title: Comparative effect of amrinone, aminophylline and diltiazem on rat airway smooth muscle.
abstract: We investigated the effect of amrinone, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, on rat airway smooth muscle, and thereafter, compared its activity with aminophylline and diltiazem. Amrinone produced relaxation of the acetylcholine-induced airway contraction in a dose-related manner. This bronchodilatory activity of amrinone was similar to that of aminophylline, but smaller than that of diltiazem. The 50% relaxant effect (ED50) of amrinone, aminophylline and diltiazem were 3.6 x 10(-4) M, 1.4 x 10(-4) M and 1.4 x 10(-5) M, respectively. Diltiazem was the most potent airway relaxant, and amrinone was less potent in these experiments. Taken together in its positive inotropic and chronotropic effects and anti-inflammatory activity, however, amrinone could be beneficial for treatment of patients suffering from asthma or heart failure with cardiac asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sadohara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiyota
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Terasaki
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000628:Aminophylline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000676:Amrinone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D020105:Milrinone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D000628:Aminophylline; D004110:Diltiazem; D020105:Milrinone; D000676:Amrinone; D007545:Isoproterenol; D000109:Acetylcholine