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Sharma V, Nair SV, Jaitley P, Nakade UP, Sharma A, Choudhury S, Garg SK. ATP-sensitive and maxi potassium channels regulate BRL 37344-induced tocolysis in buffaloes-an in vitro study. Theriogenology 2017; 107:194-202. [PMID: 29172176 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cellular coupling of beta3-adrenoceptors (β3-ADR) to potassium channels in myometrium is largely unknown. In vitro study was undertaken to unravel the presence of β3-adrenergic receptors (ADR) and the role of K+-channels in mediating β3-ADR-induced relaxation in isolated myometrial strips from cyclic non-pregnant water buffaloes. Isometric tension was recorded in isolated myometrial strips using data acquisition system based physiograph. Compared to SR 59230A, BRL 37344 was found to be more potent in inducing β3-dependent myometrial relaxation which was significantly (p < 0.05) inhibited in the presence of β3 antagonist, SAR 150640. The immunoreactive protein to β3-ADR was also detected in membrane fraction of myometrial protein. Further, incubation with BRL 37344 (10 μM) significantly (p < 0.05) increased c-AMP accumulation (37.58 ± 9.52 pmol/mg protein; n = 4) in the myometrial strips compared to basal c-AMP level (16.85 ± 3.87 pmol/mg protein; n = 4). The concentration response curves (CRC) of BRL 37344 were significantly (p < 0.05) shifted towards right in the presence of KATP channels specific blocker, glibenclamide (10 μM) and maxi K+-channels (BKCa) specific blocker, iberiotoxin (100 nM), with decrease in both efficacy and potency as compared to control. However, 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), a specific blocker of the voltage gated K+-channels (Kv), failed to alter the CRC of BRL 37344. Existence of immunoreactive protein to Kir6.1, α-subunit of BKCa and Kv1.1 channels were also detected in the membrane fraction of myometrial protein. Based on the above findings, it can be concluded that BRL 37344 is a potent stimulator of β3-adrenoceptors in buffalo myometrium and besides mediating their effect through rise in c-AMP, they are coupled to KATP and BKCa channels in inducing tocolytic effects.
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- Vipin Sharma
- Smooth Muscle & Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam, Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura 281001, India
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- Smooth Muscle & Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam, Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura 281001, India
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- Smooth Muscle & Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam, Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura 281001, India
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- Smooth Muscle & Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam, Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura 281001, India
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- Smooth Muscle & Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam, Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura 281001, India
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- Smooth Muscle & Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam, Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura 281001, India.
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- Smooth Muscle & Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam, Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura 281001, India
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Markiewicz W, Jaroszewski JJ. β- and β-adrenergic receptors stimulation relaxes porcine myometrium in the peri-implantation period. J Anim Sci 2017; 94:4611-4618. [PMID: 27898948 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2016-0577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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These studies were to demonstrate whether the β-receptor is involved in regulating the contractility of the swine myometrium in the peri-implantation period and to compare a relaxing activity of selective β- and β-adrenergic agonists (salbutamol and BRL 37344, respectively). Myometrial strips were collected form the gilts ( = 8) on d 12 to 14 of pregnancy. Changes in the contractility of myometrial strips were assessed further to the administration of increasing concentrations of the agonists (10 to 10 ) with and without β-adrenergic receptor antagonists: butoxamine, propranolol, and bupranolol at 10 . Moreover, the -log EC (pD) of the agonists were compared. Following the incubation of myometrial strips with salbutamol and BRL 37344, a significant ( < 0.05 to 0.001) reduction in the contractility, seen as decreased tension, amplitude, and frequency of contractions, as compared to the pretreatment period was noted, although salbutamol induced these changes at a concentration of 10 to 10 , whereas BRL 37344 induced them at 10 to 10 . Salbutamol exerted a significantly ( < 0.001) more potent reduction of the tension (pD = 6.98 ± 0.93 [SD]) than BRL 37344 (pD = 3.41 ± 0.1.61). The impact of salbutamol was neutralized by all administered antagonists, while a relaxing effect of BRL 37344 was completely inhibited by bupranolol and partially by propranolol. The data indicate that the β-adenergic receptor is involved in the regulation of smooth muscle contractility in the swine uterus in the peri-implantation period and its activation triggers relaxation of the myometrium to a lesser degree than the activation of the β-adrenergic receptor.
