Studies were made on whether the ACh-induced phosphorylase
a activity in isolated rat uterine muscle segments could he used as a substitute for the contractile response to ACh. This ACh-induced phosphorylase
a activity was dependent upon the concentration of ACh and was inhibited by atropine, suggesting that it was linked to muscarinic ACh receptors. Both extracellular calcium and an increase of the intracellular calcium concentration were needed for its activation by ACh. Ca
2+-antagonists such as Co
2+, diltiazem, nitrendipine and verapamil inhibited the ACh-induced activity, suggesting that the activation by ACh required the influx of calcium ions into the uterine muscle through Ca
2+-antagonist sensitive Ca
2+ channels. The IC50 values of CoCl
2, diltiazem, nitrendipine and verapamil on the ACh-induced phosphorylase a activity were 3.4 × 10
-3M, 2.5 × 10
-4M, 2.5 × 10
-5M and 1.1 × 10
-4 M, respectively. These values were comparable with the IC50 values of these Ca
2+-antagonists on the contractile response of isolated rat uterine muscle segments to 3 × 10
-4 M ACh. The inhibitory effects of Co
2+, nitrendipine and verapamil, but not diltiazem, on ACh-induced phosphorylase
a activity were attenuated by higher concentrations of CaCl
2 (0.36 to 2 mM). These findings suggested that the ACh-induced phosphorylase
a activity in isolated rat uterine muscle segments could be used as a substitute for the contractile response to ACh.
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