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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 260: C917-C925, 1991;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 260, Issue 5 C917-C925, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society


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Simultaneous measurement of membrane potential, cytosolic Ca2+, and tension in intact smooth muscles

H. Ozaki, R. J. Stevens, D. P. Blondfield, N. G. Publicover and K. M. Sanders
Department of Physiology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno 89557.

Microelectrode techniques and the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator indo-1 were used to measure membrane potential, cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]cyt), and muscle tension simultaneously in canine antral smooth muscles. Responses of muscles from the myenteric and submucosal regions were compared, since electrical activity and excitation-contraction coupling in these regions differ. The upstroke phase of electrical slow waves in both regions induced an increase in [Ca2+]cyt. In myenteric muscles the plateau phase of slow waves often caused either a further rise in [Ca2+]cyt or maintenance of the level reached during the upstroke event. In submucosal muscles, the plateau phase was significantly smaller and did not induce a second phase in the Ca2+ transient. Contractions were related to the amplitudes of Ca2+ transients. Acetylcholine (ACh; 3 x 10(-8)-10(-6) M) increased the amplitude and duration of the plateau phase of slow waves in a concentration-dependent manner. ACh also increased the second phase of Ca2+ transients and contractile responses associated with the plateau potential. In submucosal muscles ACh induced a significant increase in the plateau phase of the slow wave and increased the corresponding phase of Ca2+ transient. Nicardipine (10(-6) M) inhibited plateau phase of slow waves and the associated increases in [Ca2+]cyt and muscle tension. BAY K 8644 (10(-7) M) augmented the plateau potential and increased [Ca2+]cyt and muscle tension. These results suggest that dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca2+ currents participate in the plateau potential. Cholinergic stimulation modulates [Ca2+]cyt and therefore force by regulating the amount of Ca2+ entering cells through these channels.


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