Table 1

Pharmacological properties of native and chimeric rat β1- and β3-AR expressed in CHO cells

Agonistβ1β13O3β13TM5–6)β3β31O3β31TM5–6)
Agonist affinity (pK i ICYP binding)
 ISO6.6  ± 0.26.5  ± 0.25.9  ± 0.03*4.9  ± 0.24.5  ± 0.15.0  ± 0.2
 NE5.8  ± 0.36.0  ± 0.55.0  ± 0.2*4.3  ± 0.14.1  ± 0.24.3  ± 0.1
 DOB5.4  ± 0.25.4  ± 0.045.0  ± 0.14.2  ± 0.14.2  ± 0.24.2  ± 0.04
 BRL5.1  ± 0.16.4  ± 0.1**4.8  ± 0.27.0  ± 0.15.7  ± 0.1**7.3  ± 0.1
 CL<3.55.4  ± 0.1**<3.56.6  ± 0.34.5  ± 0.1**6.7  ± 0.3
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Agonist potency (pEC50 cAMP accumulation)
 ISO8.3  ± 0.27.8  ± 0.48.6  ± 0.37.9  ± 0.28.1  ± 0.27.9  ± 0.2
 NE7.0  ± 0.17.2  ± 0.27.5  ± 0.27.4  ± 0.27.0  ± 0.27.1  ± 0.4
 DOB6.5  ± 0.46.1  ± 0.56.0  ± 0.55.6  ± 0.35.5  ± 0.15.5  ± 0.4
 BRL5.9  ± 0.37.9  ± 0.3**5.2  ± 0.39.7  ± 0.16.9  ± 0.2**8.7  ± 0.1*
 CL<3.56.9  ± 0.4**<3.59.8  ± 0.055.7  ± 0.1**9.2  ± 0.4
  • * p < .05, ** p < .01 versus native β-AR.