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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to elucidate the vasodilator mechanisms of barbiturates. In helical strips of dog mesenteric artery, the effects of pretreatment with thiopentone and pentobarbitone on the contractions induced by KCl (2.0 x 10(-2) M) and norepinephrine (10(-5) M) in normal bathing fluid, and those induced by norepinephrine and caffeine (2.5 x 10(-2) M) in Ca(++)-free fluid were tested, and their effects on caffeine-induced contractions in skinned strips were also examined. Thiopentone, at concentrations over 10(-4) M, inhibited the KCl-induced contractions in normal bathing fluid and those induced by caffeine in Ca(++)-free fluid and, at concentrations over 3 x 10(-4) M, inhibited norepinephrine-induced contractions in normal and Ca(++)-free bathing fluids significantly. Pentobarbitone, at concentrations over 3 x 10(-4) M, inhibited KCl- and norepinephrine-induced contractions in normal bathing fluid significantly, whereas contractions in Ca(++)-free fluid induced by norepinephrine and caffeine were inhibited only by a high concentration (10(-3) M) of pentobarbitone. Caffeine-induced contractions of chemically skinned fibres were more susceptible to inhibition by thiopentone than by pentobarbitone. These results suggest that the vasodilator effect of thiopentone is mediated via its intracellular inhibitory effect and that, in contrast, the vasodilator effect of pentobarbitone can be attributed mainly to its Ca(++)-channel blocking action.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0832-610X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
604-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of the vasodilator effects of thiopentone and pentobarbitone.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study