title: Relaxant effect of C-type natriuretic peptide on guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle.
abstract: The relaxant effects of the C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) on guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle were investigated. CNP (10(-8)-10(-5) mol/l) induced dose-dependent relaxant effects on the resting tone of tracheal smooth muscle with EC50 of 3.6 +/- 0.8 x 10(-6) mol/l (mean +/- SE). CNP caused a dose dependent increase in the tissue cyclic GMP level in tracheal smooth muscle (191 +/- 10 fmol/mg protein in control, 583 +/- 33 fmol/mg protein at 10(-7) mol/l, 688 +/- 56 fmol/mg protein at 10(-6) mol/l, 1091 +/- 167 fmol/mg protein at 10(-5) mol/l). Tissue cyclic GMP levels showed a peak at 1 min. Relaxation of the tracheal smooth muscle began at 1 min, reaching peak value at 5 min after the perfusion of CNP (10(-5) mol/l). Elevations in cyclic GMP preceded the relaxation of tracheal smooth muscle. These results suggest that CNP may be a novel potent relaxant in tracheal smooth muscle and that its relaxant effect may be mediated by cyclic GMP levels.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP