Pharmacological Properties of the Natural Marine Product Furospongin‐1

Abstract

1. The natural marine product, furospongin-1 (6, 12 and 24.5 mumol/L) significantly inhibited contractions of segments of guinea-pig ileum induced by submaximal concentrations (0.1 mumol/L) of acetylcholine (ACh) and histamine. Furospongin-1 (24.5 and 36.7 mumol/L) reduced both the phasic and tonic components of a contraction induced by 30 mumol/L K+ solution in the absence and presence of atropine (1 mumol/L), mepyramine (1 mumol/L) and phentolamine (1 mumol/L). Furospongin-1 also decreased basal tension and the amplitude of spontaneous phasic contractions of guinea-pig ileum. 2. The mitochondrial ATP synthase inhibitor oligomycin (0.3, 1 and 3 mumol/L) had a similar concentration-dependent action, reducing basal activity and contractions evoked by histamine and ACh. Oligomycin also reduced both the phasic and tonic components of a contraction induced by 30 mmol/L K+ solution in the absence and presence of atropine (1 mumol/L), mepyramine (1 mumol/L) and phentolamine (1 mumol/L). 3. Furospongin-1 (6 and 37.6 mumol/L) and oligomycin (3 mumol/L) had no effect on contractions of chemically skinned guinea-pig ileum longitudinal muscle segments. In this same tissue, furospongin-1 (6, 12 and 24.5 mumol/L) and oligomycin (0.3, 1 and 3 mumol/L) concentration-dependently reduced tissue levels of ATP. 4. In lyzed bovine mitochondria, oligomycin (0.1, 0.3, 1 and 3 mumol/L) inhibited conversion of ATP to ADP whilst furospongin-1 (6, 12 and 24.5 mumol/L) and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (0.5 mmol/L) had no significant effect on ATP breakdown.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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