Browsing by Subject "Propranolol"

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    An electron microscopic and biochemical study of the effects of cyclic 3', 5'- AMP, ergotamine or propanolol on the lysosomes of newborn rat hepatocytes
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 1991) Kotoulas, Angeliki O.; Kotoulas, Othon B.; Kalamidas, Stefanos
    The effects of cyclic 3', 5'-AMP, ergotamine or propranolol on newborn rat liver were studied by using biochemical assays, electron microscopy and quantitative morphometry. Cyclic AMP enhanced the normal postnatal rise in the glycogen-hydrolysing activity of acid alpha 1,4 glucosidase but had no effect on the maltose-hydrolysing activity of the enzyme. The results suggest that these activities may be due to different enzymes. Propranolol prevented the postnatal increase in the glycogen-hydrolysing activity of acid glucosidase and the breakdown of lysosomal glycogen, indicating that these phenomena represent betaadrenergic functions in newbom rats. Ergotamine also inhibited the postnatal increase in this activity and the lysosomal glycogen mobilization. A reasonable explanation for these results is that ergotamine interferes with the action or formation of cyclic AMP.
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    An electron microscopic and biochemical study of the effects of propranolol on the glycogen autophagy in newborn rat hepatocytes
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2003) Kotoulas, Othon B.; Kalamidas, Stefanos; Miles, P.; Hann, A.C.
    The effects of propranolol on the glycogen autophagy in newborn rat hepatocytes were studied by using biochemical determinations, electron microscopy and morphometric analysis. Propranolol lowered the liver cyclic AMP and cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity. It also decreased the formyl-methionylleucyl- phenylalanine (FMLP)-inhibitable Ca2+-ATPase activity including lysosomal calcium uptake pump. The normal postnatal increase in the volume of autophagic vacuoles and the activity of acid glycogen-hydrolyzing alpha glucosidase were inhibited. Also, the degradation of glycogen inside the autophagic vacuoles was apparently inhibited. The activity of acid mannose 6- phosphatase was increased. These findings indicate that propranolol influences several steps in the sequence of events leading to the breakdown of glycogen in the autophagic vacuoles of newborn rat hepatocytes. This supports our previous studies suggesting that cyclic AMP regulates glycogen autophagy.
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    Propranolol Administration During Morphine Addiction Attenuates Reinstatement of Drug-Aversive Memories Caused by Exposure to Stressful Stimuli
    (MDPI, 2025-12-23) Cánovas Cabanes, Alberto; Teruel Fernández, Francisco Javier; Fernández López, Lucía; Martínez Laorden, Elena; Navarro Zaragoza, Javier; Almela Rojo, Pilar; Farmacología
    Background/Objectives: Situations previously paired with drug use can become conditioned stimuli (i.e., physical stress or psychosocial stress) that elicit intense craving and relapse, even after prolonged abstinence. Previous studies have shown that pharmacological disruption of reconsolidation after memory reactivation could be promising for reducing pathological fear and stress-related responses. For this reason, the aim of this research was to examine the role of β-AR in the retrieval of aversive memories through the potential of β-AR antagonism to mitigate the effects of exposure to stressful stimuli. Methods: This question was addressed using a model to assess the re-emergence of an aversive contextual memory induced by both physical stressors (restraint and tail-pinch) and psychosocial stress (social defeat) in morphine- or saline-treated mice previously subjected to a conditioned place aversion (CPA) paradigm, in which naloxone was administered to precipitate opioid withdrawal. To assess the effects of propranolol on aversive memories related to opioid addiction, the number of chamber crossings and the time spent in the naloxone-paired compartment were measured. Results: Our results showed that morphine-treated mice spent significantly less time in the naloxone-paired chamber than saline mice during the post-test and after exposure to stressful stimuli, than during the pretest, showing an effect for aversive memories in addiction. In contrast, when propranolol was administered intraperitoneally 30 min before the exposure to both social and physical stress, the time spent enhanced significantly (p < 0.01), supporting a role for propranolol in addiction-related memories. Conclusions: These results suggest that propranolol could attenuate the aversive memories that may contribute to relapse to opioid addiction.
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    The fibrogenic response of adult rat lung to continuous propranolol treatment
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 1988) Smith, Dennis M.; Sommers Smith, Sally K.
    Fibrogenesis is a common pulmonary response to injury, which is usually preceded by other severe reactions, including inflammation, fluid exudation, and alveolar epithelial damage and proliferation. The purpose of this study was to examine the morphologic effects on the distal lung of a continuous propranolol treatment. Adult male rats were treated, via a subcutaneous osmotic pump, with a continuous (approximately 0.5 mglhour) dose of propranolol HCl, a potent wide range beta-adrenergic blocking agent, in saline, or saline alone. The animals were killed after one week or three weeks. Electron microscopy of the lungs of the propranolol-treated animals revealed a dramatic increase in the prominence of interstitial cells and fibers of the alveolar septa, along with focal thickening of endothelial cells and some morphologic changes in type I1 alveolar epithelial cells. In some animals an analysis of total protein content, as well as 3H-proline incorporation into total protein and collagen was undertaken. The results of this study indicated a significant increase in total protein content and proline incorporation into collagen in the lungs of animals treated for seven days with continuous propranolol. There was no evidence of stimulated blood cells, macrophages, edema or severe epithelial damage. This study provides morphologic evidence that continuous treatment with moderate levels of propranolol results in a fibrogenic response in the peripheral lung, in the absence of typical hallmarks of severe pulmonary damage.
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    Uso neonatal del propranolol en hemangiomas segmentarios faciales
    (Sociedad Española de Cirugía Pediátrica, 2015) Villamil, V.; Méndez Aguirre, N.A.; Martínez Menchón, Teresa; Girón Vallejo, Óscar; Fernández Ibieta, M.; Reyes Ríos, P.Y.; Martínez Castaño, I.; Rojas Ticona, J.; Sánchez Sánchez, A.; Hernández Sánchez, L.; Ruiz Jiménez, J.I.; Cirugía, Pediatría y Obstetricia y Ginecología; Facultad de Medicina
    Introducción. Los hemangiomas cérvico-faciales son considerados segmentarios cuando afectan a un área específica de la cara y miden más de 5 cm y, en ocasiones, forman parte del síndrome de PHACE. Nuestro objetivo es proponer el tratamiento de dichos hemangiomas con propranolol en etapa neonatal, mostrando su eficacia/seguridad dado que existe poca evidencia al respecto. Observación clínica. Revisamos 4 pacientes diagnosticados de hemangioma segmentario facial. Los neonatos fueron tratados de forma hospitalaria inicial con propranolol, tras firma de consentimiento informado, y fueron ingresados para control de aparición de complicaciones. Tres de los cuatro casos clínicos fueron diagnosticados de síndrome de PHACE. El propranolol fue efectivo en el 100% de los pacientes, demostrando involución de los hemangiomas. Comentarios. En nuestra serie el propranolol fue eficaz sin evidenciar complicaciones en el período neonatal. Si los beneficios del propranolol sobrepasan los riesgos, se recomienda administrar la menor dosis eficaz, de forma hospitalaria y precoz para obtener mejores resultados.