title: Effects of formoterol and BRL 37344 on human umbilical arteries in vitro in normotensive and pre-eclamptic pregnancy.
abstract: Alterations in vascular responses to beta-adrenoceptor agonists in normotensive pregnancy and pre-eclampsia are not fully understood. Thus, we studied changes in vasodilator responses to beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist formoterol and beta(3)-adrenoceptor agonist BRL 37344 on umbilical arteries isolated from normotensive (n=12) and pre-eclamptic (n=12) pregnant women. Changes in the relaxant effect of formoterol and BRL 37344 were investigated by measuring isometric tensions in endothelium-denuded strips of umbilical arteries in the presence or absence of metoprolol, ICI 118.551 and SR 59230A (beta(1), beta(2), beta(3)-adrenoceptor antagonists, respectively, 10(-6) mol/L). Effects of formoterol and BRL 37344 on cAMP levels of umbilical arteries were evaluated by radioimmunoassay kits. Formoterol (10(-10)-10(-4) mol/L) and BRL 37344 (10(-10)-10(-4) mol/L) caused concentration-dependent relaxation of the contraction induced by phenylephrine (10(-5) mol/L) in umbilical artery strips isolated from both groups. E(max) values of formoterol and BRL 37344 (for normotensive pregnant women: 87.33+/-0.87 and 53.25+/-1.17 vs. for pre-eclampsia: 73.68+/-1.58 and 43.64+/-1.19, n=12, P>0.05, respectively) were significantly smaller in strips from pre-eclamptic women (P<0.05), with no significant change in pD(2) values. E(max) values of formoterol were significantly higher than those of BRL 37344 in both tissue (P<0.05). ICI 118.551 and SR 59230A, but not metoprolol, antagonized the relaxant effects of formoterol and of BRL 37344 on umbilical artery strips isolated from normotensive and pre-eclamptic pregnant women. Formoterol and BRL 37344 increased cAMP levels in both groups, but less significant in pre-eclamptic strips (P<0.05). These results suggest that the relaxation caused in human umbilical arteries by formoterol and BRL 37344 is mediated by a mixed population of beta(2)- and beta(3)-adrenoceptor subtypes, with contribution of cAMP. Umbilical arteries from subjects with pre-eclampsia showed a weaker beta(2)- and beta(3)-receptor-mediated relaxation to formoterol and BRL 37344, suggesting that the reduced action of formoterol and BRL 37344 may be partly due to a decreased effect of cAMP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35360 Izmir, Turkey. bariskaradas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karadas
authors.forename: Tijen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parlak
authors.forename: Nedim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Durmus
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bagcivan
authors.forename: Sefa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulturk
mesh_terms: D018674:Adrenergic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000328:Adult; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D000068759:Formoterol Fumarate; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018674:Adrenergic Antagonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D004983:Ethanolamines; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C057368:BRL 37344; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000068759:Formoterol Fumarate