title: Cardiovascular effects of 1-methyl-4-(1-naphthylvinyl)piperidine hydrochloride.
abstract: 1-Methyl-4-(1-naphthylvinyl)piperidine (B-120) produced a dose related decrease in blood pressure in cats. B-120 did not alter the cardiovascular response to acetylcholine or vagal stimulation. It did not affect the response of the nictitating membrane to both pre- and post-ganglionic stimulation. In isolated cortical synaptosomes, B-120 decreased calcium flux below basal levels. Thus, the blockade of calcium channels appeared to be related to the production of hypotension and may be the mechanism by which B-120 protected against organophosphate toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: DeLorme
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Dretchen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects*; D002415:Cats; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; C058526:1-methyl-4-(1-naphthylvinyl)piperidine; D002118:Calcium