title: Mechanisms underlying the inhibitory effects induced by pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide in mouse ileum.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the signal transduction mechanisms underlying the inhibitory effect induced by pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP-27) on the spontaneous contractile activity of longitudinal muscle of mouse ileum. Mechanical activity of ileal segments was recorded isometrically in vitro. PACAP-27 produced apamin-sensitive reduction of the amplitude of the spontaneous contractions. 9-(Tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-9H-purin-6-amine (SQ 22,536), adenylate cyclase inhibitor, or genistein and tyrphostin 25, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, had negligible effects on PACAP-27-induced inhibition. PACAP-27 effects were significantly inhibited by U-73122, phopholipase C (PLC) inhibitor, by 2-aminoethoxy-diphenylborate (2-APB), permeable blocker of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) receptors and by depletion of Ca2+ stores with cyclopiazonic acid or thapsigargin. Ryanodine did not reduce PACAP-27-inhibitory responses. We suggest that, in mouse ileum, the inhibitory responses to PACAP-27 involve stimulation of PLC, increased production of IP3 and localised Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, which could provide the opening of apamin-sensitive Ca2+-dependent K+ channels.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale-Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italia.
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Zizzo
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mulè
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serio
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D000818:Animals; D001030:Apamin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004963:Estrenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020032:Tyrphostins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D001896:Boron Compounds; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D004963:Estrenes; D007211:Indoles; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D020032:Tyrphostins; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C060229:1-(6-((3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione; C079836:tyrphostin 25; D012433:Ryanodine; C017759:9-(tetrahydro-2-furyl)-adenine; D001030:Apamin; D019284:Thapsigargin; D019833:Genistein; C109986:2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000225:Adenine; D002118:Calcium; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid