title: Characterization of atypical beta-adrenoceptors in the guinea pig duodenum.
abstract: The atypical beta-adrenoceptors mediating relaxation in the guinea pig duodenum were studied using catecholamines (isoprenaline, noradrenaline and adrenaline), a selective beta3-adrenoceptor agonist BRL37344 ((R*,R*)-(+/-)-4-[2-[(2-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)amino]propyl]phe noxyacetic acid sodium salt) and a non-conventional partial beta3-adrenoceptor agonist CGP12177A ((-)-4-(3-t-butylamino-2-hydroxypropoxy)benzimidazol-2-one)). Catecholamines and beta3-adrenoceptor agonists induced concentration-dependent relaxation in this preparation. Propranolol (1 microM) produced only small rightward shifts in the concentration-response curves of these agonists. In the presence of propranolol (1 microM), however, a non-selective beta1-, beta2- and beta3-adrenoceptor antagonist bupranolol caused a concentration-dependent rightward shift of the concentration-response curves for catecholamines and beta3-adrenoceptor agonists. Schild plot analyses of the effects of bupranolol against these agonists gave pA2 values of 6.02 (isoprenaline), 5.98 (noradrenaline), 5.93 (adrenaline), 6.51 (BRL37344) and 5.70 (CGP12177A), respectively, and all Schild slopes were not significantly different from unity. These results suggest that atypical beta-adrenoceptors are present in the guinea pig duodenum and involved in mediating the functional relaxant response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Toho University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horinouchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002046:Bupranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000187:drug effects*; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002395:Catecholamines; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D002046:Bupranolol