CNS adverse effects: From functional observation battery/Irwin tests to electrophysiology

C Fonck, A Easter, MR Pietras, RA Bialecki - Principles of safety …, 2015 - Springer
This chapter describes various approaches for the preclinical assessment of druginduced
central nervous system (CNS) adverse effects. Traditionally, methods to evaluate CNS effects …

Preclinical pharmacology of AZD2327: a highly selective agonist of the δ-opioid receptor

…, C Maciag, MA Smith, R Caccese, MR Pietras… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2011 - ASPET
In the present article, we summarize the preclinical pharmacology of 4-{(R)-(3-aminophenyl)[4-(4-fluorobenzyl)-piperazin-1-yl]methyl}-N,N-diethylbenzamide
(AZD2327), a highly potent …

Effects of the δ opioid agonist AZD2327 upon operant behaviors and assessment of its potential for abuse

TJ Hudzik, MR Pietras, R Caccese, KH Bui… - Pharmacology …, 2014 - Elsevier
AZD2327 is a brain-penetrant agonist at δ opioid receptors which has antidepressant and
anxiolytic properties in a wide array of animal models. As part of the preclinical safety …

Cell cycle regulation in hematopoietic stem cells

EM Pietras, MR Warr, E Passegué - Journal of Cell Biology, 2011 - rupress.org
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) give rise to all lineages of blood cells. Because HSCs must
persist for a lifetime, the balance between their proliferation and quiescence is carefully …

[HTML][HTML] Novel nano-sized MR contrast agent mediates strong tumor contrast enhancement in an oncogene-driven breast cancer model

…, R Petoral Jr, P Lauritzson, H Miyazaki, K Pietras… - PLOS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The current study was carried out to test the potential of a new nanomaterial (Spago Pix) as
a macromolecular magnetic MR contrast agent for tumor detection and to verify the presence …

[HTML][HTML] The unprecedented 2017–2018 stratospheric smoke event: decay phase and aerosol properties observed with the EARLINET

…, P Goloub, I Veselovskii, C Pietras… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Six months of stratospheric aerosol observations with the European Aerosol Research Lidar
Network (EARLINET) from August 2017 to January 2018 are presented. The decay phase of …

[HTML][HTML] Four-dimensional distribution of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud over Europe observed by EARLINET

…, A Papayannis, MR Perrone, C Pietras… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
The eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull in April–May 2010 represents a "natural
experiment" to study the impact of volcanic emissions on a continental scale. For the first …

Role of preoperative adrenergic blockade with doxazosin on hemodynamic control during the surgical treatment of pheochromocytoma: a retrospective study of 48 …

…, M Depalma, F Stanzione, C Della-Pietra… - The American …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Authors evaluated the effects of selective adrenergic blockade by means of doxazosin on
blood pressure in 48 patients operated on for pheochromocytoma by a multicenter …

[PDF][PDF] UV—SPECTROPHOTOMETRlC METHODS FOR THE QUANTIFICATION

OF DILTIAZEM, MR PIETRAS, D KOWALCZUK… - ptfarm.pl
A first order derivative UV—spectrophotometric method for the detemiination of diltiazem
hydrochloride and mexiletine hydrochloride has been developed and validated. In the assay, …

[BOOK][B] The inhibitory effects of opioids on colonic propulsion using the glass bead test in mice

MR Pietras - 1998 - search.proquest.com
… and Doctoral Students) UNIVIISITT This thesis, entitled The Inhibitory Effects of Opioids on
Colonic Propulsion Using the Glass Bead Test in Mice and authored by Mark R, Pietras , is …