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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6-7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-25
pubmed:abstractText
A variety of neurons in gastrointestinal and genitourinary smooth muscle express muscarinic auto- as well as heteroreceptors. These receptors are found on the soma and dendrites of many cholinergic, sympathetic and NANC neurons and on axon terminals. A given neuron may contain both excitatory and inhibitory presynaptic muscarinic receptors. The subtypes involved are species- and tissue-dependent, and neuronal M1 to M4 receptors have been shown to be expressed in smooth muscle tissues. In this study, the ability of several selective muscarinic receptor antagonists to inhibit the effect of arecaidine propargyl ester (APE) on prejunctional muscarinic receptors on sympathetic nerve endings in the rabbit anococcygeus muscle (RAM) was investigated to characterise the receptor subtype involved. Electrical field stimulation (EFS) resulted in a release of noradrenaline (NA) eliciting monophasic contractions due to stimulation of postjunctional alpha1-adrenoceptors. The selective muscarinic agonist APE did not reduce contractions to exogenous NA, but caused a concentration-related and N-methylatropine-sensitive inhibition of neurogenic responses. All muscarinic antagonists investigated failed to affect the EFS-induced contractions, but shifted the concentration-response curve of APE to the right in a parallel and surmountable fashion. Schild analysis yielded regression lines of unit slope, indicating competitive antagonism. The following rank order of antagonist potencies (pA2 values) was found: tripitramine (9.10) > AQ-RA 741 (8.26) > or = himbacine (8.04) > or = (S)-dimethindene (7.69) > pirenzepine (6.46) > or = p-F-HHSiD (6.27). A comparison of the pA2 values determined in the present study with literature binding and functional affinities obtained at native or recombinant M1 to M5 receptors strongly suggests that NA release from sympathetic nerve endings in RAM is inhibited by activation of prejunctional muscarinic M2 receptors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0024-3205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
403-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Arecoline, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Digestive System, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Muscarinic Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Muscarinic Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Nerve Endings, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Presynaptic Terminals, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Receptors, Muscarinic, pubmed-meshheading:10069503-Urogenital System
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuronal soma-dendritic and prejunctional M1-M4 receptors in gastrointestinal and genitourinary smooth muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Biocentre Niederursel, University of Frankfurt, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't