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Abstract
Chymotrypsin, chymotrypsinogen and trypsin sensitized the guinea-pig isolated ileum and rat isolated uterus preparations to the action of bradykinin, whilst the responses to histamine, acetylcholine and 5-hydroxytryptamine were unaffected. Chymotrypsin caused a quick contraction of the guinea-pig ileum which was abolished by mepyramine and therefore probably mediated by histamine. Trypsin contracted the rat uterus as well as the guinea-pig ileum; the latter contraction was slow, resistant to mepyramine and gave rise to tachyphylaxis. It is suggested that isolated smooth muscle preparations should be treated with chymotrypsin for use in the estimation of minute amounts of bradykinin.Entities:
Keywords: ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIHISTAMINICS; BRADYKININ; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ENZYME PRECURSORS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; ILEUM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHARMACOLOGY; RATS; SEROTONIN; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TRYPSIN; UTERUS
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Year: 1964 PMID: 14190472 PMCID: PMC1703969 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1964.tb02042.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol Chemother ISSN: 0366-0826