Published in J Pharmacol Sci on March 16, 2011
Cigarette smoke and inflammation: role in cerebral aneurysm formation and rupture. Mediators Inflamm (2012) 1.08
Nicotine induces the expression of C-reactive protein via MAPK-dependent signal pathway in U937 macrophages. Mol Cells (2012) 0.81
Cigarette Smoke Extract-induced Reduction in Migration and Contraction in Normal Human Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells. Korean J Physiol Pharmacol (2011) 0.79
Decreased proteasomal function accelerates cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema in mice. Lab Invest (2015) 0.77
Ligand-directed signaling at the beta3-adrenoceptor produced by 3-(2-Ethylphenoxy)-1-[(1,S)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronapth-1-ylamino]-2S-2-propanol oxalate (SR59230A) relative to receptor agonists. Mol Pharmacol (2007) 1.82
TLR3 and TLR7 are targeted to the same intracellular compartments by distinct regulatory elements. J Biol Chem (2005) 1.77
Evidence for a significant role of a Gs-triggered mechanism unrelated to the activation of adenylyl cyclase in the cyclic AMP-independent relaxant response of guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol (2003) 1.41
Polarized actin bundles formed by human fascin-1: their sliding and disassembly on myosin II and myosin V in vitro. J Neurochem (2003) 1.39
Allergic rhinitis and ear pain in flight. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2005) 1.39
Detection of a variant metallo-beta-lactamase, IMP-10, from two unrelated strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and an alcaligenes xylosoxidans strain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2002) 1.22
The significance of human jagged 1 mutations detected in severe cases of extrahepatic biliary atresia. Hepatology (2002) 1.13
New insights into beta-adrenoceptors in smooth muscle: distribution of receptor subtypes and molecular mechanisms triggering muscle relaxation. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol (2005) 1.08
Cloning and functional characterization of a novel up-regulator, cartregulin, of carnitine transporter, OCTN2. Arch Biochem Biophys (2006) 1.03
Inhibition of high K+-induced contraction by the ROCKs inhibitor Y-27632 in vascular smooth muscle: possible involvement of ROCKs in a signal transduction pathway. J Pharmacol Sci (2003) 1.01
Expression of vanilloid receptors in rat gastric epithelial cells: role in cellular protection. Biochem Pharmacol (2003) 0.99
One-year follow-up of posterior chamber toric phakic intraocular lens implantation for moderate to high myopic astigmatism. Ophthalmology (2010) 0.98
Distinct roles of TIR and non-TIR regions in the subcellular localization and signaling properties of MyD88. FEBS Lett (2007) 0.98
Quantifying receptor properties: the tissue segment binding method - a powerful tool for the pharmacome analysis of native receptors. J Pharmacol Sci (2005) 0.98
Reciprocal changes in endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor- and nitric oxide-system in the mesenteric artery of adult female rats following ovariectomy. Br J Pharmacol (2005) 0.97
Plectin 1 links intermediate filaments to costameric sarcolemma through beta-synemin, alpha-dystrobrevin and actin. J Cell Sci (2008) 0.97
Endothelin receptor signaling: new insight into its regulatory mechanisms. J Pharmacol Sci (2013) 0.97
Clinical outcomes of posterior chamber toric phakic intraocular lens implantation for the correction of high myopic astigmatism in eyes with keratoconus: 6-month follow-up. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2010) 0.95
The transmembrane domain directs TLR9 to intracellular compartments that contain TLR3. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 0.95
Nicotine- and tar-free cigarette smoke induces cell damage through reactive oxygen species newly generated by PKC-dependent activation of NADPH oxidase. J Pharmacol Sci (2012) 0.93
Dietzia psychralcaliphila sp. nov., a novel, facultatively psychrophilic alkaliphile that grows on hydrocarbons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol (2002) 0.93
Structural evidence for non-canonical binding of Ca2+ to a canonical EF-hand of a conventional myosin. J Biol Chem (2005) 0.92
Suppression of endotoxin-induced renal tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 mRNA by renin-angiotensin system inhibitors. Jpn J Pharmacol (2002) 0.92
Regulation of inducible nitric-oxide synthase by the SPRY domain- and SOCS box-containing proteins. J Biol Chem (2011) 0.92
