title: Tachykinin receptors in the circular muscle of the guinea-pig ileum.
abstract: 1. We have studied the mechanical response of circular strips of the guinea-pig ileum to tachykinins and characterized the receptors involved by means of receptor-selective agonists. 2. The strips responded to both substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA), as well as to [Pro9]-SP sulphone (selective NK1-receptor agonist), [beta Ala8]-NKA(4-10) (selective NK2-receptor agonist) and [MePhe7]-neurokinin B (selective NK3-receptor agonist). The ED50s of the various peptides (calculated as the concentration of agonist which produced 50% of the response to 10 microM carbachol) were similar, in the range of 40-200 nM, i.e. no clearcut rank order of potency was evident. 3. The response to a submaximal (10 nM) concentration of SP or NKA was unaffected in the presence of peptidase inhibitors (thiorphan, captopril and bestatin, 1 microM each). 4. The response to the NK1-agonist was totally atropine-resistant, but was reduced (about 30% inhibition) by tetrodotoxin. The response to the NK3-receptor agonist was halved by atropine and abolished by tetrodotoxin. The response to the NK2-agonist was unaffected by either atropine or tetrodotoxin. 5. The response to the selective NK2-agonist was unchanged after desensitization of NK1- or NK3-receptors. 6. The response to the NK2-selective agonist was strongly inhibited by [Tyr5, D-Trp6,8,9, Arg10]-NKA(4-10) (MEN 10,207) a selective NK2-receptor antagonist which did not modify the response to the NK1-selective agonist. 7. Our findings indicate that all the three known types of tachykinin receptors mediate the contractile response of the circular muscle of the guinea-pig ileum to peptides of this family. The response to activation of NK3-receptors is totally neurogenic and partially mediated by endogenous acetylcholine, the response to activation of NK1-receptors is partly neurogenic and largely myogenic and the response to activation of NK2-receptors is totally myogenic.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Department, A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patacchini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giachetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015288:Neurokinin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000378:metabolism*; D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin; D013373:Substance P / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin; D013373:Substance P; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D001285:Atropine; D015288:Neurokinin A; D002217:Carbachol; C056408:neurokinin A(4-10)