title: NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester potentiates the effect of aminophylline on the isolated rat hemidiaphragm.
abstract: The effects of different concentrations of N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (0.3, 1, 3, and 10 mM), a non-selective inhibitor of NOS, on the effect of aminophylline on the isometric contraction of the isolated rat hemidiaphragm were investigated. The muscle contractions were induced by direct subtetanic electrical stimulation. Aminophylline (0.36 - 3.60 mM) produced a typical concentration-dependent increase in both parameters of the isometric contraction: tension developed (Td) and the maximum rate of rise of tension (dT/dt max). The second series of additions of aminophylline produced a more pronounced effect. L-NAME (0.3, 1, 3, and 10 mM, 30 min of incubation without stimulation) itself did not change Td and dT/dt max. However, L-NAME (1, 3, and 10 mM) produced a statistically significant potentiation of the effect of aminophylline on Td and dT/dt max.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
authors.forename: Radan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stojanović
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Todorović
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vucković
authors.forename: Zorica
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nesić
authors.forename: Milica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prostran
mesh_terms: D000628:Aminophylline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000628:Aminophylline; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester