Kinin antagonist activity of compounds from Mandevilla velutina in the rat isolated uterus

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1 The effect of four semi-purified compounds obtained from Mandevilla velutina crude extract by silica gel chromatography fractionization were analysed for their inhibitory effects on uterine contractions induced by bradykinin (BK), lysylbradykinin (L-BK), acetylcholine (ACh) and oxytocin, in vitro. 2 None of the compounds tested affected uterine tone. Pre-incubation for 20 min with fraction 12 (20 to 80 μg ml−1), isolated from M. velutina produced a parallel and concentration-dependent displacement to the right of the concentration-response curves for BK and L-BK (1 to 1000 nM). Schild plots of these data were linear (correlation close to unity), and yielded a nominal pA2 value (as g ml−1) of 5.1 and 4.9, respectively, and the values of the slopes were not significantly different from unity. Fraction 11 (10 to 40 μg ml−1) also produced a parallel and concentration-dependent displacement to the right of the BK concentration-response curve. The Schild plot gave a mean pA2 value (g ml−1) of 5.4 and a slope not significantly different from unity. 3 Fraction 12 did not influence the uterine contractile responses induced by ACh (0.1 to 100 μm) and oxytocin (0.01 to 30 miu ml−1) at concentrations less than 80 μg ml−1. 4 Fraction 16 (20 to 80 μg ml−1) antagonized the action of BK only at concentrations greater than 40 μg ml−1, whereas fraction 5 (20 to 80 μg ml−1) was completely inactive against BK-induced responses. 5 As observed previously with the crude extract, the onset of the BK antagonistic action of these compounds was rapid and completely reversible following intermittent washing of the preparation for 30–60 min. 6 These results indicate the existence of at least two compounds in the crude extract of Mandevilla velutina that act as competitive and selective kinin antagonists on the isolated uterus of the rat.