TPA-INDUCED CONTRACTION OF ISOLATED RABBIT VASCULAR SMOOTH-MUSCLE
TPA-INDUCED CONTRACTION OF ISOLATED RABBIT VASCULAR SMOOTH-MUSCLE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-291x(84)80101-1
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
SCRIABINE, A
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作者:
RASMUSSEN, H;FORDER, J;SCRIABINE, A
Myosin light chain phosphorylation may not regulate the sustained phase of vascular smooth muscle contraction. Another, unidentified, Ca-dependent pathway may be involved in this process. TPA [12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate], an activator of C-kinase, at concentrations of 10-333 nM induces a Ca-dependent contraction of vascular smooth muscle which develops slowly but progressively to reach values of 50-300 mm Hg. Arteries exposed to the ionophore A23187 [calcimycin], in a Ca-free medium, display a uniform series of contractile responses when exposed to 1.5 mM Ca2+ for 2 min onve every 10 min. Exposure to 100 nM TPA as well as ionophore leads to a progressive enhancement of these Ca-induced, contractile responses. Arteries stimulated by brief (10 s), repetitive (every 3 min) electrical pulses, respond with a series of comparable phase 1 responses. Prior exposure of vessels to 10 nM TPA, causes a progressive increase in the magnitude of these responses to repetitive electrical stimulation. Addition of 25 .mu.M forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclase, to TPA-treated, partially-contracted muscle leads to the immediate inhibition of the TPA-induced contraction. The activation of C-kinase may play a significant role in regulating vascular smooth muscle contraction.