The aim of this study was to further characterize the mechanisms of non-adrenergic non-cholinergic inhibitory neurotransmission in the rat gastric fundus, using isolated gastric fundus muscle strips. Electrical field stimulation (EFS), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and the NO donor diethylamine-NO (DEA NO) were used as inhibitory stimuli. NO induced relaxation follows cGMP dependent pathways, involving activation of the soluble guanylate cyclase and is limited by a cGMP specific phosphodiesterase (PDE V). Proteinkinase A and cAMP dependent mechanisms are not involved. Relaxation induced by VIP and ANP includes activation of proteinkinase A, without involvement of guanylate cyclase and cGMP, respectively, and it´s extent is limited by a cGMP inhibited cAMP specific phosphodiesterase (PDE III). Concerning EFS induced relaxation, there is no evidence for significant involvement of the purins (e.g. ATP), that act via acivation of small conductance Ca2+ dependent K+ channels.
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The aim of this study was to further characterize the mechanisms of non-adrenergic non-cholinergic inhibitory neurotransmission in the rat gastric fundus, using isolated gastric fundus muscle strips. Electrical field stimulation (EFS), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and the NO donor diethylamine-NO (DEA NO) were used as inhibitory stimuli. NO induced relaxation follows cGMP dependent pathways, involving activation of the soluble guanylate cyclase and is...
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