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Intermedin (adrenomedullin‐2): a novel counter‐regulatory peptide in the cardiovascular and renal systems by Bell, D, McDermott, B J

“…Intermedin (IMD) is a novel peptide related to calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) and adrenomedullin (AM). Proteolytic processing of a larger precursor…”
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Dietary fish oil augments nitric oxide production or release in patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus by MCVEIGH, G. E, BRENNAN, G. M, JOHNSTON, G. D, MCDERMOTT, B. J, MCGRATH, L. T, HENRY, W. R, ANDREWS, J. W

“…Decreased release of nitric oxide from damaged endothelium is responsible for the impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilator responses found in animal models…”
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Impaired endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilation in patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus by MCVEIGH, G. E, BRENNAN, G. M, JOHNSTON, G. D, MCDERMOTT, B. J, MCGRATH, L. T, HENRY, W. R, ANDREWS, J. W, HAYES, J. R

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NPY and cardiac diseases by McDermott, B J, Bell, D

“…Hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), along with ischemic heart disease, result in LV remodeling as part of a continuum that often leads to…”
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Cardiovascular effects of neuropeptide Y: receptor interactions and cellular mechanisms by McDermott, B J, Millar, B C, Piper, H M

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In Situ Stimulation of Aerobic PCB Biodegradation in Hudson River Sediments by Harkness, M. R., McDermott, J. B., Abramowicz, D. A., Salvo, J. J., Flanagan, W. P., Stephens, M. L., Mondello, F. J., May, R. J., Lobos, J. H., Carroll, K. M., Brennan, M. J., Bracco, A. A., Fish, K. M., Warner, G. L., Wilson, P. R., Dietrich, D. K., Lin, D. T., Morgan, C. B., Gately, W. L.

“…A 73-day field study of in situ aerobic biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Hudson River shows that indigenous aerobic microorganisms can…”
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A comparison of enalapril 20 mg once daily versus 10 mg twice daily in terms of blood pressure lowering and patient compliance by GIRVIN, B, MCDERMOTT, B. J, JOHNSTON, G. D

“…To compare enalapril 20 mg once daily with 10 mg twice daily in terms of blood pressure reduction and patient compliance. Cross-over study of patients randomly…”
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Neuropeptide Y stimulates hypertrophy of adult ventricular cardiomyocytes by Millar, B C, Schlüter, K D, Zhou, X J, McDermott, B J, Piper, H M

“…It was investigated whether neuropeptide Y (NPY) could exert a trophic effect on ventricular myocytes isolated from the adult rat heart. Two different culture…”
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Regulation of protein synthesis and degradation in adult ventricular cardiomyocytes by Schlüter, K D, Millar, B C, McDermott, B J, Piper, H M

“…For studies on the regulation of myocardial protein metabolism, isolated adult cardiomyocytes were introduced as an experimental model about a decade ago. When…”
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Pax-6 and lens-specific transcription of the chicken delta 1-crystallin gene by Cvekl, A, Sax, C M, Li, X, McDermott, J B, Piatigorsky, J

“…The abundance of delta-crystallin in the chicken eye lens provides an advantageous marker for tissue-specific gene expression during cellular differentiation…”
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Endothelin(A) receptor subtype mediates endothelin-induced contractility in left ventricular cardiomyocytes isolated from rabbit myocardium by Kelso, E J, McDermott, B J, Silke, B, Spiers, J P

“…Endothelin (ET)-1 is a potent positive inotropic agent, the effects of which are mediated by increases in cytosolic Ca(2+) in the myocardium. The object of…”
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Inotropic response to endothelin‐1, isoprenaline and calcium in cardiomyocytes isolated from endotoxin treated rats: effects of ethyl‐isothiourea and dexamethasone by Spiers, J P, Kelso, E J, Allen, J D, Silke, B, McDermott, B J

“…The contractile effects of endothelin‐1, isoprenaline and extracellular calcium were assessed on ventricular cardiomyocytes isolated from…”
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Troglitazone does not initiate hypertrophy but can sensitise cardiomyocytes to growth effects of serum by Bell, David, McDermott, Barbara J

“…Chronic administration of troglitazone might predispose to cardiac hypertrophy. The aims of the study were to determine if troglitazone could (i) initiate a…”
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Positive and negative contractile effects of neuropeptide Y on ventricular cardiomyocytes by Millar, B C, Weis, T, Piper, H M, Weber, M, Borchard, U, McDermott, B J, Balasubramaniam, A

“…The potency of neuropeptide Y (NPY) to cause negative and positive contractile responses in rat ventricular cardiomyocytes was investigated. In these cells,…”
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide stimulates a positive contractile response in rat ventricular cardiomyocytes by Bell, D, McDermott, B J

“…Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) elicits marked positive inotropic and chronotropic actions in the atria of several mammals. The second-messenger…”
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide in the cardiovascular system: characterization of receptor populations and their (patho)physiological significance by Bell, D, McDermott, B J

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Endothelin‐1 mediated inhibition of the acetylcholine‐activated potassium current from rabbit isolated atrial cardiomyocytes by Spiers, J. Paul, Kelso, Elizabeth J., McDermott, Barbara J., Scholfield, C. Norman, Silke, Bernard

“…1 Endothelin‐1 is a 21 amino acid peptide with potent inotropic and chronotropic actions in the heart. Relatively little is known about the underlying…”
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Cardiotonic actions of selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors in rat isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes by Kelso, Elizabeth J., McDermott, Barbara J., Silke, Bernard

“…1 The contractile effects of the novel cardiotonic agent HN‐10200 (2‐[3‐methoxy‐5‐methylsulphinyl‐2‐thienyl]‐1H‐imidazo‐[4,5‐c]‐pyridine hydrochloride), were…”
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A complex enhancer of the chicken beta A3/A1-crystallin gene depends on an AP-1-CRE element for activity by McDermott, JB, Cvekl, A, Piatigorsky, J

“…To define transcriptional regulatory elements of the chicken beta A3/A1-crystallin gene. Reporter genes were made with fragments of the chicken beta…”
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SB-271258, A major metabolite in the dog of the thiazolidinedione, rosiglitazone, stimulates protein synthesis in re-differentiated rat cardiomyocytes in vitro by Bell, D., McDermott, B.J.

“…In dogs, chronic administration of thiazolidinediones causes cardiac hypertrophy in vivo at high doses. The hypertrophic action of rosiglitazone in dogs might…”
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