Abstract
The relaxing effect and possible mechanism of N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide (W-7) on isolated rabbit artery were investigated. The addition of W-7 in concentrations ranging from 1 X 10(-6) to 3 X 10(-4) M caused a significant relaxation of isolated rabbit vascular strips contracted by KCl, prostaglandin F2alpha, norepinephrine, histamine, CaCl2, serotonin or angiotensin II. W-7 also caused a shift to the right of the dose-response curves for all agonists tested. Propranolol and atropine did not affect W-7 induced relaxation, suggesting that this drug does not act through beta adrenergic or cholinergic receptors. Superprecipitation of actomyosin from bovine aorta smooth muscle was inhibited by the addition of W-7 in a dose-dependent fashion. The concentration of W-7 which inhibited superprecipitation of bovine aorta smooth muscle actomyosin was in good agreement with the dose producing relaxation of isolated vascular strips. These facts suggest that W-7 produces relaxation of isolated vascular strips by inhibiting actin and myosin interaction.
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