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Substance P relaxes rat bronchial smooth muscle via epithelial prostanoid synthesis

Bodelsson, Mikael LU ; Blomquist, Sten LU ; Caverius, Kaj and Tornebrandt, Kenneth (1999) In Respiration 66(4). p.355-359
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Substance P is present in bronchial nerve fibres. The physiological actions of substance P are mediated via tachykinin NK(1) receptors. Immunochemical studies have demonstrated tachykinin NK(1) receptors in the rat airway epithelium. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate how epithelial tachykinin NK(1) receptors affect smooth muscle response to substance P. METHODS: Contractile response of isolated rat bronchial trunk with or without epithelium was recorded. RESULTS: In intact segments precontracted by 5-hydroxytryptamine, relaxation was induced by substance P and the nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside. Removal of the epithelium abolished relaxation induced by substance P but did not affect relaxation induced by sodium nitroprusside.... (More)
BACKGROUND: Substance P is present in bronchial nerve fibres. The physiological actions of substance P are mediated via tachykinin NK(1) receptors. Immunochemical studies have demonstrated tachykinin NK(1) receptors in the rat airway epithelium. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate how epithelial tachykinin NK(1) receptors affect smooth muscle response to substance P. METHODS: Contractile response of isolated rat bronchial trunk with or without epithelium was recorded. RESULTS: In intact segments precontracted by 5-hydroxytryptamine, relaxation was induced by substance P and the nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside. Removal of the epithelium abolished relaxation induced by substance P but did not affect relaxation induced by sodium nitroprusside. The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin, but not the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, L-N(G)-monomethylarginine, reduced the relaxation in response to substance P. CONCLUSIONS: Epithelial tachykinin NK(1) receptors mediate substance-P-induced relaxation of rat bronchial smooth muscle via release of prostanoids but not nitric oxide. (Less)
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Bronchi, Epithelium, Indomethacin, Nitric oxide, Serotonin, Substance P
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Respiration
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66
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4
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355 - 359
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Karger
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  • pmid:10461085
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1423-0356
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10.1159/000029407
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English
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  abstract     = {{BACKGROUND: Substance P is present in bronchial nerve fibres. The physiological actions of substance P are mediated via tachykinin NK(1) receptors. Immunochemical studies have demonstrated tachykinin NK(1) receptors in the rat airway epithelium. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate how epithelial tachykinin NK(1) receptors affect smooth muscle response to substance P. METHODS: Contractile response of isolated rat bronchial trunk with or without epithelium was recorded. RESULTS: In intact segments precontracted by 5-hydroxytryptamine, relaxation was induced by substance P and the nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside. Removal of the epithelium abolished relaxation induced by substance P but did not affect relaxation induced by sodium nitroprusside. The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin, but not the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, L-N(G)-monomethylarginine, reduced the relaxation in response to substance P. CONCLUSIONS: Epithelial tachykinin NK(1) receptors mediate substance-P-induced relaxation of rat bronchial smooth muscle via release of prostanoids but not nitric oxide.}},
  author       = {{Bodelsson, Mikael and Blomquist, Sten and Caverius, Kaj and Tornebrandt, Kenneth}},
  issn         = {{1423-0356}},
  keywords     = {{Bronchi; Epithelium; Indomethacin; Nitric oxide; Serotonin; Substance P}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{355--359}},
  publisher    = {{Karger}},
  series       = {{Respiration}},
  title        = {{Substance P relaxes rat bronchial smooth muscle via epithelial prostanoid synthesis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000029407}},
  doi          = {{10.1159/000029407}},
  volume       = {{66}},
  year         = {{1999}},
}