title: Central alpha 2-adrenoceptor-mediated inhibition of gastric motility in rats.
abstract: We investigated the subtype of alpha-adrenoceptors participating in central noradrenergic inhibition of gastric motility in urethane-anesthetized rats. Noradrenaline at 10 nmole administered intracisternally (i.c.) significantly decreased gastric motility. Yohimbine at 10 nmole, i.c., but not the same dose of prazosin, abolished this noradrenaline-induced decrease in gastric motility. Clonidine at 10 nmole, i.c., but not phenylephrine at 20 nmole, significantly decreased gastric motility. These results suggest that alpha 2-adrenoceptor-mediated mechanisms in the brain stem are involved in noradrenergic inhibitory regulation of gastric motility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osumi
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D003000:Clonidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D011224:Prazosin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015016:Yohimbine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D015016:Yohimbine; D003000:Clonidine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D011224:Prazosin