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Altered uterine contractility in response to β-adrenoceptor agonists in ovarian cancer. J Physiol Sci 2016; 67:711-722. [PMID: 27838886 PMCID: PMC5639028 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-016-0500-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We aimed to prospectively examine β-adrenoceptor-mediated uterine contractility in women suffering from gynecological malignancies. Myometrial specimens were obtained from non-pregnant women undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynecological disorders, and ovarian, endometrial, synchronous ovarian–endometrial, and cervical cancer. Contractions of myometrial strips in an organ bath before and after cumulative dosages of β2- and β3-adrenoceptor agonists with preincubation of propranolol, SR 59230A, and butoxamine were studied. All agonists induced a dose-dependent attenuation for uterine contractility in endometrial or cervical cancer, similar to that observed in the reference group. Contradictory effects were observed for ovarian cancer alone or in combination with endometrial cancer. CL 316243 or ritodrine abolished the relaxation, whereas BRL 37344 increased the uterine contractility in ovarian cancer. Moreover, β-adrenoceptor antagonists caused varied effects for β2- or β3-adrenoceptor agonists. Our experiments demonstrate that ovarian cancer, alone or as synchronous ovarian–endometrial cancer, substantially alters uterine contractility in response to β-adrenoceptor agonists.
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Boga A, Sertdemir Y, Dogan A. Evaluating the teratogenicity of the selective ß3-adrenoceptor agonist, CL 316.243 hydrate by employing FETAX (frog embryo teratogenesis assay). Drug Chem Toxicol 2016; 40:7-12. [PMID: 27063898 DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2016.1165244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In this study, the frog embryo teratogenesis assay (FETAX - Xenopus) technique was employed to evaluate the potential teratogenicity of the selective ß-adrenoceptor (AR) agonist, CL 316.243. In this context, CL 316.243 was applied to the South African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) embryos. The media containing the CL 316.24-exposed embryos were monitored and changed/replaced once every 24 hours. Using FETAX, we determined the minimum concentrations to inhibit growth (MCIG) for CL 316.243. The 96-hour no observable adverse effect concentration (NOAEC), the 96-hour lowest observable adverse effect concentration (LOAEC), the 96-hour EC50 (malformation) and the 96-hour LC50 (lethal concentration) for mortality and malformation could not be determined because the used concentrations did not affect viability or the presence of abnormalities. On the other hand, the MCIG of CL 316.243 was determined as 1 mg/L. Our results demonstrated that CL 316.243 administration was associated with no of teratogenic and toxic effects. However, from first concentration we used (1 to 5 mg/L) length of embryos reduced significantly (p < 0.001) when compared to control of Xenopus embryos. Further studies should be conducted with different concentrations in order to investigate the optimal concentrations for treating preterm labor with these substances.
