title: The inhibitory effects of hydrogen sulfide on pacemaker activity of interstitial cells of cajal from mouse small intestine.
abstract: In this study, we studied whether hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) has an effect on the pacemaker activity of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), in the small intestine of mice. The actions of H(2)S on pacemaker activity were investigated using whole-cell patch-clamp technique, intracellular Ca(2+) analysis at 30 and RT-PCR in cultured mouse intestinal ICC. Exogenously applied sodium hydrogen sulfide (NaHS), a donor of hydrogen sulfide, caused a slight tonic inward current on pacemaker activity in ICC at low concentrations (50 and 100 microM), but at high concentration (500 microM and 1 mM) it seemed to cause light tonic inward currents and then inhibited pacemaker amplitude and pacemaker frequency, and also an increase in the resting currents in the outward direction. Glibenclamide or other potassium channel blockers (TEA, BaCl(2), apamin or 4-aminopydirine) did not have an effect on NaHS-induced action in ICC. The exogenous application of carbonilcyanide p-triflouromethoxyphenylhydrazone (FCCP) and thapsigargin also inhibited the pacemaker activity of ICC as NaHS. Also, we found NaHS inhibited the spontaneous intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) oscillations in cultured ICC. In doing an RT-PCR experiment, we found that ICC enriched population lacked mRNA for both CSE and CBS, but was prominently detected in unsorted muscle. In conclusion, H(2)S inhibited the pacemaker activity of ICC by modulating intracellular Ca(2+). These results can serve as evidence of the physiological action of H(2)S as acting on the ICC in gastrointestinal (GI) motility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Korea.
authors.forename: Shankar Prasad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Parajuli
authors.forename: Seok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
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authors.forename: Young Dae
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authors.forename: Chan Guk
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authors.forename: Hyun Il
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authors.forename: Cheol Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yeum
authors.forename: Jae Yeoul
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jun
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