ADRENOMEDULLIN, A NEWLY DISCOVERED HYPOTENSIVE PEPTIDE, IS A POTENT BRONCHODILATOR

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作者
KANAZAWA, H
KURIHARA, N
HIRATA, K
KUDOH, S
KAWAGUCHI, T
TAKEDA, T
机构
[1] First Department of Internai Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545
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10.1006/bbrc.1994.2657
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The present study was designed to examine the effect of adrenomedullin (AM), a novel vasorelaxant peptide originally isolated from human pheochromocytoma, on histamine-or acetylcholine-induced bronchoconstriction in anesthetized guinea pigs in vivo. AM significantly inhibited acetylcholine-induced bronchoconstriction in a dose-dependent fashion. AM also significantly inhibited histamine-induced bronchoconstriction, but 10(-10) M AM had no significant inhibitory effect on this response. We also found that AM induced a long-lasting bronchodilator response, while isoproterenol induced transient bronchodilation. These preliminary findings suggest that AM may play important roles in airway function. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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