ISSN:
1432-2013
Keywords:
Histamine
;
Carbachol
;
Prostaglandin inhibitors
;
Vasodilation, histamine
;
Vasodilatation, carbachol
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
abstract In perfused rat hindquarters, in which vascular tone was maintained by norepinephrine, carbachol-induced dilatations were blocked by atropine (10−7 M), while histamine dilatations were inhibited as well by mepyramine (10−6 M) as by cimetidine (10−5 M) indicating a histamine effect through both H1- and H2-receptors. This double-receptor histamine effect was confirmed by the observation that speccific H1- and H2-receptor agonists, respectively PEA (2-pyridyl-ethylaminedihydrochloride) and dimaprit also produced a vasodilation. Carbachol- and histamine-induced dilatations were also inhibited by ETYA (5,8, 11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid) and quinacrine but not by indomethacin. The inhibition of the histamine vasodilatation appeared to rest on an interference with the H1-receptor mechanism. It is concluded that metabolites of arachidonic acid possibly mediate the dilating effect of carbachol, acting through muscarine receptors, and of histamine, acting through H1-receptors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00580263
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