title: Effects of flavonoids on rat aortic smooth muscle contractility: structure-activity relationships.
abstract: 1. Flavonoids produced a concentration-dependent relaxation of the contractile responses induced by noradrenaline, KCl, or phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate in rat aortic rings. Only the flavonoid with three contiguous hydroxyls in B rings (myricetin), at low concentrations, potentiates the contractions evoked by these agonists. 2. The relaxant effects of flavanone on the noradrenaline-induced contractions were potentiated by isoprenaline and those of morin, chrysin, flavanone, and naringenin by sodium nitroprusside. 3. Several mechanisms are implicated in the vasodilatory effects of flavonoids: inhibition of protein kinase C; inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases; and/or decreased Ca2+ uptake.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarzuelo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marhuenda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014664:Vasodilation
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D009638:Norepinephrine