AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 259, Issue 2 239-G244, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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VIP-induced alterations in cAMP and inositol phosphates in the lower esophageal sphincter

S. M. Szewczak, J. Behar, G. Billett, C. Hillemeier, B. Y. Rhim and P. Biancani
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.

Adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP), guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP), and inositol phosphate (IP) levels were measured in thin tissue samples from the circular smooth muscle of the cat lower esophageal sphincter (LES) at 37 degrees C during vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-induced relaxation. On exposure of in vitro LES circular muscle strips to 10(-6) M VIP at the same temperature, relaxation of spontaneous resting tone begins within 3-6 s, is half maximal at 30 s, and maximal at 1 min. VIP-induced changes in cAMP, cGMP, and IP metabolite levels were measured at 5 and 30 s after the addition of 10(-6) M VIP. At 5 s cAMP levels increased significantly with respect to time-matched unstimulated controls, whereas inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (1,4,5-IP3) decreased and these changes remained constant at 30 s. cGMP levels were unchanged at either 5 or 30 s after exposure to 10(-6) M VIP. These data suggest that VIP-induced relaxation is temporally linked to decreased 1,4,5-IP3 as well as increased cAMP levels.

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