TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacological identification of the α2-adrenoceptor subtypes mediating the vasopressor responses to B-HT 933 in pithed rats
AU - Villamil-Hernández, Ma Trinidad
AU - Alcántara-Vázquez, Oscar
AU - Sánchez-López, Araceli
AU - Manrique-Maldonado, Guadalupe
AU - Villalón, Carlos M.
AU - Centurión, David
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge to Conacyt (Mexico) for their financial support (Grant number 152534 ).
PY - 2012/9/15
Y1 - 2012/9/15
N2 - It has been shown that α2-adrenoceptors mediate vasopressor responses in pithed rats. However, the corresponding α2-adrenoceptor subtypes have not been pharmacologically identified. Thus, this study set out to identify the specific subtypes (α2A, α2B and α2C) mediating the vasopressor responses to the α2-adrenoceptor agonist, B-HT 933, by using the antagonists prazosin (α1A/1B/1D), rauwolscine (α2A/2B/2C), BRL44408 (α2A), imiloxan (α2B) and/or JP-1302 (α2C). In pithed rats, consecutive i.v. bolus injections of B-HT 933 produced dose-dependent increases in diastolic blood pressure, without affecting heart rate. The vasopressor responses to B-HT 933: (1) remained unaltered after, i.v., bolus injections of vehicles (1 ml/kg) or prazosin (10, 30, 100 and 300 μg/kg); (2) were dose-dependently blocked by rauwolscine (100 and 300 μg/kg), BRL44408 (100 and 300 μg/kg), imiloxan (1000 and 3000 μg/kg) and/or JP-1302 (10, 30, 100, and 300 μg/kg); and (3) were abolished by the combination BRL44408 (300 μg/kg)imiloxan (1000 μg/kg)JP-1302 (300 μg/kg). The above results support our contention that the α2-adrenoceptors mediating the vasopressor responses to B-HT 933 in pithed rats pharmacologically correlate with the α2A, α2B and α2C- adrenoceptor subtypes.
AB - It has been shown that α2-adrenoceptors mediate vasopressor responses in pithed rats. However, the corresponding α2-adrenoceptor subtypes have not been pharmacologically identified. Thus, this study set out to identify the specific subtypes (α2A, α2B and α2C) mediating the vasopressor responses to the α2-adrenoceptor agonist, B-HT 933, by using the antagonists prazosin (α1A/1B/1D), rauwolscine (α2A/2B/2C), BRL44408 (α2A), imiloxan (α2B) and/or JP-1302 (α2C). In pithed rats, consecutive i.v. bolus injections of B-HT 933 produced dose-dependent increases in diastolic blood pressure, without affecting heart rate. The vasopressor responses to B-HT 933: (1) remained unaltered after, i.v., bolus injections of vehicles (1 ml/kg) or prazosin (10, 30, 100 and 300 μg/kg); (2) were dose-dependently blocked by rauwolscine (100 and 300 μg/kg), BRL44408 (100 and 300 μg/kg), imiloxan (1000 and 3000 μg/kg) and/or JP-1302 (10, 30, 100, and 300 μg/kg); and (3) were abolished by the combination BRL44408 (300 μg/kg)imiloxan (1000 μg/kg)JP-1302 (300 μg/kg). The above results support our contention that the α2-adrenoceptors mediating the vasopressor responses to B-HT 933 in pithed rats pharmacologically correlate with the α2A, α2B and α2C- adrenoceptor subtypes.
KW - B-HT 933
KW - BRL44408
KW - Imiloxan
KW - JP-1302
KW - Pithed rats
KW - α-Adrenoceptors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864988514&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.06.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.06.011
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 22713550
AN - SCOPUS:84864988514
SN - 0014-2999
VL - 691
SP - 118
EP - 124
JO - European Journal of Pharmacology
JF - European Journal of Pharmacology
IS - 1-3
ER -