AM-404 elevates renal intracellular Ca2+, questioning its selectivity as a pharmacological tool for investigating the anandamide transporter

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 195-198

  Chen, Wei Chung ^a   Huang, Jong Khing ^b,c   Cheng, Jin Shiung ^b,c   Tsai, Jack Chaur Ren ^a   Chiang, An Jen ^b,c   Chou, Kang Ju ^b,c   Liu, Chun Peng ^b,c   Jan, Chung Ren ^b,d  

^a PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AM 404; Ca2+ signaling; Fura 2; MDCK cells; Renal tubular cells

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANANDAMIDE; BRADYKININ; CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; N (4 HYDROXYPHENYL)ARACHIDONAMIDE; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CANCER CELL; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BRADYKININ; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FURA-2; HUMANS; KIDNEY TUBULES; LANTHANUM; NICARDIPINE; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0035675970     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(01)00148-4     Document Type: Article

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