TABLE 2

Effects of different drugs on EFS-evoked gallbladder contractions




Young Adults

Aged

Melatonin
Atropine (10 μM) Abolition P < 0.001 Abolition P < 0.001 Abolition P < 0.001
l-NAME (100 μM) Increase P < 0.01 No effect P = 0.824 Increase P < 0.001
Capsaicin (10 μM) No effect P = 0.338 Increase P < 0.01 No effect P = 0.386
Glibenclamide (10 μM) No effect P = 0.913 Increase P < 0.05 Not tested
Glibenclamide + Capsaicin No effect P = 0.38 No effect P = 0.178 No effect P = 0.178
CGRP8-32 (1 μM) Not tested Increase P < 0.05 Not tested
CGRP8-32 + Capsaicin
Not tested
Decrease P < 0.01
Not tested
  • * Significance by two-way ANOVA.