Vanilloid receptor expressed in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of rat skeletal muscle. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 0.90
Molecular mechanism for endothelin-1-induced stress-fiber formation: analysis of G proteins using a mutant endothelin(A) receptor. Mol Pharmacol (2002) 0.90
Protein phosphatase 2B dephosphorylates twitchin, initiating the catch state of invertebrate smooth muscle. J Biol Chem (2004) 0.89
Age-related nuclear cataract and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-initiated tryptophan metabolism in the human lens. Adv Exp Med Biol (2003) 0.89
An odorant derivative as an antagonist for an olfactory receptor. Chem Senses (2004) 0.89
Improved drug targeting of cancer cells by utilizing actively targetable folic acid-conjugated albumin nanospheres. Pharmacol Res (2010) 0.88
Rho-associated protein kinase isoforms stimulate proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells through ERK and induction of cyclin D1 and PCNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2013) 0.88
Influence of lobeline on catecholamine release from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland. Auton Neurosci (2004) 0.88
Etodolac attenuates mechanical allodynia in a mouse model of neuropathic pain. J Pharmacol Sci (2009) 0.87
Blebbistatin inhibits the chemotaxis of vascular smooth muscle cells by disrupting the myosin II-actin interaction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2008) 0.87
Blebbistatin, a myosin II inhibitor, suppresses contraction and disrupts contractile filaments organization of skinned taenia cecum from guinea pig. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (2010) 0.87
Calcium wave for cytoplasmic streaming of Physarum polycephalum. Cell Biol Int (2009) 0.87
Drebrin attenuates the interaction between actin and myosin-V. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2007) 0.86
Identification of stable cytotoxic factors in the gas phase extract of cigarette smoke and pharmacological characterization of their cytotoxicity. Toxicology (2013) 0.86
Effect of lafutidine, a histamine H2-receptor antagonist, on gastric mucosal blood flow and duodenal HCO3- secretion in rats: relation to capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons. Dig Dis Sci (2002) 0.85
Actin-binding proteins in nerve cell growth cones. J Pharmacol Sci (2007) 0.85
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha7 subunit mediates migration of vascular smooth muscle cells toward nicotine. J Pharmacol Sci (2004) 0.83
Function and regulation of endothelin type A receptor-operated transient receptor potential canonical channels. J Pharmacol Sci (2011) 0.83
Adenylate cyclase/cAMP/protein kinase A signaling pathway inhibits endothelin type A receptor-operated Ca²⁺ entry mediated via transient receptor potential canonical 6 channels. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2011) 0.83
Different binding property of STIM1 and its novel splice variant STIM1L to Orai1, TRPC3, and TRPC6 channels. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2012) 0.83
Ligand-independent oligomerization of TLR4 regulated by a short hydrophobic region adjacent to the transmembrane domain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 0.83
MaxiK channel mediates beta2-adrenoceptor-activated relaxation to isoprenaline through cAMP-dependent and -independent mechanisms in guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle. J Smooth Muscle Res (2003) 0.83
Transport of single cells using an actin bundle-myosin bionanomotor transport system. Nanotechnology (2011) 0.82
Blebbistatin inhibits sphingosylphosphorylcholine-induced contraction of collagen-gel fiber populated by vascular smooth-muscle cells. J Pharmacol Sci (2006) 0.82
Utilization of myosin and actin bundles for the transport of molecular cargo. Small (2010) 0.82
Platelet-derived growth factor-BB induces matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression and rat vascular smooth muscle cell migration via ROCK and ERK/p38 MAPK pathways. Mol Cell Biochem (2014) 0.82
The specificity of lipoxygenase-catalyzed lipid peroxidation and the effects of radical-scavenging antioxidants. Biol Chem (2002) 0.82
Different changes of plasma membrane beta-adrenoceptors in rat heart after chronic administration of propranolol, atenolol and bevantolol. Life Sci (2007) 0.82
Role of the short isoform of myosin light chain kinase in the contraction of cultured smooth muscle cells as examined by its down-regulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 0.82
