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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2008

Characterization of the alpha1-adrenoceptor subtype mediating contractions of the pig internal anal sphincter.

Ka Mills, N Hausman, R Chess-Williams

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2008. 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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  3. Control of Motility in the Internal Anal Sphincter.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2019
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  6. Subtypes of functional alpha1-adrenoceptor.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2010
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Ka MillsFaculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.
N Hausman
R Chess-Williams

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Abstract

background and purposeThe internal anal sphincter has been shown to contract in response to alpha1-adrenoceptor stimulation and therefore alpha1-adrenoceptor agonists may be useful in treating faecal incontinence. This study characterizes the alpha1-adrenoceptor subtype responsible for mediating contraction of the internal anal sphincter of the pig. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: The potency of agonists and the affinities of several receptor subtype selective antagonists were determined on smooth muscle strips for the pig internal anal sphincter. Cumulative concentration-response curves were performed using phenylephrine and noradrenaline. KEY

resultsThe potency of the alpha1A-adrenoceptor selective agonist A61603 (pEC50=7.79+/-0.04) was 158-fold greater than that for noradrenaline (pEC50=5.59+/-0.02). Phenylephrine (pEC50=5.99+/-0.05) was 2.5-fold more potent than noradrenaline. The alpha1D-adrenoceptor selective antagonist BMY7378 caused rightward shifts of the concentration-response curves to phenylephrine and noradrenaline, yielding low affinity estimates of 6.59+/-0.15 and 6.33+/-0.13, respectively. Relatively high affinity estimates were obtained for the alpha1A-adrenoceptor selective antagonists, RS100329 (9.01+/-0.14 and 9.06+/-0.22 with phenylephrine and noradrenaline, respectively) and 5-methylurapidil (8.51+/-0.10 and 8.31+/-0.10, respectively). Prazosin antagonized responses of the sphincter to phenylephrine and noradrenaline, yielding mean affinity estimates of 8.58+/-0.10 and 8.15+/-0.08, respectively. The Schild slope for prazosin with phenylephrine was equal to unity (1.01+/-0.24), however the Schild slope using noradrenaline was significantly less than unity (0.50+/-0.11, P<0.05). CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The results suggest that contraction of circular smooth muscle from the pig internal anal sphincter is mediated via a population of adrenoceptors with the pharmacological characteristics of the alpha1A/L-adrenoceptor, most probably the alpha1L-adrenoceptor form of this receptor.

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Muscle ContractionAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAnal CanalAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugIn Vitro TechniquesReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1SwineAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1

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PMCPMC2527848

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