ANTAGONISM TO THE ACTIONS OF HYDRALLAZINE, RESERPINE, POTASSIUM CYANIDE, SODIUM AZIDE AND ANOXIA ON ARTERIAL SMOOTH MUSCLE

Autor: S. M. Kirpekar, J. J. Lewis
Rok vydání: 1958
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 10:307-314
ISSN: 2042-7158
0022-3573
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1958.tb10307.x
Popis: Many intermediates of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism give protection against the hydrallazine depression of acetylcholine, (-)-adrenaline, (-)-noradrenaline, histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced contractions of spirally cut strips of horse carotid arteries. Strips made anoxic behave in a manner similar to hydrallazine-treated strips. Inhibition of drug-induced contractions by potassium cyanide, iodoacetate and azide was of a different character from that caused by hydrallazine and anoxia. Few intermediates gave significant protection. Hydrallazine probably exerts its effect by a non-specific depression of metabolism rather than upon specific receptors. Reserpine depression of drug-induced contractions in artery strips was so persistent that experiments using intermediary metabolites could not be made.
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