title: Diabetes-related changes in contractile responses of stomach fundus to endothelin-1 in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
abstract: The contractile response of the stomach fundus to endothelin-1 (ET-1) was examined in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. In STZ-diabetic rats (versus age-matched control rats) (a) ET-1 caused a longer-lasting contraction of stomach fundus strips, and (b) in the dose-response curve, the ET-1-induced contraction was significantly greater for a given concentration (3 x 10(-7) to 10(-7) M). Although repeated application of ET-1 led to desensitization, the desensitization was less pronounced in STZ-diabetic rats than in the controls. The density of the binding sites for [(125)I]-ET-1 was increased in the diabetic stomach fundus (versus the controls), but Kd values were similar between the two groups. The ET(B) receptor mRNA expression level was significantly increased in the diabetic stomach fundus. These results suggest that the diabetes-related enhancement of the ET-1-induced contraction of the stomach fundus may be due to an increase in the ET(B) receptor population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasuya
authors.forename: Katsuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A / Q000032:analysis; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B / Q000032:analysis; D013311:Streptozocin
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D013311:Streptozocin