ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Postsynaptic alpha-2 Adrenoceptor
;
BHT920
;
Clonidine
;
Yohimbine
;
Canine portal vein
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The responses of isolated canine portal veins, in either transverse or longitudinal strip, to alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonists were examined. B-HT920, a selective alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist, did not elicit an appreciable response in the transverse strips of the portal vein under resting tone (0.5 g/mm width). When the preparation was partially precontracted with phenylephrine, prostaglandin F2α, KCl, Bay K 8644, acetylcholine, 5-hydroxytryptamine, histamine, or A23187, B-HT920 evoked concentration-dependent contractile responses (3 × 10−9-10−6 M). Maximum contractions, which depended on the precontraction levels and the precontracting substances, ranged from 10–35% of those evoked by norepinephrine 10−5 M. Similar precontraction-dependent contractile responses were obtained in the longitudinal strips. Concentration-response curves of B-HT920 in the transverse strips precontracted with prostaglandin F2α were shifted by yohimbine to the right, but not by prazosin. Schild analysis yielded a slope of unity and a pA2 of 8.79. Clonidine also showed a similar precontraction-dependent contractile response. The lower part of the concentration-response curve of clonidine was shifted by yohimbine. These results may be explained by the presence of postsynaptic alpha-2 adrenoceptors in canine portal vein, which mediate a contractile response under certain conditions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00182726
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