P. Dvořák, M. Kynčl, Z. Hříbal, J. Janda (First Dept. Pediatr., Univ. Hospital Motol, V úvalu 84, 150 06 Prague 5, Czech Republic)

Effect of diets on lipoprotein concentrations in heterozygous apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
D. Bobková, E. Honsová, J. Kovář, R. Poledne (Lab. Atherosclerosis Res., Inst. Clin. Exp. Med., Vídeňská 1058/9, 140 21 Prague 4,, Czech Repulic)

Dipyridamole inhibits hydroxylamine augmented nitric oxide (NO) production by activated polymorphonuclear neutrophils through an adenosine-independent mechanism.
A. Wykretowicz, A Filipiak, A. Szczepanik, H. Wysocki, (Dept Cardiol. Intens. Ther., Univ. Sch. Med., 49 Przybyszewskiego, 60-355 Poznan, Poland)

Effects of acute hypoxia on the estimation of the lactate threshold from ventilatory gas exchange indices during an incremental exercise test.
O. Ozcelik, H. Kelestimur (Firat Univ., Fac. Med., Dept. Physiol., 23119, Elazig Turkey)

Changes of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase activity during ontogenesis in healthy subjects and in experimental model (rats).
I. Paclt, J. Koudelová (Dept. Psychiatry‚ First Fac. Med., Charles Univ., Ke Karlovu, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic)

Fluid secretory responses to enterotoxin STa and 8-bromo-cyclic GMP in fed and nutrionally-deprived gerbils: jejunum, ileum and colon in vivo.
F. Y. Al-Balool (Dept. Biol. Sci., Fac. Sci., Kuwait Univ., P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, State of Kuwait)

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester improves oxidative organ damage in rat model of thermal trauma.
A. Gurel, F. Armutcu, M. Hosnuter, M. Unalacak, E. Kargi, C. Altinyazar (Zonguldak Karaelmas Univ., Fac. Med., Dept. Biochem. Clin. Biochem., 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey)

The effect of new lipophilic chelators on the activities of cytosolic reductases and P450 cytochromes involved in the metabolism of anthracycline antibiotics: studies in vitro.
L. Schröterová, H. Kaiserová, V Baliharová, J. Velík, V. Geršl, E. Kvasničková (Dept. Biochem. Sci., Fac. Pharm., Charles Univ., Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)

Autoimunne thyroid diseases in women with breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
J. Jiskra, Z. Límanová, J. Barkmanová, Z. Friedmannová (Third Med. Dept., First Med. Fac., Charles Univ., U nemocnice 1, 128 08 Prague 2, Czech Republic)

Brainstem areas involved in the aspiration reflex: c-Fos study in anesthetized cats.
J. Jakuš, E. Halašová, I Poliaček, Z. Tomori, A. Stránsky (Dept Biophys., Comenius Univ., Jessenius Fac. Med., Malá Hora 4, 037 54 Martin, Slovak Republic)

Short Communication
Expression of neuronal growth inhibitory factor (metallothionein-III) in the salivary gland.
Y. Irie, F. Mori, W. M. Keung, Y. Mizushima, K. Wakabayashi (Dept. Geriatr. Medicine, Inst. Brain Sci., Hirosaki Univ. School Med., 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan)


This number was  issued in December 2004

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