Effects of 8-bromo cyclic GMP and verapamil on depolarization-evoked Ca2+ signal and contraction in rat aorta
(1995) British Journal of Pharmacology — Vol. 114, n° 8, p. 1731-1737 (1995)
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- 1. The pharmacological action of NO donors is usually attributed to a cellular rise in guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP), but this hypothesis is based only on indirect evidence. Therefore, we have studied the effects of cyclic GMP on Ca2+ movements and contraction in rat isolated endothelium-denuded aorta stimulated by KCl depolarizing solution using the permeant analogue 8-bromo cyclic GMP (BrcGMP). Isometric contraction and fura-2 Ca2+ signals were measured simultaneously in preparations treated with BrcGMP and with verapamil. The activation of calcium channels was estimated by measuring the quenching rate of the intracellular fura-2 signal by Mn2+ and by the depolarization-dependent influx of 45Ca2+. 2. Stimulation with 67 mM KCl-solution evoked an increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) and a contractile response which were inhibited by pretreatment with verapamil (0.1 microM) or BrcGMP (0.1-1 mM). However, the inhibition of the fura-2 Ca2+ signal was significantly higher with verapamil than with BrcGMP, whereas the contraction was inhibited to a similar extent. 3. When preparations were exposed to K(+)-depolarizing solution in which the calcium concentration was cumulatively increased, the related increase in fura-2 Ca2+ signal was barely affected by BrcGMP, whereas the contractile tension was strongly and significantly inhibited. 4. Cellular Ca2+ changes were also estimated with 45Ca2+. 45Ca2+ influx in resting preparations was significantly reduced by BrcGMP (0.1 mM) but not by verapamil (0.1 microM); 45Ca2+ influx in KCl-depolarized preparations was reduced by verapamil but was unaffected by BrcGMP.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Salomone, S., Morel, N., & Godfraind, T. (1995). Effects of 8-bromo cyclic GMP and verapamil on depolarization-evoked Ca2+ signal and contraction in rat aorta. British Journal of Pharmacology, 114(8), 1731-1737. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb14964.x (Original work published 1995)