Prostaglandin E1 and noradrenaline at the neuromuscular junction.

The effects of prostaglandin E(1) (PGE(1)) on neuromuscular transmission in the frog nerve-sartorius muscle preparation were studied with intracellular recording techniques. PGE(1) was inactive in all concentrations examined; both spontaneous miniature end-plate potentials and evoked end-plate potentials were unchanged after preparations were bathed in up to 2.2x10(-5)M (8 mug/ml) PGE(1). PGE(1) did not prevent the increase in end-plate potential amplitude which frequently occurred on addition of noradrenaline to the bathing solution.