title: Inhibitory effect of hypochlorous acid on lower esophageal sphincter tone relaxation by vasoactive intestinal peptide.
abstract: Under physiological conditions, hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is the major product of myeloperoxidase, a ferric heme enzyme released in inflammatory diseases. In the present study, we investigated the effect of HOCl compared to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-induced relaxation of feline lower esophageal sphincter (LES) strips. Isometric tension on LES strips was measured using a force transducer. VIP induced the relaxation of basal LES tone in a concentration-dependent manner. Pretreatment with HOCl (10(-4) M) significantly reduced the VIP-induced relaxation at smaller concentrations than H2O2 (10(-3) M). VIP-induced relaxation is mediated via the Gi/o protein, since pretreatment with Pertussis Toxin (PTX) showed an inhibitory effect on the relaxation. HOCl showed an additional inhibitory effect on the reduced relaxation by PTX, indicating that HOCl might affect another G protein as well as Gi/o. However, HOCl did not affect SNP-, SIN-1-, and 8-br-cGMP-induced relaxation. Nor did HOCl modify the relaxation induced by either forskolin or db-cAMP in LES muscle strips. These results suggest that during short-term treatment, HOCl may damage the upstream events including G protein level, and result in alteration of LES tone in the feline esophagus, similar to the inhibitory effects of H2O2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Chung-Ang, Seoul, 156-756, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ji Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Youm
authors.forename: Kyoung Chul
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Uy Dong
authors.initials: UD
authors.lastname: Sohn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D049630:Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / Q000187:drug effects*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D016877:Oxidants; D005576:Colforsin; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D003994:Bucladesine; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide