Endothelin induces two types of contractions of rat uterus: Phasic contractions by way of voltage-dependent calcium channels and developing contractions through a second type of calcium channels

Effects of endothelin on nonvascular smooth muscle have been examined using rat uterine horns and two modes of endothelin action have been revealed. Endothelin (0.3 nM) caused rhythmic contractions of isolated uterus in the presence of extracellular calcium. The rhythmic contractions were completely...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States) 1989-02, Vol.159 (1), p.317-323
Hauptverfasser: Kozuka, Masamichi, Ito, Teizo, Hirose, Shigehisa, Takahashi, Katsunobu, Hagiwara, Hiromi
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Zusammenfassung:Effects of endothelin on nonvascular smooth muscle have been examined using rat uterine horns and two modes of endothelin action have been revealed. Endothelin (0.3 nM) caused rhythmic contractions of isolated uterus in the presence of extracellular calcium. The rhythmic contractions were completely inhibited by calcium channel antagonists. These characteristics of endothelin-induced contractions were very similar to those induced by oxytocin. Binding assays using 125I-endothelin showed that endothelin and the calcium channel blockers did not compete for the binding sites. However, endothelin was unique in that it caused, in addition to rhythmic contractions, a slowly developing monophasic contraction that was insensitive to calcium channel blockers. This developing contraction became dominant at higher concentrations of endothelin and was also calcium dependent.
ISSN:0006-291X
1090-2104
DOI:10.1016/0006-291X(89)92440-6