The mechanisms involved in contraction of rabbit iris dilator muscle induced by norepinephrine (NE) were studied. 2. The concentration-response curve of NE was not influenced by Ca2+ blockers in the normal physiological saline solution (PSS) and removal of Ca2+ from PSS. 3. In 0.01 mM EGTA containing Ca(2+)-free PSS, the NE-induced contraction was phasic, which was suppressed by TMB-8, cyclopiazonic acid, ionomycin and A23187 but still partly remained. 4. In 2 mM EGTA containing Ca(2+)-free PSS, NE increased the intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) and muscle tension. Ryanodine abolished the increase in [Ca2+]i induced by NE but slightly inhibited the tension. 5. These results suggest that the NE-induced contraction of rabbit iris dilator in normal PSS is mainly due to the increase in the release of intracellularly sequestered Ca2+ and partly due to the Ca(2+)-independent processes.
摘要
研究了去甲肾上腺素(NE)诱导家兔虹膜开大肌收缩的机制。2. 在正常生理盐溶液(PSS)中以及从PSS中去除Ca2+时,NE的浓度-反应曲线不受Ca2+阻滞剂的影响。3. 在含有0.01 mM乙二醇双四乙酸(EGTA)的无Ca2+ PSS中,NE诱导的收缩是阶段性的,可被三甲基溴化铵(TMB-8)、环匹阿尼酸、离子霉素和A23187抑制,但仍部分存在。4. 在含有2 mM EGTA的无Ca2+ PSS中,NE增加了细胞内Ca2+([Ca2+]i)和肌肉张力。ryanodine消除了NE诱导的[Ca2+]i增加,但轻微抑制了张力。5. 这些结果表明,在正常PSS中,NE诱导的家兔虹膜开大肌收缩主要是由于细胞内储存的Ca2+释放增加,部分是由于与Ca2+无关的过程。