Effect of KATP channel openers on myogenic and neurogenic responses in goat urinary bladder.

Mar 23, 2007Indian journal of experimental biology

How KATP channel openers affect muscle and nerve control in the goat bladder

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Abstract

The goat detrusor muscle exhibited a mean spontaneous contraction amplitude of 11.99 mm and a frequency of 1.37/min.

  • Cromakalim and pinacidil inhibited both the amplitude and rate of spontaneous contractions in a concentration-dependent manner.
  • The mean IC50 values for cromakalim were 3.3 x 10(-6) M for amplitude and 2.9 x 10(-6) M for frequency, while pinacidil had IC50 values of 2.0 x 10(-5) M for amplitude and 1.5 x 10(-5) M for frequency.
  • Glibenclamide, a KATP-channel blocker, significantly increased the mean IC50 for the relaxation of spontaneous contractions induced by cromakalim.
  • Cromakalim and pinacidil also inhibited the contractile response to acetylcholine (ACh), increasing the mean EC50 value for ACh in the presence of cromakalim from 1.2 x 10(-6) M to 2.5 x 10(-3) M.
  • Electrical field stimulation (EFS) induced frequency-related contractile responses, which were inhibited more by cromakalim than by pinacidil.
  • In the presence of glibenclamide, the inhibitory effect on the frequency-related contractile response was reduced, shifting the curve to the left.

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