title: The beta2- and beta3-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation induced by isoprenaline and salbutamol in guinea pig taenia caecum.
abstract: To understand the receptor subtypes responsible for beta-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation of guinea pig taenia caecum, we investigated the effects of isoprenaline and salbutamol. Isoprenaline and salbutamol caused dose-dependent relaxation of the guinea pig taenia caecum. Propranolol, bupranolol and butoxamine produced shifts of the concentration response curves for isoprenaline and salbutamol. Schild regression analyses carried out for propranolol against isoprenaline and salbutamol gave pA2 values of 8.43 and 8.88, respectively. Schild regression analyses carried out for butoxamine against isoprenaline and salbutamol gave pA2 values of 6.46 and 6.68, respectively. Schild regression analyses carried out for bupranolol against isoprenaline and salbutamol gave pA2 values of 8.60 and 8.69, respectively. However, in the presence of 3 x 10(-4) M atenolol, 10(-4) M butoxamine and 10(-6) M phentolamine to block the beta1-, beta2- and alpha-adrenoceptor effects, respectively, Schild regression analyses carried out for bupranolol against isoprenaline and salbutamol gave pA2 values of 5.77 and 5.97, respectively. These results suggest that the relaxant responses to isoprenaline and salbutamol in the guinea pig taenia caecum are mediated by both the beta2- and the beta3-adrenoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Toho University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horinouchi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
mesh_terms: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000420:Albuterol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000502:physiology*; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D007545:Isoproterenol; D000420:Albuterol