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. 1994 Nov;113(3):699–702. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb17049.x

Atypical beta-adrenoceptors in the rat isolated common carotid artery.

M A Oriowo 1
PMCID: PMC1510448  PMID: 7858857

Abstract

1. The possible existence of atypical beta-adrenoceptors in vascular smooth muscle of the rat common carotid artery was examined in this study. 2. Isoprenaline produced concentration-dependent relaxation of noradrenaline (10(-7) M) precontracted ring segments of the carotid artery. The relaxation was not affected by endothelial denudation. 3. Propranolol (10(-8) M-3 x 10(-7) M) shifted the isoprenaline curve to the right without suppressing the maximum response. However, the slope (0.74) of the Schild plot was significantly (P < 0.05) less than 1. 4. Salbutamol (beta 2), CGP 12177 and BRL 37344 (beta 3) also concentration-dependently relaxed noradrenaline precontracted artery segments. These relaxations were not affected by propranolol (10(-7) M). Pretreatment of the artery segments with BRL 37344 did not desensitize the tissue to the relaxant effect of isoprenaline, CGP 12177 and salbutamol. 5. It is concluded that atypical beta-adrenoceptors exist in vascular smooth muscle of the common carotid artery.

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