Quercetin enhances water transport in toad bladder.
A highly significant enhancement of the hydrosmotic actions both of vasopressin and of exogenous cAMP was seen in the presence of quercetin. The hypothesis is advanced that quercetin affects the intracellular coupling between Ca++ in cAMP.
D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D002024:Bufo marinus; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009995:Osmosis / Q000187:drug effects; D011794:Quercetin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000378:metabolism*; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
D005419:Flavonoids; D014867:Water; D014667:Vasopressins; D011794:Quercetin; D000242:Cyclic AMP