Does carbon monoxide have a physiological function?

GS Marks, JF Brien, K Nakatsu… - Trends in pharmacological …, 1991 - Elsevier
Recently endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) has been identified as nitric oxide.
The source of the nitric oxide is l-arginine, and the l-arginine-nitric oxide pathway has been …

Measurement of endogenous carbon monoxide formation in biological systems

…, HJ Vreman, BE McLaughlin, JF Brien… - … and Redox Signaling, 2002 - liebertpub.com
… Odrcich MJ, Graham CH, Kimura KA, McLaughlin BE, Marks GS, Nakatsu K, and Brien JF.
Heme oxygenase and nitric oxide synthase in the placenta of the guinea-pig during gestation. …

Use of nitroglycerin for uterine relaxation

GN Smith, JF Brien - Obstetrical & gynecological survey, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Data from human and experimental animal research indicate that nitric oxide (NO), a novel
messenger, formed during the nitric oxide synthase-catalyzed oxidation of L-arginine to L-…

Selective inhibition of heme oxygenase, without inhibition of nitric oxide synthase or soluble guanylyl cyclase, by metalloporphyrins at low concentrations

…, HJ Vreman, DK Stevenson, JF Brien… - Drug metabolism and …, 1999 - ASPET
Studies on the physiological role of heme oxygenase (HO) require an inhibitor that will
selectively inhibit HO activity without inhibiting the activity of either nitric oxide synthase (NOS) or …

Heme oxygenase inhibition by 2-oxy-substituted 1-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-4-phenylbutanes: effect of halogen substitution in the phenyl ring

…, JG Riley, JZ Vlahakis, RT Kinobe, JF Brien… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2007 - Elsevier
Brien b , Kanji Nakatsu b , Walter A. Szarek a … Brian McLaughlin for assistance with the
biological evaluations. … , HJ Vreman, DK Stevenson, JF Brien, K. Nakatsu, DH Maurice, GS Marks …

Distribution of amiodarone and its metabolite, desethylamiodarone, in human tissues

JF Brien, S Jimmo, FJ Brennan, SE Ford… - Canadian journal of …, 1987 - cdnsciencepub.com
The distribution of the antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone and its principal lipophilic metabolite,
desethylamiodarone, was determined in postmortem tissues of six patients who received …

Disposition of ethanol in human maternal venous blood and amniotic fluid

JF Brien, CW Loomis, J Tranmer, M McGrath - American journal of …, 1983 - Elsevier
The disposition of ethanol and acetaldehyde in maternal venous blood and amniotic fluid
was studied over 3.5 hours following the ingestion of 0.3 gm/kg of ethanol by six healthy …

Impaired acquisition in the water maze and hippocampal long‐term potentiation after chronic prenatal ethanol exposure in the guinea‐pig

DP Richardson, ML Byrnes, JF Brien… - European Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
In the hippocampus, the CA1 region is selectively vulnerable to the effects of chronic prenatal
ethanol exposure. In the guinea‐pig, the number of CA1 pyramidal cells is decreased after …

Amiodarone hepatotoxicity simulating alcoholic liver disease

JB Simon, PN Manley, JF Brien… - New England Journal …, 1984 - Mass Medical Soc
AMIODARONE, an iodine-containing benzofuran derivative, has been widely available in
Europe for over 15 years, but its use in North America is still experimental. The drug has potent …

Selectivity of imidazole–dioxolane compounds for in vitro inhibition of microsomal haem oxygenase isoforms

…, HJ Vreman, DK Stevenson, JF Brien… - British journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Haem oxygenases (HO) are involved in the catalytic breakdown of haem to generate carbon
monoxide (CO), iron and biliverdin. It is widely accepted that products of haem catabolism …