title: The effect of soman on potassium evoked 3H-acetylcholine release in the isolated rat bronchi.
abstract: The in vitro exposure of rat bronchial smooth muscle to the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor soman (0-[1,1,2-trimethylpropyl]-methylphosphonofluoridate) reduced the potassium (51 mM) evoked release of 3H-acetylcholine (3H-ACh). Exposure to 1.0 and 100 microM soman for 15 min inhibited the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity completely and reduced the potassium evoked release by 23.1% and 34.4% respectively. In the presence of scopolamine (0.3 microM), however, there was a large enhancement (87.0%) of potassium evoked release during soman inhibited (100%) AChE-activity. Furthermore, soman (1.0 microM) did not reduce the spontaneous release of 3H-ACh. The results indicate that the presynaptic effect of soman is due to the enhanced concentration of ACh following AChE-activity inhibition in the synaptic region. This induces a stimulation of presynaptic muscarinic receptors and thereby modulation of the ACh release only during evoked release.
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000378:metabolism; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012999:Soman / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012999:Soman; D012601:Scopolamine; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D000109:Acetylcholine; D011188:Potassium