title: Inhibition of nisoldipine on bovine mesenteric arteries and veins and on human peripheral veins.
abstract: The inhibiting effect of the calcium channel blocker nisoldipine (CAS 63675-72-9, Baymycard, Syscor) on potassium-induced contraction on bovine mesenteric veins and arteries and human peripheral veins was investigated. Nisoldipine inhibited the contraction on bovine mesenteric veins at a significantly lower concentration (1 x 10(-10) mol/l) than nifedipine and glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) (1 x 10(-7) mol/l). When the preparations were preincubated with the drugs, nisoldipine reduced the contraction, measured as area under the curve (AUC), with 47 +/- 8% (mean +/- SEM) and nifedipine with 29 +/- 13% in veins. It was necessary to use an inconsiderably higher concentration of nisoldipine to relax bovine mesenteric arteries contracted by potassium. Preincubation of these arteries with nisoldipine (1 x 10(-7) mol/l) reduced contraction measured as AUC by 46 +/- 10% and preincubation with nifedipine (1 x 10(-7) mol/l) by 77 +/- 3%. Nisoldipine also caused a marked relaxation in human saphenous veins. The introduction of nisoldipine (1 x 10(-8) mol/l) after potassium-induced contraction caused 54 +/- 8% relaxation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Central Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ottosson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Josefsson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahlner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015737:Nisoldipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D015737:Nisoldipine; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D009543:Nifedipine; D011188:Potassium