ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
atenolol
;
ICI 118551
;
propranolol
;
beta1-/beta2-adrenoceptors
;
selectivity
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We have studied the contribution of beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptors to the isoprenaline-induced changes in heart rate, blood pressure, forearm blood flow, peripheral vascular resistance, and finger tremor. This was achieved by a comparison of the effects of atenolol 50 mg, ICI 118551 25 mg, propranolol 80 mg, atenolol 50 mg combined with ICI 118551 25 mg, propranolol 80 mg combined with ICI 118551 25 mg, and placebo. Atenolol 50 mg and ICI 118551 25 mg caused similar attenuations in the isoprenaline-induced changes in heart rate and diastolic blood pressure, but the responses after the combination of atenolol and ICI 118551 were similar to those after propranolol 80 mg. There was no difference in the forearm blood flow responses to isoprenaline after atenolol 50 mg and ICI 118551, but atenolol 50 mg did not reduce peripheral vascular resistance compared with placebo. Both responses after treatment with atenolol combined with ICI 118551 were similar to those after propranolol 80 mg. Finger tremor responses to isoprenaline were antagonized by ICI 118551 alone and in combination with propranolol and atenolol but not by atenolol alone, suggesting that the response is beta2-adrenoceptor-mediated. We conclude that the cardiovascular responses to isoprenaline are mediated by both beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptors, whereas the finger tremor response is mediated by beta2-adrenoceptors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00558246
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