| Literature DB >> 1470223 |
H Schwörer1, S Katsoulis, W Creutzfeldt, W E Schmidt.
Abstract
Effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP-(1-27)) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) on the guinea-pig taenia caeci were studied in the presence of guanethidine and scopolamine. Both peptides (1 nmol/1-1 mumol/l) concentration-dependently relaxed the smooth muscle of the taenia. PACAP-(1-27) and VIP were nearly equipotent. Apamin (30 nmol/l), a selective blocker of calcium-activated potassium channels, abolished the relaxation induced by PACAP-(1-27) whereas the effect of VIP remained unaffected. PACAP-(1-27) may be a candidate for the noncholinergic, non-adrenergic inhibitory neurotransmitter which induces apamin-sensitive relaxation in the intestinal tract.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1470223 DOI: 10.1007/bf00169005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000