Abstract
The effects of phosphonic analogues of GABA, beta-alanine and glycine on guinea-pig ileum longitudinal muscle were measured. Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPh) and 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid (2-AEPh) were devoid of any effect both in non-stimulated preparations and in electrically-stimulated preparations. The phosphonic analogue of GABA, 3-aminopropylphosphonic acid (3-APPh) possessed a GABAB agonistic effect (relaxation and inhibition of twitch response) at doses of 10(-3)M. No agonistic effect on GABAA receptors was observed. 3-APPh at doses tested (2 X 10(-4)M and 10(-3)M) also displayed antagonistic action on the effects of GABAB agonists producing a parallel shift of the log dose-effect curves of GABA- and (-)-baclofen-inhibition of twitch responses. In contrast 3-APPh did not antagonize the inhibitory effect of morphine and noradrenaline. The contractile effect of GABA, mediated via GABAA receptors, was unaffected by 3-APPh(10(-3)M). It is concluded that 3-APPh is a partial agonist at the GABAB site in guinea-pig ileum.
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