title: Effects of (-)-phenylephrine on force of contraction in the presence of cocaine and hydrocortisone in cat papillary muscle.
abstract: The positive inotropic effect of (-)-phenylephrine, in the presence of propranolol, was studied after inhibition of neuronal and extraneuronal uptake in isolated papillary muscles from reserpine-pretreated cats. An inhibition of extraneuronal uptake with hydrocortisone influenced the effect of (-)-phenylephrine neither when present alone nor in the presence of cocaine (additional inhibition of neuronal uptake). An inhibition of neuronal uptake with cocaine caused a small but significant increase in the potency of (-)-phenylephrine. We conclude that in cat ventricular cardiac muscle the extraneuronal compartment is apparently neither a "site of loss" nor a "site of gain" for (-)-phenylephrine with respect to force of contraction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010656:Phenylephrine; D011433:Propranolol; D003042:Cocaine; D006854:Hydrocortisone