title: Antagonistic effects of dipfluzine, flunarizine, and cinnarizine on 5-hydroxytryptamine-evoked contraction in pig basilar artery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of dipfluzine (Dip), a new derivative of cinnarizine (Cin), first developed by China, upon 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-induced contractions in cerebral arteries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Compared Dip, flunarizine (Flu), and Cin antagonistic effects and actions on 2-component contractions evoked by 5-HT in isolated pig basilar artery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dip showed a greater concentration-dependent antagonistic effect on 5-HT-evoked contraction than Cin and Flu in pig basilar artery rings. The order of potency (IC50) was Dip (4.0 mumol.L-1) > Flu (15.6 mumol.L-1) > Cin (25.2 mumol.L-1). All the Dip, Flu, and Cin inhibited 2-components of 5-HT-induced contraction. The antagonistic effects of Dip and Cin on the initial fast-phase contraction (FPC) were greater than that on the sustained tonic-phase contraction (STC), but Flu showed no difference between inhibiting effects on 2-component contractions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dip was more potent than both of Flu and Cin on cerebrovascular dilation, associated mainly with the inhibition of intracellular calcium release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical College, Shijiazhuang, China.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X P
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000187:drug effects; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002936:Cinnarizine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005444:Flunarizine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D002936:Cinnarizine; C065758:dipfluzine; D005444:Flunarizine