Ryanodine modulation of45Ca efflux and tension in rabbit aortic smooth muscle (original) (raw)

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The effects of ryanodine on isometric tension development, net cellular Ca content and45Ca efflux were measured in the isolated rabbit aorta. Pretreatment of the tissue with 10 μM ryanodine for 30 min reduced the norepinephrine (NE)-induced tension of the aortic rings bathed in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ in parallel with a reduction in the NE-stimulated45Ca efflux. Ryanodine alone caused a delayed moderate increase in45Ca efflux, slowly increasing the fractional loss from 0.02/min to 0.03/min, without any increase in tension. The increased45Ca efflux was accompanied by a decrease in the net cellular Ca content. When ryanodine and NE were administered in sequence during45Ca efflux, we found a quantitative correlation between the ryanodine induced loss of45Ca and the inhibition of the NE-induced45Ca release. We conclude that the inhibition of the NE-induced contraction by 10 μM ryanodine is the result of depletion of Ca from intracellular stores rather than inhibitions of Ca2+ release.

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Abbreviations

Ca:

total calcium

Ca2+:

free calcium

NE:

norepinephrine

SR:

sarcoplasmic reticulum

PSS:

physiological salt solution

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, University of Miami, School of Medicine, 33101, Miami, FL, USA
    Kwang S. Hwang & Cornelis van Breemen

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Hwang, K.S., van Breemen, C. Ryanodine modulation of45Ca efflux and tension in rabbit aortic smooth muscle.Pflugers Arch. 408, 343–350 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00581127

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