title: Alpha 1D-adrenoceptors play little role in the positive inotropic action of phenylephrine.
abstract: This study was designed to determine if the positive inotropic action of alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation in rat heart is mediated via alpha 1D-adrenoceptors. Isolated left atrial and papillary muscle were suspended in oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit buffer (37 degrees C) containing 1 microM nadolol and paced at 3.0 Hz. Isometric tension was continuously monitored. Cumulative concentration-response curves for phenylephrine were obtained in the presence and absence of BMY 7378 (8-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-8-azaspirol[4.5] decane-7,9-dione), a selective competitive alpha 1D-adrenoceptor antagonist. BMY 7378 at concentrations up to 30 nM did not significantly affect the positive inotropic response to phenylephrine. In contrast, as reported by other investigators, alpha 1D-adrenoceptor-selective concentrations of this antagonist (3 and 10 nM) did elicit a concentration-dependent right-ward shift in the vasoconstrictor response to phenylephrine in rat abdominal aorta. These data suggest that alpha 1D-adrenoceptors do not play a major role in the positive inotropic action of alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation in rat cardiac muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Fontenot
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000187:drug effects; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010879:Piperazines; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D010656:Phenylephrine; C053428:BMY 7378