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  • Title: Effects of Bay K 8644 on contraction of the human isolated bronchus and guinea-pig isolated trachea.
    Author: Advenier C, Naline E, Renier A.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 1986 May; 88(1):33-9. PubMed ID: 2423176.
    Abstract:
    The effects of Bay K 8644, a dihydropyridine which increases calcium flux through the potential-operated channels were studied on the contractions induced by histamine, acetylcholine, KCl and Ca2+ on human isolated bronchial strips and the results were compared to those obtained on guinea-pig isolated tracheal spirals. Subsequently the contractant effects of Bay K 8644 in K+-enriched medium and in the presence of Ca2+ 0.03 mM were investigated. In Krebs normal calcium medium, Bay K 8644 did not significantly modify the EC50 of acetylcholine or histamine on the human bronchus, but in concentrations of 10(-7)-10(-6)M it potentiated the effects of KCl on that preparation. It did not modify the EC50 of acetylcholine, histamine or KCl on the guinea-pig trachea. In Ca2+-free Krebs medium with additional K+ (30 mM), Ca2+ concentration-response curves were displaced to the left by Bay K 8644 in the two preparations. Shifts were 0.52 +/- 0.11 and 0.72 +/- 0.16 log units respectively with Bay K 8644 10(-8) and 10(-7) M on human bronchus (n = 4) and 0.67 +/- 0.16 and 1.06 +/- 0.19 log units respectively with Bay K 8644 10(-7) and 10(-6) M on the guinea-pig trachea (n = 5). In Krebs medium with Ca2+ 0.03 mM and K+ 30 mM, Bay K 8644 (10(-8) to 10(-6) M) contracted both the human bronchus and the guinea-pig isolated trachea. This effect was competitively antagonized by nicardipine. 5 These results demonstrate the presence of dihydropyridine sites of action on human bronchus and confirm the minor role played by Ca2+ influx through potential-operated channels in the contractile effects of acetylcholine or histamine. They also demonstrate the similar reactivity of human bronchus and guinea-pig isolated trachea to Bay K 8644.
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