Abstract
1. The alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes mediating the regulation of arterial pressure (AP) and urethral perfusion pressure (UP) in the anaesthetized rat were characterized by using selective alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists. 2. Intravenous administration of selective alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonists elicited a dose-dependent increase in AP and UP. The rank order of agonist potency: oxymetazoline (ED50, 6.2 and 8.2 nmol kg-1 > phenylephrine (ED50, 32 and 27 nmol kg-1 > methoxamine (ED50, 300 and 296 nmol kg-1 was the same for AP and UP, respectively. 3. The effects of phenylephrine on AP and UP were antagonized, in a dose related-manner, by pretreatment with alfuzosin, BMY 7378, 5-methyl-urapidil, phentolamine, prazosin, spiperone and WB 4101.5-methyl-urapidil was the only alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist more potent on UP than on AP. 4. The potency of the different alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonists tested on AP and UP was significantly correlated with their binding affinity for the expressed recombinant alpha 1a-, but not alpha 1b- or alpha 1d-, adrenoceptor subtype. 5. The results suggest that in the anaesthetized rat (1) both AP and UP are regulated by the alpha 1A-adrenoceptor subtype; and (2) the urogenital selectivity...Continue Reading
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