Search results for "Vas Deferens"
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Genetic, andrological and clinical characteristics of patients with congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens
2001
Summary The possibility of retrieving spermatozoa from the epididymis allows patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) to father a child by means of assisted reproduction techniques. This has, however, increased the chance of transmitting a mutated allele of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene which increases the risk of generating offspring with cystic fibrosis (CF). Because of the increased heterogeneity of the CFTR locus, the study of a discrete number of mutations, as usually carried out in a diagnostic work-up, is unable to ascertain the presence of a mutation in a relatively high proportion of the patients screened. In an at…
Muscarinic Properties of Compounds Related to Arecaidine Propargyl Ester
2011
A series of new analogues of the arecaidine propargyl ester (CAS 35516-99-5, APE, 1a) with alcohols consisting of 4 or 5 carbon atoms were investigated at muscarinic receptor subtypes. The muscarinic activity of the quaternary and tertiary salts of the APE-related compounds were assayed on the isolated guinea-pig ileum (M 3 receptor subtype) and guinea-pig left atria (M 2 receptor subtype) as well as on rabbit isolated vas deferens (M 1 receptor subtype). The structural variations made in the APE molecule, replacing the triple bond in the ester side chain with structures such as double bond, an allene moiety, a single bond, a cyclopropyl group or two triple bonds should alter the selectivit…
Antiinflammatory activity and effects on isolated smooth muscle of extracts from differentTeucrium species
1995
The present study analyses the antiinflammatory effects and the action on in vitro motility of methanol and dichloromethanol extracts and stems of four Teucrium species (T. flavum, T. cartaginenses, T. buxifolium and T. pumillum). The antiinflammatory activity was tested in the carrageenan-induced paw oedema in rats. T. flavum methanol (200 mg/kg, i.p.) and dichloromethanol (138 mg/kg, i.p.) extracts showed a significant anti-inflammatory effect through the 24 h experimental period and reduced the Emax induced by histamine and serotonin in vitro on guinea-pig ileum and rat uterus respectively. These extracts did not modify the contractile effects induced by acetylcholine on rat duodenum and…
Characterization of the prejunctional muscarinic receptors mediating inhibition of evoked release of endogenous noradrenaline in rabbit isolated vas …
1994
The aim of the present study was to characterize the prejunctional modulation of evoked release of endogenous noradrenaline in rabbit vas deferens by the use of muscarinic receptor agonists and subtype-preferring antagonists. Vasa deferentia of the rabbit were stimulated electrically by trains of 120 pulses delivered at 4 Hz or trains of 30 pulses at 1 Hz. The inhibition by muscarinic agonists of the stimulation-evoked overflow of endogenous noradrenaline in the absence and presence of antagonists was used to determine affinity constants for antagonists. These values were compared with those observed at putative M1 receptors inhibiting neurogenic twitch contractions in the rabbit vas defere…
A muscarinic receptor different from the M1, M2, M3 and M4 subtypes mediates the contraction of the rabbit iris sphincter
1992
In order to analyse the subtype of muscarinic receptors involved in the methacholine-induced contraction of the rabbit iris sphincter we have determined equilibrium dissociation constants (KB) of various antagonists in the sphincter muscle. The values were compared with those observed at M1 (rabbit vas deferens), M2 (heteroreceptors in rat iris) and M3 receptors (guinea-pig ileum), or at the muscarinic receptors in the guinea-pig uterus. The methacholine-induced contraction of the uterus from immature guinea-pigs was competitively antagonized by pirenzepine (6.64, -log KB), 4-DAMP (8.39), hexahydrodifenidol (HHD; 7.00 for the (R)- and 5.40 for the (S)-enantiomer), p-fluoro-hexahydrosiladife…
Inhibition of neuroeffector transmission in human vas deferens by sildenafil
2000
Sildenafil (0.1 - 30 microM), a cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE 5) inhibitor, induced inhibition of electrically evoked contractions of ring segments of human vas deferens from 34 vasectomies. Zaprinast (0.1 - 100 microM), another PDE 5 inhibitor, and the nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) (0.1 - 100 microM) had no effect on neurogenic contractions. The inhibition induced by sildenafil was not modified by the inhibitor of guanylate cyclase 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline-1-one (ODQ) (1 - 30 microM) but it was abolished by the K(+) channel blockers tetraethylammonium (TEA, 1 mM), iberiotoxin (0.1 microM) and charybdotoxin (0.1 microM). Sildenafil, zaprinast and SNP…
CFTR p.Arg117His associated with CBAVD and other CFTR-related disorders
2013
International audience; BACKGROUND:The high frequency of the cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutation p.Arg117His in patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) and in newborns screened for CF has created a dilemma.METHODS:Phenotypic and genotypic data were retrospectively collected in 179 non-newborn French individuals carrying p.Arg117His and a second CFTR mutation referred for symptoms or family history, by all French molecular genetics laboratories, referring physicians, CF care centres and infertility clinics.RESULTS:97% of the patients had the intronic T7 normal variant in cis with p.Arg117His. 89% patients were male, wit…
Distribution of origin of nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the rat epididymis.
1996
Abstract Distribution of neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive (nNOS-IR) nerve fibers and somata in the rat epididymis and major pelvic ganglia was studied by immunohistochemical methods. In the epididymis, the supply of nNOS-IR fibers was highest in the cauda and became progressively fewer toward the caput. In the cauda and corpus, nNOS-IR fibers were distributed throughout the subepithelial tissues and around the epithelium. The pattern of distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)- and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunoreactive fibers in the epididymis was similar but the latter was generally more numerous in a given region as compared to that of nNOS-IR fibers. A popu…
ChemInform Abstract: Regioisomeric 5(3)-Aminomethyl-3(5)-phenylisoxazoles: Synthesis, Spectroscopic Discrimination, and Muscarinic Activity.
2010
The regioselective synthesis of isomeric 5(3)-aminomethyl-3(5)-phenyl isoxazoles using different methods is described. Spectroscopic data, especially mass spectrometric fragmentation, were used to identify and characterize the regioisomers. The muscarinic activity of these isoxazoles was assayed on isolated guinea-pig ileum and atria as well as on isolated rabbit vas deferens. Regioisomere 5(3)-Aminomethyl-3(5)-phenyl-isoxazole: Synthese, spektroskopische Unterscheidung und muskarinische Aktivitat Es werden verschiedene Verfahren zur regioselektiven Darstellung von 5(3)-Aminomethyl-3(5)-phenyl-isoxazolen beschrieben, die anhand ihrer spektroskopischen Daten, insbesondere der massenspektrosk…
Effects on Arterial Blood Pressure of the Methanol and Dichloromethanol Extracts from Schinus molle L. in Rats
1996
The effects on arterial blood pressure of the methanol and dichloromethanol extracts from Schinus molle L. were analysed in urethane anaesthetized rats. In normotensive rats, the mean arterial blood pressure was significantly reduced by the i.v. administration of both extracts. The dichloromethanol extract inhibited the effects of noradrenaline on arterial blood pressure in the anaesthetized rat and it reduced the maximal contractile effect (Emax) induced by noradrenaline on rat vas deferens in the organ bath. However, the methanol extract did not modify the effects of noradrenaline in the evaluated tests.