1993
Rapid stimulation of rhodamine 123 efflux from multidrug-resistant KB cells by progesterone
Jancis E, Hong-xing C, Carbone R, Hochberg R, Dannies P. Rapid stimulation of rhodamine 123 efflux from multidrug-resistant KB cells by progesterone. Biochemical Pharmacology 1993, 46: 1613-1619. PMID: 7902090, DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(93)90331-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhodamine 123 effluxMultidrug resistance pumpRhodamine 123Efflux of daunomycinRapid stimulationMultidrug-resistant KB cellsAbsence of progesteroneNon-genomic mechanismsCause of retentionKB cellsMicroM progesteroneProgesteroneCarcinoma cellsPump activityActive steroidsMCF7 cellsStimulationIntracellular bindingEffluxCellsMitochondrial dyeDesoxycorticosteronePromegestoneVerapamilTestosterone
1983
Veratridine and Ouabain Stimulate Calcium-Dependent Prolactin Release*
SCAMMELL J, DANNIES P. Veratridine and Ouabain Stimulate Calcium-Dependent Prolactin Release*. Endocrinology 1983, 113: 1228-1235. PMID: 6617570, DOI: 10.1210/endo-113-4-1228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPRL releaseCalcium channel blocker D600Rat anterior pituitary cellsTetrodotoxin-insensitive mechanismCalcium channel blockersChannel blocker tetrodotoxinDopaminergic agonist bromocriptineEffect of veratridineAnterior pituitary cellsAction of veratridineChannel blocker D600Blocker tetrodotoxinAgonist bromocriptineProlactin releaseChannel blockersVeratridine effectPituitary cellsChannel activatorVeratridineGH4C1 cellsPrimary culturesOuabainNormal cellsStimulationPreincubation