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- Ayper Boga
- a Department of Medical Physiology , University of Cukurova , Balcalı , Turkey and
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- b Department of Biostatistics , Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova , Balcalı , Turkey
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- a Department of Medical Physiology , University of Cukurova , Balcalı , Turkey and
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Parida S, Uttam Singh T, Ravi Prakash V, Mishra SK. Molecular and functional characteristics of β3-adrenoceptors in late pregnant mouse uterus: A comparison with β2-adrenoceptors. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 700:74-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Revised: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kaya T, Karadas B, Altun A, Sarac İ, Bagcivan I. Effects and selectivity of CL 316243, beta-3-adrenoceptor agonist, in term-pregnant rat myometrium. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2011; 73:63-9. [PMID: 22189156 DOI: 10.1159/000332393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Recent evidence supports a predominant role of β(3)-adrenoceptors at the end of pregnancy in myometrium. This study was designed to characterize the pharmacology of the selective β(3)-adrenoceptor agonist CL 316243 on oxytocin-induced myometrial contractions and the levels of cAMP and cGMP of myometrial strips isolated from term-pregnant rats. METHODS Myometrial strips were obtained from term-pregnant Wistar albino rats (n = 10), mounted in organ baths and tested for changes in isometric tension in response to CL 316243 (10(-10)-10(-5) M) on oxytocin-induced myometrial contractions. Effects of CL 316243 on cAMP and cGMP levels in isolated myometrial strips (n = 8) were evaluated by radioimmunoassay kits. We evaluated the effect of increasing concentrations of CL 316243 on myometrial contractions and on contractions of myometrial smooth muscle pretreated with metoprolol, ICI 118.551 and SR 59230A (β(1)-, β(2)-, β(3)-adrenoceptor antagonists, respectively, 10(-6) M). RESULTS The inhibition of the amplitude of oxytocin-induced contractions by CL 316243 were antagonized with SR 59230A (10(-6) M), but they were not changed by metoprolol (10(-6) M) or ICI 118.551 (10(-6) M). CL 316243 increased cAMP levels compared to the control group. CL 316243 increased cGMP levels, in the CL 316243 group more than in the control group, but this increase is less significant than cAMP levels. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that the inhibition of rat myometrial contractions with CL 316243 is mediated by β(3)-adrenoceptor subtype and increased cAMP and cGMP levels.
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- Tijen Kaya
- Department of Pharmacology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
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Silberman Y, Ariwodola OJ, Chappell AM, Yorgason JT, Weiner JL. Lateral paracapsular GABAergic synapses in the basolateral amygdala contribute to the anxiolytic effects of beta 3 adrenoceptor activation. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010; 35:1886-96. [PMID: 20410872 PMCID: PMC3055643 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Norepinephrine (NE) is known to play an integral role in the neurobiological response to stress. Exposure to stressful stimuli increases NE levels in brain regions that regulate stress and anxiety, like the basolateral amygdala (BLA). NE is thought to increase excitability in these areas through alpha- and beta-adrenoceptors (ARs), leading to increased anxiety. Surprisingly, recent studies have shown that systemic beta 3-AR agonist administration decreases anxiety-like behaviors, suggesting that beta 3-ARs may inhibit excitability in anxiety-related brain regions. Therefore, in this study we integrated electrophysiological and behavioral approaches to test the hypothesis that the anxiolytic effects of beta 3-AR agonists may be mediated by an increase in BLA GABAergic inhibition. We examined the effect of a selective beta 3-AR agonist, BRL37344 (BRL), on GABAergic synapses arising from local circuit interneurons and inhibitory synapses originating from a recently described population of cells called lateral paracapsular (LPCS) interneurons. Surprisingly, BRL selectively enhanced LPCS-evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents (eIPSCs) with no effect on local GABAergic inhibition. BRL also had no effect on glutamatergic synaptic excitation within the BLA. BRL potentiation of LPCS eIPSCs was blocked by the selective beta 3-AR antagonist, SR59230A, or by intracellular dialysis of Rp-CAMPS (cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor), and this enhancement was not associated with any changes in spontaneous IPSCs or LPCS paired-pulse ratio. BRL also increased the amplitude of unitary LPCS IPSCs (uIPSCs) with no effect on uIPSC failure rate. Finally, bilateral BLA microinjection of BRL reduced anxiety-like behaviors in an open-field assay and the elevated plus-maze. Collectively, these data suggest that beta 3-AR activation selectively enhances LPCS, but not local, BLA GABAergic synapses, and that increases in LPCS-mediated inhibition may contribute to the anxiolytic profile of beta 3-AR agonists.
