Abstract
The intestinal effects of thaliporphine, a potent vasoconstrictor, were studied using the isolated guinea-pig ileum. Thaliporphine (0.1–100 μM) caused contraction in a concentration-dependent manner. The contraction was not affected by pretreatment of the ileum with tetrodotoxin, phentolamine, prazosin, propranolol, naloxone, atropine, diphenhydramine, methysergide, ondomethacin or staurosporine. However, the contraction was inhibited markedly by nifedipine and verapamil. These results suggest that thaliporphine causes contraction of intestinal smooth muscle by a direct effect on muscle mediated by an increased Ca 2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca 2+ channels.
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