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. 1994 Feb;111(2):419–424. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb14751.x

Involvement of neurokinins in the non-cholinergic response to activation of 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors in guinea-pig ileum.

M J Ramírez 1, E Cenarruzabeitia 1, J Del Río 1, B Lasheras 1
PMCID: PMC1909981  PMID: 7516254

Abstract

1. The involvement of neurokinins in the non-cholinergically-mediated contractile response induced by stimulation of 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors has been examined in the longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus preparation of the guinea-pig ileum. 2. The 5-HT3 receptor agonist, 2-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine (2-methyl-5-HT), showed a lower potency in this preparation than the more selective 5-HT4 receptor agonist 5-methoxytryptamine. The effect of both drugs was markedly reduced by atropine. 3. Substance P (SP) and neurokinin B (NKB) produced biphasic concentration-response curves in the preparation. Neurokinin A (NKA), the NK1 receptor agonist, [Sar9,Met(O2)11]SP and the NK3 receptor agonist, senktide yielded monophasic concentration-response curves. 4. After desensitization of the NK1 receptor with SP or [Sar9,met(O2)11]SP, in the presence of atropine, the contractile response to 2-methyl-5-HT was entirely blocked. Desensitization of NK3 receptors with NKB, also in the presence of atropine, fully suppressed the 5-HT4 receptor-mediated contraction evoked by 5-methoxytryptamine. 5. In preparations prelabelled with [3H]-choline, SP produced a concentration-dependent increase in tritium overflow, an index of [3H]-acetylcholine release, while an inverse relationship was found with NKB. At low neurokinin concentrations, the releasing effect of NKB was much more marked. 6. It is suggested that in the response to 5-HT3 receptor stimulation, there is a role for SP and acetylcholine. NKB appears to be preferentially involved in the release of acetylcholine elicited by stimulation of 5-HT4 receptors.

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