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- Yuval Silberman
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA,Neuroscience Program, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA, Tel: +1 336 716 8692, Fax: +1 336 716 8501, E-mail:
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Minorics R, Gáspár R, Gál A, Klukovits A, Falkay G. Progesterone decreases the relaxing effect of the beta3-adrenergic receptor agonist BRL 37344 in the pregnant rat myometrium. Reproduction 2009; 138:383-90. [PMID: 19470710 DOI: 10.1530/rep-09-0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although the published results regarding the function of the beta(3)-adrenergic receptors (beta(3)-ARs) in the regulation of smooth muscle activity are very promising, the question of the mechanism of beta(3)-ARs' action in the pregnant myometrium cannot be fully answered by human investigations. To assess whether it possesses an essential role in the regulation of uterine contractility in pregnant rats, as in humans, we performed functional, western blotting and molecular biology experiments on the late-pregnant rat myometrium. The influence of progesterone on the function of the beta(3)-ARs was also investigated. We demonstrated the presence and the functional activity of the beta(3)-ARs in the late-pregnant rat myometrium. The maximum dose-dependent uterus-relaxing effect of the selective beta(3)-agonist BRL 37344 was recorded at the end of pregnancy in rats, similarly as in humans. The extent of its relaxing action was regarded as moderate. The expression of beta(3)-AR protein and mRNA remained unchanged during the investigated period. The administration of progesterone had no effect on the beta(3)-AR mRNA and protein expression or the maximum relaxation effect of BRL 37344, but shifted the dose-response curve to the right and decreased the synthesis of the second messenger, cAMP. It can be concluded that the beta(3)-ARs play an additional role in the regulation of the contractile activity of the pregnant rat uterus. The inhibitory effect of progesterone on the functional activity of the beta(3)-ARs may have important consequences in the case of human application if this effect is also demonstrated in pregnant human myometrial tissue.
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- Renáta Minorics
- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Metabolic responses to BRL37344 and clenbuterol in soleus muscle and C2C12 cells via different atypical pharmacologies and beta2-adrenoceptor mechanisms. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 155:395-406. [PMID: 18552870 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Picomolar concentrations of the beta3-adrenoceptor agonist BRL37344 stimulate 2-deoxyglucose uptake in soleus muscle via undefined receptors. Higher concentrations alter uptake, apparently via beta2-adrenoceptors. Effects of BRL37344 and beta2-adrenoceptor agonists are compared. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Mouse soleus muscles were incubated with 2-deoxy[1-(14)C]-glucose, [1-(14)C]-palmitate or [2-(14)C]-pyruvate, and BRL37344, beta2-adrenoceptor agonists and selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonists. Formation of 2-deoxy[1-(14)C]-glucose-6-phosphate or (14)CO2 was measured. 2-Deoxy[1-(14)C]-glucose uptake and beta-adrenoceptor mRNA were measured in C2C12 cells. KEY RESULTS 10 pM BRL37344, 10 pM clenbuterol and 100 pM salbutamol stimulated 2-deoxyglucose uptake in soleus muscle by 33-54%. The effect of BRL37344 was prevented by 1 microM atenolol but not by 300 nM CGP20712A or IC3118551, or 1 microM SR59230A; that of clenbuterol was prevented by ICI118551 but not atenolol. 10 nM BRL37344 stimulated 2-deoxyglucose uptake, whereas 100 nM clenbuterol and salbutamol inhibited uptake. These effects were blocked by ICI118551. Similar results were obtained in C2C12 cells, in which only beta2-adrenoceptor mRNA could be detected by RT-PCR. 10 nM BRL37344 and 10 pM clenbuterol stimulated muscle palmitate oxidation. In the presence of palmitate, BRL37344 no longer stimulated 2-deoxyglucose uptake and the effect of clenbuterol was not significant. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Stimulation of glucose uptake by 10 pM BRL37344 and clenbuterol involves different atypical pharmacologies. Nanomolar concentrations of BRL37344 and clenbuterol, probably acting via beta2-adrenoceptors, have opposite effects on glucose uptake. The agonists preferentially stimulate fat rather than carbohydrate oxidation, but stimulation of endogenous fat oxidation cannot explain why 100 nM clenbuterol inhibited 2-deoxyglucose uptake.
