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  • Title: Inhibition of norepinephrine- and 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced contraction on rat aorta by dihydroergocristine.
    Author: D'Agostino G, Dondi G, Zonta F, Grana E.
    Journal: Farmaco Sci; 1984 Mar; 39(3):208-16. PubMed ID: 6425080.
    Abstract:
    Norepinephrine (NE), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and tyramine (Tyr) elicited concentration-related contractile responses on rat aorta strips. The maximum contractile responses evoked by 5-HT and NE were comparable; on the contrary the maximum response induced by Tyr was only 50% that of NE. Pretreatment with reserpine failed to modify the concentration-response curve for both Tyr and 5-HT. 5-HT concentration-response curves antagonized competitively by methysergide, 5-HT may be assumed to act directly on 5-HT receptors. The concentration-response curve for NE was shifted to the right by dihydroergocristine (DHEC) and, at least in a certain dose range, the observed agonist-antagonist interaction fulfilled the condition for competitive antagonism. With higher doses a decrease of the maximum response was obtained. DHEC antagonized 5-HT in a non competitive manner, shifting to the right and flattening the dose-response curves of this agonist. The doses needed to obtain such anti-5-HT effect are not too far from those giving alpha-adrenolytic effects.
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