autacoids การใช้

Autacoids are enzymatically derived chemical mediators with distinct biological activities and molecular structures.
With respect to vascular smooth muscle, there are both vasoconstrictor and vasodilator autacoids.
Some other autacoids are primarily characterized by the effect they have upon different tissues, such as smooth muscle.
Some evidence indicates it inhibits the lipoxygenase pathways, thus reducing formation of the leukotrienes ( also pro-inflammatory autacoids ).
In the human heart, adenosine functions as an autacoid in the regulation of various cardiac functions such as heart rate, contractility, and coronary flow.