2002
Smoking Impairs Bradykinin-Stimulated t-PA Release
Pretorius M, Rosenbaum DA, Lefebvre J, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Smoking Impairs Bradykinin-Stimulated t-PA Release. Hypertension 2002, 39: 767-771. PMID: 11897760, DOI: 10.1161/hy0302.105767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activator releaseTissue plasminogen activator responsePlasminogen activator releaseForearm blood flowDose-dependent increaseActivator releaseBlood flowDoses of nitroprussideSignificant dose-dependent increaseActivator responseStrain-gauge plethysmographyBody mass indexEffect of bradykininT-PA releaseReceptor-dependent mechanismEndothelial functionBrachial arteryMass indexMethacholineSmokersNonsmokersBradykininHuman endotheliumRandom orderSignificant differences
1999
Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Human Vasculature
Brown N, Gainer J, Stein C, Vaughan D. Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Human Vasculature. Hypertension 1999, 33: 1431-1435. PMID: 10373228, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.33.6.1431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowPlasminogen activator inhibitor antigenTissue plasminogen activator releaseDose-dependent increasePlasminogen activator releaseTPA releaseInhibitor antigenBlood flowActivator releaseMean arterial pressureStrain-gauge plethysmographyHuman vasculatureInfused armNormotensive volunteersArterial pressureVasodilator nitroprussidePlasma levelsTPA antigenHeart rateSystemic effectsSodium nitroprussideAcetylcholineBradykininNitroprussideRandom order
1991
A pharmacodynamic interaction between caffeine and phenylpropanolamine
Brown N, Ryder D, Branch R. A pharmacodynamic interaction between caffeine and phenylpropanolamine. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 1991, 50: 363-371. PMID: 1914371, DOI: 10.1038/clpt.1991.152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressurePharmacodynamic interactionsPlasma renin activityRenin-angiotensin systemDrug-free subjectsCoadministration of caffeineRenin responseRenin activityPharmacokinetic interactionsCatecholamine levelsSupine positionNormal subjectsLatin square design studyDrug AdministrationRandom orderPhenylpropanolamineMetabolite levelsPlaceboCaffeineSubjectsAdditive increaseHoursCoadministrationEpinephrineAdministration