title: Nitrergic and peptidergic components of NANC relaxations of cat gastric fundus.
abstract: The mediators of non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) relaxation of cat gastric fundus were examined in vitro. Electrical field stimulation (EFS, 10 pulses train and 10 s train) induced tetrodotoxin (TTX) sensitive relaxations in the presence of atropine and guanethidine. Relaxation induced by vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) was abolished by alpha-chymotrypsin (alpha-CT). N omega-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA) completely inhibited relaxation induced by EFS of 10 pulses train at all frequencies. L-NNA completely inhibited the relaxation induced by EFS of 10 s train at low frequencies but partly that at high frequencies; alpha-CT had an additive to L-NNA inhibitory effect on the relaxation. The results suggest a nitrergic nature of NANC relaxation in cat gastric fundus upon EFS of 10 pulses, and a nitrergic and peptidergic (VIP) nature of relaxations upon EFS of 10 s train.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. lachern@bio.bas.bg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chernaeva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000502:physiology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000502:physiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide