Effects of prostaglandins on hamster seminal vesicle responses to catecholamines and acetylcholine.
Effects of prostaglandins on hamster seminal vesicle responses to catecholamines and acetylcholine.
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前列腺素对仓鼠精囊对儿茶酚胺和乙酰胆碱反应的影响。
DOI:
10.1093/biolreprod/6.2.224
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发表时间:
1972
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
P. Stahl
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作者:
P. L. Risley;P. Stahl
Effects of prostaglandins E1, E2, A1, Fia on contractile responses of hamster seminal vesicle smooth muscles to stimulation by epinephrine, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine are compared. Hamster seminal vesicles provide suitable preparations for comparisons of physiological actions of these pharmacological agonists. Pairs of seminal vesicles from a single animal respond synchronously in the muscle bath preparation, and were used in these tests. Potentiation of the responses to these stimulants occurred in the presence of all the prostaglandins tested. The relative effectiveness of the potentiation was estimated on atg/ml. dose basis to approximate a 1:2:5:10 ratio for E1, E2, A1, and Fia, respec- tively, for epinephrine and norepinephrine. PGE2 was about as effective as PGE1 in poten- hating responses to acetylcholine stimulation. These results approximate and confirm those reported by Naimzada (1969) for potentiating actions of these PGs on the responses of guinea pig seminal vesicles to epinephrine and norepinephrine or to nerve stimulation. Further studies are in progress relating to the actions of prostaglandins in the regulation of neuromuscular function in male reproductive organs. Although prostaglandins (PG) have not been found to be present in rodent male accessory sex organs in identifiable quanti- ties as they have in humans and rams, Shaw (1966) and Ramwell and Shaw (1966) ob- served that these compounds are released from rat epididymal fat pads in vitro upon sympathetic nerve stimulation. Major sources in some speciesmay be in organs other than those producing seminal fluids, and these compounds might be released and transferred upon autonomic excitation to male sex organs where they could exert true hormonal effects of significance in male reproductive processes. Hamster seminal vesicleshave been utilizedin this study in an effort to determine the relative effects of several prostaglandin compounds on smooth