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. 1992 Jan;105(1):142–146. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1992.tb14225.x

Subtype classification of the presynaptic alpha-adrenoceptors which regulate [3H]-noradrenaline secretion in guinea-pig isolated urethra.

P Alberts 1
PMCID: PMC1908620  PMID: 1317735

Abstract

1. The following experiments were carried out to investigate the presence and type of functional presynaptic receptors in adrenergic nerves of the guinea-pig urethra. 2. The urethra from male guinea-pigs was incubated with [3H]-noradrenaline and superfused with Tyrode solution in vitro. The fractional secretion of [3H]-noradrenaline evoked by 300 electrical pulses was measured. 3. The [3H]-noradrenaline secretion was positively frequency-dependent, yielding a half-maximal secretion at 8 +/- 5 Hz. Stimulation was usually applied at 5 Hz. 4. The [3H]-noradrenaline secretion was not altered by noradrenaline (1 or 100 microM), norephedrine (1 microM), isoprenaline (0.1 microM), 5-hydroxytryptamine (10 microM), oxotremorine (10 microM), adenosine (0.2 mM), propranolol (1 microM), atropine (1 microM) or 8-phenyltheophylline (10 microM). 5. The [3H]-noradrenaline secretion was enhanced by clonidine (3 microM), chlorpromazine (10 microM), metitepine (1 microM), 4-aminopyridine (0.5 mM), tetraethylammonium (2 mM), 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (4 mM), 8-bromo cyclic AMP (1 mM) and forskolin (25 microM). 6. The alpha-adrenoceptor antagonists rauwolscine, yohimbine, phentolamine, prazosin and AR-C 239 maximally enhanced the [3H]-noradrenaline secretion to about 300% of control. The partial alpha-adrenoceptor agonist oxymetazoline maximally enhanced the secretion to about 200% of control. The order of apparent EC50 values was rauwolscine less than yohimbine less than phentolamine less than oxymetazoline less than prazosin less than AR-C 239.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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