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Effect of exogenous glutamate and N‐Methyl‐D‐aspartic acid on spontaneous activity of isolated human ureter
Author(s) -
Jankovic Slobodan M,
Jankovic Snezana V,
Stojadinovic Dobrivoje,
Jakovljevic Mihajlo,
Milovanovic Dragan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01834.x
Subject(s) - acpd , glutamate receptor , ionotropic effect , ureter , medicine , nmda receptor , neurotransmitter , kainic acid , endocrinology , anatomy , receptor , metabotropic glutamate receptor , urology
Objectives: While the neurotransmitter role of glutamate in the gastrointestinal tract has been shown, its effects on smooth muscle of the human ureter have not previously been investigated. In our study we have investigated the effects of exogenous glutamate on the spontaneous activity of isolated human ureter, taken from 14 adult patients after nephrectomy. Methods: The segment of ureter, excised 3 cm distal from the pyeloureteral junction, was isolated in an organ bath. Both longitudinal tension and intraluminal pressure of the segment were recorded simultaneously. Results: Glutamate administered in the lumen of the isolated ureteral segments (7.8 × 10 −7 M/L−3.5 × 10 −2 M/L) was ineffective. When added to the isolated organ bath from the serous side of the ureteral segment, glutamate (7.9 × 10 −6 M/L−10.6 × 10 −3 M/L) and N‐Methyl‐D‐aspartic acid (NMDA) (9.1 × 10 −8 M/L−3.1 × 10 −5 M/L) produced a concentration‐dependent increase in spontaneous activity of the isolated preparations, while kainic acid (6.3 × 10 −8 M/L−10.5 × 10 −5 M/L) and (+/–)‐ trans ‐1‐Aminocyclopentane‐ trans ‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid (ACPD) (7.7 × 10 −8 M/L −6.5 × 10 −5 M/L) were ineffective. Conclusions: The results of our study suggest that an excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate stimulates spontaneous activity of the human ureter through activation of NMDA ionotropic receptors, located on smooth muscle cells or intramural nerve fibers