Trifluoperazine abolishes the actions of bradykinin on glucose 1,6-bisphosphate levels and on the activities of glucose 1,6-bisphosphatase, phosphofructokinase and phosphoglucomutase.

Injection of trifluoperazine abolished the bradykinin-induced decrease in intracellular concentration of glucose 1,6-bisphosphate (Glc-1,6-P2) in rat tibialis anterior muscle and skin. These changes in Glc-1,6-P2 levels may be attributed to the changes in the activity of glucose 1,6-bisphosphatase (the enzyme that degrades Glc-1,6-P2), which was markedly enhanced by bradykinin and reversed by trifluoperazine. Concomitantly to the changes in Glc-1,6-P2, the potent activator of phosphofructokinase and phosphoglucomutase, the activities of these enzymes were reduced by bradykinin and restored by trifluoperazine. These findings suggest that trifluoperazine treatment may have a beneficial effect on the depressed glycolysis induced by bradykinin in tissue damage.