SOME DRUG EFFECTS ON CALCIUM MOVEMENTS IN AORTIC STRIPS
Norepinephrine, histamine and potassium are known to interact with calcium in the induction of contraction in vascular smooth muscle. The importance of divalent cations in the induction of contraction has been investigated in the present study. Replacement of calcium with strontium was more effectiv...
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Published in | The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics Vol. 170; no. 2; pp. 303 - 310 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
01.12.1969
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Summary: | Norepinephrine, histamine and potassium are known to interact with calcium in the induction of contraction in vascular smooth
muscle. The importance of divalent cations in the induction of contraction has been investigated in the present study. Replacement
of calcium with strontium was more effective in supporting drug- induced tension development than was replacement of calcium
with barium. The response to potassium was nearly the same in the presence of strontium or calcium in the bathing solution.
Tracer studies with Ca 45 have been done to attempt to establish some drug-calcium interactions. It has previously been demonstrated that a portion
of the Ca 45 taken up by aortic strips is lost very slowly in the absence of exchangeable, nonradioactive divalent cation (Hudgins and
Weiss, 1969). Utilizing similar experimental conditions, it has been possible to demonstrate drug-induced release of Ca 45 from this tissue. The antagonists, phentolamine and procaine, were used to attempt to alter Ca 45 release by norepinephrine and histamine. |
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ISSN: | 0022-3565 1521-0103 |