title: Acidosis inhibits gallbladder contraction mediated by protein kinase C activation.
abstract: The effects of extracellular acidosis on gallbladder contraction were investigated using gallbladder strips isolated from guinea pigs. In an acidic medium (pH 6.9), gallbladder contraction induced by histamine and prostaglandin E2 was significantly lower than that in a normal medium (pH 7.4). Acidosis affected neither gallbladder contraction induced by histamine in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ nor that induced by KCl. Acidosis significantly inhibited Ca2+-induced contraction in the presence of sodium fluoride and phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate but not that in the presence of KCl. Staurosporine (30 nM) significantly inhibited gallbladder contraction induced by histamine and prostaglandin E2, but not that by KCl. Histamine-induced contraction in the presence of staurosporine was not affected by acidosis. Acidosis significantly inhibited Ca2+-induced contraction in the presence of histamine but not that in the presence of both histamine and staurosporine. These results suggest that extracellular acidosis selectively inhibits gallbladder contraction mediated by protein kinase C activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masui
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006531:HEPES / Q000494:pharmacology; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D006632:Histamine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine; D015232:Dinoprostone; D002122:Calcium Chloride; D006531:HEPES; D002118:Calcium