A. Ford

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P2X2 knockout mice and P2X2/P2X3 double knockout mice reveal a role for the P2X2 receptor subunit in mediating multiple sensory effects of ATP
Extracellular ATP plays a role in nociceptive signalling and sensory regulation of visceral function through ionotropic receptors variably composed of P2X2 and P2X3 subunits. P2X2 and P2X3 subunits… Expand
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Decreased sensory receptors P2X3 and TRPV1 in suburothelial nerve fibers following intradetrusor injections of botulinum toxin for human detrusor overactivity.
PURPOSE Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is effective in the treatment of intractable detrusor overactivity (DO). In addition to its known inhibitory effect on presynaptic release of… Expand
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RS-17053 (N-[2-(2-cyclopropylmethoxyphenoxy)ethyl]-5-chloro-alpha, alpha-dimethyl-1H-indole-3-ethanamine hydrochloride), a selective alpha 1A-adrenoceptor antagonist, displays low affinity for…
Norepinephrine (NE) contracts smooth muscle cells within the human lower urinary tract (LUT) (bladder neck, prostate, and urethra). Receptor distribution and pharmacological evidence have implicated… Expand
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RO1138452 and RO3244794: characterization of structurally distinct, potent and selective IP (prostacyclin) receptor antagonists
Prostacyclin (PGI2) possesses various physiological functions, including modulation of nociception, inflammation and cardiovascular activity. Elucidation of these functions has been hampered by the… Expand
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Pivotal Role of Nucleotide P2X2 Receptor Subunit of the ATP-Gated Ion Channel Mediating Ventilatory Responses to Hypoxia
In mammals, the ventilatory response to decreased oxygen tension in the arterial blood is initiated by excitation of specialized O2-sensitive chemoreceptor cells in the carotid body that release… Expand
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P2X3 Knock-Out Mice Reveal a Major Sensory Role for Urothelially Released ATP
The present study explores the possible involvement of a purinergic mechanism in mechanosensory transduction in the bladder using P2X3 receptor knock-out (P2X3−/−) and wild-type control (P2X3+/+)… Expand
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Pharmacological pleiotropism of the human recombinant alpha1A-adrenoceptor: implications for alpha1-adrenoceptor classification.
1. Three fully-defined alpha1-adrenoceptors (alpha1A, alpha1B and alpha1D) have been established in pharmacological and molecular studies. A fourth alpha1-adrenoceptor, the putative… Expand
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Overexpression of NGF in mouse urothelium leads to neuronal hyperinnervation, pelvic sensitivity, and changes in urinary bladder function.
NGF has been suggested to play a role in urinary bladder dysfunction by mediating inflammation, as well as morphological and functional changes, in sensory and sympathetic neurons innervating the… Expand
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Pharmacological characterization of an α1A‐adrenoceptor mediating contractile responses to noradrenaline in isolated caudal artery of rat
The α1‐adrenoceptor population mediating contraction of caudal artery of rat has been characterized by using quantitative receptor pharmacology. Cumulative concentration‐effect (E/[A]) curves to… Expand
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Localization of P2X1 purinoceptors by autoradiography and immunohistochemistry in rat kidneys.
P2 receptors have been identified in rat kidney by autoradiography, using the radioligand [3H]α,β-methylene ATP, and by immunohistochemistry, using a polyclonal antibody to the P2X1 purinoceptor.… Expand
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