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J Appl Physiol 72: 1090-1095, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 3 1090-1095, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Tracheal smooth muscle responses to substance P and neurokinin A in the piglet

B. Haxhiu-Poskurica, M. A. Haxhiu, G. K. Kumar, M. J. Miller and R. J. Martin
Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.

The tachykinins substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA) have been shown to induce airway smooth muscle contraction in mature animals, and the enzyme neutral endopeptidase (NEP) modulates this effect. We evaluated maturation of SP- and NKA-induced tracheal smooth muscle contraction and modulation of their effects by NEP in anesthetized, paralyzed, and artificially ventilated piglets less than 4 days, 2-3 wk, and 10 wk of age. Tracheal smooth muscle tension was measured in vivo from an open tracheal segment by use of a force transducer. Intravenous SP caused a dose-dependent increase in tracheal tension in all three age groups; however, the response in less than 4-day-old piglets was significantly weaker than in 2- to 3- and 10-wk-old piglets. NKA caused a dose-dependent increase in tracheal tension only in 2- to 3- and 10-wk-old piglets. The response of tracheal tension to NKA was weaker than the response to SP in all age groups. Atropine (2 mg/kg) significantly diminished the responses of tracheal tension to SP and NKA, indicating a cholinergic contribution to these responses at all ages. Intravenous thiorphan, a known NEP inhibitor, potentiated the effects of SP only in 2- to 3- and 10-wk-old piglets and did not affect the response of tracheal tension to NKA at any age. Biochemical analyses demonstrated a significant increase in tracheal NEP activity in comparably aged piglets over the first 10 wk of life.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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