Abstract
Pharmacological properties of the bradykinin receptors in the isolated rat duodenum were investigated by examining the relaxant and contractile responses to bradykinin and [des-Arg 9]-bradykinin, an agonist of B 1 receptors. A specific desensitization and de novo formation for B 1 receptors were observed. Changes in medium pH caused a decrease in the responses to bradykinin and [des-Arg 9]-bradykinin of rat duodenum. Urea incubation in test tube inhibited the responses to bradykinin and [des-Arg 9]-bradykinin of rat duodenum, while urea in bathing medium was ineffective. These findings strongly suggested that (a) ionic bonds are important in the interaction between bradykinin and its receptors, and (b) B 2 receptors in rat duodenum are different from those in guinea pig ileum.
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