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  • Title: Effects of calcium-channel blockers on cytosolic free calcium and amylase secretion in rat pancreatic acini.
    Author: Arita Y, Kimura T, Yazu T, Ogami Y, Nawata H.
    Journal: Pharmacol Toxicol; 1991 Feb; 68(2):83-7. PubMed ID: 1712969.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the effects of verapamil and diltiazem on cytosolic free calcium and amylase secretion in rat pancreatic acini. Verapamil and diltiazem reduced a rise in cytosolic free calcium and amylase release stimulated by the maximal concentration (10(-5) M) of carbachol in a dose-dependent manner. High concentrations (500 microM) of verapamil and diltiazem inhibited both the initial and the sustained amylase secretion stimulated by 10(-5) M carbachol. However, at low concentration (1 microM), they showed no effect on amylase secretion by 10(-5) M carbachol. These calcium-channel blockers did not affect calcium mobilization and amylase secretion stimulated by either caerulein or neuromedin C. Binding of 3H-N-methylscopolamine to pancreatic acini was inhibited by verapamil and diltiazem in a dose-dependent manner. These findings suggested that verapamil and diltiazem reduced carbachol-induced amylase secretion probably not due to their calcium-channel blocking activities but due to their non-competitive effects on the level of muscarinic receptors.
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