title: Vasorelaxant effect of the analgesic clonixin on rat aorta.
abstract: 1. A novel vasorelaxant effect of clonixinate of L-lysine (Clx), analgesic and anti-inflammatory, was studied in rat aortic rings. 2. Clx completely relaxed aortic rings contracted by KCl 70 mM and together with its analog flunixin exhibited lesser potency but equal efficacy than verapamil. In comparison, indomethacin, which is a more potent cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor relaxed only about 40% of the maximal contraction of aortic rings. 3. Furthermore, Clx antagonized Ca2+ dependent aortic contraction and BAY K-8644 induced aortic contraction suggesting its calcium antagonist character. 4. From these results it can be concluded that the hypotensive effect seen in rats in vivo after Clx i.v. injection arises because of vasodilatory effect of Clx and gives further support to the proposal that the pharmacological mechanism of action of Clx should be calcium antagonism.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bustamante
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ponce
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paeile
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003002:Clonixin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; C014557:flunixin; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D014700:Verapamil; D002118:Calcium; D003002:Clonixin; D007213:Indomethacin