• 대한약리학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.291-297
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• 1995

본 연구의 목적은 protein kinase C의 활성물질인 phorbol ester의 수축에 대한 cGMP 및 cAMP의 조절기전을 명확히 하기 위하여 흰쥐의 대동맥을 재료로 실험을 수행하였다. Sodium nitroprusside는 guanylyl cyclase를 활성화시켜 cGMP를, forskolin은 adenylyl cyclase를 활성화시켜서 cAMP를 증가시키는 것으로 보고되어 있으므로 위의 두 약물을 선택하였다. Phorbol ester는 시간경과와 함께 지속적인 수축을 발생하였으며 30분경 안정상태에 도달하였다. 동시에 20-kDa myosin light chain (MLC)의 인산화도 증가하였으며 30분경 최대치를 나타내었다. Sodium nitroprusside와 forskolin은 phorbol ester에 의한 수축을 농도의존적으로 억제하였으나 sodium nitroprusside가 forskolin보다 더욱 민감하게 억제하였다. Phorbol ester는 $^{45}Ca^{2+}$의 유입을 증가시켰고 sodium nitroprusside와 forskolin은 이 증가된 $^{45}Ca^{2+}$을 유의하게 억제하였다. Phorbol ester에 의하여 증가된 MLC의 인산화는 sodium nitroprusside 및 forskolin 각각의 최대농도로 억제되었다. 이상과 같은 결과로 볼때 아마도 cGMP와 cAMP는 phorbol ester에 의한 수축을 $^{45}Ca^{2+}$ 유입억제에 이은 MLC 인산화 억제에 의하여 이완작용을 나타내는 것으로 추측되며 cGMP가 cAMP보다 protein kinase C 매개의 수축조절에 더 중요하게 작용하리라 추측된다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.128-134
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• 1986

hydrochlorothiazide의 이뇨작용과 cyclic nucleotides와의 관계를 알아보기 위해 신조직내cyclic nucleotides 함량과 adenylate cyclase 및 guanylate cyclase 활성에 대한 hydrochlorothiazide의 영향을 관찰하였다. hydrochlorothiazide를 정맥내 투여시 약물투여 후 10분과 20분 사이에서 이뇨작용이 가장 강하게 나타났으며 60분 경과시는 이뇨작용이 소실되었다. 신조직 내 CAMP 함량은 약물투여 후 5분과 15분에 유의하게 감소되었으며 60분 경과시는 대조군과 차이가 없었다. 신조직내 cGMP 함량은 hydrochlorothiazide에 의해 영향받지 않았다. 신조직의 adenylate cyclase는 hydrochlorothiazide에 의해 활성이 억제되었으며 guanylate cyclase는 영향받지 않았다. 이상의 결과는 hydrochlorothiazide의 이뇨작용에 cAMP가 어떤 관련성을 가질 것을 시사하며 cGMP는 관련성이 없는 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.615-624
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• 2003

Vascular smooth muscle relaxation is modulated by an increase in cGMP subsequent to nitric oxide (NO) production by endothelial cells. The effects of cAMP and cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors were investigated in phenylephrine-precontracted rat aorta rings by using the specific inhibitors of PDE I, III, IV and V as relaxing agents (calmodulin-activated PDE inhibitors, IBMX and $W_7$, type I; cAMP-specific PDE inhibitors, milrinone, type IV; Ro 20-1724, type III and cGMP-specific PDE inhibitor, zaprinast, type V). All the PDE inhibitors produced a concentration-dependent relaxation in the ring with intact endothelium (+E). Except for milrinone, all the PDE inhibitors-induced relaxations were inhibited by removal of extracellular $Ca^{2+}$, $N^G$-nitro-L-arginine, $N^G$-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, methylene blue (MS) or nifedipine. The specific PDE I and PDE IV inhibitors both produced endothelium-independent relaxations which were inhibited by MS in -E rings. However, zaprinast had no effect in -E rings. Except for milrinone, sodium nitroprusside (a NO donor)-induced relaxation was significantly augmented by all PDE inhibitors in +E rings. The results suggest that I) the vasorelaxant properties of IBMX, $W_7$, Ro 20-1724 and zaprinast are dependent on endothelium or on interaction with $Ca^{2+}$ regulation, 2) each PDE is differently distributed in vascular tissues (endothelial and smooth muscle cells), 3) the vasodilations of PDE inhibitors are due to the increase of cAMP and cGMP formation through inhibition of cAMP- and cGMP-PDE and 4) the vasodilation action of milrinone does not involve in endothelial-cyclic nucleotide system.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 1991

