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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-5
pubmed:abstractText
The in vivo effect of lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) on nerve-evoked muscle contractions and neuromuscular transmission was studied in the mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations. In lipopolysaccharide-treated mouse diaphragms it was observed that indirectly induced twitch tension was unchanged while tetanic tension significantly decreased. Neostigmine (50 nM) increased the amplitude of nerve evoked muscle contractions, while it caused partial fade of tetanic contractions (Wedensky inhibition) and accelerated the run-down of end-plate potentials (e.p.ps) evoked by repetitive nerve stimulation, in the diaphragm of saline-control mice, but not of lipopolysaccharide-treated mice. These effects of neostigmine could be abolished by ouabain (5 microM). Measurement of the quantal contents of e.p.ps revealed that ouabain (5 microM) significantly increased it in the diaphragm of saline-control mice to an extent similar to that in diaphragm of lipopolysaccharide-treated mice. Moreover, ouabain-sensitive Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity in the sciatic nerve of lipopolysaccharide-treated mice was markedly decreased. The alterations in neuromuscular transmission of the diaphragm during endotoxemia could be reversed by the administration of polymyxin B (a lipopolysaccharide neutralizer) and NG-nitro-L-arginine (a nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor), suggesting that NO is involved in these lipopolysaccharide-induced alterations of neuromuscular transmission mediated by an impairment of ouabain-sensitive Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity in mouse motor nerves.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
333
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Diaphragm, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Motor Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Neostigmine, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Neuromuscular Junction, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Nitroarginine, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Ouabain, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Parasympathomimetics, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Polymyxin B, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Saline Solution, Hypertonic, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Sciatic Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase, pubmed-meshheading:9314041-Synaptic Transmission
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The in vivo effect of lipopolysaccharide on neuromuscular transmission in the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't