Expression of Rho-kinase (ROCK-1 and ROCK-2) and its substantial role in the contractile activity of the sheep ureter

British Journal of Pharmacology
Adnan Levent, Kansu Buyukafsar

Abstract

Expression of two isoforms of Rho-kinase (ROCK) and its functional role in the physiological control of smooth muscle contraction in the sheep ureter were investigated. Helical strips of the ureteric smooth muscle were stimulated by electrical field stimulation (EFS, 60 V, 1 mS, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 Hz, for 20 S), KCl (80 mm), carbachol (CCh, 10(-8)-10(-4) m) or phenylephrine (Phe, 10(-8)-10(-4) m). EFS produced a reproducible contractile activity, which was abolished by tetrodotoxin (3 x 10(-6) m), a Na(+) channel blocker. A muscarinic receptor antagonist, atropine (2 x 10(-6) m), and an adrenergic neuron blocker, guanethidine (10(-5) m), significantly suppressed the contraction induced by EFS. However, this contraction was augmented in the presence of N(G)-nitro-l-arginine (l-NA, 10(-4) m), a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor. Two Rho-kinase inhibitors, Y-27632 (5 x 10(-5) m) and fasudil (5 x 10(-5) m), markedly attenuated the EFS-elicited contraction. CCh and Phe produced concentration-dependent contraction in the sheep ureter. pD(2) values for Phe and CCh were 5.04+/-0.11 and 5.00+/-0.22, respectively. Y-27632 (5 x 10(-5) m) and fasudil (5 x 10(-5) m) also significantly inhibited CCh- and Phe-induced contractions. Moreover, the...Continue Reading

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