title: Effects of the mammalian lignan, 2,3-dibenzyl-butane-1,4-diol, on contraction and Ca2+ mobilization induced by noradrenaline in rat aorta.
abstract: 1. In rat aorta, 2,3-dibenzylbutane-1,4-diol (DBB) inhibited noradrenaline (NA)-induced contraction in a concentration-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of DBB was observed in verapamil-pretreated muscle, and did not differ from that in the high K+ solution containing verapamil (1.0 microM). 2. DBB inhibited not only contraction, but [Ca2+]i elevation induced by NA (10 microM) with the same potency. 3. The inhibitory effect of DBB on NA-induced contraction was reversed by methylene blue (3.2 microM) and enhanced by M&B 22,948 (10 microM). 4. DBB (100 microM) alone increased cyclic GMP levels. This effect was attenuated by methylene blue (3.2 microM) and augmented by M&B 22,948 (10 microM). 5. From these results, the inhibitory effects of DBB on NA-induced contraction in rat aorta may be caused by an increase of cyclic GMP levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo College of Pharmacy, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000494:pharmacology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; C063012:2,3-dibenzylbutane-1,4-diol; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D002118:Calcium; D008751:Methylene Blue; D009638:Norepinephrine