Differential blockade by nifedipine and omega-conotoxin GVIA of alpha 1- and beta 1-adrenoceptor-controlled calcium channels on motor nerve terminals of the rat |
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Authors: | I Wessler D J Dooley H Osswald F Schlemmer |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology, University of Mainz, F.R.G. |
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Abstract: | Electrically evoked release of 3H]acetylcholine (3H]ACh) from the rat phrenic nerve and its facilitation by stimulation of presynaptic alpha 1- and beta 1-adrenoceptors were investigated in the absence and presence of nifedipine and omega-conotoxin GVIA. Both calcium channel antagonists did not modify electrically evoked 3H]ACh release, but selectively blocked the effect triggered by both facilitatory adrenergic receptors. The increase in 3H]ACh release mediated via beta 1-adrenoceptor activation was abolished by low concentrations (1 nM) of omega-conotoxin GVIA, whereas nifedipine (100 nM) abolished the facilitatory effect mediated via alpha 1-adrenoceptor stimulation. Therefore, the beta 1-adrenoceptor is apparently coupled to a calcium channel that can be regarded as of the N-type, and the alpha 1-adrenoceptor is apparently coupled to a calcium channel that appears as a subtype of the L-type which is not sensitive to omega-conotoxin GVIA. |
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