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  • Title: Studies on responses to potassium, noradrenaline, serotonin, histamine and prostaglandin F2 alpha, of isolated pudendal arteries from non-lactating goats.
    Author: Jakobsen K, Mikkelsen EO, Nielsen MO.
    Journal: Comp Biochem Physiol C Pharmacol Toxicol Endocrinol; 1994 Oct; 109(2):167-72. PubMed ID: 7881817.
    Abstract:
    The effects of potassium (K+), noradrenaline (NA), serotonin (5-HR), histamine (Hi) and prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) were studied on isolated pudendal arteries from non-lactating goats. K+, NA, 5-HT, Hi and PGF2 alpha had concentration-dependent contractile effects on the arteries. The developed tensions were, in order of potencies, 5-HT > NA > PGF2 alpha > Hi > K+. NA induced a significantly higher maximal contractile force than K+, 5-HT, PGF2 alpha and Hi. Pretreatment with cocaine was without significant effect on the contractile response to NA. The contractile response to Hi was totally eliminated by mepyramine. Ca2+ had a concentration-dependent contractile effect on arteries depolarized by 125 mM K+. The results indicate that NA, 5-HT and PGF2 alpha may play essential roles in the regulation of goat mammary blood flow. The response to K+ is highly dependent on extracellular Ca2+. The contractile response to histamine may be mediated via H1-receptors. The in vitro method used is well suited to study the vascular reactivity in different regions of the mammary vascular bed.
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