Role of non-kinase activity of myosin light-chain kinase in regulating smooth muscle contraction, a review dedicated to Dr. Setsuro Ebashi. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2007) 0.81
Functional domains of the mouse beta3-adrenoceptor associated with differential G protein coupling. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2005) 0.81
Calcium-dependent regulation of the motor activity of recombinant full-length Physarum myosin. J Biochem (2012) 0.81
Etodolac, a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, attenuates paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in a mouse model of mechanical allodynia. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2012) 0.81
Mediation of arachidonic acid metabolite(s) produced by endothelial cytochrome P-450 3A4 in monkey arterial relaxation. Hypertens Res (2003) 0.81
Characterization of noradrenaline-induced increases in intracellular Ca2+ levels in Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing human alpha1A-adrenoceptor. J Pharmacol Sci (2007) 0.81
2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl borate causes dissociation between membrane electrical and mechanical activity in guinea-pig urinary bladder smooth muscle. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol (2002) 0.80
Juvenile stress attenuates the dorsal hippocampal postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptor function in adult rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (2010) 0.80
Azithromycin inhibits the formation of flagellar filaments without suppressing flagellin synthesis in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 0.80
Functional characterization of single nucleotide polymorphisms with amino acid substitution in CYP1A2, CYP2A6, and CYP2B6 found in the Japanese population. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet (2004) 0.80
Functional contribution of voltage-dependent and Ca2+ activated K+ (BK(Ca)) channels to the relaxation of guinea-pig aorta in response to natriuretic peptides. J Smooth Muscle Res (2002) 0.80
Nonkinase activity of MLCK in elongated filopodia formation and chemotaxis of vascular smooth muscle cells toward sphingosylphosphorylcholine. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2009) 0.80
Endothelin-1 decreases [Ca2+]i via Na+/Ca2+ exchanger in CHO cells stably expressing endothelin ETA receptor. Eur J Pharmacol (2007) 0.80
Nitric oxide (NO) primarily accounts for endothelium-dependent component of beta-adrenoceptor-activated smooth muscle relaxation of mouse aorta in response to isoprenaline. J Smooth Muscle Res (2002) 0.80
Ca2+ entry channels involved in contractions of rat aorta induced by endothelin-1, noradrenaline, and vasopressin. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol (2002) 0.80
Adrenaline produces the relaxation of guinea-pig airway smooth muscle primarily through the mediation of beta(2)-adrenoceptors. J Smooth Muscle Res (2005) 0.80
OCTN2VT, a splice variant of OCTN2, does not transport carnitine because of the retention in the endoplasmic reticulum caused by insertion of 24 amino acids in the first extracellular loop of OCTN2. Biochim Biophys Acta (2007) 0.80
A galactosamine-mediated drug delivery carrier for targeted liver cancer therapy. Pharmacol Res (2011) 0.80
Nonmuscle myosin II folds into a 10S form via two portions of tail for dynamic subcellular localization. Genes Cells (2012) 0.79
Calcium regulation of the ATPase activity of Physarum and scallop myosins using hybrid smooth muscle myosin: the role of the essential light chain. FEBS Lett (2010) 0.79
Physiological incidents during 39 years of hypobaric chamber training in Japan. Aviat Space Environ Med (2002) 0.79
Jab1 regulates levels of endothelin type A and B receptors by promoting ubiquitination and degradation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2009) 0.79
Myosin phosphatase is inactivated by caspase-3 cleavage and phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase targeting subunit 1 during apoptosis. Mol Biol Cell (2013) 0.79
The beta2- and beta3-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation induced by fenoterol in guinea pig taenia caecum. J Smooth Muscle Res (2002) 0.79
Calcium inhibition of Physarum myosin as examined by the recombinant heavy mero-myosin. Adv Exp Med Biol (2007) 0.78
Disruption of the polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase gene in Aeromonas hydrophila reduces its survival ability under stress conditions. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2007) 0.78