title: Muscarinic inhibition of excitatory neurotransmission in guinea-pig olfactory cortex slices: weak antagonism by M3-muscarinic receptor antagonists.
abstract: Dose-dependent depression of the electrically evoked surface-negative field potential (N-wave) produced by bath-superfusion of carbachol was measured in guinea-pig olfactory cortex slices maintained in vitro. The possible involvement of M3 (smooth muscle/glandular) type muscarinic receptors in partly mediating this response was investigated by testing the effectiveness of the muscarinic M3 receptor antagonists hexahydro-sila-difenidol (HHSiD) and p-fluoro-hexahydro-sila-difenidol (p-F-HHSiD). Low doses of HHSiD (10-100 nM) or p-F-HHSiD (up to 1 microM), pre-applied for 30 min, produced no obvious antagonism of carbachol responses. However, a clear competitive-type inhibition of carbachol effects was observed in 250 nM-1 microM HHSiD or 10-50 microM p-F-HHSiD respectively. Schild plot analysis (regression slope constrained to unity) of pooled data yielded pA2 values of 6.6 for HHSiD (n = 6 slices) and 5.5 for p-F-HHSiD (n = 6 slices) respectively, suggesting a weak competitive antagonism by both compounds. In addition, combination experiments using either HHSiD or p-F-HHSiD with atropine, produced dose-ratio shifts close to those predicted for two antagonists competing for a common receptor site. By comparison, another suggested M3-receptor antagonist, 4-diphenyl-acetoxy-N-methyl-piperidine methiodide (4-DAMP) was a potent competitive blocker of carbachol responses. Schild analysis for 4-DAMP versus carbachol gave a pA2 of 7.9 (n = 6 slices). It is concluded that the muscarinic receptors involved in the suppression of the olfactory cortical N-wave possess a low affinity for HHSiD and particularly for p-F-HHSiD, but not 4-DAMP.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, London, U.K.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bagetta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Constanti
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000187:drug effects*; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010276:Parasympatholytics; D010880:Piperidines; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; C058297:4-fluorohexahydrosiladifenidol; C042375:4-diphenylacetoxy-1,1-dimethylpiperidinium; D002217:Carbachol; C046773:hexahydrosiladifenidol