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T Aikawa1, K Sekizawa, S Itabashi, H Sasaki, T Takishima.
Abstract
We have investigated the effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic (NANC) contraction in guinea-pig bronchial strips. PGE1 (10 nM to 10 microM) did not alter baseline tension but reduced NANC contractions induced by electrical field stimulation (EFS) in a concentration-dependent fashion (-log EC50 was 6.60 +/- 0.10 M and maximum inhibition was 88.7 +/- 2.9%). PGE1 (greater than 0.3 microM) also reduced the contraction induced by substance P (1 microM). Removal of epithelium did not alter the effects of PGE1 on NANC contraction. These results suggest that PGE1 exerts both pre- and post-junctional inhibitory actions on NANC contraction.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2282455 PMCID: PMC1917629 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb12080.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739