title: Facilitation by clonidine of purine release induced by high KCl from the rabbit pulmonary artery.
abstract: 1 The effect of clonidine on the 3H-purine release evoked by KCl or (-)-adrenaline was assessed in the superfused helical strip of the rabbit pulmonary artery pretreated with [3H]-adenosine. 2 Clonidine (3 x 10(-5) M to 10(-4) M) significantly enhanced the 3H-purine efflux evoked by 50 mM KCl but not by 3 x 10(-6) M) (-)-adrenaline. 3 This facilitatory effect of clonidine on the KCl-induced purine release was unaltered by phentolamine 3 x 10(-6) M. It was absent in arterial segments denervated with 6-hydroxydopamine 30 microgram/ml. 4 A sustained contractile response was evoked by clonidine 3 x 10(-5) M without an increase in the 3H-purine efflux. This was significantly reduced by phentolamine 3 x 10(-6) M, but not by yohimbine 10(-5) M or by denervation with 6-hydroxydopamine. 5 The uptake of [3H]-adenosine into the segments was not inhibited by clonidine 3 x 10(-5) M. 6 It is suggested that the facilitation by clonidine of the KCl-induced purine release is due to prevention of presynaptic autoinhibition of purine release from adrenergic nerves, by an antiadenosine action of the drug.
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003000:Clonidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003714:Denervation; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000294:innervation / Q000378:metabolism; D011687:Purines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D011687:Purines; D014316:Tritium; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D000241:Adenosine; D003000:Clonidine; D004837:Epinephrine; D010646:Phentolamine