Receptors mediating CGRP-induced relaxation in the rat isolated thoracic aorta and porcine isolated coronary artery differentiated by h(alpha) CGRP(8-37)

F. M. Wisskirchen, D. W. Gray, I. Marshall

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    Abstract

    1 Receptors mediating CGRP-induced vasorelaxation were investigated in rat thoracic aorta and porcine left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and anterior interventricular artery (AIA), using CGRP agonists, homologues and the antagonist h(alpha) CGRP(8-37). 2 In the endothelium-intact rat aorta, h(alpha) CGRP, h(beta) CGRP, rat beta CGRP and human adrenomedullin caused relaxation with similar potencies. Compared with h(alpha) CGRP, rat amylin was about 25 fold less potent, while [Cys(ACM2,7)] h(alpha) CGRP and salmon calcitonin were at least 1000 fold weaker. 3 H(alpha) CGRP(8-37) (up to 10(-5) M) did not antagonize responses to h(alpha) CGRP, h(beta) CGRP or rat beta CGRP (apparent pKB
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)283-92
    Number of pages10
    JournalBritish Journal of Pharmacology
    Volume128
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 1999

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