TABLE 1

Hill equation curve fit parameters of the concentration-effect curves in the stomach and the left and right atria


Agonist

pEC50

α

nH
Stomach: inotropic effect
    5-HT 8.41 ± 0.09 87.1 ± 8.1 0.70 ± 0.04
    Prucalopride 8.25 ± 0.07 91.8 ± 7.1 0.92 ± 0.04
    Tegaserod 8.15 ± 0.10 92.8 ± 7.8 0.61 ± 0.04
    R149402 9.59 ± 0.09** 60.6 ± 8.0** 1.10 ± 0.07
    R199715 9.91 ± 0.08** 54.6 ± 7.2** 1.07 ± 0.07
Left atrium: inotropic effecta
    5-HT 7.71 ± 0.10 88.7 ± 5.2 0.93 ± 0.07
    Prucalopride 7.70 ± 0.09 64.3 ± 6.7** 0.86 ± 0.05
    Tegaserod 6.85 ± 0.17** 93.5 ± 6.8 0.58 ± 0.02
    R149402 8.97 ± 0.08** 51.6 ± 5.5** 0.86 ± 0.05
    R199715 8.94 ± 0.09** 32.8 ± 6.7** 0.91 ± 0.06
Right atrium: chronotropic effecta
    5-HT 6.53 ± 0.14 54.4 ± 4.8 0.87 ± 0.05
    Prucalopride 7.01 ± 0.14* 27.6 ± 4.6** 1.16 ± 0.11
    Tegaserod 6.58 ± 0.17 57.6 ± 5.7 0.62 ± 0.04
    R149402 8.53 ± 0.15** 16.3 ± 4.2** 1.30 ± 0.16
    R199715
8.70 ± 0.17**
25.6 ± 5.4**
1.23 ± 0.15
  • a From De Maeyer et al. (2006).

  • * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.001; significantly different versus 5-HT.