본 연구의 목적은 임신 초기 자궁 조직중의 cyclic nucleotide 의 변화 및 PAF 가 이들에 미치는 영향을 관찰함으로써 PAF 가 흰쥐의 초기 임신에 어떻게 관련하는지를 조사하기 위함이다. 시험구로써 임신 각 일에 $1{\mu}g$ 의 PAF 혹은 이것의 수용체 길항제인 1.25mg의 BN-52021이 근육내 조사되었고 비 임신구 및 대조구에 대하여는 PBS만이 주사되었다. 자궁 조직중의 cAMP 및 cGMP 농도는 분석용 test kit를 사용하여 분석되었다. 비 임신구 경우 자궁 조직중 cAMP 농도는 단백질 mg 당 $2.91{\pm}0.33$ pmol로서 임신 보다도 낮았고 cGMP 농도 또한 $0.39{\pm}0.20$ pmol로서 임신구보다 낮은 경향이 었다. 자궁 조직중 cAMP 의 최고농도는 임신 3일째 ($5.92{\pm}1.72$ pmol/mg protein) 였고 cGMP 경우는 임신 4일째($1.03{\pm}0.22$ pmol/mg protein) 이었다. 임신 각일에 PAF 는 PAF 처리하지 아니한 대조구에 비하여 증가된 cAMP 를 보여주었으나(임신 0, 2, 그리고 4 일째 경우 p<0.05) BN-52021은 감소된 경향을 나타내었다. cGMP에 대하여는 PAF나 BN-52021 공히 일정한 효과적 경향을 보이지 아니하였다. 따라서, 임신은 자궁 조직중 cyclic nucleotide에 영향을 미칠 수 있으며 흰쥐의 착상기동안 PAF는 cGMP에 대하여 보다는 cAMP에 영향을 미침으로써 착상에 관련된 일련의 반응에 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.275-282
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• 1999

Muscle strips and muscle cells from cat stomach were used to investigate whether spontaneously formed cyclic nucleotides were involved in the inhibition of gastric smooth muscle contraction. A phosphodiesterase inhibitor, 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), increased the levels of both cyclic GMP (cGMP) and cyclic AMP (cAMP) in resting state cells, while decreasing acetylcholine-induced muscle contraction. Under the influence of IBMX, SQ22536, an adenylyl cyclase inhibitor and methylene blue, a guanylyl cyclase inhibitor completely blocked increases in cAMP and cGMP respectively, without any effect on contraction. However, the combination of SQ22536 and methylene blue completely blocked increases in both cAMP and cGMP levels and stimulated contractions markedly even in the presence of IBMX. Muscle contraction inhibitors such as isoprenaline, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and sodium nitroprusside also appeared to increase cyclic nucleotide levels which decreased contraction. Which nucleotide increased the most was dependent on the agonist used. Therefore, irrespective of the cyclic nucleotide class, the spontaneous formation of cyclic nucleotides should be considered in evaluating the mechanism of gastric smooth muscle relaxation.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제1권6호
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• pp.647-655
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• 1997

The purpose of present study is to investigate the influence of a spinal gamma-aminobutyric acid B($GABA_B$) receptor on a central regulation of blood pressure(BP) and heart rate(HR), and to define its mechanism in the spinal cord. In urethane-anesthetized, d-tubocurarine-paralyzed and artificially ventilated male Sprague-Dawley rats, intrathecal administration of drugs were carried out using injection cannula(33-gauge stainless steel) through the guide cannula(PE 10) which was inserted intrathecally at lower thoracic level through the puncture of a atlantooccipital membrane. Intrathecal injection of an $GABA_B$ receptor agonist, baclofen(30, 60, 100 nmol) decreased both BP and HR dose-dependently. Pretreatment with 8-bromo-cAMP(50 nmol), a cAMP analog, or glipizide(50 nmol), a ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channel blocker, attenuated the depressor and bradycardic effects of baclofen(100 nmol), but not with 8-bromo-cGMP(50 nmol), a cGMP analog. These results suggest that the $GABA_B$ receptor in the spinal cord plays an inhibitory role in central cardiovascular regulation and that this depressor and bradycardic actions are mediated by the decrease of cAMP via the inhibition of adenylate cyclase and the opening of $K^+$ channel.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.43-54
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• 1982

