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TRPV4 Complexes With the Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger and IP3 Receptor 1 to Regulate Local Intracellular Calcium and Tracheal Tension in Mice

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
Intracellular Ca2+ is critical for regulating airway smooth muscle (ASM) tension. A rapid rise in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) of ASM cells is crucial for modulating the intensity and length of the ASM contraction.
Jie Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yuan Wei, Suwen Bai, Shenggang Ding, Huiwen Gao, Sheng Yin, Sheng Yin, Shuo Chen, Jinsen Lu, Haoran Wang, Yonggang Shen, Bing Shen, Juan Du   +13 more
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In vitro Comparison of the Intrinsic Activity of Functional Antagonism between β-agonists and Spasmogens in the Guinea-pig Tracheal Muscle

Allergology International, 2005
Background: The bronchodilating action of β-agonists depends on the tone of airway smooth muscle or on spasmogen. To estimate the precise intrinsic activity of β-agonists, relaxation responses should be examined on maximally contracted airway smooth ...
Yuichiro Kamikawa, Naomi Takayama
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Curcuma longa extract exerts a myorelaxant effect on the ileum and colon in a mouse experimental colitis model, independent of the anti-inflammatory effect. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Curcuma has long been used as an anti-inflammatory agent in inflammatory bowel disease. Since gastrointestinal motility is impaired in inflammatory states, the aim of this work was to evaluate if Curcuma Longa had any effect on intestinal ...
Rita Aldini, Roberta Budriesi, Giulia Roda, Matteo Micucci, Pierfranco Ioan, Antonia D'Errico-Grigioni, Alessandro Sartini, Elena Guidetti, Margherita Marocchi, Monica Cevenini, Francesca Rosini, Marco Montagnani, Alberto Chiarini, Giuseppe Mazzella   +13 more
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Effects of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for oesophago-gastric cancer on neuro-muscular gastric function [PDF]

, 2012
Delayed gastric emptying symptoms are often reported after chemotherapy. This study aims to characterise the effects of chemotherapy on gastric neuro-muscular function.
A Inui, C. U. Nwokolo, D Cunningham, D. Snead, E. M. Jarvie, E. Z. H. Sung, G Riezzo, G. J. Sanger, GJ Sanger, J Bancewicz, K Nelson, NM Malik, R. A. Borman, R. P. Arasaradnam, RK Jarve, S Nagahama, S. J. Goodyear, S. James, SK Aggarwal, TJ Hursti, Y Wang, YL Liu   +21 more
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Thrombin Protease-activated Receptor-1 Signals through Gq- and G13-initiated MAPK Cascades Regulating c-Jun Expression to Induce Cell Transformation [PDF]

, 2003
Although the ability of G protein-coupled receptors to stimulate normal and aberrant cell growth has been intensely investigated, the precise nature of the molecular mechanisms underlying their transforming potential are still not fully understood.
Gutkind, J. Silvio, Marinissen, Maria Julia, Offermanns, Stefan, Servitja, Joan-Marc, Simon, Melvin I.   +4 more
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Cellular mechanisms of potassium homeostasis in the mammalian nervous system [PDF]

, 1987
Double-barrelled ion-sensitive microelectrodes were used to measure changes in the intracellular activities of K+, Na+, and Cl- (aKi, aNai, aCli) in neurones of rat sympathetic ganglia and in glial cells of slices from guinea-pig olfactory cortex.
Ballanyi, Klaus, Grafe, Peter
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Diabetes-induced alterations in urothelium function:Enhanced ATP release and nerve-evoked contractions in the streptozotocin rat bladder [PDF]

, 2018
Up to 80% of patients with diabetes mellitus develop lower urinary tract complications, most commonly diabetic bladder dysfunction (DBD). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of diabetes on the function of the inner bladder lining ...
Apodaca, Birder, Birder, Brown, Chaiyaprasithi, Cheng, Cheng, Cho, Daly, Daneshgari, Daneshgari, Daneshgari, Dunning-Davies, Eika, Ferguson, Fovaeus, Frimodt-Moller, Golbidi, Gomez, Hanna-Mitchell, Hanna-Mitchell, Hawthorn, Kang, Knight, Kolta, Kumar, Kumar, Lai, Langdale, Liu, Liu, Longhurst, Malmgren, Mumtaz, Munoz, Munoz, Mustafa, Nirmal, Pinna, Ren, Sadananda, Sellers, Silva-Ramos, Smith, Stella, Sun, Tammela, Templeman, Vahabi, Vahabi, Vlaskovska, Wang, Xiao, Xiao, Yoshida, Yoshimura, Zhao   +56 more
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Local carbachol application induces oral microvascular recruitment and improves gastric tissue oxygenation during hemorrhagic shock in dogs

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionHemorrhagic shock is characterized by derangements of the gastrointestinal microcirculation. Topical therapy with nitroglycerine or iloprost improves gastric tissue oxygenation but not regional perfusion, probably due to precapillary ...
Stefan Hof, Lara Lingens, Marius Michels, Carsten Marcus, Anne Kuebart, Anna Herminghaus, Inge Bauer, Olaf Picker, Richard Truse, Christian Vollmer   +9 more
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Enteric dysfunctions in experimental Parkinson's disease: alterations of excitatory cholinergic neurotransmission regulating colonic motility in rats [PDF]

, 2016
Parkinson's disease (PD) is frequently associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, mostly represented by constipation and defecatory dysfunctions.
Al Harraq, Zainab, Antonioli, Luca, Ballabeni, Vigilio, Barocelli, Elisabetta, Bernardini, Nunzia, Blandini, Fabio, Blandizzi, Corrado, Cerri, Silvia, Colucci, ROCCHINA LUCIA, Fornai, Matteo, Ippolito, Chiara, Levandis, Giovanna, Pellegrini, Carolina, Segnani, Cristina, Vegezzi, Gaia   +14 more
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Voiding Behavior and Efferent Bladder Function Altered in Mice Following Social Defeat but Not Witness Trauma [PDF]

, 2020
Psychological stress is associated with bladder dysfunction, however, the local bladder mechanisms affected are not well understood. This study aimed to determine how psychological stress, caused by social defeat or witness trauma, affects voiding ...
Chess-Williams, Russ, McDermott, Catherine, Sellers, Donna J, West, Eliza   +3 more
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