title: Augmentation of rat urinary bladder relaxation mediated by beta1-adrenoceptors in experimental diabetes.
abstract: We examined how diabetes affects the beta-adrenoceptor subtypes mediating relaxation of rat urinary bladder smooth muscle contracted with carbachol. The relaxant responses to isoproterenol were larger in muscles from rats 8 to 10 weeks after induction of diabetes with streptozotocin (80 mg/kg, i.p.) as compared to the control muscles. In contrast, forskolin-induced relaxations did not differ significantly in the control and diabetes groups. Propranolol (1 microM) abolished the diabetes-induced augmentation of relaxant responses to isoproterenol. The relaxant responses to T-0509 ((-)-(R)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenethyl)-amino]ethanol hydrochloride), a beta(1)-adrenoceptor agonist, were small but significantly augmented by diabetes. On the other hand, diabetes did not change the relaxations produced by clenbuterol, a beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist, and BRL37344 ((+/-)-(R*,R*)-(4-[2-([2-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl]amino)propyl]phenoxy)acetic acid), a beta(3)-adrenoceptor agonist. These results suggest that diabetes selectively augments the beta(1)-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation of the rat urinary bladder smooth muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitani
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruko
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018342:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D018342:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1; D005576:Colforsin; D007545:Isoproterenol