Bile formation is a complex process comprised of three separate physiologic mechanism operating at two anatomical sites. At present time, it was known that at least two processes are responsible for total canalicular secretion at the bile canaliculus. One of the processes is bile salt-dependent secretion (BSDS) hypothesis that the active transport of bile salts from plasma to bile provided a primary stimulus for bile formation: the osmotic effect of actively transported bile acid was responsible for the movement of water and ions into bile. The other process is bile salt-independent secretion (ESIS), which is unrelated to bile salt secretion at the canaliculus and which may involve the active transport of sodium. The third process for bile formation involves the biliary ductal epithelium. Secretin-stimulated bile characteristically contained bicarbonate in high concentration. Therefor, it was suggested that secretin stimulated water and bicarbonate secretion from the biliary ductules. One the other hand, it was found that a large amounts of cAMP was present in canine bile but no apparent relationship between bile salt secretion and cAMP content in dog bile. However, bile flow studies in human have demonstrated that secretin and glucagon increase bile cAMP secretion as does secretin in baboons. Secretin increases baboon bile duct mucosal cAMP levels in addition to bile CAMP levels suggesting that in that species secretin-stimulated bile flow may be cAMP mediated. It has been postulated that glucagon and theophylline which increase the bile salt-independent secretion in dogs might act through an increased in liver cAMP content. In a few studies, the possible role of cAMP on bile formation has teen tested by administration of an exogenous derivative of cAMP, dibutyryl cAMP. In the rat, DB cAMP did not modify bile flow, but injection of DB cAMP in the dog promoted an increase in the bile salt-independent secretion. Because of these contradictory results, this study was carried out to examine the relationship between cyclic nucleotides and bile flow due to various bile salts as well as secretin or theophylline. Experiments were performed in rabbits with anesthesia produced by the injection of seconal(30 mg/kg). Rabbits had the cystic duct ligated and the proximal end of the divided common duct cannulated with an appropriately sized polyethylene catheter. A similar catheter was placed into the inferior vena cava for administration of drugs. Bile was collected for determination of cyclic nucleotides and total cholate in 15 min. intervals for a few hours. The results are summerized as followings. 1) Administrations of taurocholic acid or chenodeoxycholic acid increased significantly the concentrations of cAMP and cGMP in bile of rabbits. 2) Concentration of cAMP in bile during the continuous infusion of ursodeoxycholic acid, was remarkedly increased in accordance with the increase of bile flow, while on the contrary concentration of cGMP in bile was decreased significantly. 3) Dehydrocholic acid and deoxycholic acid significantly increased bile flow, total cholate output and cyclic nucleotides in bile. 4) Only cAMP concentration in bile was significantly increased from control value by secretin, while theophylline increased cAMP as well as cGMP in rabbit bile. 5) In addition, the administration of secretin to taurocholic acid-stimulated bile flow increased cAMP while theophylline produced the increases of cAMP and cGMP in bile. 6) The administration of insulin to taurocholic acid-stimulated bile flow decreased cAMP concentration, while on the contrary cGMP was remarkedly increased in rabbit bile.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.39-50
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• 1995

This study was designed to clarify the action of cyclic nucleotides, cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP, on phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu)-induced contraction in rings isolated from rabbit carotid artery. Arterial rings, 2 mm in width, were myographied isometrically in an isolated organ bath. PDBu produced slowly developing, sustained contraction in rabbit carotid artery, in a dose dependent manner, which was independent of extracellular $Ca^{2+}$ PDBu-induced contraction was relaxed by staurosporine, which suggests that PDBu-induced contraction is mediated by protein kinase C (PKC). $^{45}Ca^{2+}$ uptake by rabbit carotid artery was increased by PDBu during depolarization, but not in control. Isoproterenol and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) relaxed phenylephrine-induced contraction. However, SNP but not isoproterenol relaxed the contraction induced by PDBu. Acetylcholine relaxed PDBu-induced contraction in the presence of the endothelium. 8-bromo-cyclic AMP, a permeable analogue of cyclic AMP, suppressed phenylephrine-induced contraction but not PDBu-induced contraction. 8-bromo cyclic GMP relaxed both of them with dose dependency. A large dose of forskolin relaxed PDBu-induced contraction. PDBu increased cyclic AMP without considerable change in the level of cyclic GMP. Based on these findings, PDBu-induced contraction of rabbit carotid artery was relaxed by cyclic GMP more effectively than cyclic AMP, and the action of cyclic AMP could be mediated by cyclic GMP dependent protein kinase. Therefore it is suggested that the antagonistic action between protein kinase C and cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase plays a major role in the regulation of vascular tone.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 1983

The effect of ginsenosides on the adenylate cyclase and guanylate cyclase of rat brain has been studied. We have found that Rbl, Rc and one unknown ginsenoside (probably Ra) exerted reciprocal effects on adenylate cyclase and guanylate cyclase. This dual effect of ginsenosides leads us to speculate that some ginsenosides may act as regulatory agents and modulate the activities of these two enzyme systems.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.15-25
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• 1992

In order to elucidate the properties of the background current whole cell patch clamp studies were performed in rabbit ventricular cells. Ramp pulses of ${\pm}80\;mV$ from holding potential of 40 mV(or 20 mV) at the speed of 0.8 V/sec were given every 30 sec(or 10 sec) and current-voltage diagrams(I-V curve) were obtained. For the activation of the background current isoprenaline, adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate(dBcAMP), guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate(cGMP), and $N^6$-2'-o-dibutyryladenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate(dBcAMP) were applied after all known current systems were blocked with 2mM Ba, 1 mM Cd ,5 mM Ni, 10 ${\mu}M$ diltiazem, 10 ${\mu}m$ ouabain, and 20 mM tetraethylammonium(TEA). The conductance of background current in control was $0.65{\pm}0.69$ nS at 0 mV, its I-V curves was almost linear and reversed near 50 mV. When there was no taurine in pipette solution, isoprenaline hardly activated the background current but when taurine existed in pipette solution, isoprenaline activated the larger background current. Cyclic AMP or cyclic GMP alone had little effect on the activation of the background current, while cGMP potentiated cGMP effect. When the background current was activated with cGMP and cAMP, isoprenaline could not further increased the background current. The background current activated by isoprenaline depended on extracellular $Cl^-$ concentration and its reversal potential was shifted according to chloride equilibrium potential. The change of extracellular $Na+$ concentration had little effect on reversal potential of the background current activated by isoprenaline.