Evaluation of novel compounds interacting with H2-histamine receptors: effect on histamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity in guinea-pig gastric mucosa
Micheletti, R.; Oliva, D.; Belfiore, P.; Giachetti, A.; Nicosia, S.
Agents and Actions 16(5): 291-294
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-4299 PMID: 2864816 DOI: 10.1007/bf01982860
Accession: 040067881
The activity of a number of compounds belonging to the novel class of N-imidazolylphenyl-N'-alkyl-formamidines on histamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase was evaluated. All substances inhibited histamine-dependent adenylate cyclase activation. The compounds which were investigated in a wider concentration range, i.e. DA 4360, DA 4577, and DA 4626, behaved as simple competitive antagonists, yielding apparent KB values comparable with those estimated in conventional H2-receptor assays. These results provide further evidence for the highly selective H2-receptor antagonism of these new molecules, and confirm the suitability of the histamine-stimulated adenylate cyclase assay in guinea-pig gastric cells as a functionally reduced system for the study of H2 antagonists.
