Squadrito F., Sturniolo R., Arcadi F., Arcoraci V., Caputi A.P.
{"title":"Evidence that a gabaergic mechanism influences the development of obesity in obese zucker rats","authors":"Squadrito F., Sturniolo R., Arcadi F., Arcoraci V., Caputi A.P.","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80739-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80739-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 12","pages":"Pages 1087-1088"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80739-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14111182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disopyramide pharmacokinetics in the elderly after single oral administration","authors":"Padrini Roberto , Bernini Vitaliano , Piovan Donatella , Moretto Raffaella , Bova Sergio , Cargnelli Gabriella","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80724-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80724-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Disopyramide (D) kinetics were studied after single oral dose (200 mg) in ten elderly male patients (mean age: 75.5 yrs) without clinical or laboratory signs of hepatic, renal or cardiac disease, and in six healthy male subjects. They were all non smokers and had not taken alcohol for at least 10 days. Peak plasma concentration and area under the curve (AUCo-oo) were 54% and 51% respectively higher in the elderly group, whereas plasma half life was virtually the same in both groups (about 9 hrs).</p><p>The major D metabolite, mono-N-desisopropyldisopyramide (MND), showed a tendency towards an increase of AUCo-24h and T1/2 but did not reach the 5% significance level. Eight of the ten elderly patients but only tow of the six young subjects complained of anticholinergic side effects. On the basis of the pharmacokinetic changes observed (and provided that plasma protein binding is unchanged), D oral dose should be reduced by 1/3, without modifying the dosage interval.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 12","pages":"Pages 1025-1034"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80724-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14341169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ciccarelli R., Di Iorio P., Ballerini P., Tacconelli L.
{"title":"Modifications of quiescence and functional activity of glial cultured cells by phospholipase A2-prostaglandin system inhibition","authors":"Ciccarelli R., Di Iorio P., Ballerini P., Tacconelli L.","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80730-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80730-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 12","pages":"Pages 1069-1070"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80730-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14341175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Conte Camerino , V. Tortorella , G. Bettoni , S.H. Bryant , A. De Luca , M. Mambrini , D. Tricarico , G. Grasso
{"title":"A stereospecific binding site regulates the C1− ion channel in rat skeletal muscle","authors":"D. Conte Camerino , V. Tortorella , G. Bettoni , S.H. Bryant , A. De Luca , M. Mambrini , D. Tricarico , G. Grasso","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80734-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80734-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 12","pages":"Pages 1077-1078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80734-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13608257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. De Luca , D. Conte Camerino , G. Vrbovà , A. Connold
{"title":"Pharmacological block of chloride channels during development affects contractile and electrical properties of rat skeletal muscle","authors":"A. De Luca , D. Conte Camerino , G. Vrbovà , A. Connold","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80735-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80735-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 12","pages":"Pages 1079-1080"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80735-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13608258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functional interaction between GABA receptors and type I benzo-diazepine recognition sites in the spinal cord of the rat","authors":"B. Longoni, M.G. Corda, G. Biggio","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80740-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80740-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 12","pages":"Pages 1089-1090"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80740-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13986586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TLC determination of flavonoid accumulation in clonal populations of Passiflora incarnata L.","authors":"Menghini A., Mancini L.A.","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80854-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80854-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Flavonoid production and accumulation during the ontogenic cycle of <em>Passiflora incarnate</em> L. was studied. The highest concentration of isovitexin accurred between pre-flowering and flowering stages. The greatest accumulation of flavonoids took place in the leaveas. Furthermore some pharmacodiagnostic characteristics of the drug of <em>P. incarnata</em> were specified using a Scanning Electron Microscope.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 ","pages":"Pages 113-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80854-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14377592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Laura Colombo , Margherita Bravin , Franca Tome
{"title":"A study of the diterpene alkaloids of Aconitum napellus ssp. neomontanum During its onthogenetic cycle","authors":"Maria Laura Colombo , Margherita Bravin , Franca Tome","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80856-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80856-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Qualitative and quantitative variations in the diterpene alkaloids content in the neomontanum subspecies of Aconitum napellus, growing near lake of Como, were studied throughout its complete onthogenetic cycle. Aconitine, N-deethylaconitine and two compounds with m.w.- 688 and m.w. = 629 have been detected in the various organs of plant almost at any time during the vegetative cycle.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 ","pages":"Pages 123-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80856-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14377594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Localization of the active principles of the male fern (Dryopteris filixmas (L.) Schott.) by fluorescence microscopy","authors":"G.G. Franchi, S. Ferri","doi":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80858-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80858-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The active principles of the male fern, <em>Dryopteris filix-mas</em> (L.) Schott., consisting of a mixture of phloroglucinol derivatives called “crude filicin”, are localized by means of fluorescence microscopy under U.V. 365 nm and monochromatic blue 435-490 nm lights.</p><p>Crude filicin is autofluorescent, and therefore may be easily localized in the internal glandular hairs of the intercellular spaces of rhizome and leaf bases parenchyma, without pre-treatment of sections.</p><p>Localization is confirmed both morphologically and chemically, and is possible on a fresh material, as well as on a desiccated one.</p><p>The test allows also a complete anatomical examination of sections, and may be useful, for its easiness and quickness, in further taxonomic or pharmacognostic studies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19810,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacological research communications","volume":"20 ","pages":"Pages 135-138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0031-6989(88)80858-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14377596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}