title: Effect of zaldaride maleate, an antidiarrheal compound, on 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2-induced intestinal ion secretion in rats.
abstract: The effect of zaldaride, a calmodulin inhibitor, on 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2)-induced intestinal ion secretion was investigated in rats. Zaldaride inhibited the dmPGE2-induced increase in water content in the colon, but not that in the small intestine. In the colonic mucosa, zaldaride attenuated the dmPGE2-induced short-circuit current; however, it did not affect the forskolin or dibutyryl cAMP-induced effect. These results suggest that zaldaride inhibits dmPGE2-induced intestinal ion secretion by reducing the activity of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase linked to a receptor, and the colon may be an important site in the action of zaldaride.
authors.affiliation: Drug Development Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karasawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmori
mesh_terms: D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects*; D007477:Ions; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000930:Antidiarrheals; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D007477:Ions; C052087:CGS 9343B; D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2