title: Inhibitory effects of d-nicotine on the responses evoked by 1-isomer in trachea and bronchus isolated from guinea-pig and rabbit.
abstract: 1. The effects of d-nicotine on the responses induced by 1-isomer were studied in tracheae and bronchi isolated from guinea-pigs and rabbits. In guinea-pigs trachea 1-nicotine produced a biphasic response consisting of initial contraction and following relaxation. In other airway preparations 1-nicotine produced only contraction. 2. d-Nicotine did not produce any responses except for the case of guinea-pig trachea. d-isomer produced only relaxation and relative potency was approximately 0.44 in guinea-pig trachea. 3. Pretreatment with d-nicotine (30-300 microM) reduced concentration response curves for 1-isomer in a non-competitive manner in all preparations used in this study. 4. 1-nicotine at the concentration of 3 microns, which did not produce any response itself, reduced the concentration response curve of 1-nicotine in guinea-pig trachea. 5. Inhibition by d-nicotine or 1-nicotine (3 microM) of the concentration-response curve of 1-nicotine may be due to desensitization of nicotine receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Toho University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funayama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinkai
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine