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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
The possible involvement of the endocardial endothelium in the positive inotropic response of the mouse left atrium to acetylcholine was examined pharmacologically. In mouse left atria, acetylcholine produced a biphasic inotropic response: a transient decrease in contractile force followed by a late increase. The positive response was not affected by the presence of phentolamine and propranolol, but was almost abolished by pretreatment of the preparation with 1% Triton X-100, which denudes the endocardium of its endothelium. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, NG-nitro-L-arginine, BQ-123 and BQ-788 had no effect on the inotropic responses to acetylcholine, but indomethacin completely abolished the positive response. Prostaglandins and their analogues had a positive inotropic effect with a potency order PGF2alpha>PGD2>PGE2>U46619, whereas beraprost had no effect. Neither Triton X-100 pretreatment nor the presence of indomethacin affected the positive inotropic effect of PGF2alpha. Acetylcholine and PGF2alpha prolonged the action potential duration similarly. These results suggest that the acetylcholine-induced positive inotropic response in mouse left atria is mediated by prostaglandin released from the endocardial endothelium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0028-1298
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
363
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
577-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Acetylcholine-induced positive inotropy mediated by prostaglandin released from endocardial endothelium in mouse left atrium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Toho University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. htanaka@phar.toho-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article