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Investigation of neurotransmission in vas deferens from alpha(2A/D)-adrenoceptor knockout mice.

Abstract：

:1. We have investigated pre- and post-junctional responsiveness in vas deferens from wild-type and alpha(2A/D)-adrenoceptor knockout mice. The response to a single stimulus was not significantly different between wild-type and knock-out mice. The isometric contraction to 10 Hz stimulation for 4 s was significantly larger in vas deferens from knockout as compared with wild-type. 2. The maximum potentiation of 10 Hz stimulation-evoked contractions by yohimbine was to 206.2+/-38.0% of control in wild-type but to 135.8+/-13.6% of control in knockout. The alpha(2A/D)-adrenoceptor selective antagonist BRL 44408 significantly increased the 10 Hz stimulation-evoked contraction in wild-type but not knockout, and the reverse was true for the alpha(2C)-adrenoceptor selective antagonist spiroxatrine. The alpha(2B)-adrenoceptor antagonist imiloxan had no effect on the evoked contraction except at high concentrations, and only in wild-type. Following cocaine (3 microM) and BRL 44408 (1 microM), 10 Hz responses were similar in shape and maximum between wild-type and knock-out. 3. The alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonist xylazine virtually abolished the early component of the contraction to 10 Hz stimulation in the presence of nifedipine (10 microM) in vas deferens from knockout mice in a way consistent with a change of receptor subtype but without clear evidence for a reduced receptor number. However, the late component of the contraction to 10 Hz stimulation was significantly potentiated by xylazine in tissues from knock-out mice. 4. It is concluded that, although non-alpha(2A/D)-adrenoceptors replace alpha(2D)-adrenoceptors in this knockout, the alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonist and antagonist data are contradictory. The antagonist data suggest a major loss of prejunctional alpha(2)-adrenoceptors, but this is not necessarily supported by the agonist data.

journal_name

Br J Pharmacol

journal_title

British journal of pharmacology

authors

Cleary L,Vandeputte C,Docherty JR

doi

10.1038/sj.bjp.0704791

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-07-01 00:00:00

pages

857-64

issue

eissn

0007-1188

issn

1476-5381

journal_volume

136

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Investigation of neurotransmission in vas deferens from alpha(2A/D)-adrenoceptor knockout mice.