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D Oliva, MR Accomazzo, S Giovanazzi and S Nicosia
Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, Milan, Italy.
The role of Ca++ as an intracellular messenger in leukotriene (LT)D4- induced muscle contraction was investigated by measuring force development and elevation in cytosolic Ca++ concentration simultaneously in strips of guinea pig ileal longitudinal muscle loaded with the fluorescent calcium indicator Fura 2. Upon addition of LTD4, a simultaneous increase in tension and cytosolic calcium concentration, [Ca++]i, was observed. Cumulative applications of LTD4 induced concentration-dependent increases in both muscle tension and [Ca++]i, being the half-maximal effect reached at approximately 6 to 9 nM. A statistically significant positive correlation (r = 0.993, P < .001) exists between the two parameters examined. Removal of calcium in the bathing solution, accompanied by addition of 7.5 mM EGTA, completely prevented any increase in either calcium levels or force development, thus indicating a role for Ca++ influx, rather than a release from intracellular stores. All of the LTD4 antagonists tested were able to counteract the effect of the leukotriene on both [Ca++]i and tension increase. However, although LY171883 shifted both of the LTD4 curves to the right in a parallel fashion, FPL 55712 and ICI 198,615 behaved as non-competitive antagonists in reversing the effect of LTD4 on [Ca++]i and tension. Thus, these results strongly suggest that changes in muscle tension induced by LTD4 are attributable to changes in cytosolic free Ca++ concentrations in guinea pig ileum.
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