Author:
Shi Xuan-Zheng,Sarna Sushil K.
Abstract
Recent findings show that the enteric neurotransmitter VIP enhances gene transcription of the α1C subunit of Cav1.2 (L-type) Ca2+ channels in the primary cultures of human colonic circular smooth muscle cells and circular smooth muscle strips. In this study, we investigated whether systemic infusion of VIP in intact animals enhances the gene transcription and protein expression of these channels to accelerate colonic transit. We also investigated whether similar systemic infusions of VPAC1/2 receptor antagonist retards colonic transit by repressing the constitutive gene expression of the α1C subunit. We found that the systemic infusion of VIP for 7 days by a surgically implanted osmotic pump enhances the gene and protein expression of the α1C subunit and circular muscle contractility in the proximal and the middle rat colons, but not in the distal colon. A similar systemic infusion of VPAC1/2 receptor antagonist represses the expression of the α1C subunit and circular smooth muscle contractility in the proximal and the middle colons. The VIP infusion accelerates colonic transit and pellet defecation by rats, whereas the infusion of VPAC1/2 receptor antagonist retards colonic transit and pellet defecation. VPAC1 receptors, but not VPAC2 receptors, mediate the above gene transcription-induced promotility effects of VIP. We conclude that VIP and VPAC1 receptor agonists may serve as potential promotility agents in constipation-like conditions, whereas VPAC receptor antagonists may serve as potential antimotility agents in diarrhea-like conditions produced by enhanced motility function.
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Subject
Physiology (medical),Gastroenterology,Hepatology,Physiology
Cited by
25 articles.
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