Japanese Journal of Pharmacology 2000-07-01

Effect of zaldaride maleate, an antidiarrheal compound, on 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2-induced intestinal ion secretion in rats.

N Aikawa, A Karasawa, K Ohmori

Index: Jpn. J. Pharmacol. 83(3) , 269-72, (2000)

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Abstract

The effect of zaldaride, a calmodulin inhibitor, on 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2)-induced intestinal ion secretion was investigated in rats. Zaldaride inhibited the dmPGE2-induced increase in water content in the colon, but not that in the small intestine. In the colonic mucosa, zaldaride attenuated the dmPGE2-induced short-circuit current; however, it did not affect the forskolin or dibutyryl cAMP-induced effect. These results suggest that zaldaride inhibits dmPGE2-induced intestinal ion secretion by reducing the activity of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase linked to a receptor, and the colon may be an important site in the action of zaldaride.

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