| Literature DB >> 6098836 |
R Weitzell, P Illes, K Starke.
Abstract
The nervi vagi of isolated perfused rabbit hearts were stimulated by 10 s trains of electrical pulses at 1, 2 or 5 Hz. Morphine, Met-enkephalin and D-Ala2,D-Leu5-enkephalin reduced the ensuing bradycardia with IC50 values of 148, 25 and 3.2 nM, respectively. Naloxone antagonized the effects of morphine and Met-enkephalin; KB values (dissociation constants of antagonist-receptor complex) were 1.1 and 33 nM, respectively. The delta-receptor-selective antagonist ICI 174864 antagonized Met-enkephalin, KB 28 nM, but at 0.2 microM did not antagonize morphine. It is concluded that vagal transmission to the rabbit heart can be inhibited by activation of both opioid mu- und delta-receptors.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6098836 DOI: 10.1007/bf00512070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000