Mechanism of action of minoxidil sulfate-induced vasodilation: a role for increased K+ permeability.

KD Meisheri, LA Cipkus, CJ Taylor - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 1988 - ASPET
… to its effect on K+ gradient. These data suggested a role of K+ permeability during MxSO4
… It is suggested that MxSO4 may act as a K+ channel agonist to affect the plasmalemmal Ca+…

Evidence for two separate Ca2+ pathways in smooth muscle plasmalemma

KD Meisheri, OK Hwang, C van Breemen - The Journal of membrane …, 1981 - Springer
… Amrinone was shown to cause inhibition of high-K+-induced contractions without significantly
affecting high-K +-induced Ca 2 + uptake (this study and Meisheri et al., 1980a). This was …

The mechanism of inhibitory action of diltiazem on vascular smooth muscle contractility.

C van Breemen, O Hwang, KD Meisheri - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 1981 - ASPET
… -K+ depolarization. Diltiazem was roughly equally potent in inhibiting contractions induced
by high-K… Ca++ influx and inhibition of contraction when either 40 mM K+ or 10(-8) M NE was …

Role of calcium-activated K+ channels in vasodilation induced by nitroglycerine, acetylcholine and nitric oxide.

SA Khan, WR Mathews, KD Meisheri - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 1993 - ASPET
… Finally, it was observed that the use of 80 mM K+ as a contractile stimulus inhibited NTG
relaxations in a manner similar to the KCa blockers. Collectively, these data provide strong …

4-morpholinecarboximidine-N-1-adamantyl-N'-cyclohexylhydrochloride (U-37883A): pharmacological characterization of a novel antagonist of vascular ATP-sensitive …

KD Meisheri, SJ Humphrey, SA Khan… - … of Pharmacology and …, 1993 - ASPET
This study describes the in vitro and in vivo characteristics of a guanidine 4-morpholinecarboximidine-N-1-adamantyl-N'-cyclohexyl-hydroc
hloride (U-37883A), as an antagonist of …

Ca2+ movements in smooth muscle

…, P Aaronson, R Loutzenhiser, K Meisheri - Chest, 1980 - Elsevier
We describe the Ca 2+ movements in smooth muscle cells at rest and during activation and
relaxation as deduced from transplasmalemmal Ca 2+ fluxes and contractile responses. The …

The effects of amrinone on contractility, Ca2+ uptake and cAMP in smooth muscle

KD Meisheri, RF Palmer, C Van Breemen - European journal of …, 1980 - Elsevier
… NE) or high-K*-induced contractions of rabbit aorta. Amrinone also inhibited carbachol or
high-K+-… Neither total tissue 4SCa uptake nor the rate of 4SCa uptake induced by 80 mM K ÷ in …

Vascular Pharmacology of ATP-Sensitive K+ Channels: Interactions between Glyburide and K+ Channel Openers

KD Meisheri, SA Khan, JL Martin - Journal of vascular research, 1993 - karger.com
… a potent and selective inhibitor of ATP-sensitive K+ channels (… actions of K+channel openers
in vascular smooth muscle. … glyburide as a vascular K+ antagonist [Meisheri, KD, unpubl. …

Preclinical Studies Characterizing the Anti-Migraine and Cardiovascular Effects of the Selective 5-HT1D Receptor Agonist PNU-142633

…, MD Ennis, NB Ghazal, RL Hoffman, K Meisheri… - …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study describes the preclinical pharmacology of a highly selective 5-HT 1D
receptor agonist PNU-142633. PNU-142633 binds with a Ki of 6 nM at the human 5-HT 1D …

Coronary vasorelaxation by nitroglycerin: involvement of plasmalemmal calcium-activated K+ channels and intracellular Ca++ stores

SA Khan, NR Higdon, KD Meisheri - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 1998 - ASPET
This study investigated nitroglygerin (NTG) relaxations in isolated dog coronary artery in
comparison with other vascular preparations. Under maximal PNU-46619 precontraction, the …