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Calcium dobesilate increased endothelium-dependent relaxation in isolated rabbit aorta
1Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
1. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of calcium dobesilate on relaxant and contractile responses in the isolated rabbit aorta. 2. Calcium dobesilate (10(-6) and 10(-4) M) shifted the concentration-response curve induced by noradrenaline (10(-8)-10(-4) M) downward and to the right, the IC50 being 5.1 +/- 1.1 x 10(-7) M in the control and 7.5 +/- 1.2 x 10(-6) M and 3.1 +/- 1.9 x 10(-6) M in the presence of calcium dobesilate, 10(-6) M and 10(-4) M respectively. 3. Calcium dobesilate, 10(-5) M, increased the endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by acetylcholine (10(-8)-10(-5) M) but had no actions in the absence of endothelium.