title: Tamsulosin: assessment of affinity of 3H-prazosin bindings to two alpha1-adrenoceptor subtypes (alpha1H and alpha1L) in bovine prostate and rat heart and brain.
abstract: 1. The present study was designed to assess the displacement potencies of tamsulosin to 3H-prazosin bindings in two alpha1-adrenoceptor (AR) subtypes (alpha1H and alpha1L) in bovine prostate, rat heart and brain compared with those of amosulalol, labetalol, ketanserin, clonidine and propranolol. 2. The pKi values of tamsulosin to alpha1H and alpha1L subtypes in bovine prostate were 9.13 and 8.99 and these values were almost the same as those of prazosin. On the other hand, low pKi binding values of amosulalol, labetalol, ketanserin, clonidine and propranolol to these subtypes were observed. 3. Low pKi values of tamsulosin to alpha2- and beta-ARs and muscarinic and 5HT2 receptors in the rat brain were observed. 4. These results suggest that tamsulosin has high affinities to alpha1L-AR subtypes in bovine prostate and rat hearts as well as alpha1H-AR subtypes, implying an inhibitory effect of this drug on the contraction of the prostate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Niigata College of Pharmacy, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fukutomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hattorim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohnuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatomo
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D004285:Dogs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D011224:Prazosin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077409:Tamsulosin
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000077409:Tamsulosin; D011224:Prazosin