ACTIONS OF LOCALLY ADMINISTERED ADRENOCEPTOR AGONISTS ON INCREASED PLASMA PROTEIN EXTRAVASATION AND BLOOD FLOW IN GUINEA‐PIG SKIN
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- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 70 (3), 461-467
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.1980.tb08724.x
Abstract
1 Bradykinin-induced increased plasma protein extravasation (IPPE) and blood flow have been assessed in guinea-pig skin by isotopic methods. 2 The effects of a range of adrenoceptor agonists on these parameters have been investigated. 3 α-Adrenoceptor agonists inhibited IPPE and reduced cutaneous blood flow. The potency of α-agonists as inhibitors of IPPE correlated with their vasoconstrictor effects. The actions of noradrenaline on both IPPE and blood flow were blocked by phentolamine but not by propranolol. 4 β-Adrenoceptor agonists inhibited IPPE at doses which either increased or caused little change in cutaneous blood flow. Isoprenaline inhibition of IPPE was reduced by propranolol but was unaffected by phentolamine. 5 The inhibitory action of α-agonists on IPPE can be explained by a reduction in blood flow to the affected site. Beta agonist inhibition is not due to effects on blood flow but is probably caused by a reduction in permeability of the microvessels.Keywords
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