title: Comparative studies with 15(R)-15-methylprostaglandin E2 (arbaprostil) in rat femoral arterial preparations in vivo and in vitro.
abstract: 1. The vasodilator responses to 15(R)-15-methylprostaglandin E2 (arbaprostil), prostaglandin (PG) E2 and acetylcholine (ACh) administered into the femoral artery intra-arterial (i.a.) of anesthetized rats were attenuated by i.a. infusion of methylene blue, while that to nicardipine remained unaffected in the same dose-range of methylene blue. 2. The vasocontractor responses to arbaprostil and PGE2 in isolated femoral arterial strips were significantly potentiated by removal of the endothelium and the presence of NG-monomethyl L-arginine, while that to U-46619 remained unaffected under the same condition. 3. The present result indicates that the endothelium-dependent mechanism may play an important role in the vascular response to arbaprostil, like PGE2 and ACh.
authors.affiliation: Exploratory Research Laboratories III, Fujigotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takanashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yogo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh-Inaba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akima
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001101:Arbaprostil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine
chemical_list: D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine; D015232:Dinoprostone; D001101:Arbaprostil; D000109:Acetylcholine; D008751:Methylene Blue