title: Mode of vasorelaxing action of 5-[3-[[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-ethyl]amino]-1-oxopropyl]-2,3,4,5- tetrahydro-1,5-benzothiazepine fumarate (KT-362), a new intracellular calcium antagonist.
abstract: In rabbit aorta, pretreatment with KT-362 (KT; 10(-6) and 10(-5) M) inhibited contractile responses to norepinephrine (NE; 3 X 10(-9)-10(-5) M) and methoxamine (10(-7)-10(-4) M) but failed to affect responses to potassium (10-70 mM). KT (10(-5) M) partially inhibited Ca++-induced contractions in K+-depolarized aorta pre-equilibrated in a Ca++-free medium. After incubation of tissues for 30 min in a Ca++-free medium containing EGTA (0.2 mM), residual responses to NE and methoxamine were inhibited by KT (10(-6)-10(-4) M) and nitroglycerin (10(-5) M), but not by nifedipine, verapamil or diltiazem (all 10(-5) M). The inhibitory action of a combined treatment with KT and nitroglycerin (both 10(-5) M) on the residual response to NE was also much greater than that of either agent alone. In a Ca++-free medium, the residual caffeine-induced contraction of rabbit iliac artery was inhibited by KT (10(-5)-10(-4) M) but not by nifedipine (10(-5) M). The inhibitory action of KT on the residual responses to methoxamine and caffeine in a Ca+-free medium was much greater than that of nitroglycerin. In a Ca++-free medium with low EGTA (0.01 mM), D600 (10(-5) M) and NE (3 X 10(-7) M), the addition of Ca++ (2 mM) resulted in a tonic contraction.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000494:pharmacology; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005711:Gallopamil / Q000494:pharmacology; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008729:Methoxamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D013841:Thiazepines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D013841:Thiazepines; C051271:KT 362; D005711:Gallopamil; D002110:Caffeine; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D007811:Lanthanum; D014700:Verapamil; D004110:Diltiazem; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D008729:Methoxamine; D009543:Nifedipine; D009638:Norepinephrine