W. G. Anderson
Jun 1, 1983
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The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
Abstract
Isolated right and left guinea-pig atria, guinea-pig tracheae and rabbit aortic strips were used to define the sympathomimetic properties of N-isopropyloctopamine. This compound was a highly beta selective, direct-acting adrenergic agonist, approximately 200- and 440-fold less potent than isoproterenol in cardiac and smooth muscle, respectively. It was nearly a full agonist in both cardiac and smooth muscle without appreciable selectivity for either beta-1 or beta-2 receptors and had no demonstrable beta blocking activity. No alpha adrenergic activity was detectable within the concentration range tested. The chronotropic effect of N-isopropyloctopamine was very persistent and resistant to repeated washing of the tissues, which may reflect unusually firm binding to beta receptors.