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1 Department of Physiology and Biophysics and 2 Division of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905; and 3 Department of Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York 14642
Carbon monoxide (CO) has been postulated to be a messenger in the gastrointestinal tract. The aims of this study were to determine the distribution of heme oxygenase (HO), the source for endogenous CO in the canine jejunum, and to determine the effects of CO on jejunal circular smooth muscle cells. HO-2 isoform was present in a population of myenteric and submucosal neuronal cell bodies, in nerve fibers innervating the muscle layers, and in smooth muscle cells. HO-1 isozyme was not detected in the canine jejunum. Exogenous CO increased whole cell current by 285 ± 86%, hyperpolarized the membrane potential by 8.5 ± 2.9 mV, and increased guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) levels in smooth muscle cells. 8-Bromo- cGMP also increased the whole cell current. The data suggest that endogenous activity of HO-2 may be a source of CO in the canine jejunum and that exogenously applied CO can modulate intestinal smooth muscle electrical activity. It is therefore reasonable to suggest a role for endogenously produced CO as a messenger in the canine jejunum.
potassium channels; smooth muscle
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