title: Decreased beta-adrenoceptor-mediated vasodilation in aorta from aged rats: possible involvement of a stimulatory GTP-binding protein.
abstract: KCl-contracted aortic rings from 18-month-old rats, in contrast with those from 2-month-old rats, showed a substantial reduction in the relaxant effects of the non-selective beta-adrenoceptor agonist, isoproterenol, and of the selective beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist, clenbuterol, without changes in the relaxant actions of forskolin (an activator of the adenylate cyclase), 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine (a phosphodiesterase inhibitor) or acetylcholine (an endothelium- and cyclic GMP-dependent vasodilator). The relaxant responses induced by adenosine and 2-Cl-adenosine were also reduced in aged aortas. Isoproterenol and cholera toxin (an inhibitor of GTPase activity of the stimulatory GTP-binding protein) reduced cAMP production in aortas from 18-month-old rats. It is suggested that a decrease in the function of the stimulatory GTP-binding protein may contribute at least in part to the impairment in the vasodilation induced by activation of beta-adrenoceptors in aortas from aged rats.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kazanietz
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Enero
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D002976:Clenbuterol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D005576:Colforsin; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D007545:Isoproterenol; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine; D002976:Clenbuterol