Open AccessGreater Contraction Is Induced by Pilocarpine than by Carbachol at the Same Levels of Cytosolic Ca2 + Concentration in Isolated Longitudinal Muscle of Guinea Pig Ileum
Author(s) -
Issei Takayanagi,
Hiroshi Ohtsuki
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
japanese journal of pharmacology/japanese journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1347-3506
pISSN - 0021-5198
DOI - 10.1254/jjp.53.525
Subject(s) - carbachol , pilocarpine , contraction (grammar) , ileum , guinea pig , medicine , endocrinology , chemistry , cytosol , muscle contraction , biology , biochemistry , stimulation , neuroscience , epilepsy , enzyme
Pilocarpine, which activates propylbenzilylcholine mustard (PrBCM)-sensitive cholinoceptors, and carbachol, which activates PrBCM-resistant ones, induced an increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and tension development in a concentration dependent manner in isolated longitudinal muscle of guinea pig ileum. A positive correlation between [Ca2+]i and tension development due to both of the agonists was noted. The slope of regression line between two values for pilocarpine was steeper than that for carbachol, suggesting that pilocarpine induced carbachol. Thus an activation of PrBCM-sensitive cholinoceptors might enhance the Ca2(+)-sensitivity of the contractile elements.