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  • Title: Effects of DJ-7141, a new peripherally acting alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist, on blood pressure and gastric acid output in rats: evidence for the heterogeneity of alpha-2 adrenoceptors in different organs.
    Author: Yokotani K, Osumi Y.
    Journal: Jpn J Pharmacol; 1987 Apr; 43(4):415-22. PubMed ID: 2886689.
    Abstract:
    Effects of intravenously administered clonidine and DJ-7141 on blood pressure and gastric acid output were studied in anesthetized rats. Both drugs caused a dose-dependent increase in blood pressure. Clonidine-induced increases in the blood pressure were attenuated by yohimbine and prazosin. DJ-7141-induced increases in blood pressure were also attenuated by yohimbine, but were little affected even by a large dose of prazosin. Splanchnic nerve stimulation-induced increases in blood pressure were attenuated by clonidine and DJ-7141. The inhibitory effects of DJ-7141 exceeded those of clonidine. On the other hand, these agonists had no effect on exogenously applied norepinephrine-induced increases in blood pressure. Vagally stimulated gastric acid output was inhibited by small doses of clonidine and large doses of DJ-7141. Clonidine-induced inhibition of acid output was abolished by yohimbine (5 mg/kg), but not by prazosin (5 mg/kg). In contrast, the DJ-7141-induced inhibition of acid output was not affected by yohimbine (5 mg/kg), but was attenuated by a small dose of prazosin (0.1 mg/kg). These results indicate that DJ-7141 had no effect on alpha-2 adrenoceptors in gastric parasympathetic nerves. Furthermore, the alpha-2 adrenoceptors on parasympathetic nerves in the gastric wall are probably pharmacologically different from those on sympathetic nerves and blood vessels in rats.
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