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Prostaglandin E2 and the bovine sphincter pupillae.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4777704     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
1. The bovine isolated sphincter pupillae incubated in Krebs solution releases a biologically active substance tentatively identified as prostaglandin E(2).2. The prostaglandin did not appear to be of neural origin or to result merely from tissue degeneration.3. The spontaneous release of prostaglandin E(2)-like material was related to the tone of the sphincter. Output increased as tone was acquired after setting up the tissue and fell when various procedures were used to reduce the tone.4. Low concentrations of E and F-type prostaglandins produced slow, well-sustained contractions of the atonic sphincter, prostaglandin E(2) being the most potent of those tested. The responses to prostaglandin E(2) were antagonized selectively by a prostaglandin antagonist SC-19220 (a dibenzoxazepine derivative) which in higher concentrations caused dose-dependent relaxations of the preparation.5. Prostaglandins did not appear to modulate transmission from nerve to muscle in the sphincter.6. The hypothesis that prostaglandin E(2) might be produced to act as a local hormone causing tonic contraction of the sphincter pupillae is discussed.
Authors:
J Posner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of pharmacology     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0007-1188     ISO Abbreviation:  Br. J. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  1973 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1974-04-05     Completed Date:  1974-04-05     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7502536     Medline TA:  Br J Pharmacol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  415-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcholine / pharmacology
Animals
Calcium
Cattle
Chromatography, Paper
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Dibenzoxazepines / pharmacology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Electric Stimulation
Iris / drug effects*,  secretion
Kymography
Muscle Tonus / drug effects
Oxygen Consumption
Prostaglandins / pharmacology*,  secretion
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dibenzoxazepines; 0/Prostaglandins; 51-84-3/Acetylcholine; 7440-70-2/Calcium
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