Selective antagonism of endothelin-A-receptors improves outcome in both head trauma and focal stroke in ratF C Barone
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmacology, King of Prussia, Pennsylvannia 19406, USA
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 36:S357-61. 2000
..These data indicate that ET plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of CHI, and that selectively targeting ET(A)-receptors similarly in both CHI and stroke might be a therapeutic opportunity...
Inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase provides neuroprotection in cerebral focal ischemiaF C Barone
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
Med Res Rev 21:129-45. 2001
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Eprosartan reduces cardiac hypertrophy, protects heart and kidney, and prevents early mortality in severely hypertensive stroke-prone ratsF C Barone
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, UW2521 709 Swedeland Road, P O Box 1539, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA frank c
Cardiovasc Res 50:525-37. 2001
..In the present studies, eprosartan's ability to provide end-organ protection was evaluated in a model of cardiomyopathy and renal failure in stroke-prone rats (SP)...
Ischemic preconditioning and brain tolerance: temporal histological and functional outcomes, protein synthesis requirement, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and early gene expressionF C Barone
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA Frank
Stroke 29:1937-50; discussion 1950-1. 1998
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Interleukin-1 receptor and receptor antagonist gene expression after focal stroke in ratsX Wang
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
Stroke 28:155-61; discussion 161-2. 1997
..To hypothesize the involvement of the IL-1 system in ischemic injury, we examined other IL-1 components, including IL-1ra, IL-1RI, and IL-1RII for their mRNA expression after focal stroke...
SB 239063, a second-generation p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor, reduces brain injury and neurological deficits in cerebral focal ischemiaF C Barone
Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, USA
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 296:312-21. 2001
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Inflammatory gene expression in cerebral ischemia and trauma. Potential new therapeutic targetsG Z Feuerstein
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 825:179-93. 1997
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Carvedilol prevents severe hypertensive cardiomyopathy and remodelingF C Barone
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, USA
J Hypertens 16:871-84. 1998
..In previous studies, carvedilol has been demonstrated to confer significant cardiac protection in acute ischemic paradigms and reduction of left ventricle hypertrophy in spontaneously hypertensive rats...
Subtractive cloning identifies tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) increased gene expression following focal strokeX Wang
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
Stroke 29:516-20. 1998
..To identify de novo expression of ischemia-induced genes, we applied subtractive cDNA library strategy to identify the genes that are selectively upregulated by focal stroke...
SB 203580 inhibits p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, nitric oxide production, and inducible nitric oxide synthase in bovine cartilage-derived chondrocytesA M Badger
Department of Bone and Cartilage Biology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
J Immunol 161:467-73. 1998
..The iNOS mRNA levels were consistent with NO levels in 24-h cell culture supernatants of the IL-1-stimulated bovine chondrocytes used to obtain the RNA...
Matrix metalloproteinase expression increases after cerebral focal ischemia in rats: inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-9 reduces infarct sizeA M Romanic
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
Stroke 29:1020-30. 1998
..The present study was designed to investigate the effects of MMP expression after stroke...
Activation of caspase-3/caspase-3-like activity in rat cardiomyocytes by an RGD peptide, but not the GPIIb/IIIa antagonist lotrafibanJ A Erhardt
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
Thromb Res 103:143-8. 2001
Application of real-time polymerase chain reaction to quantitate induced expression of interleukin-1beta mRNA in ischemic brain toleranceX Wang
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Neurosci Res 59:238-46. 2000
..These data suggest that the significant but low levels of IL-1beta induction after PC may contribute to ischemic brain tolerance...
SB 239063, a novel p38 inhibitor, attenuates early neuronal injury following ischemiaJ J Legos
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, PO Box 1539, 709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
Brain Res 892:70-7. 2001
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Therapeutic potential of anti-inflammatory drugs in focal strokeF C Barone
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 9:2281-306. 2000
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Enrasentan improves survival, limits left ventricular remodeling, and preserves myocardial performance in hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunctionR N Willette
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 0939, USA
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 38:606-17. 2001
..Mixed ETA /ETB receptor antagonism improves cardiac performance and attenuates ventricular remodeling and premature mortality in an aggressive hypertension model...