title: Antagonistic effect of Mandevilla velutina extract on kinin-induced contractions of guinea-pig and cat ileum longitudinal smooth muscle.
abstract: 1. The effect of aqueous/alcoholic extract of Mandevilla velutina on bradykinin (BK), lysyl-bradykinin (L-BK), methionyl-lysyl-bradykinin (M-L-BK), acetylcholine (Ach) and histamine (Hist)-induced contractions in the isolated muscle from guinea-pig and cat ileum was analysed. 2. In the presence of atropine and pyrilamine, the extract (0.5-2 mg/ml) caused a parallel and concentration-dependent rightward displacement to all three kinins dose-response curves. Schild plots yielded nominal PA2 values (g/ml) of 3.2, 3.3 and 3.8 respectively, but the slopes of BK and M-L-BK were different from unity. 3. M. velutina extract (1 and 2 mg/ml) also concentration-dependently inhibited the contractile response evoked by BK in the isolated cat ileum and produced only slight depressions of the Ach and His-contractions (less than 20%) suggesting some selectivity towards kinin receptors. 4. These findings and those previously reported indicate that the active principles present in the crude extract of M. velutina competitively antagonizes kinin-induced contractions in several smooth muscle preparations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Calixto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolau
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Yunes
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects; D007609:Kallidin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007705:Kinins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D007705:Kinins; D007609:Kallidin; C018103:bradykinin, Met-Lys-; D006632:Histamine; D000109:Acetylcholine; D001920:Bradykinin