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  • Title: Ca2+ channel ligand sensitive responses to the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate in vascular smooth muscle.
    Author: Wei XY, Triggle DJ.
    Journal: Can J Physiol Pharmacol; 1986 Dec; 64(12):1489-96. PubMed ID: 2435389.
    Abstract:
    The action of a tumor-promoting phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA), on isolated rat aortic and tail artery strips has been characterized. TPA (10(-9)-10(-7) M) produced a graded contraction developing maximum tension over 30-40 min. The contraction was irreversible and was not relaxed by prolonged washing with physiologic saline. Relaxation occurred upon washing with Ca2+-free saline but readdition of Ca2+ restored response. TPA was without significant effect in rat tail arteries in physiologic saline but produced responses in saline containing elevated K+ (15 mM). The protein kinase C inhibitor, CP-46,665-1 (4-aminomethyl-1-[2,3-(di-n-decyloxy)n-propyl]-4-phenylpiperidine dihydrochloride) (5 X 10(-5) M), blocked the response to TPA but was without effect on responses to Bay K 8644 (2,6-dimethyl-3-carbomethoxy-5-nitro-4-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl) 1,4-dihydropyridine), KCl, phenylephrine, and B-HT 920 (6-allyl-2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-thiazolo[4,5-d]azepin dihydrochloride). The calcium channel antagonist nifedipine and its analogue, 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicarbomethoxy-4-(3-cyanophenyl)-1,4-dihydr opyridine, inhibited TPA responses with IC50 values of 9.28 X 10(-9) and 1.96 X 10(-7) M, respectively. Responses to Bay K 8644 in rat aorta were maximum in the presence of elevated KCl (10 mM), but TPA at concentrations of 10(-9) and 3 X 10(-9) M potentiated responses to Bay K 8644 in physiologic saline to levels approximating those in elevated K+ saline. TPA similarly potentiated responses to Ca2+ in Ca2+-free solution.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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