title: Potent alpha-adrenoceptor action of soterenol on vascular and other smooth muscle.
abstract: Treatment with soterenol (0.3-300 mug/kg, i.v.) increased the mean arterial blood pressure and decreased heart rate in rabbits. Soterenol caused a dose-dependent contraction of rabbit aorta and portal vein, guinea-pig vas deferens and cat nicitating membrane which was inhibited by phentolamine. Other beta-agonists such as isoproterenol, salbutamol and terbutaline did not exhibit similar effects. Soterenol had potent stimulant action on the alpha-receptor of the smooth muscle.
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D009541:Nictitating Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000187:drug effects; D011817:Rabbits; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D004983:Ethanolamines; D010656:Phenylephrine; D009638:Norepinephrine