Possible mechanism of the stimulatory effect of 4-aminopyridine on toad skin.

Autor: González CS; Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Biological and Natural Sciences, University of Concepcion, Chile., Norris BC, Concha JB, Contreras GM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: General pharmacology [Gen Pharmacol] 1989; Vol. 20 (6), pp. 767-70.
DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(89)90327-3
Abstrakt: 1. This study was undertaken to demonstrate the facilitatory effects of 4-aminopyridine on transmitter release in the toad skin preparation. 2. A dose-dependent increase in the bioelectric parameters was found. 3. This effect was blocked by propranolol and by verapamil but not by dibenamine, and was mimicked by the calcium ionophore A-23187 but not by potassium channel blockers. 4. These results support the hypothesis that 4-aminopyridine increases presynaptic nerve terminal permeability of calcium and thus the release of noradrenaline.
Databáze: MEDLINE