Abstract

We examined the bronchodilator activity of eight subtype-selective and non-selective muscarinic antagonists in anesthetized, ventilated guinea pigs bronchoconstricted by carbachol aerosols. Relative bronchodilator potencies were consistent with M 3 receptor antagonism and correlated with inhibition of bladder smooth muscle contraction in vivo. We conclude that the airway smooth muscle muscarinic receptor can be functionally characterized in vivo as M 3 and that it is of the same subtype as the muscarinic receptor in bladder smooth muscle.

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