title: Release of contractile agents from rat vas deferens by clonidine.
abstract: Clonidine induces contractile effects on the isolated rat vas deferens, but not on rat uterus or guinea-pig ileum. However, we have observed that if clonidine is incubated for about 10 min with a nutrient solution containing an isolated rat vas deferens, the resulting solution can contract an isolated rat uterus, or guinea-pig ileum indicating the involvement of a substance released from the vas. This contractile effect was partially reduced by naloxone and by serotonin antagonists, and by using a denervated vas, indicating that opioids, serotonin and eventually other substances released from nerve tissue of the vas can be involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Jurkiewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jurkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003000:Clonidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000294:innervation; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000187:drug effects; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects; D015016:Yohimbine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D015016:Yohimbine; D003000:Clonidine