BACITRACIN USP CONTAINS A FACTOR THAT STIMULATES RECEPTORS FOR 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE ON RABBIT AORTIC STRIPS

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作者
DEBLOIS, D [1 ]
BOUTHILLIER, J [1 ]
MARCEAU, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LAVAL,FAC MED,DEPT PHARMACOL,CITE UNIV,QUEBEC CITY G1K 7P4,QUEBEC,CANADA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0024-3205(90)90355-U
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
Bactracin (BAC) U.S.P., obtained in the form of sterile powder, elicits dose-dependent and non-tachyphylactic contractions of the rabbit isolated aorta and of other rabbit vessels. The use of several pharmacologic antagonists suggests that BAC is a 5-hydroxytryptamine mimetic in aortic strips, since the antibiotic is competitively antagonized by methysergide and ketanserin with pA2 values compatible with an agonist action on the 5-HT2 receptors found in the aortic preparation. It remains to be determined whether bacitracin A, the chief constituent of BAC U.S.P., is the 5-HT agonist. © 1990.
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页码:PL103 / PL108
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