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. 1994 Apr;111(4):1053–1060. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb14851.x

Cyclic GMP-independent relaxation and hyperpolarization with acetylcholine in guinea-pig coronary artery.

D M Eckman 1, J S Weinert 1, I L Buxton 1, K D Keef 1
PMCID: PMC1910141  PMID: 8032590

Abstract

1. The effects of acetylcholine (ACh) on membrane potential, relaxation and cyclic GMP levels were compared to the NO donor L-nitrosocysteine (Cys-NO) in segments of guinea-pig coronary artery. 2. ACh and Cys-NO produced concentration-dependent relaxations of muscles contracted with the H1 receptor agonist, 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine (AEP, 0.35 mM). The relaxation to ACh was unchanged in the presence of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA; 350 microM) or indomethacin (3 microM). 3. Oxyhaemoglobin (HbO; 20 microM) alone or in combination with L-NMMA increased the EC50 for ACh-induced relaxation whereas relaxation with Cys-NO was almost completely abolished with HbO. 4. Scorpion venom (SV; 8.7 micrograms ml-1) increased the EC50 for relaxation with ACh but not Cys-NO. Combined L-NMMA, HbO and SV produced nearly complete abolition of ACh-induced relaxations. 5. Basal cyclic GMP levels (i.e., 20 pmol mg-1 protein) were significantly increased following addition of either ACh (190 pmol mg-1 protein) or Cys-NO (240 pmol mg-1 protein). L-NMMA significantly reduced the rise of cyclic GMP with ACh but not Cys-NO. In contrast, SV did not significantly reduce the rise in cyclic GMP produced with ACh. In the combined presence of L-NMMA and HbO neither ACh nor Cys-NO produced a significant increase in cyclic GMP levels. 6. ACh gave rise to significantly greater membrane hyperpolarization than Cys-NO both in the presence and absence of AEP. Combined L-NMMA and HbO did not reduce the amplitude of hyperpolarization with ACh.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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