American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 307(1), G77-G88 (2014-05-17)
It has been shown, in animal models, that gastrointestinal tract (GIT) motility is influenced by temperature; nevertheless, the basic mechanism governing thermal GIT smooth muscle responses has not been fully investigated. Studies based on physiologically tuned mathematical models have predicted
Coronary spasm can cause myocardial ischemia and angina in patients with and those without obstructive coronary artery disease. However, provocation tests using intracoronary acetylcholine administration are rarely performed in clinical routine in the United States and Europe. Thus, we assessed
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 28(4), 1842-1853 (2014-01-09)
This study was performed to discover and characterize the first potent α3β2-subtype-selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) ligand. A novel α4/7-conotoxin, α-CTxLvIA, was cloned from Conus lividus. Its pharmacological profile at Xenopus laevis oocyte-expressed rat nAChR subtypes was determined by 2-electrode
American journal of ophthalmology, 158(1), 179-184 (2014-04-05)
To evaluate the factors affecting the long-term regression after posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (Visian ICL; STAAR Surgical) implantation for myopia. Retrospective observational case series. We retrospectively examined 60 eyes of 35 consecutive patients (age, 38.4 ± 9.3 years [mean
Journal of neurochemistry, 129(4), 581-590 (2014-01-31)
The GluN2 subunits that compose NMDA receptors (NMDARs) determine functional and pharmacological properties of the receptor. In the striatum, functions and potential dysfunctions of NMDARs attributed to specific GluN2 subunits have not been clearly elucidated, although NMDARs play critical roles