EFFECTS OF VERAPAMIL AND PHENYLEPHRINE ON HUMAN FALLOPIAN TUBE / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

The pharmacologic effects of verapamil (Ver) and phenylephrine(PE)on the smooth muscle of the human fallopian tube in vitro and their relationship to the stages of menstrul cycle were observed respectively. The results demonstrated that both the ampulla and isthmus of the human fallopian tube produced a contractive response to PE, which was antagonized by phentolamine. The PD_2 and PA_2 valucs were larger during the proliferative phase than during the secretory phase in the circular and longitudinal muscle of the isthmus. But there was no difference between the circular and longitudinal muscle. Ver supressed the activity of the human fallopian tuba smooth muscle and antagonized the effects of PE.The PD_2~' values were larger during the secretory phase than during the prolifertive phase. These pharmacologic characte risties of the tube indicated that d-adrenoceptor of the longitudinal muscle of the is thmus may be important, like the circular muscle in the regulation of ovum transport.