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Involvement of Thromboxane A2 in the Modulation of Pacemaker Activity of Interstitial Cells of Cajal of Mouse Intestine
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology ; : 25-30, 2008.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-728193
ABSTRACT
Although many studies show that thromboxane A2 (TXA2) has the action of gastrointestinal (GI) motility using GI muscle cells and tissue, there are no reports on the effects of TXA2 on interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) that function as pacemaker cells in GI tract. So, we studied the modulation of pacemaker activities by TXA2 in ICC with whole cell patch-clamp technique. Externally applied TXA2 (5 micrometer) produced membrane depolarization in current-clamp mode and increased tonic inward pacemaker currents in voltage-clamp mode. The tonic inward currents by TXA2 were inhibited by intracellular application of GDP-beta-S. The pretreatment of ICC with Ca2+ free solution and thapsigargin, a Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor in endoplasmic reticulum, abolished the generation of pacemaker currents and suppressed the TXA2-induced tonic inward currents. However, chelerythrine or calphostin C, protein kinase C inhibitors, did not block the TXA2-induced effects on pacemaker currents. These results suggest that TXA2 can regulate intestinal motility through the modulation of ICC pacemaker activities. This modulation of pacemaker activities by TXA2 may occur by the activation of G protein and PKC independent pathway via extra and intracellular Ca2+ modulation.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Thionucleotides / Thromboxane A2 / Protein Kinase C / Patch-Clamp Techniques / Thapsigargin / GTP-Binding Proteins / Muscle Cells / Gastrointestinal Tract / Endoplasmic Reticulum / Benzophenanthridines Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology Year: 2008 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Thionucleotides / Thromboxane A2 / Protein Kinase C / Patch-Clamp Techniques / Thapsigargin / GTP-Binding Proteins / Muscle Cells / Gastrointestinal Tract / Endoplasmic Reticulum / Benzophenanthridines Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology Year: 2008 Type: Article