Xylazine-induced delay of small intestinal transit in mice.

Abstract:

:Subcutaneous injection of xylazine (0.1-3.0 mg/kg) produced a dose-dependent delay of small intestinal transit without affecting gastric emptying in the conscious mice. The xylazine-induced delay of small intestinal transit was antagonized by alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonists, e.g., yohimbine, piperoxan and tolazoline. The antagonism of xylazine activity by yohimbine was dose-dependent, and the maximal antagonistic effect was seen at 1 mg/kg. Other adrenoceptor antagonists with only alpha 1-blocking activity, e.g., thymoxamine, prazosin and phenoxybenzamine at the doses studied did not reduce the depressant effect of xylazine on small intestinal transit. A beta-adrenergic antagonist, propranolol was not effective in reducing xylazine activity. The opioid antagonist, naloxone did not reduce the effective of xylazine, nor did yohimbine antagonize the morphine-induced delay of small intestinal transit. The xylazine-induced delay of small intestinal transit was not altered by atropine, hexamethonium, haloperidol, methysergide, chlorpheniramine or cimetidine. Pretreatment of mice with reserpine and alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine or 6-hydroxydopamine failed to reduce the intestinal effect of xylazine. These results suggest that xylazine-induced delay of small intestinal transit is mediated by postjunctional alpha 2-adrenoceptors and appears not to involve activation of opioid, cholinergic, dopaminergic, histaminergic, or serotonergic receptors.

journal_name

Eur J Pharmacol

authors

Hsu WH

doi

10.1016/0014-2999(82)90285-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1982-09-10 00:00:00

pages

55-60

issue

1-2

eissn

0014-2999

issn

1879-0712

pii

0014-2999(82)90285-0

journal_volume

83

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