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  • Title: Interaction of acetylcholine and cholecystokinin with dispersed smooth muscle cells.
    Author: Bitar KN, Zfass AM, Makhlouf GM.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1979 Aug; 237(2):E172-6. PubMed ID: 111564.
    Abstract:
    Isolated gastric smooth muscle cells were prepared from the stomach of Bufo marinus by successive incubation in collagenase without added trypsin. Contraction was determined by image-splitting micrometry and expressed as the mean percentage decrease in cell length from control. Peak contractile response was attained within 30 s. Dose-response curves constructed from peak responses showed that the maximal responses to CCK-OP (37.2 +/- 3.8%), acetylcholine (35.3 +/- 2.5%), and Ca2+ (42.3 +/- 0.9%) were similar. The D50s for octapeptide of cholecystokinin (CCK-OP) and acetylcholine were around 10(-12) M and 10(-11) M, respectively. The response to a combination of submaximal concentrations of acetylcholine and CCK-OP exceeded the individual responses but did not exceed the maximal response to either agent alone. A low concentration of atropine (5 X 10(-10) M) inhibited specifically the maximal response to acetylcholine. A high concentration of atropine (5 X 10(-8) M) inhibited partially the maximal response to CCK-OP but had no effect on the maximal response to Ca2+. It was concluded that 1) dispersed gastric smooth muscle cells are highly sensitive to stimulation; 2) CCK-OP has a direct (myogenic) contractile effect on gastric smooth muscle; and 3) the effect of CCK-OP and acetylcholine are mediated by separate receptors.
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