Abstract
Beta adrenergic receptor blocking actions of (-) and (+) isomers of methoxamine and related compounds were investigated in isolated guinea-pig tracheal chain preparations. (-)-Isoproterenol was used as the agonist and tissue was exposed to antagonist for 3 min. All agents except (+)-isopropylmethoxamine produced a concentration-dependent parallel shift of dose-response curves of the agonist to the right. pA2 values for (-)-isopropylmethoxamine, (-)-methoxamine and (+)-methoxamine were 6.53, 6.25 and 4.37, respectively. (±)-Desoxymethoxamine also was found to produce a significant blockade of beta adrenergic receptors. The pA2 value for (±)-desoxyisopropylmethoxamine was 4.85 and that for (±)-desoxymethoxamine was 5.09. (±)-Desoxymethoxamine was found to have approximately the same activity as (+)-methoxamine, whereas (±)-desoxyisopropylmethoxamine was much more active than (+)-isopropylmethoxamine.
Footnotes
- Received October 24, 1966.
- Accepted January 16, 1967.
- © 1967 by The Williams & Wilkins Company
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