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Dr

Makhala Khammy

Senior Tutor
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
cardiovascular
sympathetic nervous system
neuroeffector junction
endocannabinoids
cannabinoids
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
animals
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Dr

Makhala Khammy

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Cardiovascular Pharmacology & Cannabinoids
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Projects

Displaying the 2 most recent projects by Makhala Khammy.

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Manipulating the endocannabinoid system to alter sympathetic function in hypertension

2019 - 2020
Completed
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Manipulating the endocannabinoid system to alter sympathetic function in hypertension

2019 - 2019
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

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Internal Research Grant

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 8 most recent scholarly works by Makhala Khammy.

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The beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist bronchodilators terbutaline and orciprenaline are also weak alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists

Makhala M Khammy, Cindy Kha Han Truong, Christine E Wright, James A Angus

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Pharmacology

Recently, the β2-adrenoceptor agonist terbutaline was shown to have α1-adrenolytic activity in mouse isolated pulmonary arteries i..

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Estimation of the vascular resistance amplifier in the renal vascular bed in conscious hypertensive rabbits: comparison with the total peripheral vasculature

Makhala M Khammy, James A Angus, Christine E Wright

Journal article  |  2020  |  Heliyon

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[Ca2 ] changes in sympathetic varicosities and Schwann cells in rat mesenteric arteries-Relation to noradrenaline release and contraction

Thomas Hansen, Olga S Tarasova, Makhala M Khammy, Avelino Ferreira, James A Kennard, Jorgen Andresen, Christian Staehr, Keith L Brain, Holger Nilsson, Christian Aalkjaer

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Physiologica

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Microtubule Regulation of Kv7 Channels Orchestrates cAMP-Mediated Vasorelaxations in Rat Arterial Smooth Muscle

Johanna Lindman, Makhala M Khammy, Pia R Lundegaard, Christian Aalkjaer, Thomas A Jepps

Journal article  |  2018  |  Hypertension

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4-Aminopyridine: a pan voltage-gated potassium channel inhibitor that enhances K(v)7.4 currents and inhibits noradrenaline-mediated contraction of rat mesenteric small arteries

Makhala Khammy, Sukhan Kim, Bo H Bentzen, Soojung Lee, Inyeong Choi, Christian Aalkjaer, Thomas A Jepps

Journal article  |  2018  |  British Journal of Pharmacology

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PDE1A inhibition elicits cGMP-dependent relaxation of rat mesenteric arteries

Makhala Michell Khammy, Thomas Dalsgaard, Peter Hjorringgaard Larsen, Claus Tornby Christoffersen, Dorte Clausen, Lars Kyhn Rasmussen, Lasse Folkersen, Morten Grunnet, Jan Kehler, Christian Aalkjr, Jacob Nielsen

Journal article  |  2017  |  British Journal of Pharmacology

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GLP-1 inhibits VEGFA-mediated signaling in isolated human endothelial cells and VEGFA-induced dilation of rat mesenteric arteries

Cecilie Egholm, Makhala Michell Khammy, Thomas Dalsgaard, Aleksandra Mazur, Katerina Tritsaris, Anker J Hansen, Christian Aalkjaer, Steen Dissing

Journal article  |  2016  |  American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

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Vascular reactivity of rabbit isolated renal and femoral resistance arteries in renal wrap hypertension

Makhala M Khammy, James A Angus, Christine E Wright

Journal article  |  2016  |  European Journal of Pharmacology

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Keyword Analysis

Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Human Pharmaceutical Products
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Human Movement and Sports Science
Medical Physiology
Neurosciences

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2019

EMCRA Collaborative Award

SBS EMCRA
2017

Best Poster Presentation

21st Meeting of the European Council for Cardiovascular Research
2017

Travel Grant

Lundbeck Foundation
2017

Early Career Investigator Prize

International Symposium on Resistance Arteries
2011

Australian Postgraduate Award

Australian Government

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Senior Tutor

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Emerging Leader

International Society of Hypertension

Co-Chair

MDHS ECR Network

Member - Communications Sub-Committee

SBS Early-Mid Career Researchers Association

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science (Hons)

University of Melbourne

Bachleor of Biomedical Science

University of Melbourne

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