title: Adenosine and dipyridamole actions and interactions on isolated coronary artery strips of cattle.
abstract: 1 The actions and interactions of adenosine and dipyridamole were investigated on isolated strips of coronary arteries of beef cattle. It was found that small diameter arteries (about 0.5-1.0 mm o9d.), raised to a moderate level of tone with potassium, responded with relaxation to low concentrations of adenosine. 2 Dipyridamole, over a broad concentration range (6.0 X 10(-8)-2.0 X 10(-5)M), enhanced these responses, shifting the adenosine concentration-response curve (3.7 X 10(-8)-1.1 X 10(-4)M) considerably to the left. In contrast, inhibitory concentrations-response curves to sodium nitrite and to noradrenaline were not materially altered by dipyridamole. 3 Studies of the uptake of [3H]-adenosine revealed a rapid uptake of the nucleoside by coronary artery strips, which was inhibited by dipyridamole (6.0X 10(-8)-2.0X10(-5)M); but this may not be sufficient to account fully for the observed sensitization. 4 It is concluded that the regulation of adenosine responses and the action of dipyridamole in the heart involve a more direct association with coronary vascular tissue than has been previously appreciated.
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004176:Dipyridamole; D000241:Adenosine; D011188:Potassium