TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence against α2-adrenoceptors mediating relaxation in rat thoracic aortae
T2 - α2-agonists relaxation depends on interaction with α1-adrenoceptors
AU - Castillo, Enrique F.
AU - Ortíz, Cindy S.
AU - López, Ruth M.
AU - Ruíz, Antonio
AU - Vélez, Juan M.
AU - Castillo, Carlos
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - In rat aorta, the presence of functional α2-adrenoceptors (α2-AR) was investigated in ring preparations preconstricted with α1-adrenergic and non- α1-adrenergic agonists. Particularly, the hypothetical interference of α2-AR agonists with α1-AR-mediated vasoconstriction was evaluated. Relaxant and contractile responses to α2-AR agonists were obtained. In endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded aortic rings preconstricted with phenylephrine (1 × 10-6 M), the imidazoline derivatives, clonidine and UK14304, induced relaxations with similar order of potencies (-log EC50) and maxima relaxant effects respectively. Pretreatment with the NO synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) had no effect on the relaxant responses to clonidine and UK14304. In phenylephrine-constricted rings with endothelium, relaxations to clonidine and UK 14304 were not antagonized by the selective α2-AR antagonist, rauwolscine (≤ × 10-6 M). Clonidine and UK 14304 induced only contractions on endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded aortic rings contracted with prostaglandin F 2α (3 × 10-7 M). Moreover, clonidine and UK 14304-induced relaxation of endothelium-denuded arteries precontracted with methoxamine but not with serotonin. Finally, the concentration-contraction curves to clonidine and UK 14304 in endothelium-denuded aortic rings were significantly shifted to the right by the α1D-AR selective antagonist, BMY 7378, and rauwolscine. The pA2 and pKB values for BMY 7378 and rauwolscine, respectively, against endothelium- independent actions of clonidine and UK 14304 were characteristic of an effect on the α1D-AR. The other selective α2-AR agonist tested BHT 933 (an azepine derivative), lacks considerable relaxant and contractile effects in rat aorta. The results provide no evidence for the presence of functional α2-AR in rat aorta. Respectively, the relaxant and contractile effects of the imidazoline derivatives, clonidine and UK 14304, may be due to an adjustable (in relation to the agonist-dependent active state of the α1-AR), inhibitory and excitatory, interaction with α1-ARs.
AB - In rat aorta, the presence of functional α2-adrenoceptors (α2-AR) was investigated in ring preparations preconstricted with α1-adrenergic and non- α1-adrenergic agonists. Particularly, the hypothetical interference of α2-AR agonists with α1-AR-mediated vasoconstriction was evaluated. Relaxant and contractile responses to α2-AR agonists were obtained. In endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded aortic rings preconstricted with phenylephrine (1 × 10-6 M), the imidazoline derivatives, clonidine and UK14304, induced relaxations with similar order of potencies (-log EC50) and maxima relaxant effects respectively. Pretreatment with the NO synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) had no effect on the relaxant responses to clonidine and UK14304. In phenylephrine-constricted rings with endothelium, relaxations to clonidine and UK 14304 were not antagonized by the selective α2-AR antagonist, rauwolscine (≤ × 10-6 M). Clonidine and UK 14304 induced only contractions on endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded aortic rings contracted with prostaglandin F 2α (3 × 10-7 M). Moreover, clonidine and UK 14304-induced relaxation of endothelium-denuded arteries precontracted with methoxamine but not with serotonin. Finally, the concentration-contraction curves to clonidine and UK 14304 in endothelium-denuded aortic rings were significantly shifted to the right by the α1D-AR selective antagonist, BMY 7378, and rauwolscine. The pA2 and pKB values for BMY 7378 and rauwolscine, respectively, against endothelium- independent actions of clonidine and UK 14304 were characteristic of an effect on the α1D-AR. The other selective α2-AR agonist tested BHT 933 (an azepine derivative), lacks considerable relaxant and contractile effects in rat aorta. The results provide no evidence for the presence of functional α2-AR in rat aorta. Respectively, the relaxant and contractile effects of the imidazoline derivatives, clonidine and UK 14304, may be due to an adjustable (in relation to the agonist-dependent active state of the α1-AR), inhibitory and excitatory, interaction with α1-ARs.
KW - Endothelium
KW - Nitric oxide
KW - Rat aorta
KW - α-adrenoceptor agonists
KW - α-adrenoceptors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33745807644&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2006.00421.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2006.00421.x
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 16867017
SN - 0767-3981
VL - 20
SP - 339
EP - 349
JO - Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology
JF - Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology
IS - 4
ER -