title: Characterization of beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptor subtypes in the rat atrioventricular node by quantitative autoradiography.
abstract: We characterized beta-adrenoceptor subtypes in the atrioventricular node of the rat heart by quantitative autoradiography. Consecutive 16-microns-thick sections from single rat hearts containing the atrioventricular node were incubated with increasing concentrations of [125I]iodocyanopindolol. After exposure to [3H]Ultrofilm, optical densities corresponding to the atrioventricular node were determined by computerized densitometry after comparison with [125I]standards. The computer program LIGAND was used for analysis of receptor subtypes. Delineation of beta-adrenoceptor subtypes was achieved by incubating consecutive tissue sections with 50 pM [125I]iodocyanopindolol in the presence of increasing concentrations of the beta 1-selective antagonist atenolol or the beta 2-selective antagonist ICI 118,551. The atrioventricular node contains a higher concentration of beta-adrenoceptors than the adjacent interventricular septum. We estimated that the proportions of beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptors in the atrioventricular node were about 56% and 44% of the total binding capacity respectively.
authors.affiliation: Section on Clinical Pharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md. 20892.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cruciani
authors.forename: W Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Saavedra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000032:analysis*; D001345:Autoradiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000032:analysis*; D020120:Iodocyanopindolol; D008297:Male; D010869:Pindolol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000032:analysis*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D020120:Iodocyanopindolol; D010869:Pindolol