JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 79(3) 593-601 2017年3月 [査読有り]
Recent studies have shown that phloridzin, an inhibitor of sodium glucose cotransporter (SGLT), strongly decreases high K+-induced contraction in phasic muscle, such as tenia coil, but slightly affects tonic muscle, such as trachea. In this study,...
This study examined the mechanism of vasorelaxation induced by dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in endothelium-intact and -denuded rat aorta. DMSO (0.1-3%) inhibited phenylephrine (PE, 1 mu mol/l)-induced contraction in a dose-dependent manner. However, ...
N. Sasaki   M. Nakamura   S. Soeta   
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 13(3) 6855-6864 2014年 [査読有り]
Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) plays crucial roles in energy and cellular metabolism. In this study, we describe the identification and characterization of cytosolic MDH (MDH1) and mitochondrial MDH (MDH2) in liver of domestic cat (Felis catus). To cl...
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 75(10) 1383-1387 2013年 [査読有り]
Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a specific transporter of retinol and was recently identified as an adipokine potentially involved in type 2 diabetes in humans and rodents. However, the function and structure of feline RBP4 have not been repor...
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 74(10) 1277-1282 2012年10月 [査読有り]
To elucidate the role of glycogen in the contraction of tracheal smooth muscle, we investigated the changes in the glycogen contents of the bovine trachea during contractions induced by high K+ and hypoxia (achieved by bubbling N-2, instead of O-2...