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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
The nitric oxide (NO) synthesis inhibitor NG-monomethyl L-arginine (L-NMMA) reduced NANC-mediated relaxations of isolated strips of the rat gastric fundus elicited by low frequencies or short periods of field stimulation, but D-NMMA had no effect. The inhibitory effect of L-NMMA on NANC-mediated relaxations was partially reversed by L-arginine but was not affected by D-arginine. A VIP antibody abolished the relaxant response to VIP and reduced the responses to stimulation. Residual responses to stimulation in the presence of VIP antibody were further reduced by L-NMMA. The tone of the fundus strip was slightly increased by L-NMMA and slightly reduced by L-arginine. The relaxation produced by VIP was slightly reduced by L-NMMA and enhanced by L-arginine. Relaxations produced by peptide histidine isoleucine, sodium nitroprusside or isoprenaline were not affected by L-NMMA or L-arginine. The results suggest that NO as well as VIP is involved in NANC-mediated relaxations of the rat gastric fundus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
191
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
303-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Nitric oxide and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide mediate non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic inhibitory transmission to smooth muscle of the rat gastric fundus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't