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  • Title: Effect of hydralazine on tension and membrane potential in the rat caudal artery.
    Author: Hermsmeyer K, Trapani A, Abel PW, Worcel M.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 1983 Nov; 227(2):322-6. PubMed ID: 6631715.
    Abstract:
    To determine whether the vasodilator, hydralazine (HYD), produces hyperpolarization of vascular muscle cells, we measured the effect of HYD on membrane potential and contractile responses to phenylephrine and K+. HYD (1 microM) caused a 4 mV hyperpolarization of phenylephrine-depolarized arteries (compared with controls without HYD), which could possibly account for up to three-fourths of the 39% decrease in tension measured. K+-contracted vessels were also 34% relaxed by 1 microM HYD without an effect on membrane potential. In addition, HYD further relaxed phenylephrine-stimulated vessels previously relaxed by D-600, suggesting that Ca++ channel blockade may not be an important mechanism of vasodilation for HYD. The evidence suggests that a nonmembrane action of HYD on arterial muscle probably multiplies the relaxant effect of membrane potential hyperpolarization. Both mechanisms would attenuate the effects of adrenergic stimulation.
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