Abstract:
:Alcuronium is known to stabilize allosterically the binding of the muscarinic antagonist N-methylscopolamine to muscarinic M2 receptors and thus to elevate the equilibrium binding of N-methylscopolamine in homogenized cardiac tissue. In order to check for a functional consequence of this effect, the action of alcuronium alone and in combination with N-methylscopolamine was determined in contracting guinea pig left auricles with oxotremorine-M as the negative inotropic agonist. For sake of comparison, the allosteric modulator W84 = hexane-1,6-bis(dimethyl-3'- phthalimidopropyl-ammonium bromide) was included. Alcuronium displayed a weak antimuscarinic action (pA2 = 5.7). In conjunction with 10(-7) M N-methylscopolamine, alcuronium (> or = 10(-6) M) induced a more pronounced antimuscarinic effect than expected for a combination of competitive antagonists. The extent of overadditivity with combinations of W84 and 10(-7) M N-methylscopolamine was smaller. In conclusion, alcuronium potentiates the antimuscarinic effect of N-methylscopolamine in contracting cardiac preparations with high effectivity.
journal_name
Eur J Pharmacoljournal_title
European journal of pharmacologyauthors
Maass A,Kostenis E,Mohr Kdoi
10.1016/0014-2999(94)00664-ssubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-01-05 00:00:00pages
103-6issue
1eissn
0014-2999issn
1879-0712pii
001429999400664Sjournal_volume
272pub_type
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