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Muscarinic M3 receptors mediate contractions in rabbit, endothelium-denuded aorta in vitro.

Journal of autonomic pharmacology (1994-08-01)
N Watson, R M Eglen
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1. Muscarinic receptors mediating contraction of rabbit endothelium-denuded aorta have been characterized functionally, in vitro, using a range of antagonists (atropine, pirenzepine, methoctramine, himbacine, 4-diphenyl-acetoxy-N-methyl piperidine methiodide (4-DAMP) and para-fluoro-hexahydro-siladifenidol (p-F-HHSiD). 2. The non-selective muscarinic agonist, (+)cis-dioxolane, induced concentration-dependent contractions of endothelium-denuded aortic rings. The potency (EC50) of (+)cis-dioxolane was 1.0 +/- 0.4 microM and the maximal increase in isometric tension was 944 +/- 98 mg (mean +/- SEM, n = 25). The concentration-effect curves to (+)cis-dioxolane were shifted to the right in the presence of antagonists, in a concentration-dependent manner. The following affinities (-log KB) were calculated; atropine, 9.4; pirenzepine, 6.6; methoctramine, 5.9; himbacine, 7.1; 4-DAMP, 9.2; and p-F-HHSiD, 7.7. 3. It is concluded that muscarinic M3 receptors mediate contractions of endothelium-denuded aorta. The low potency of (+)cis-dioxolane, when compared to its potency in other M3 receptor assays, suggests that the efficiency of receptor coupling, associated with contraction of this tissue, is poor.

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2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolane, 97%