title: Histamine receptors in brain vessels of guinea-pig: in-vitro pharmacology and ligand binding.
abstract: The subtype of histamine receptors in brain vessels of guinea-pig has been characterized by ligand binding and in-vitro pharmacology using selective antagonists. In the basilar artery histamine caused a concentration-related contraction with an EC50 of 1.6 +/- 0.3 microM. H1-receptor blockade with mepyramine and chlorpheniramine caused a displacement to the right of the histamine concentration-response curve with an apparent KD of 0.4 and 4.6 nM respectively, whereas H2-receptor blockade with cimetidine was without effect. Histamine did not induce any dilatory responses of vessels procontracted by 60 mM potassium-containing buffer in the presence or absence of histamine antagonists. Ligand-binding studies with [3H]mepyramine yielded a KD value of 5.5 nM in pial vessel membranes and 1.7 nM in the choroid plexus, confirming the presence of H1-receptors. Nimodipine caused a concentration-related blockade of histamine-induced contractions. Omission of Ca2+ from the extracellular medium for 30 min reduced the contractile responses to histamine in the basilar artery by 96%. Subsequent addition of Ca2+ caused concentration-related contractions which were inhibited by nimodipine. Thus, the histamine H1-receptor activation in guinea-pig basilar artery is coupled to dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca2+ channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ottosson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Edvinsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002744:Chlorpheniramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008024:Ligands; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011738:Pyrilamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011968:Receptors, Histamine / Q000502:physiology*; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D008024:Ligands; D011968:Receptors, Histamine; D002744:Chlorpheniramine; D009553:Nimodipine; D002927:Cimetidine; D006632:Histamine; D011738:Pyrilamine; D002118:Calcium