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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
The airways relaxant effects and mechanism of action of the potassium channel activators BRL 38227 and pinacidil have been compared in guinea-pig and human airways. BRL 38227 was a potent relaxant in guinea-pig isolated trachealis (IC50 = 4.9 x 10(-7) M against spontaneous tone) and human isolated bronchi (IC50 = 4.75 x 10(-7) M against histamine-induced tone) and was eight- and six-fold more potent respectively than pinacidil. The relaxant effects of both compounds were shown to be markedly attenuated by glibenclamide (10(-5) M) and BRL 31660 (10(-5) M), with the nature of the blockade being species/tissue dependent. Glibenclamide (20 mg/kg iv) also inhibited the protective effects of BRL 38227 (50 micrograms/kg iv) and pinacidil (500 micrograms/kg iv) on histamine-induced changes in airways resistance and dynamic compliance in the anaesthetized guinea-pig, although the effects were short-lived. That both BRL 38227 and pinacidil owed their relaxant effects to potassium channel activation was supported by their ability to stimulate 42/43K efflux from guinea-pig trachealis preloaded with the radiotracer at concentrations of 10(-7) - 10(-5) M and 10(-5) M respectively. Pretreatment with either glibenclamide (10(-5) M) or BRL 31660 (10(-5) M) ablated the response to both compounds. These studies show that two mechanistically distinct potassium channel blockers, glibenclamide and BRL 31660, do not substantially differentiate between the actions of BRL 38227 and pinacidil, although differences do occur, particularly at high concentrations in vitro.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-Arrhythmia Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BRL 31660, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzopyrans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cromakalim, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glyburide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Guanidines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histamine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pinacidil, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium Channels, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium Radioisotopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyrroles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyrrolidines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vasodilator Agents
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0952-0600
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Anti-Arrhythmia Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Benzopyrans, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Bronchi, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Cromakalim, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Glyburide, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Guanidines, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Guinea Pigs, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Histamine, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Muscle Relaxation, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Pinacidil, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Potassium, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Potassium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Potassium Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Pyrroles, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Pyrrolidines, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Respiratory System, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Trachea, pubmed-meshheading:8477155-Vasodilator Agents
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Relaxant effects of the potassium channel activators BRL 38227 and pinacidil on guinea-pig and human airway smooth muscle, and blockade of their effects by glibenclamide and BRL 31660.
pubmed:affiliation
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Great Burgh, Epsom, Surrey, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro