PubMed · 491842
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T G Bidder, D W Shoemaker, H G Boettger, M Evans, J T Cummins. 1979-07-09. Harman in human platelets.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(79)90387-4
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In isolated, isometrically contracting left guinea pig atria, sanguinarine, a benzophenanthridine alkaloid from the papaveracea Sanguinaria canadensis, produced a concentration-dependent positive inotropic effect. Between 2.3 x 10(-6) M and 6.5 x 10(-5) M, sanguinarine increased contractility by 108% which was comparable to the maximal inotropic effect of ouabain. Within the same concentration range, sanguinarine caused inhibition of Na+,K+-ATPase isolated from guinea pig myocardium. 100% inhibition of Na+,K+,ATPase activity occurred at 1 x 10(-4) M sanguinarine. The I50 for enzyme inhibition and the ED50 for the inotropic action of sanguinarine were the same (6-6.5 x 10(-6) M) indicating that both effects may be causally related.
The effect of extracellular Ca2+ concentration on ethanol oxidation and drug metabolism was studied in isolated rat hepatocytes. Both ethanol oxidation and drug glucuronidation showed similar dependence upon Ca2+, which was a stimulation of activity as Ca2+ was increased to physiological concentration, and inhibition at higher concentration.