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Tachykinins mediate non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic excitatory neurotransmission to the hamster ileum via NK1 and NK2 receptors
Life Sciences • 2003
Publication Information
Authors
A. El-Mahmoudy, H. Matsuyama, M. Khalifa, Y. Shimizu, T. Takewaki
Keywords
EJP; Substance P; Neurokinin A; Tachykinins; Intestine
Journal
Life Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
73
Issue
(2003)
Pages
1939–1951
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Abstract
The present study was designed to investigate Substance P (SP) and a related tachykinin, Neurokinin A (NKA),
contributions to the excitatory neurotransmission to the circular smooth muscle of the hamster ileum. In the
presence of atropine (0.5 AM), guanethidine (3 AM) and NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (200 AM),
electrical field stimulation (EFS) evoked a non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic (NANC) excitatory junction potential
(EJP) and contraction of circular smooth muscle. Applications of SP and NKA produced depolarizing and
contractile responses in a concentration-dependent fashion. The EJP and contraction were almost abolished by the non-specific tachykininergic antagonist, spantide (3 AM). Application of SP antagonist, L-732,138, (1 AM)
markedly inhibited EJP (82.5%) and contraction (68.9%) and completely blocked excitatory responses produced
by exogenous application of SP. While application of NKA antagonist, SR48968 (1 AM) completely blocked the
depolarising and contractile responses to NKA, it only slightly inhibited those to EFS (17.2% and 31.4%
respectively).These results provide evidence that, in the circular muscle of hamster ileum, endogenous tachykinins
are the main NANC excitatory neurotransmitters and their action is mediated by both NK1 and NK2 receptors.
The present study was designed to investigate Substance P (SP) and a related tachykinin, Neurokinin A (NKA),
contributions to the excitatory neurotransmission to the circular smooth muscle of the hamster ileum. In the
presence of atropine (0.5 AM), guanethidine (3 AM) and NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (200 AM),
electrical field stimulation (EFS) evoked a non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic (NANC) excitatory junction potential
(EJP) and contraction of circular smooth muscle. Applications of SP and NKA produced depolarizing and
contractile responses in a concentration-dependent fashion. The EJP and contraction were almost abolished by the non-specific tachykininergic antagonist, spantide (3 AM). Application of SP antagonist, L-732,138, (1 AM)
markedly inhibited EJP (82.5%) and contraction (68.9%) and completely blocked excitatory responses produced
by exogenous application of SP. While application of NKA antagonist, SR48968 (1 AM) completely blocked the
depolarising and contractile responses to NKA, it only slightly inhibited those to EFS (17.2% and 31.4%
respectively).These results provide evidence that, in the circular muscle of hamster ileum, endogenous tachykinins
are the main NANC excitatory neurotransmitters and their action is mediated by both NK1 and NK2 receptors.