2-Agonist fenoterol has greater effects on contractile function of rat skeletal muscles than clenbuterol
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Ryall, James G., Paul Gregorevic, David R. Plant, Martin N. Sillence, and Gordon S. Lynch. 2-Agonist fenoterol has greater effects on contractile function of rat skeletal muscles than clenbuterol. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 283: R1386–R1394, 2002. First published September 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpregu.00324.2002.—Potential treatments for skeletal muscle wasting and weakness ideally possess both anabolic and ergogenic properties. Although the 2-adrenoceptor agonist clenbuterol has well-characterized effects on skeletal muscle, less is known about the therapeutic potential of the related 2-adrenoceptor agonist fenoterol. We administered an equimolar dose of either clenbuterol or fenoterol to rats for 4 wk to compare their effects on skeletal muscle and tested the hypothesis that fenoterol would produce more powerful anabolic and ergogenic effects. Clenbuterol treatment increased fiber cross-sectional area (CSA) by 6% and maximal isometric force (Po) by 20% in extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles, whereas fiber CSA in soleus muscles decreased by 3% and Po was unchanged, compared with untreated controls. In the EDL muscles, fenoterol treatment increased fiber CSA by 20% and increased Po by 12% above values achieved after clenbuterol treatment. Soleus muscles of fenoterol-treated rats exhibited a 13% increase in fiber CSA and a 17% increase in Po above that of clenbuteroltreated rats. These data indicate that fenoterol has greater effects on the functional properties of rat skeletal muscles than clenbuterol.
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The 2-agonist fenoterol has greater effects on contractile function of rat skeletal muscles than clenbuterol
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