STUDY ON THE MECHANISM OF RELAXATION OF BERBAMINE ON THE ISOLATED RABBIT RENAL ARTERIES / 中国药理学通报

The contraction of the isolated rabbit renal arteries induced by noradrenaline, high K+ & calcium could be relaxed by berbamine ( BA ). BA shifted dose-response curve of noradrenaline, high K+ snd calcium to the right, but the maximal response was reduced. The antagonistic parameter pD' 2 of berbamine on calcium contrac-tion was 4.76, which is similar to the verapamil (pD'2=5.68). Therefore berbamine can be considered as a non-competitive calcium antagonist.