Abstract
1. Using a Mulvany-Halpern myograph to measure changes in isometric tension, we have investigated the effect of ouabain on noradrenaline-induced contraction of human subcutaneous resistance arteries. 2. Low concentrations of ouabain (10 nmol/l or less) were shown not to alter vascular smooth muscle contractility or sensitivity to noradrenaline. 3. In contrast, higher concentrations of ouabain (100 nmol/l or more) were found to depress vascular smooth muscle contractility and to reduce the sensitivity of the noradrenaline concentration-response relationship. 4. These findings may have implications regarding the presence of an endogenous inhibitor of the sodium pump in essential hypertension and in pregnancy-associated hypertension.
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