title: Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide is the most potent natriuretic peptide to cause relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter.
abstract: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) causes relaxation in the opossum lower esophageal sphincter. The effects of dendroaspis natriuretic peptide (DNP) and other natriuretic peptides in the lower esophageal sphincter were not known. We measured the relaxation of transverse strips from the guinea pig lower esophageal sphincter caused by DNP, ANP, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), and a natriuretic peptide receptor-C agonist des[Gln(18), Ser(19), Gly(20), Leu(21), Gly(22)]ANP(4-23) amide (cANF(4-23)) in vitro. In resting strips of the guinea pig lower esophageal sphincter DNP and BNP caused marked relaxations. Furthermore, in both sarafotoxin S6c and carbachol-contracted lower esophageal sphincter strips, DNP caused marked and BNP caused moderate, concentration-dependent relaxations. ANP as well as CNP caused mild relaxations. In contrast, cANF(4-23) did not cause relaxation. The relative potencies for natriuretic peptides to cause relaxation were DNP>BNP>ANP>=CNP in both sarafotoxin S6c and carbachol-contracted lower esophageal sphincter strips. The DNP and BNP-induced relaxations were not affected by tetrodotoxin or atropine, suggesting that the natriuretic peptide-induced response was not neutrally mediated. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that natriuretic peptides cause the relaxation of the guinea pig lower esophageal sphincter. DNP is the most potent natriuretic peptide to cause lower esophageal sphincter relaxation, which might be mediated by natriuretic peptide receptor-A or a novel DNP-selective natriuretic peptide receptor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital and School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. shihchehuang@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Shih-Che
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*; D049630:Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / Q000187:drug effects*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C075597:Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D014757:Viper Venoms; C057354:sarafotoxins s6; D002217:Carbachol