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Maggi, C.A. et al.

Tachykinin receptors in the guinea-pig isolated bronchi.

The aim of the study was to assess which tachykinin receptors mediate the contractile response in the guinea-pig isolated bronchi. Experiments with natural tachykinins and receptor-selective tachykinin agonists were performed in the absence or presence of peptidase inhibitors and in bronchi pretreated with phenoxybenzamine. Both NK-1 (substance P, substance P methylester and septide) and NK-2 (neurokinin A, [beta-Ala8]neurokinin A-(4-10) and MDL 28,564) receptor agonists produced concentration-dependent contraction. NK-3 agonists (senktide and [MePhe7]neurokinin B) were active only at high concentrations. Phenoxybenzamine pretreatment reduced the maximal response to NK-1 agonists and produced a rightward shift of the curve to NK-2 agonists, without depression of the maximum. Five tachykinin antagonists selective for the NK-1 (L 668,169) or the NK-2 (MEN 10,207, MEN 10,376, L 659,877 and R 396) receptor were tested against substance P methylester and [beta-Ala8]neurokinin A-(4-10). The results indicated that these receptor-selective antagonists maintain their characteristic even when tested in a multireceptor assay such as the guinea-pig bronchus. The rank order of potency of NK-2 antagonists against [beta-Ala8]neurokinin A-(4-10) was MEN 10,207 = MEN 10,376 greater than L 659,877 much greater than R 396. This pattern, with the observation of the full agonist activity of MDL 28,564, indicates that in addition to NK-1 receptors, NK-2 receptors also are present in the guinea-pig bronchi and belong to the same subtype (NK-2A) as present in the rabbit pulmonary artery.[1]

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Tachykinin receptors in the guinea-pig isolated bronchi. Maggi, C.A., Patacchini, R., Quartara, L., Rovero, P., Santicioli, P. Eur. J. Pharmacol. (1991) [Pubmed]

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