Role of voltage-dependent potassium channels and myo-endothelial gap junctions in 4-aminopyridine-induced inhibition of acetylcholine relaxation in rat carotid artery

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 591, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 171-176

  Gupta, Praveen K ^a   Subramani, Jaganathan ^a   Leo, Marie Dennis Marcus ^a   Sikarwar, Anurag S ^a   Parida, Subhashree ^a   Prakash, Vellanki Ravi ^a   Mishra, Santosh K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Acetylcholine; Carotid artery; Gap junctions; Kv channel; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

18ALPHA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; 1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ACETYLCHOLINE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 48749126203     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.06.031     Document Type: Article

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