title: [Alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation mediated positive chronotropic effect in isolated right heart atria of normotensive and SHRsp rats].
abstract: Concentration-dependent positive chronotropic response to phenylephrine (Phe) mediated by alpha 1-adrenoceptor in isolated normotensive and SHRsp rat right atria was determined under normal or depressed beat rate by stimulation of cholinergic M-receptor. The spontaneous beat rate was increased from 223 +/- 18 to 271 +/- 16 bpm by Phe 100 mumol.L-1 in the presence of propranolol 1 mumol.L-1. When the basal rate was lowered by stimulation of cholinergic M-receptor with carbachol, PE-induced increment of beat rate was enhanced to 101 +/- 23 bpm, accompanied by an increase of the force of contraction from 45 +/- 14% to 125 +/- 56% (vs control response). However, beta-adrenoceptor mediated positive chronotropic effect was attenuated in the presence of carbachol, and no positive inotropic effect was detected. PE-induced increase in beat rate in SHRsp (31 +/- 9 bpm) was lower than that in WKY (41 +/- 10 bpm). After pretreatment with carbachol, Phe caused increments in beat rate in SHRsp and WKY were 70 +/- 18 bpm and 114 +/- 17 bpm, respectively. It is suggested that in SHRsp, the function of cardiac alpha 1-adrenoceptor is lower than that in WKY.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D010656:Phenylephrine; D002217:Carbachol; D011433:Propranolol; D007545:Isoproterenol