title: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone activates KCa channels in gastric smooth muscle cells via intracellular Ca2+ release.
abstract: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is released in high concentrations into gastric juice, but its direct effect on gastric smooth muscles has not been studied yet. We undertook studies on TRH effect on gastric smooth muscle using contraction and patch clamp methods. TRH was found to inhibit both acetylcholine- and BaCl2-induced contractions of gastric strips. TRH, applied to single cells, inhibited the voltage-dependent Ca2+ currents and activated the whole-cell K+ currents. The TRH-induced changes in K+ currents and membrane potential were effectively abolished by inhibitors of either intracellular Ca2+ release channels or phospholipase C. Neither activators, nor blockers of protein kinase C could affect the action of TRH on K+ currents. In conclusion, TRH activates K+ channels via inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced release of Ca2+ in the direction to the plasma membrane, which in turn leads to stimulation of the Ca2+-sensitive K+ conductance, membrane hyperpolarization and relaxation. The data imply that TRH may act physiologically as a local modulator of gastric smooth muscle tone.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Petkova-Kirova
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Lubomirov
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gagov
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kolev
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Duridanova
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017609:Barium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017609:Barium Compounds; D002712:Chlorides; D015221:Potassium Channels; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C024986:barium chloride; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000109:Acetylcholine; D002118:Calcium