title: Different action of milrinone analogs in guinea-pig atria.
abstract: 1. Three new milrinone analogs, esters of 2-substituted 5-cyano-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-3-pyridine carboxylic acids [compounds I, II and III] displaced 3H-CHA (N6-cyclohexyl[3H]-adenosine) from its binding sites to Ri receptors in the rat brain. 2. When tested on the contractile activity of electrically driven left atrium from reserpine-treated guinea-pigs, I induced marked positive inotropic activity, whereas the most lipophilic compounds II and III, induced negative inotropic effects. 3. These results suggest that the positive inotropic agent may act by displacing endogenous adenosine from its Ri inhibitory receptors in the atria, whereas the negative inotropic agents may act as agonists at the same adenosine receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Largo E. Meneghetti 2, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorigo
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gaion
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Borea
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Belluco
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mosti
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maragno
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D016275:Atrial Function; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D020105:Milrinone; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011728:Pyridones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012110:Reserpine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011728:Pyridones; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; C027513:N(6)-cyclohexyladenosine; D012110:Reserpine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D020105:Milrinone; D000241:Adenosine