In isolated rat uterus, nicorandil acted as a non-competitive antagonist of the response to oxytocin, serotonin and histamine.
In plain wordsIn lab tests on rat uterus tissue, nicorandil reduced the response to oxytocin and other agents.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- DecreaseNicorandil effect on isolated rat uterus response to oxytocin
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
isolated uterus preparation- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Reproductive and sexual health
Source sentences
The drug exerts a non-competitive antagonist effect upon rat isolated uterus response to serotonin, histamine, oxytocin, and, at high concentrations, inhibits guinea-pig isolated ileum responses to acetylcholine, histamine, 4-aminopyridine and potassium.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
A study of the effect of nicorandil (N-2-(hydroxyethyl)nicotinamide nitrate, CAS 65141-46-0), a potassium channel and guanylatecyclase activator, upon preparations of rat was deferens and uterus, and guinea pig ileum was performed.
In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Oxytocin.