Ca2+, histamine antagonists and relaxation to electrical impulses in dog coronary artery

Robin D. Gantzos; Anthony B. Ebeigbe; R. Clinton Webb

doi:10.1016/0014-2999(83)90508-3

Ca²⁺, histamine antagonists and relaxation to electrical impulses in dog coronary artery

Robin D. Gantzos, Anthony B. Ebeigbe, R. Clinton Webb

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Abstract

Isolated dog coronary arteries relax in response to electrical stimulation (0.1-8.0 Hz, 9 V, 1.0 ms) following contraction induced by serotonin. Cimetidine, metiamide and ranitidine inhibited this relaxation. The relaxation was not blocked by pyrilamine. Reducing the concentration of Ca⁺ (0.1 mM) decreased the rate of relaxation whereas relaxation was more rapid when the Ca²⁺ concentration was increased (3.2 mM). These results suggest that relaxation to electrical stimulation is modulated by Ca²⁺ and by the H₂-subclass of histamine receptors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	287-291
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Journal of Pharmacology
Volume	89
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2999(83)90508-3
State	Published - May 6 1983
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cimetidine
Coronary smooth muscle
Histamine
Metiamide
Pyrilamine
Ranitidine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pharmacology

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