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. 1994 Dec;113(4):1494–1500. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb17165.x

Variable potency of nitrergic-nitrovasodilator relaxations of the mouse anococcygeus against different forms of induced tone.

A Gibson 1, I McFadzean 1, J F Tucker 1, C Wayman 1
PMCID: PMC1510500  PMID: 7889307

Abstract

1. U46619 (thromboxane A2 receptors; 0.002-1 microM), carbachol (muscarinic M3 receptors; 0.1-100 microM), cyclopiazonic acid (CPA; Ca(2+)-ATPase inhibitor; 0.1-30 microM) and K+ (5-100 mM) produced concentration-dependent contractions of the mouse isolated anococcygeus muscle. Equi-effective, submaximal concentrations of each agent were used in further experiments (40 nM U46619; 5 microM carbachol; 5 microM CPA; 70 mM K+). 2. Nifedipine (1 microM) totally abolished contractile responses to K+; those to U46619, carbachol and CPA were reduced by only 20-30% in the presence of nifedipine, but were greatly reduced (> 90%) by a combination of nifedipine and SKF 96365 (0.1-40 microM). 3. In Ca(2+)-free medium, contractions to K+ and CPA were abolished. Small residual responses remained to both carbachol and U46619; those to carbachol were transient, could not be repeated in the continued absence of Ca2+ and were prevented by pre-incubation with CPA, but unaffected by SKF 96365; those to U46619 were sustained, could be repeated in the absence of Ca2+, and were resistant to CPA and SKF 96365. 4. Tone induced by all four agents could be relaxed by sodium nitroprusside (SNP), but with a clear order of potency. SNP (pIC40) was most effective against U46619 (7.92), less so against carbachol (6.80) and CPA (6.68), and least potent against K+ (5.94). A similar order of potency was observed with 8Br-cyclic GMP (50 microM) and nitrergic field stimulation (1-20 Hz). 5. The relaxant potency of SNP was similar in normal Krebs solution and in high K+ (70 mM) Krebs containing 1 microM nifedipine.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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