title: Potent contractile effect of endothelin in isolated guinea-pig airways.
abstract: Endothelin produced a concentration-dependent (1 nM-0.3 microM) contraction of isolated guinea-pig airways (trachea and main bronchi). The response was unaffected by tetrodotoxin (1 microM) and slightly depressed by indomethacin (5 microM) but promptly abolished by isoprenaline (1 microM) or EDTA (3 mM). In the bronchi, the response to endothelin was enhanced by removal (rubbing) of the epithelium. The response of the trachea or bronchi to endothelin (0.3 microM) was unaffected by NiCl2 (0.1 mM) or omega conotoxin (0.1 microM) but was partially inhibited by nifedipine (1 microM).
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Department, A Menarini Pharmaceuticals, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patacchini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D016232:Endothelins; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010455:Peptides; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D004492:Edetic Acid; D009543:Nifedipine; D007545:Isoproterenol; D007213:Indomethacin