Muscarinic M1 and M3 receptor
In digested parotid cells, Cevimeline (0.1-100 μM) increases the intracellular Ca 2+ concentration.
Cevimeline (0.008-0.016 mg/kg; intraperitoneal injection; male Wistar rats) treatment shows slowly increasing and lasting salivation, and increased blood flow increment in the parotid gland and pressor response. Cevimeline inhibits angiotensin II-induced water intake and neuronal activity in the subfornical organ at 0.016 mg/kg.