title: The guinea-pig distal colon--a sensitive preparation for the investigation of 5-HT4 receptor-mediated contractions.
abstract: 1. Experiments were designed to characterize pharmacologically the contractile responses to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in the guinea-pig isolated distal colon longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus preparation (LMMP). 2. In the presence of methiothepin (100 nM) and granisetron (1 microM), 5-HT (10 pM-10 nM) produced concentration-dependent contractile responses of the guinea-pig distal colon LMMP, with a pEC50 of 9.2 +/- 0.08. 3. Responses to 5-HT were mimicked by a series of tryptamine analogues, with the following rank order of potency; 5-HT > 5-MeOT >> 5-CT > tryptamine > 2-Me-5-HT. All were found to be full agonists. 4. Responses to 5-HT were also mimicked by a series of substituted benzamide analogues. Their rank order of potency was 5-HT > renzapride > cisapride > (S)-zacopride > (R)-zacopride > metoclopramide. All were full agonists relative to 5-HT. 5. The benzimidazolone derivatives, BIMU 1 and BIMU 8 were approximately equipotent partial agonists (intrinsic activities of 0.8 +/- 0.07 and 0.5 +/- 0.08 respectively) in the guinea-pig distal colon. 6. Tropisetron produced a rightward displacement of the 5-HT concentration-effect curve, yielding an apparent pA2 of 6.4 +/- 0.1. The slope of the Schild plot (1.3 +/- 0.1) was significantly greater than unity. 7. SDZ 205,557 produced a concentration-dependent shift to the right of the 5-HT concentration-response curve, yielding an estimated pA2 of 7.8 +/- 0.1 and a slope which did not significantly deviate from unity. SDZ 205 557 produced similar pKB estimates (7.3-7.9) when tested against 5-MeOT,renzapride and 5-CT, indicating a common site of action.8. The pharmacological profile of the 5-HT-evoked contractions of the guinea-pig distal colon LMMPare consistent with activity at the 5-HT4 receptor. Furthermore, of the models of this receptor described in the literature, the guinea-pig distal colon appears to be the most sensitive model to date, making it a useful tool in the investigation of 5-HT4 receptor-mediated events.
authors.affiliation: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Harlow, Essex.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wardle
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Sanger
mesh_terms: D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017829:Granisetron / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates
chemical_list: D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D017829:Granisetron; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012701:Serotonin; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates; C070187:(endo-N-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)oct-3-yl)-2,3-dihydro-3-ethyl-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-1-carboxamide; C070189:(endo-N-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo-(3.2.1)oct-3-yl)-2,3-dihydro-3-isopropyl-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-1-carboxamide; C072790:2-methoxy-4-amino-5-chlorobenzoic acid 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester