Mechanism of barium‐induced contraction in the vascular smooth muscle of rabbit aorta
Mechanism of barium‐induced contraction in the vascular smooth muscle of rabbit aorta
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1986.tb16255.x
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发表时间:
1986-08
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
H. Karaki;N. Satake;S. Shibata
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作者:
H. Karaki;N. Satake;S. Shibata
1 In a solution containing 1.5 mm Ca2+, cumulative application of 0.3−10.0 mm Ba2+ induced a concentration‐dependent contraction of the rabbit aorta. This contraction was reduced by the Ca2+ channel inhibitors, verapamil (10−6 m), nifedipine (10−7 m) and lanthanum (2.0 mm), and was potentiated by the Ca2+ channel facilitator, Bay K 8644 (10−7 m). 2 In a Ca2+‐free solution containing EGTA (1.0 mm), cumulative application of Ba2+ still induced a concentration‐dependent contraction, the maximum contractile tension of which was comparable to that in the presence of 1.5 mm Ca2+. 3 The Ba2+‐induced contraction which was not dependent on the external Ca2+ was also inhibited by verapamil, nifedipine and lanthanum and was potentiated by Bay K 8644. A high concentration (65.4 mm) of K+ potentiated this Ba2+‐induced contraction whereas noradrenaline (10−6 m) did not have such an effect. 4 In order to deplete the releasable Ca2+ store in the cell, the muscle strip was treated with noradrenaline (10−6 m) and/or caffeine (20.0 mm) in a Ca2+‐free solution. In such a Ca2+‐depleted muscle, Ba2+ still induced a contraction of a similar magnitude to that without such treatment. Further, the second application of Ba2+ in a Ca2+‐free solution induced a similar contraction to that induced by the first application of Ba2+. 5 These results suggest that Ba2+ depolarizes the cell membrane and opens the voltage‐dependent Ca2+ channels resulting in a Ca2+ influx in the presence of Ca2+. In the absence of external Ca2+, Ba2+ may enter the cell through the voltage‐dependent Ca2+ channels and induce contraction without mobilizing the Ca2+ store which is sensitive to noradrenaline and caffeine.