title: Novel selective agonists and antagonists confirm neurokinin NK1 receptors in guinea-pig vas deferens.
abstract: 1. This study investigated the recognition characteristics of neurokinin receptors mediating potentiation of the contractile response to field stimulation in the guinea-pig vas deferens. 2. A predominant NK1 receptor population is strongly suggested by the relative activities of the common naturally-occurring tachykinin agonists, which fall within less than one order of magnitude. This conclusion is supported by the relative activities of the synthetic NK1 selective agonists substance P methyl ester, [Glp6,L-Pro9]-SP(6-11) and delta-aminovaleryl-[L-Pro9,N-MeLeu10]- SP(7-11) (GR73632) which were 0.78, 9.3 and 120 as active as substance P, respectively. Furthermore, the NK2 selective agonist [Lys3, Gly8,-R-gamma-lactam-Leu9]-NKA(3-10) (GR64349) was active only at the highest concentrations tested (greater than 10 microM), and the NK3 selective agonist, succ-[Asp6,N-MePhe8]-SP(6-11) (senktide) was essentially inactive (10 nM-32 microM). 3. [D-Arg1,D-Pro2,D-Trp7,9,Leu11]-SP(1-11) antagonized responses to neurokinin A, neurokinin B, physalaemin, eledoisin, [Glp6,D-Pro9]-SP(6-11), GR73632 and GR64349 (apparent pKB s 5.6-6.2), but was less potent in antagonizing responses to substance P, substance P methyl ester and [Glp6,L-Pro9]-SP(6-11) (apparent pKB s less than or equal to 5.0-5.0). 4. In contrast, the recently developed NK1-selective receptor antagonist [D-Pro9[Spiro-gamma-lactam]Leu10,Trp11]-SP(1-11) (GR71251) did not produce agonist-dependent pKB estimates. Schild plot analysis indicated a competitive interaction with a single receptor population where the antagonist had an estimated overall pKB of 7.58 +/- 0.13 for the four agonists of differing subtype selectivity tested (GR73632, GR64349, substance P methyl ester and neurokinin B). This estimate is similar to that we obtained for NK1-mediated (substance P methyl ester) contraction in the guinea-pig ileum preparation (pKB= 7.86+ 0.05). 5. Tachykinin action appears not to depend on release of a number of intermediary mediators including acetylcholine, histamine or cyclo-oxygenase products, nor to involve interaction with neuronal mechanisms including alpha 2-adrenoceptor feedback, noradrenergic Uptake-I or opioid-release, since antagonism or inhibition of these mechanisms did not modify responses to tachykinins. 6. We conclude that tachykinin action in the field-stimulated guinea-pig vas deferens preparation is mediated through interaction with a predominant neurokinin NK, receptor population and this preparation can therefore be used to study NK, modulation of sympathetic neurotransmission.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D015288:Neurokinin A / Q000378:metabolism; D015287:Neurokinin B / Q000378:metabolism; D018041:Receptors, Neurokinin-2; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013373:Substance P / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D015320:Tachykinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018041:Receptors, Neurokinin-2; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D015320:Tachykinins; D013373:Substance P; D015288:Neurokinin A; D015287:Neurokinin B