Abstract
Effects of alismol, a sesquiterpenoid isolated from the rhyzome of Alisma orientale, on adrenergic mechanisms were examined in the isolated rabbit ear artery. Alismol (10(-6) to 10(-4) M) inhibited the contraction of isolated rabbit ear artery by electrical stimulation of the perivascular nerves. The inhibition was concentration-dependent; at a concentration of 10(-4) M, the inhibition was 90% (n = 8). Treatment with 10(-4) M alismol inhibited the increase in 3H-noradrenaline (3H-NAd) release induced by electrical stimulation by 63 +/- 6%. Alismol at 10(-4) M did not affect the neuronal uptake of 3H-NAd in the artery. Alismol at 10(-4) M slightly inhibited contractions induced by exogenously administered NAd. These results demonstrate that alismol inhibits the adrenergic neuro-effector mechanisms in rabbit ear artery, and they suggest that alismol acts primarily on nerve terminals and inhibits their responses to electrical stimulation by interfering with NAd release.
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