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Clouse AK, Riedel E, Hieble JP, Westfall TD. The effects and selectivity of beta-adrenoceptor agonists in rat myometrium and urinary bladder. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 573:184-9. [PMID: 17632099 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2007] [Revised: 06/05/2007] [Accepted: 06/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recent evidence supports a role for beta(3)-adrenoceptors in human non-pregnant and pregnant myometrium. The present study was designed to characterize the pharmacology of beta-adrenoceptors involved in the function of non-pregnant rat myometrium by comparison of the activity of several beta-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists in isolated rat uterus and urinary bladder. Contractions of myometrial and detrusor strips were induced by adding 1 nM oxytocin and 15 mM KCl respectively. Cumulative concentration-response curves to the selective beta(3)-adrenoceptor agonists, CL 316243 and BRL 37344 and the selective beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist ritodrine were obtained in the presence and absence of the selective beta(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist ICI 118551 and the non-selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist bupranolol. Both BRL 37344 (pD(2)=6.79+/-0.09) and ritodrine (pD(2)=6.89+/-0.19) produced potent inhibition of oxytocin-induced contractions in myometrial strips; CL 316243 was inactive at concentrations up to 10 microM. Concentration effect curves to both BRL 37344 and ritodrine were shifted (10 to 30-fold) to the right in the presence of ICI 118551 (10 nM). BRL 37344 (pD(2)=8.51+/-0.21) and CL 316243 (pD(2)=8.61+/-0.24) produced potent inhibition of detrusor strips, while ritodrine was almost 100-fold less potent (pD(2)=5.83+/-0.17). The response to all agonists was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with bupranolol (10 microM), but only ritodrine was affected by ICI 118551 (1 microM). These results demonstrate that relaxation of rat myometrium is mediated by beta(2)-adrenoceptors while, consistent with previous reports, the beta(3)-subtype is primarily responsible for relaxation of rat detrusor.
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- Angela K Clouse
- Department of Urogenital Biology, Cardiovascular and Urogenital Center of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, P.O. Box 1539, 709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA
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Topalkara A, Karadas B, Toker MI, Kaya T, Durmus N, Turgut B. Relaxant effects of β-adrenoceptor agonist formoterol and BRL 37344 on bovine iris sphincter and ciliary muscle. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 548:144-9. [PMID: 16973159 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2006] [Revised: 07/22/2006] [Accepted: 08/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We investigated the relaxant effect of beta2-adrenoceptor agonist formoterol and beta3-adrenoceptor agonist BRL 37344 on bovine iris sphincter and ciliary muscle and measured cAMP and cGMP levels. Iris sphincter (n = 16) and ciliary muscle (n = 16) strips were mounted in organ baths and tested for changes in isometric tension in response to formoterol and BRL 37344. Their relaxant effects on serotonin-induced contractions in the presence or absence of metoprolol, ICI 118.551 and SR 59230A (beta1-, beta2-, beta3-adrenoceptor antagonist, respectively) were investigated. Their effects on cAMP and cGMP levels in iris sphincter (n = 12) and ciliary muscle (n = 12) were evaluated. Formoterol (10(-11)-10(-5) M) and BRL 37344 (10(-10)-10(-5) M) decreased the serotonine-induced contractions in a concentration-dependent manner. Emax values of formoterol were significantly higher than those of BRL 37344 in iris sphincter and ciliary muscle, with no significant change in pD2 values. The relaxation responses by formoterol and BRL 37344 were antagonized with ICI 118.551 (10(-6) M) and SR 59230A (10(-6) M). cAMP levels of formoterol- and BRL 37344-treated tissues were significantly higher than those of the control tissues. cGMP levels of BRL 37344-treated tissues were significantly higher than those of control tissues, but this effect of BRL 37344 was less significant than its effect on cAMP levels. beta-adrenoceptor relaxation responses in bovine iris sphincter and ciliary muscle are mediated by a mixed population of beta2- and beta3-adrenoceptor subtypes, with a predominant contribution of cAMP. Potency of formoterol and BRL 37344 was similar, but efficacy of formoterol was better than BRL 37344.
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- Aysen Topalkara
- Department of Ophthalmology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
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