AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 4 568-G574, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Regulation of VIP release from rat enteric nerve terminals: evidence for a stimulatory effect of NO

H. D. Allescher, M. Kurjak, A. Huber, P. Trudrung and V. Schusdziarra
Department of Internal Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Germany. han.allescher@lrz.tu-muenchen.de

The basal release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) from freshly prepared enriched synaptosomes was 159.1 +/- 17.3 fmol/mg protein (100%), which constituted 2.5% of the total VIP content. Basal VIP release was reduced by 65% by removal of external Ca2+. Release of VIP was stimulated by depolarization with KCl (65 mM, 143%) and in the presence of veratridine (10(-6) M, 184%), monensin (10(-5) M, 131%), and the Ca2+ ionophore A-23187 (10(-6) M, 160%). Stimulation of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent mechanisms using isoproterenol (10(-6)-10(-4) M) and forskolin (10(-6) and 10(-5) M) had no stimulatory influence on VIP release. In contrast, sodium nitroprusside (10(-4) M, 198%), the nitric oxide (NO) donor 3-(morpholino)sydnonimine (10(-4) M, 155%), and the guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) analogue 8-bromo cGMP (10(-4) M, 196%) caused a significant release of VIP. L-Arginine (10(-3) M, 246%) also caused a significant increase of VIP release that was antagonized by the NO synthase inhibitor N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (5 x 10(-4) M, 131%), which had no effect when given alone. The results demonstrate that VIP can be released from enriched synaptosomes by Ca(2+)-dependent mechanisms by NO agonists or NO-dependent mechanisms. It is speculated that this VIP release is induced by a presynaptic stimulatory mechanism of NO and this effect could enhance or contribute to the action of NO.

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