title: Functional role of inducible nitric oxide synthase on mouse colonic motility.
abstract: A possible functional role of inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was explored in vitro on the motility of mouse distal colon. Using an isotonic - non-isovolumic technique, peristaltic activity and video images of the external wall of colonic segments were recorded before and after addition to the medium of Aminoguanidine (AG) and N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl) acetamidine (W1400) [10(-7) M-10(-4) M], two iNOS inhibitors. AG and W1400 induced an hyperexcitability of visceral smooth muscle characterised by an increase of basal tone and spontaneous phasic activity. As a consequence of these effects, the peristaltic activity declined and disappeared at the highest concentrations. These findings indicated a removal of inhibitory action performed by NO synthesised by iNOS in the colonic segment. The implications of results are discussed in term of tonic relaxation of intestinal smooth muscle to allow intraluminal content accommodation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sciences Applied to Biosystem, Section of Human Physiology, University of Cagliari, Via Porcell 4, I- 09124, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mancinelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabrizi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vargiu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morrone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bagetta
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Azzena
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001596:Benzylamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D003106:Colon / Q000201:enzymology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D006146:Guanidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000201:enzymology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D001596:Benzylamines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006146:Guanidines; C104820:N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496317:Nos2 protein, mouse; C004479:pimagedine