Abstract：
:The pharmacological characteristics of postjunctional alpha-adrenoceptors in isolated canine internal carotid arteries were investigated by the use of selective agonists and antagonists for alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptors. Norepinephrine, phenylephrine, and xylazine caused concentration-dependent contractions in the helical strips. The contraction induced by 10(-4)M xylazine was significantly smaller than that produced by 10(-4)M norepinephrine or 10(-4)M phenylephrine. The contraction induced by 10(-4)M phenylephrine was almost the same value as that induced by 10(-4)M norepinephrine. Phentolamine (10(-8) and 10(-7)M) caused a parallel shift to the right of the concentration-response curve to norepinephrine. The contractile responses to low concentrations of norepinephrine were significantly suppressed by pretreatment with an alpha 2-antagonist such as yohimbine (10(-9) and 10(-8)M) or DG5128 (10(-7) and 10(-6)M). On the other hand, the responses to higher concentrations of norepinephrine were mainly reduced by low concentrations of an alpha 1-antagonist, prazosin (3 x 10(-10) and 3 x 10(-9)M). These results suggest that both alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptors are located on the plasma membrane of smooth muscle cells in canine internal carotid arteries and that the norepinephrine-induced contractions at low and high concentrations are mainly mediated by activation of alpha 2- and alpha 1-adrenoceptors, respectively.
journal_name
Can J Physiol Pharmacoljournal_title
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacologyauthors
Kawai Y,Kobayashi S,Ohhashi Tdoi
10.1139/y88-102subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1988-05-01 00:00:00pages
655-9issue
5eissn
0008-4212issn
1205-7541journal_volume
66pub_type
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