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  • Title: Alpha 1-adrenoceptor responsiveness in the aging aorta.
    Author: Gurdal H, Cai G, Johnson MD.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1995 Feb 14; 274(1-3):117-23. PubMed ID: 7768263.
    Abstract:
    Previous studies from this laboratory have shown that aortic alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated responsiveness is altered during maturation and aging. This study examines the possibility that there is a change in the alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes in the aorta during maturation and aging. The apparent affinity of norepinephrine, as determined by partial receptor inactivation with the alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist phenoxybenzamine, was found to be higher in 1-month-old rats compared to 6- and 24-month-old rats. The alpha 1B-adrenoceptor subtype-selective antagonist chlorethylclonidine was used to examine possible heterogeneity in aortic alpha 1-adrenoceptors. The inhibitory effect of chlorethylclonidine on norepinephrine-stimulated contraction was greater in young animals compared to aged animals. Chlorethylclonidine blocked norepinephrine-stimulated inositol phosphate accumulation in 1-month-old aorta but it produced only partial inhibition in the 6- and 24-month-old aortas. The relatively non-selective alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonists phenoxybenzamine (0.1 microM) and prazosin (0.1 microM) inhibited inositol phosphate accumulation and contractile responses in all ages. The complete block of alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated responses by chlorethylclonidine in younger animals shows that alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated responses are mediated by the chlorethylclonidine-sensitive alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes. The partial inhibition by chlorethylclonidine of alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated responses in 6- and 24-month-old animals indicates an increased role of an alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtype that is relatively insensitive to chlorethylclonidine.
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