Does treatment with beta-adrenergic blocking agents cause a decrease in beta 2-adrenoceptor affinity?

The effect of beta-adrenoceptor antagonists (BAAs) differing in lipophilicity and partial agonist activity (PAA), and a full agonist, on the dissociation constant for [125I]-(-)- iodocyanopindolol binding to beta 2-adrenoceptors (KD) has been investigated. Twelve healthy, normotensive male volunteer...

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Published in:European journal of clinical pharmacology 1992, Vol.42 (6), p.613-618
Main Authors: Blankesteijn, W M, Graafsma, S J, Hectors, M P, Olde Riekerink, E A, Rodrigues de Miranda, J F, Thien, T
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - pharmacology
Adult
Albuterol - pharmacology
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Double-Blind Method
Heart Rate - drug effects
Humans
Labetalol - pharmacology
Leukocytes, Mononuclear - drug effects
Male
Pindolol - pharmacology
Propranolol - pharmacology
Radioligand Assay
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta - drug effects
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Summary:The effect of beta-adrenoceptor antagonists (BAAs) differing in lipophilicity and partial agonist activity (PAA), and a full agonist, on the dissociation constant for [125I]-(-)- iodocyanopindolol binding to beta 2-adrenoceptors (KD) has been investigated. Twelve healthy, normotensive male volunteers (mean age 22.3 y) were treated with different BAAs according to a cross-over design. The drugs used were propranolol (highly lipophilic BAA, no PAA), pindolol (moderately lipophilic BAA, strong PAA), dilevalol (highly lipophilic BAA, weak PAA) and salbutamol (full agonist). Before and after a single dose and an 8 day course of one of the drugs, blood pressure and the beta 2-adrenoceptor characteristics of mononuclear leukocytes (MNL) were determined. Between the treatment periods, there was a washout interval of 14 days. All BAAs decreased the blood pressure, but only propranolol lowered heart rate. Treatment with salbutamol decreased the diastolic and increased the systolic blood pressure and heart rate. Three hours after the single dose of any of the BAAs, a more than 2-fold increase in KD was observed, and the increase became larger after 8 days of administration (up to 3.7-fold increase). In contrast, no effect on KD was observed after treatment with salbutamol. BAAs with PAA and salbutamol induced a 30% decrease in beta 2-adrenoceptor density. It is concluded that treatment with BAAs, irrespective their lipophilicity or PAA, induces a decrease in the affinity of MNL beta 2-adrenoceptors for antagonists. This phenomenon may help to explain the contradictory relationship between the kinetics and dynamics of BAAs.
ISSN:0031-6970