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J Appl Physiol 66: 632-637, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 2 632-637, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Ca2+-dependent facilitated shortening in isotonic contraction of trachealis muscle

R. W. Mitchell, S. M. Koenig, E. Kelly, N. L. Stephens and A. R. Leff
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.

We compared isotonic shortening with isometric force generation as a function of external Ca2+ in 166 tracheal smooth muscle (TSM) strips from 27 mongrel dogs in vitro. Concentration-response curves were generated with muscarinic stimulation (acetylcholine, ACh), alpha-adrenergic receptor activation (norepinephrine after beta-adrenoceptor blockade, NE), serotonin (5-HT), and KCl-substituted Krebs-Henseleit solution. The concentrations of 5-HT causing half-maximal shortening (ECS50, 1.54 +/- 0.14 X 10(-7) M) and half-maximal active isometric tension (ECT50, 1.72 +/- 0.30 X 10(-7) M) were similar (P = NS). Likewise, ECS50 (21.9 +/- 0.7 mM) and ECT50, (22.0 +/- 0.9 mM) were similar for KCl. In contrast, facilitated isotonic shortening (i.e., greater isotonic shortening for comparable degrees of force generation) was elicited with ACh and NE for all levels of force generation between 15 and 85% of maximum and for all concentrations of ACh from 3 X 10(-8) to 3 X 10(-5) M (P less than 0.05 for all points). Facilitated isotonic shortening also was elicited for all concentrations of NE from 10(-8) to 10(-6) M (P less than 0.05 for all points). Removal of Ca2+ from the perfusate substantially reduced the potency of ACh (P less than 0.001) and abolished differences between ECS50 (2.23 +/- 0.28 X 10(-5) M) and ECT50 (2.50 +/- 0.46 X 10(-5) M, P = NS). We demonstrate that for comparable degrees of force generation, muscarinic and alpha-adrenergic receptor activation cause greater isotonic shortening than KCl or 5-HT and that this facilitated shortening is associated with the concentration of external Ca2+.


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