Potentiation by alcuronium of the antimuscarinic effect of N-methylscopolamine in guinea pig left atria.

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 Pharmacol

authors

Maass A,Kostenis E,Mohr K

doi

10.1016/0014-2999(94)00664-s

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-01-05 00:00:00

pages

103-6

issue

1

eissn

0014-2999

issn

1879-0712

pii

001429999400664S

journal_volume

272

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