title: The effects and selectivity of beta-adrenoceptor agonists in rat myometrium and urinary bladder.
abstract: Recent evidence supports a role for beta(3)-adrenoceptors in human non-pregnant and pregnant myometrium. The present study was designed to characterize the pharmacology of beta-adrenoceptors involved in the function of non-pregnant rat myometrium by comparison of the activity of several beta-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists in isolated rat uterus and urinary bladder. Contractions of myometrial and detrusor strips were induced by adding 1 nM oxytocin and 15 mM KCl respectively. Cumulative concentration-response curves to the selective beta(3)-adrenoceptor agonists, CL 316243 and BRL 37344 and the selective beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist ritodrine were obtained in the presence and absence of the selective beta(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist ICI 118551 and the non-selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist bupranolol. Both BRL 37344 (pD(2)=6.79+/-0.09) and ritodrine (pD(2)=6.89+/-0.19) produced potent inhibition of oxytocin-induced contractions in myometrial strips; CL 316243 was inactive at concentrations up to 10 microM. Concentration effect curves to both BRL 37344 and ritodrine were shifted (10 to 30-fold) to the right in the presence of ICI 118551 (10 nM). BRL 37344 (pD(2)=8.51+/-0.21) and CL 316243 (pD(2)=8.61+/-0.24) produced potent inhibition of detrusor strips, while ritodrine was almost 100-fold less potent (pD(2)=5.83+/-0.17). The response to all agonists was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with bupranolol (10 microM), but only ritodrine was affected by ICI 118551 (1 microM). These results demonstrate that relaxation of rat myometrium is mediated by beta(2)-adrenoceptors while, consistent with previous reports, the beta(3)-subtype is primarily responsible for relaxation of rat detrusor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urogenital Biology, Cardiovascular and Urogenital Center of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, P.O. Box 1539, 709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA.
authors.forename: Angela K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Clouse
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.forename: J Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hieble
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Westfall
mesh_terms: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D058672:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Antagonists; D058667:Adrenergic beta-3 Receptor Agonists; D058673:Adrenergic beta-3 Receptor Antagonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002046:Bupranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009215:Myometrium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010120:Oxytocics / Q000494:pharmacology; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000502:physiology; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3 / Q000502:physiology; D012312:Ritodrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D058672:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Antagonists; D058667:Adrenergic beta-3 Receptor Agonists; D058673:Adrenergic beta-3 Receptor Antagonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D004149:Dioxoles; D004983:Ethanolamines; D010120:Oxytocics; D011412:Propanolamines; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; C076126:disodium (R,R)-5-(2-((2-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)-amino)propyl)-1,3-benzodioxole-2,3-dicarboxylate; C026777:ICI 118551; D010121:Oxytocin; C057368:BRL 37344; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D002046:Bupranolol; D012312:Ritodrine