List of works by Urs Ruegg

A rapid and sensitive assay for arginase

scientific article published on 01 February 1980

Agonist-induced mitochondrial Ca2+ transients in smooth muscle.

scientific article published on January 2003

Alkylation of cysteine thiols with 1,3-propane sultone

scientific article published on 01 January 1977

Basal calcium entry in vascular smooth muscle.

scientific article published on November 2004

Beta1 integrins regulate myoblast fusion and sarcomere assembly

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

Biphasic effects of cyclosporin A on formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine stimulated responses in HL-60 cells differentiated into neutrophils.

scientific article published on August 1998

Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2 enhances store-operated Ca2+ entry in dystrophic skeletal muscle fibers

scientific article published on 22 August 2006

Calcium homeostasis in dystrophic muscle

scientific article published on 01 September 1999

Calcium influx inhibition by steroids and analogs in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells

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Caloric restriction induces energy-sparing alterations in skeletal muscle contraction, fiber composition and local thyroid hormone metabolism that persist during catch-up fat upon refeeding

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Characterization and Functional Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles and Muscle-Abundant miRNAs (miR-1, miR-133a, and miR-206) in C2C12 Myocytes and mdx Mice

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Characterization and partial purification of solubilized active opiate receptors from toad brain

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Correlation between substance P content of primary sensory neurones and pain sensitivity in rats exposed to antibodies to nerve growth factor

scientific article published on 01 December 1982

Creatine supplementation improves intracellular Ca2+ handling and survival in mdx skeletal muscle cells

scientific article published on 01 November 1998

Diapocynin, a dimer of the NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin, reduces ROS production and prevents force loss in eccentrically contracting dystrophic muscle

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Erythropoietin stimulates proliferation and interferes with differentiation of myoblasts.

scientific article published on December 2000

Gene-mediated restoration of normal myofiber elasticity in dystrophic muscles

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Green tea extract and its major polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin gallate improve muscle function in a mouse model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

scientific article published in February 2006

Growth of dissociated neurons in culture dishes coated with synthetic polymeric amines

scientific article published in August 1984

High yield-purification of a urinary Na+-pump inhibitor

scientific article published on 01 September 1985

Inactivation and solubilization of opiate receptors by phospholipases A2.

scientific article published in March 1982

Increase of empty pool-activated Ca2+ influx using an intracellular Ca2+ chelating agent

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication in human cells by Debio-025, a novel cyclophilin binding agent

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Inhibition of iPLA2 β and of stretch-activated channels by doxorubicin alters dystrophic muscle function.

scientific article published on August 2013

Investigation of Debio 025, a cyclophilin inhibitor, in the dystrophic mdx mouse, a model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Involvement of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in nicotinic calcium responses in dystrophic myotubes assessed by near-plasma membrane calcium measurement.

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Lack of evidence for voltage dependent calcium channels on platelets

scientific article published on 01 February 1985

Mdx myotubes have normal excitability but show reduced contraction-relaxation dynamics

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Melatonin improves muscle function of the dystrophic mdx5Cv mouse, a model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

scientific article published on 12 April 2011

Melatonin prevents oxidative stress-mediated mitochondrial permeability transition and death in skeletal muscle cells

scientific article published on 3 August 2009

Metabolism-dependent stimulation of reactive oxygen species and DNA synthesis by cyclosporin A in rat smooth muscle cells

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Mitochondria buffer NCX-mediated Ca2+-entry and limit its diffusion into vascular smooth muscle cells

scientific article published on 27 June 2006

Modulation by prednisolone of calcium handling in skeletal muscle cells.

scientific article published in December 1995

Nav1.4 deregulation in dystrophic skeletal muscle leads to Na+ overload and enhanced cell death.

scientific article published on 14 July 2008

Pharmacological actions of SDZ 218-135, a novel positive inotropic agent.

scientific article published in April 1994

Pharmacological control of cellular calcium handling in dystrophic skeletal muscle

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Pharmacological prospects in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

scientific article published on October 2013

Phospholipase A2-derived lysophosphatidylcholine triggers Ca2+ entry in dystrophic skeletal muscle fibers.

scientific article published on 13 November 2009

Platelet-activating factor mobilizes intracellular calcium in vascular smooth muscle cells

scientific article published on 01 March 1986

Protection of dystrophic muscle cells with polyphenols from green tea correlates with improved glutathione balance and increased expression of 67LR, a receptor for (-)-epigallocatechin gallate

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Quantitative evaluation of the beneficial effects in the mdx mouse of epigallocatechin gallate, an antioxidant polyphenol from green tea.

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Reduction of S-sulpho groups by tributylphosphine: an improved method for the recombination of insulin chains

scientific article published on 01 October 1975

Reductive cleavage of S-sulfo groups with tributylphosphine

scientific article published on 01 January 1977

Regulation of the transforming growth factor beta-responsive transcription factor CTF-1 by calcineurin and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV.

scientific article published on September 1997

Role of TRPC1 channel in skeletal muscle function

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Role of superoxide as a signaling molecule.

scientific article published on June 2004

Solubilization of an active opiate receptor from Bufo marinus

scientific article published on 01 June 1980

The anticancer drug tamoxifen counteracts the pathology in a mouse model of duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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The effect of levofloxacin and moxifloxacin on cardiovascular functions of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes

scientific article published on 23 May 2012

The nonimmunosuppressive cyclosporin analogs NIM811 and UNIL025 display nanomolar potencies on permeability transition in brain-derived mitochondria.

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Trpc1 ion channel modulates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway during myoblast differentiation and muscle regeneration.

scientific article published on 6 March 2012

Urocortins improve dystrophic skeletal muscle structure and function through both PKA- and Epac-dependent pathways.

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Vasopressin increases 45Ca2+ influx in rat aortic smooth muscle cells

scientific article published on 01 October 1987

Vasopressin induced production of inositol trisphosphate and calcium efflux in a smooth muscle cell line.

scientific article published on August 1985

Vasopressin type 1A receptor up-regulation by cyclosporin A in vascular smooth muscle cells is mediated by superoxide.

scientific article published on 17 August 2003