title: Structure-activity relationship studies of (+/-)-terbutaline and (+/-)-fenoterol on beta3-adrenoceptors in the guinea pig gastric fundus.
abstract: (+/-)-Terbutaline and (+/-)-fenoterol are both arylethanolamine analogs that have tertbutyl and aryliso-propyl substituents respectively at the a position on the nitrogen of the ethanolamine side chain. In the present study, we have investigated the structure-activity relationships of (+/-)-terbutaline and (+/-)-fenoterol as beta3-adrenoceptor agonists in the guinea pig gastric fundus. (+/-)-Terbutaline and (+/-)-fenoterol induced concentration-dependent relaxation of the precontracted gastric fundus with pD2 values of 4.45+/-0.10 and 5.90+/-0.09, and intrinsic activities of 1.00+/-0.03 and 0.99+/-0.01 respectively. The combination of the selective beta1-adrenoceptor antagonist (+/-)-atenolol (100 microM), and the selective beta2-adrenoceptor antagonist (+/-)-butoxamine (100 microM), produced a 2 and 6 fold rightward shift of the concentration-response curves for (+/-)-terbutaline and (+/-)-fenoterol respectively, without depressing the maximal responses. The order of potency of these agonists was (pD2 value): (+/-)-fenoterol (5.09+/-0.10) > (+/-)-terbutaline (4.13+/-0.08). In the presence of (+/-)-atenolol and (+/-)-butoxamine, however, the non-selective beta1, beta2- and beta3-adrenoceptor antagonist (+/-)-bupranolol caused a concentration-dependent rightward shift of the concentration-response curves for (+/-)-terbutaline and (+/-)-fenoterol. Schild plot analyses of the effects of (+/-)-bupranolol against these agonists gave pA2 values of 6.21+/-0.07 ((+/-)-terbutaline) and 6.37+/-0.06 ((+/-)-fenoterol) respectively, and the slopes of the Schild plot were not significantly different from unity (p>0.05). These results suggest that the relaxant responses to (+/-)-terbutaline and (+/-)-fenoterol are mainly mediated through beta3-adrenoceptors in the guinea pig gastric fundus. The beta3-adrenoceptor agonist potencies of arylethanolamine analogs depend on the size of the end of the alkylamine side chain.
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: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001262:Atenolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002046:Bupranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002078:Butoxamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005280:Fenoterol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3 / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013726:Terbutaline / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D002078:Butoxamine; D005280:Fenoterol; D001262:Atenolol; D002046:Bupranolol; D013726:Terbutaline