Functional relationship between platelet alpha 2-adrenoceptors and sympathetic nerve activity in man.
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Noshiro T, Miura Y, Kimura S, Meguro Y, Sugawara T, Ohashi H, Takahashi M, Sano N, Watanabe H, Ohzeki T, et al.
Functional relationship between platelet alpha 2-adrenoceptors and sympathetic nerve activity in man.
Clin Exp Hypertens A. 1989;11 Suppl 1:287-94.
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Functional relationships between platelet alpha 2-adrenoceptors and sympathetic nerve activity were studied in patients with essential hypertension (n = 23), primary aldosteronism (n = 10), and normal subjects (n = 12). The maximum number of binding sites (Bmax) and the dissociation constant (Kd) of 3H-yohimbine on platelet membranes and resting plasma norepinephrine (NE) were similar among these groups of subjects. In all subjects combined, Bmax values were correlated positively (r = 0.471, p less than 0.01) to resting plasma NE and negatively (r = -0.531, p less than 0.01) to the changes in plasma NE when subjects were moved from lying to standing. A 2-4 week treatment with guanabenz or bethanidine induced a parallel fall of both Bmax and plasma NE, whereas administration of reserpine caused a similar fall of plasma NE but Bmax remained unchanged. Kd values were not changed after any of these treatments. The results support the view that platelet alpha 2-adrenoceptor density is functionally regulated in parallel with sympathetic nerve activity rather than plasma NE per se. This hypothesis seems quite reasonable when it is extended to the presynaptic alpha 2-adrenoceptors; otherwise, the negative feedback function on NE release should be lessened and contradictory to its physiological role.
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Drug Target Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Bethanidine Alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (Protein Group) Protein group Humans YesAgonistDetails