title: Alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors of the rat salivary gland. Elevation after chemical sympathectomy.
abstract: Binding of [3H]dihydroergokryptine and [3H]dihydroalprenolol to membrane preparations from rat submaxillary gland was measured to characterize the alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors, respectively. Kinetic analysis of the data revealed a high affinity binding site for each radioligand. Inhibition of binding at each site was stereospecific for the active isomer of the catecholamine used. The greater ability of a beta1 than beta2 specific beta-adrenergic antagonist to displace [3H]dihydroalprenolol binding indicated that this binding site was of the beta1 type. Chemical sympathectomy with reserpine or 6-hydroxydopamine resulted in a significant increase in both [3H]dihydroalprenolol and [3H]dihydroergokryptine binding in the rat submaxillary gland. 3scatchard analysis of the data indicated that these increases in binding were due to a change in total number of binding sites for [3H]dihydroergokryptine and [3H]dihydroalprenolol with little change in apparent affinities. This suggests that changes in alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor density may be important in the development of supersensitivity in salivary glands after reserpine and 6-hydroxydopamine treatment.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006892:Hydroxydopamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000378:metabolism*; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012110:Reserpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D006892:Hydroxydopamines; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D012110:Reserpine; D009638:Norepinephrine