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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
The present study was designed to determine whether nitric oxide (NO)-induced reduction of [Ca(2+)](i) is associated with Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release (CICR) in coronary arterial smooth muscle cells (CASMCs). Caffeine was used as a CICR activator to induce Ca(2+) release in these cells. The effects of NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), on caffeine-induced Ca(2+) release were examined in freshly dissociated bovine CASMCs using single cell fluorescence microscopic spectrometry. The effects of NO donor on caffeine-induced coronary vasoconstriction were examined by isometric tension recordings. Caffeine, a CICR or ryanodine receptor (RYR) activator, produced a rapid Ca(2+) release with a 330 nM increase in [Ca(2+)](i). Pretreatment of the CASMCs with SNP, CICR inhibitor tetracaine or RYR blocker ryanodine markedly decreased caffeine-induced Ca(2+) release. Addition of caffeine to the Ca(2+)-free bath solution produced a transient coronary vasoconstriction. SNP, tetracaine and ryanodine, but not guanylyl cyclase inhibitor, ODQ, significantly attenuated caffeine-induced vasoconstriction. These results suggest that CICR is functioning in CASMCs and participates in the vasoconstriction in response to caffeine-induced Ca(2+) release and that inhibition of CICR is of importance in mediating the vasodilator response of coronary arteries to NO.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0306-3623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of nitric oxide on calcium-induced calcium release in coronary arterial smooth muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 53226, Milwaukee, WI, USA
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't