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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2002

Alpha-1 adrenoceptor up-regulation induced by prazosin but not KMD-3213 or reserpine in rats.

Li Zhang, Takanobu Taniguchi, Takashi Tanaka, Kazumasa Shinozuka, Masaru Kunitomo, Masahiko Nishiyama, Koji Kamata, Ikunobu Muramatsu

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Li ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Fukui Medical University, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Takanobu Taniguchi
Takashi Tanaka
Kazumasa Shinozuka
Masaru Kunitomo
Masahiko Nishiyama
Koji Kamata
Ikunobu Muramatsu
University of Fukui · JPKissei Pharmaceutical (Japan) · JPMukogawa Women's University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

1. We have investigated the effects of chronic administration of prazosin (a subtype-nonspecific alpha-1 AR antagonist), KMD-3213 (an alpha-1A AR subtype-specific antagonist) and reserpine (a catecholamine depletor) on the density of alpha-1 AR subtypes in various rat tissues (liver, kidney, submaxillary gland, heart and spleen). 2. Administration of prazosin (2 mg kg(-1) day(-1), i.p.) for 2 weeks did not affect K(D) values for [(3)H]-prazosin or [(3)H]-KMD-3213 of alpha-1 ARs in five rat tissues tested. However, it caused 52% up-regulation of alpha-1B AR in the spleen, and 84% and 107% up-regulation of alpha-1A- and alpha-1B ARs, respectively, in the heart. Although major subtypes of alpha-1 AR are alpha-1A AR in the submaxillary gland, alpha-1B AR in the liver, and alpha-1A and alpha-1B ARs in the kidney, these tissues showed no up-regulation. The mRNA levels of alpha-1 AR subtypes were not affected by prazosin administration in any tissue tested. 3. Neither administration of KMD-3213 (2 mg kg(-1) day(-1), i.p.) nor reserpine (0.5 - 1 mg kg(-1) day(-1), i.p.) for 2 weeks caused any change in either the binding affinity for [(3)H]-prazosin or [(3)H]-KMD-3213 or the density of the alpha-1 AR subtypes in the five rat tissues. 4. Neither prazosin nor KMD-3213 treatment reduced the noradrenaline content in the five rat tissues, in contrast to reserpine treatment, which markedly reduced it. 5. The findings of the present study demonstrated that up-regulation of alpha-1 AR is selectively caused by prazosin treatment in some tissues but neither by KMD-3213 treatment nor by chemical denervation with reserpine. These results suggest that up-regulation of alpha-1 ARs is not caused by a simple blockade of sympathetic tone.

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Adrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveIndolesMaleNorepinephrinePolymerase Chain ReactionPrazosinRadioligand AssayRatsRats, WistarReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1ReserpineTissue DistributionTritiumAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsIndolesNorepinephrinePrazosinReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1ReserpinesilodosinTritium

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PMID11934817
PMCPMC1573304
OpenAlexW1998021465

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