title: Involvement of cyclic AMP - PKA pathway in VIP-induced, charybdotoxin-sensitive relaxation of longitudinal muscle of the distal colon of Wistar-ST rats.
abstract: The intracellular mechanism of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-induced, charybdotoxin (ChTx)-sensitive relaxation of longitudinal muscle of the distal colon of Wistar-ST rats was studied. A single pulse or 100 pulses at 10 Hz of electrical field stimulation (EFS) induced rapid transient relaxation or that with a subsequent contraction of the longitudinal muscle in the presence of atropine and guanethidine, respectively. Rp-8 bromo cAMPS, an inhibitor of cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase (PKA), at 30 microM inhibited the relaxations induced by EFS with a single or 100 pulses maximally by about 80 or 60%, respectively. It also inhibited VIP (300 nM)-induced relaxation by 82%. VIP (100 nM - 1 microM) increased the cyclic AMP content of longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus preparations obtained from the distal colon. ChTx at 100 nM almost completely inhibited 8 bromo cyclic AMP-induced relaxation of the distal segments. EFS with two or three pulses at 10 Hz induced inhibitory junction potentials consisting of two phases, rapid and subsequent slow hyperpolarization in the membrane potential of longitudinal smooth muscle cells. Rp-cAMPS, another inhibitor of PKA, inhibited the delayed slow hyperpolarization. It also inhibited the exogenously added VIP-induced hyperpolarization of the cell membrane. Thus, the present study suggests that activation of PKA via activation of VIP receptors is associated with activation of ChTx-sensitive K(+) channels in relaxation of longitudinal muscle of the distal colon of Wistar-ST rats. British Journal of Pharmacology (2000) 129, 140 - 146
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai 599-8531, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takewaki
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D018999:Charybdotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003106:Colon / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C495403:Adcyap1 protein, rat; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009479:Neuropeptides; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D015221:Potassium Channels; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D018999:Charybdotoxin; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases