15-hydroxy-11-alpha-9-alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5-13-dienoic-acid and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl-borate

Previously, we reported that prostanoid TP receptor mediates the inhibition of electrically evoked noradrenaline release from gastric sympathetic nerves in rats. Prostanoid TP receptor has been shown to activate phospholipase C (PLC), which catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate to inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP(3)) and diacylglycerol; IP(3) triggers the release of Ca(2+) from intracellular stores and diacylglycerol activates protein kinase C. In the present study, therefore, we examined whether these PLC-mediated mechanisms are involved in the TP receptor-mediated inhibition of gastric noradrenaline release using an isolated, vascularly perfused rat stomach. U-46619 (9,11-dideoxy-9alpha,11alpha-methanoepoxy PGF(2alpha)) (a prostanoid TP receptor agonist)-induced inhibition of noradrenaline release from the stomach was reduced by U-73122 [1-[6-[[(17beta)-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]-amino]hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dine] (a PLC inhibitor) and ET-18-OCH(3) (1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine) (a phosphatidylinositol-specific PLC inhibitor), respectively. 2-APB (2-aminoethyldiphenyl borate) (a putative IP(3) receptor antagonist) also abolished the U-46619-induced inhibition of noradrenaline release, but Ro 31-8220 [2-{1-[3-(amidinothio)propyl]-1H-indol-3-yl}-3-(1-methylindol-3-yl)-maleimide] (a protein kinase C inhibitor) had no effect. Furthermore, a small dose of tetraethylammonium and charybdotoxin [blockers of BK type Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel] abolished the U-46619-induced inhibition, but apamin (a blocker of SK-type Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel) had no effect. These results suggest that BK type Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels are involved in prostanoid TP receptor-mediated inhibition of electrically evoked noradrenaline release from the gastric sympathetic nerve terminals in rats.

Topics: 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; Animals; Apamin; Boron Compounds; Calcium Signaling; Electric Stimulation; Enzyme Inhibitors; Gastric Mucosa; In Vitro Techniques; Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels; Male; Norepinephrine; Prostaglandins; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptors, Thromboxane; Stomach; Sympathetic Nervous System; Synapses; Tetraethylammonium

The mechanisms by which prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) increases intracellular Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+]i in vascular smooth muscle remain unclear. We examined the role of store-, receptor- and voltage-operated Ca2+ influx pathways in rat intrapulmonary arteries (IPA) loaded with Fura PE-3. Low concentrations (0.01-1 microM) of PGF(2alpha) caused a transient followed by a plateau rise in [Ca2+]i. Both responses became maximal at 0.1 microM PGF(2alpha). At higher concentrations of PGF(2alpha), a further slower rise in [Ca2+]i was superimposed on the plateau. The [Ca2+]i response to 0.1 microM PGF(2alpha) was mimicked by the FP receptor agonist fluprostenol, whilst the effect of 10 microM PGF(2alpha) was mimicked by the TP receptor agonist U-46619. The plateau rise in [Ca2+]i in response to 0.1 microM PGF(2alpha) was insensitive to diltiazem, and was abolished in Ca2+-free physiological salt solution, and by pretreatment with La3+, 2-APB, thapsigargin or U-73122. The rises in [Ca2+]i in response to 10 microM PGF(2alpha) and 0.01 microM U-46619 were partially inhibited by diltiazem. The diltiazem-resistant components of both of these responses were inhibited by 2-APB and La3+ to an extent which was significantly less than that seen for the response to 0.1 microM PGF(2alpha), and were also much less sensitive to U-73122. The U-46619 response was also relatively insensitive to thapsigargin. When Ca2+ was replaced with Sr2+, the sustained increase in the Fura PE-3 signal to 0.1 microM PGF(2alpha) was abolished, whereas 10 microM PGF(2alpha) and 0.05 microM U-46619 still caused substantial increases. These results suggest that low concentrations of PGF(2alpha) act via FP receptors to cause IP3-dependent Ca2+ release and store operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). U-46619 and 10-100 microM PGF(2alpha) cause a TP receptor-mediated Ca2+ influx involving both L-type Ca2+ channels and a receptor operated pathway, which differs from SOCE in its susceptibility to La3+, 2-APB and thapsigargin, does not require phospholipase C activation, and is Sr2+ permeable.

Topics: 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; Animals; Boron Compounds; Calcium; Calcium Channels, L-Type; Cardiovascular Agents; Diltiazem; Dinoprost; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; Male; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular; Pulmonary Artery; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptors, Prostaglandin; Receptors, Thromboxane; Signal Transduction; Type C Phospholipases; Vasoconstriction; Vasoconstrictor Agents

Neuronal activity in the brain is thought to be coupled to cerebral arterioles (functional hyperemia) through Ca2+ signals in astrocytes. Although functional hyperemia occurs rapidly, within seconds, such rapid signaling has not been demonstrated in situ, and Ca2+ measurements in parenchymal arterioles are still lacking. Using a laser scanning confocal microscope and fluorescence Ca2+ indicators, we provide the first evidence that in a brain slice preparation, increased neuronal activity by electrical stimulation (ES) is rapidly signaled, within seconds, to cerebral arterioles and is associated with astrocytic Ca2+ waves. Smooth muscle cells in parenchymal arterioles exhibited Ca2+ and diameter oscillations ("vasomotion") that were rapidly suppressed by ES. The neuronal-mediated Ca2+ rise in cortical astrocytes was dependent on intracellular (inositol trisphosphate [IP3]) and extracellular voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel sources. The Na+ channel blocker tetrodotoxin prevented the rise in astrocytic [Ca2+]i and the suppression of Ca2+ oscillations in parenchymal arterioles to ES, indicating that neuronal activity was necessary for both events. Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors in astrocytes significantly decreased the frequency of Ca2+ oscillations in parenchymal arterioles. This study supports the concept that astrocytic Ca2+ changes signal the cerebral microvasculature and indicate the novel concept that this communication occurs through the suppression of arteriolar [Ca2+]i oscillations and corresponding vasomotion. The full text of this article is available online at http://circres.ahajournals.org.

Topics: 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; Animals; Arterioles; Astrocytes; Boron Compounds; Calcium Channels; Calcium Signaling; Cerebral Cortex; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Cycloleucine; Electric Stimulation; Hyperemia; In Vitro Techniques; Indans; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; Microscopy, Video; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle; Neurons; Nifedipine; Pyridines; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; Sodium Channel Blockers; Sodium Channels; Synaptic Transmission; Tetrodotoxin