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alpha 1-adrenoceptor activation can increase heart rate directly or decrease it indirectly through parasympathetic

N A Flavahan, J C McGrath

    British Journal of Pharmacology
    |October 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor agonists affect heart rate differently in rats. Alpha-1 agonists can increase or decrease heart rate, while alpha-2 agonists primarily decrease it.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacology
    • Cardiovascular Physiology

    Background:

    • Adrenoceptors play a crucial role in regulating heart rate.
    • Understanding the specific roles of alpha- and beta-adrenoceptors is vital for cardiovascular drug development.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the chronotropic effects of alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor agonists in a pithed rat model.
    • To differentiate the mechanisms underlying alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated chronotropic responses.

    Main Methods:

    • Administration of various alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor agonists (isoprenaline, phenylephrine, amidephrine, xylazine) in pithed rats.
    • Assessment of heart rate changes (chronotropic effects).
    • Pharmacological blockade and potentiation studies to elucidate receptor pathways.

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    Main Results:

    • Isoprenaline (beta-agonist) caused a positive chronotropic effect.
    • Alpha-1 agonists (phenylephrine, amidephrine) induced both positive and negative chronotropic effects, with distinct time courses.
    • Negative chronotropic effects of alpha-agonists involved parasympathetic pathways and potentially alpha-1 adrenoceptors on preganglionic nerves.
    • Xylazine (alpha-2 agonist) produced a direct negative chronotropic effect, independent of alpha-adrenoceptors, but could stimulate cardiac alpha-1 adrenoceptors at high doses.

    Conclusions:

    • Cardiac alpha-1 adrenoceptors mediate direct positive chronotropic responses.
    • A novel mechanism involving alpha-1 adrenoceptors on parasympathetic nerves may contribute to negative chronotropic effects.
    • Alpha-2 adrenoceptors do not appear to have functional post-junctional roles in this model.