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  • Title: Interaction between adenosine triphosphate and noradrenaline in the isolated vas deferens of the guinea-pig.
    Author: Kazić T, Milosavljević D.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 1980; 71(1):93-8. PubMed ID: 6258696.
    Abstract:
    1 An interaction between adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and noradrenaline (NA) was investigated in the isolated vas deferens of the guinea-pig. 2 ATP (1.7 to 50 microM) enhanced contractions due to transmural electrical stimulation (ES; parameters: 30 Hz, 0.2 to 0.3 ms, 10 to 30 V; 1 s train duration). Responses to exogenous NA (12 microM) were also potentiated by ATP while contractions to acetylcholine (6 microM) were inhibited. 3 NA (1.2 microM) potentiated ATP-induced contractions and prevented the development of tachyphylaxis to ATP (510 microM). 4 Phentolamine (12.5 microM) prevented the potentiation by NA of ATP-induced contractions; these contractions were insensitive to phentolamine (up to 25 microM). 5 Removal of potassium chloride from the Tyrode solution for 10 min abolished the potentiating actions of both ATP and NA. 6 The present results suggest that the effect of ATP may be functionally closely related to that of NA at alpha-adrenoceptors in the vas deferens of the guinea-pig.
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