Jpn. J. Pharmacol. 80 (2), 127-136 (1999)


Isoeugenolol: A Selective beta1-Adrenergic Antagonist With Tracheal and Vascular Smooth Muscle Relaxant Properties

Young-Tso Lin (1), Bin-Nan Wu (2), Chiou-Fenq Horng (2), Yeun-Chih Huang (2), Show-Jen Hong (2), Yi-Ching Lo (2), Chang-Jenq Cheng (2) and Ing-Jun Chen (2,*)


Departments of (1) Cardiovascular Surgery and (2) Pharmacology, Kaohsiung Medical College, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
(*) To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Abstract: Isoeugenolol (1.0, 3.0, 5.0 mg/kg, i.v.) produced a dose-dependent bradycardia and a decrease in blood pressure in anesthetized Wistar rats. Isoeugenolol inhibited the tachycardia effects induced by (-)isoproterenol, but had no blocking effect on the arterial pressor responses induced by (-)phenylephrine. In isolated guinea pig tissues, isoeugenolol antagonized (-)isoproterenol-induced positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on the atria and tracheal relaxations in a concentration-dependent manner. The apparent pA2 values for isoeugenolol on right atria, left atria and trachea were 7.63+/-0.03, 7.89+/-0.12 and 6.12+/-0.05, respectively, indicating that isoeugenolol was a highly selective beta1-adrenoceptor blocker. On the other hand, isoeugenolol produced a mild direct cardiac depression at high concentration and was without intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (ISA). In isolated rat thoracic aorta, isoeugenolol relaxed more potently the contractions induced by (-)phenylephrine (10 microM) and 5-HT (10 microM) than those by high K+ (75 mM). In isolated guinea pig trachea, isoeugenolol attenuated the carbachol (1 microM)-contracted trachea more significantly than those contracted with high K+. Furthermore, the binding characteristics of isoeugenolol and various beta-adrenoceptor antagonists were evaluated in [3H]CGP-12177 binding to rat ventricle, lung and interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) membranes. The -log IC50 values of isoeugenolol for predominate beta1-, beta2- and beta3-adrenergic receptor sites were 5.82+/-0.09, 4.74+/-0.05 and 4.73+/-0.12 respectively. In conclusion, isoeugenolol was found to be a highly selective beta1-adrenoceptor antagonist with tracheal and vascular smooth muscle relaxant activities, but was devoid of alpha-adrenoceptor-blocking action.


Keywords: Isoeugenol, beta1-Adrenoceptor antagonist, Smooth muscle relaxation,
Interscapular brown adipose tissue, Radioligand binding study


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