title: Calcium channel antagonist binding and pharmacology in rat uterine smooth muscle.
abstract: The calcium channel antagonists altered Ca-dependence of high K+-contractions of the estrogen dominant rat myometrium with the following pA2 values: PN-200-110, 10.63; nitrendipine, 9.56; nifedipine, 9.41; D-600, 9.05; and diltiazem, 7.57. Specific binding of 3H-nitrendipine occurred to the isolated plasma membrane vesicles with Kd of 0.1 to 0.3 nM and was inhibited by PN-200-110, nitrendipine, nifedipine and D-600, and slightly activated by diltiazem. The binding studies and the contractility studies were in excellent agreement for the three dihydropyridines, but not for D-600 and diltiazem.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009215:Myometrium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009568:Nitrendipine; D011188:Potassium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D009568:Nitrendipine; D009543:Nifedipine; D011188:Potassium