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  • Title: Effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on electrical responses of circular smooth muscle isolated from the guinea-pig gastric antrum.
    Author: Kim YC, Hayase M, Nakamura E, Kito Y, Suzuki H.
    Journal: J Smooth Muscle Res; 2006 Dec; 42(6):203-16. PubMed ID: 17435379.
    Abstract:
    The effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on electrical responses of the membrane were investigated in circular smooth muscle isolated from the guinea-pig stomach antrum. Small segment of circular muscle tissue produced a periodical generation of slow potentials at frequency of 0.1-2 cycles min(-1), during random generation of unitary potentials. Application of 5-HT (10(-7)-10(-5) M) hyperpolarized the membrane and either increased or decreased the frequency of slow potentials, both with associated increase in amplitude of slow potential. These effects of 5-HT were abolished by methysergide. N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine (L-NA) increased the frequency of spontaneously generated slow potentials and also increased the frequency of slow potentials generated during stimulation with 5-HT, suggesting an involvement of the increased production of nitric oxide (NO) by 5-HT. Atropine did not alter spontaneous and 5-HT-induced electrical responses. The hyperpolarization produced by 5-HT was associated with a decrease in input resistance and time constant of the membrane. The amplitude of the 5-HT-induced hyperpolarization was increased in low [K(+)](o) solution and decreased in high [K(+)](o) solution or in the presence of glybenclamide, suggesting that the hyperpolarization was produced by activation of ATP-sensitive K-channels. The increase in amplitude of slow potentials by 5-HT may be secondary due to hyperpolarization of the membrane. The inhibition by 5-HT of the frequency of slow potentials may be partly due to the increased release of NO, however the mechanism by which dual effects of 5-HT on the frequency of slow potentials remains unsolved.
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