title: Age-dependent decrease in the negative inotropic effect of carbachol on isolated human right atrium.
abstract: On isolated, electrically driven human right atrial strips, carbachol (10(-8)-10(-3) M) concentration-dependently decreased force of contraction prestimulated with 1 microM forskolin; maximal negative inotropic effects of carbachol (10(-6)-3 x 10(-6) M), however, were in atria from patients aged < 25 years (mean age: 16.8 +/- 2.0 years, n = 9) significantly larger than in patients aged 50-69 years (mean age: 62.5 +/- 0.7 years, n = 33) and were further decreased in patients aged > 70 years (mean age: 73.8 +/- 0.6 years, n = 11). We conclude that, in human right atrium, the recently described age-dependent decrease in muscarinic M2 receptor density is accompanied by a decrease in negative inotropic effects.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giessler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wangemann
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Zerkowski
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Brodde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D005576:Colforsin; D002217:Carbachol