title: Rapid stimulation of Ins (1,4,5)P3 production in rat aorta by NE: correlation with contractile state.
abstract: Rapid stimulation of Ins(1,4,5)P3 production in rat aorta by NE: correlation with contractile state. Am. J. Physiol. 264 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 33): H126-H132, 1993.--The isomeric composition of inositol phosphates generated in response to norepinephrine (NE) stimulation and the relationship of inositol phosphate production to release of intracellular Ca2+ as measured by contraction were characterized in rat aorta prelabeled with [3H]inositol. NE stimulated a rapid and transient increase in labeled D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins-(1,4,5)P3] levels. A maximal increase in labeled Ins(1,4,5)P3 occurred within 15 s of stimulation followed by a decline to control levels at 5 min. D-Myo-inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate [Ins-(1,3,4)P3] and D-myo-inositol 1-monophosphate [Ins(1)P] levels also increased rapidly in response to NE. In contrast to the transient production of Ins(1,4,5)P3, Ins(1,3,4)P3 and Ins(1)P production was maintained in the presence of NE. Half-maximal stimulation of Ins(1,4,5)P3 production and Ca2+ release occurred at 0.3 microM NE, and maximal effects were obtained with 10 microM NE. The concentration-response curve and time course for production of Ins(1,4,5)P3 correlated with the neurotransmitter-induced Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, indicating that the level of Ins(1,4,5)P3 regulated the Ca(2+)-release mechanism. In the continued presence of NE, the intracellular pools did not completely refill with Ca2+ despite the return of Ins-(1,4,5)P3 levels to basal at 5 min. These results demonstrate that NE stimulates a rapid increase in Ins(1,4,5)P3 that correlates with contraction in Ca(2+)-free buffer. The reuptake of Ca2+ into intracellular stores is regulated by a mechanism that may not involve Ins(1,4,5)P3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pijuan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sukholutskaya
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kerrick
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Breemen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Litosch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine