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  • Title: Evidence for increased myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity in norepinephrine-activated vascular smooth muscle.
    Author: Nishimura J, Khalil RA, Drenth JP, van Breemen C.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1990 Jul; 259(1 Pt 2):H2-8. PubMed ID: 2115742.
    Abstract:
    The agonist-induced change in Ca2+ sensitivity of smooth muscle myofilaments was investigated in intact and permeabilized vascular preparations isolated from the rat and the rabbit. In intact rat mesenteric artery, membrane depolarization by 80 mM K+ solution or alpha-adrenergic stimulation by norepinephrine (NE) increased tension monotonically with increasing extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]e). The [Ca2+]e-tension curve generated during activation by NE was located to the left of that during activation by high K+. The protein kinase C (PKC) activator 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) shifted the high K+ [Ca2+]e-tension curve to the left but did not affect the NE curve. In rat mesenteric artery permeabilized by alpha-toxin, tension was measured while the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was controlled using 2 mM ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N'N'-tetraacetic acid and Ca2+ buffer solutions. The alpha-toxin-permeabilized fibers developed tension as a function of Ca2+ concentration. TPA and guanosine 5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP gamma S, a nonhydrolyzable GTP analogue) significantly shifted the pCa-tension curve to the left. In intact rabbit inferior vena cava, tension was recorded simultaneously with [Ca2+]i as measured by fura-2. TPA caused a gradual increase in tension without change in [Ca2+]i. In rabbit mesenteric artery permeabilized by alpha-toxin, the tissue still responded to NE, indicating that alpha-adrenergic receptors remained intact. The response to NE was augmented by GTP and inhibited by guanosine 5'-[beta-thio]diphosphate (GDP beta S, a nonhydrolyzable GDP analogue) suggesting that a G protein is coupled with the alpha-adrenergic receptor.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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