title: Analogues of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) contract the guinea-pig uterine artery but do not antagonize VIP-induced relaxations.
abstract: Guinea-pig vasoactive intestinal peptide (gpVIP-(1-28] in the concentration range 3 x 10(-9)-3 x 10(-7) mol.1-1 relaxed precontracted segments of the guinea-pig uterine artery. Porcine VIP-(10-28) (pVIP-(10-28], [4-Cl-D-Phe6,Leu17]VIP, or [N-Ac-Tyr1, D-Phe2]GRF-(1-29)-NH2 did not antagonize VIP-induced relaxations of the artery, but high concentrations of the two VIP analogues produced large, transient contractions of the artery. In some preparations 10(-5) mol.1-1 gpVIP-(1-28) also caused transient arterial contractions. These data indicate the presence of two distinct receptors for VIP on the guinea-pig uterine artery, mediating opposite effects on vascular tone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D015237:Dinoprost