ALPHA-1-ADRENOCEPTOR SUBTYPES LINKED TO DIFFERENT MECHANISMS FOR INCREASING INTRACELLULAR CA-2+ IN SMOOTH-MUSCLE
ALPHA-1-ADRENOCEPTOR SUBTYPES LINKED TO DIFFERENT MECHANISMS FOR INCREASING INTRACELLULAR CA-2+ IN SMOOTH-MUSCLE
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DOI:
10.1038/329333a0
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发表时间:
1987-09-24
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
MINNEMAN, KP
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作者:
HAN, C;ABEL, PW;MINNEMAN, KP
Receptor-mediated increases in intracellular Ca2+levels can be caused by release from intracellular organelles and/or influx from the extracellular fluid. Noradrenaline (NA) released from sympathetic nerves acts on α1-adrenoceptors to increase cytosolic Ca2+and promote smooth muscle contraction1. In many cells activation of α1-adrenoceptors causes formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate which promotes Ca2+release from intracellular stores2,3. The mechanism by which receptor activation opens cell surface Ca2+channels is not known, although in some cases it may be secondary to formation of inositol phosphates4,5or release of stored intracellular Ca2+(ref. 3). However α1-adrenoceptors have recently been shown to have different pharmacological properties in different tissues6–9, and it has been proposed that different α1-adrenoceptor subtypes may control mobilization of intracellular Ca2+and gating of extracellular Ca2+influx7,9,10–12. We here report evidence for two subtypes of α1-adrenoceptors which cause contractile responses through different molecular mechanisms. One subtype stimulates inositol phosphate (InsP) formation and causes contractions which are independent of extracellular Ca2+, and the other does not stimulate inositol phosphate formation and causes contractions which require the influx of extracellular Ca2+through dihydropyridine-sensitive channels. These results suggest that neurotransmitters and hormones may control Ca2+release from intracellular stores and influx through voltage-gated membrane channels through distinct receptor subtypes.