Pancuronium is an aminosteroid antagonist of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) with an IC50 value of 14.8 nM using patch clamp electrophysiology in BOSC23 cells expressing mouse nAChRs.1 It acts as a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent.2 Pancuronium enhances anesthesia induced by isoflurane , reducing immobilization with an ED50 value of 1.62 µg/kg.3
1.Liu, M., and Dilger, J.P.Site selectivity of competitive antagonists for the mouse adult muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptorMol. Pharmacol.75(1)166-173(2009) 2.Buckett, W.R., Marjoribanks, C.E., Marwick, F.A., et al.The pharmacology of pancuronium bromide (Org.NA97), a new potent steroidal neuromuscular blocking agentBr. J. Pharmacol. Chemother.32(3)671-682(1968) 3.Miyazaki, Y., Sunaga, H., Hobo, S., et al.Pancuronium enhances isoflurane anesthesia in rats via inhibition of cerebral nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsJ. Anesth.30(4)671-676(2016)