title: Effects of hydrochlorothiazide on contraction and 86Rb efflux in rat aorta.
abstract: Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) (0.1, 0.3 mmol.L-1) inhibited the contraction of rat aortic strips induced by low (< 40 mmol.L-1), not higher concentrations of KCl. HCT (0.3 mmol.L-1) did not inhibit the CaCl2-induced contraction of the aortic strips depolarized with high K+ (KCl 80 mmol.L-1). The inhibitory effect of HCT (0.1 mmol.L-1) on KCl (20 mmol.L-1)-induced contraction was markedly antagonized by BaCl2 (0.1 mmol.L-1) and tetraethylammonium (TEA) (0.3 mmol.L-1), but not by glibenclamide (Gli, 0.01 mmol.L-1). With norepinephrine (NE) or 5-HT as agonists, HCT (0.3 mmol.L-1) also inhibited the contractions of rat aortic strips. In the 2 components of NE-induced contraction, HCT inhibited only the tonic component depending on Ca2+ influx, but not the phasic component elicited by the release of intracellular Ca2+. The inhibitory action of HCT was endothelium-independent. That the HCT (3 mmol.L-1) increased the 86Rb efflux rate coefficient was antagonized by BaCl2 (0.1 mmol.L-1), but not by Gli (0.01 mmol.L-1). The results indicated that the inhibitory effect of HCT on the contraction of rat aorta was attributable to the opening of membrane potassium channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical College, Shijiazhuang, China.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017609:Barium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology; D005905:Glyburide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism*; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017609:Barium Compounds; D002712:Chlorides; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; C024986:barium chloride; D005905:Glyburide