Abstract
To investigate the effect of independently inhibiting calcium influx from extracellular sources and calcium release from intracellular stores on the ability of the urinary bladder to generate pressure and empty. Rabbit bladders were mounted in an in vitro whole organ bath and filled with 15 ml. saline. Each bladder was incubated separately in Tyrode's solution, with diltiazem (10 microM), to block extracellular calcium influx, or with thapsigargin (40 microM) and ryanodine (80 microM), to block the uptake and release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The bladder was then stimulated isometrically with field stimulation (32 Hz), and to empty with field stimulation and with bethanechol (250 microM), independently. During stimulation, transmural pressure and volume emptied were measured. From these, flow rate, power, and external mechanical work were calculated. In the presence of diltiazem, the time to maximal pressure decreased while the rate of pressure generation increased. This results from increased participation of intracellular calcium release, which occurs rapidly and near the smooth muscle filaments, decreasing the diffusion time. In the presence of thapsigargin and ryanodine the maximal rate of pressure generat...Continue Reading
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