title: Function of beta1-adrenoceptors and mRNA expression of beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptors in guinea-pig esophagus.
abstract: beta-Adrenoceptor subtypes mediating relaxation were examined by using pharmacological and molecular analyses in guinea-pig esophageal muscularis mucosae. (-)-Isoprenaline-induced relaxations were antagonized by (+/-)-propranolol (pA2 = 8.47+/-0.07), a selective beta1-adrenoceptor antagonist, (+/-)-2-hydroxy-5-[2-[[2-hydroxy-3-[4-[1-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]phenoxy]propyl]amino]ethoxy]-benzamide methanesulfonate (CGP20712A; pA(2)=9.43+/-0.09), and a selective beta(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist, (+/-)-1-[2,3-(dihydro-7-methyl-1H-inden-4-yl)oxy]-3-[(1-methylethyl)amino]-2-butanol hydrochloride (ICI-118,5511; pA2 = 7.11+/-0.04), indicating that beta(1)-adrenoceptors but not beta2- or beta3-adrenoceptors were essentially involved in beta-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxations. However, the expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) for beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptors, but not for beta3-adrenoceptors, was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). These results clearly suggest that not all beta-adrenoceptor mRNA expressed strictly reflect functional receptors in guinea-pig esophageal muscularis mucosae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Toho University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horinouchi
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Katsuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004947:Esophagus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018342:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018342:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D007545:Isoproterenol