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Signal transducing mechanisms coupled to histamine H3 receptors and alpha-2 adrenoceptors in the guinea pig duodenum: possible involvement of N-type Ca++ channels.

E Poli, C Pozzoli, G Coruzzi and G Bertaccini
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics August 1994, 270 (2) 788-794;
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The signaling pathways following histamine H3 receptor activation by (R)alpha-methylhistamine (MHA) have been examined in the isolated guinea pig duodenum, in which selective excitation of cholinergic neurons was induced by electrical field stimulation (EFS). The effect of MHA on electrically evoked contractions was compared with that induced by the alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist clonidine (CLON). The inhibitory effect of MHA on EFS-induced contractions was significantly reduced by increasing CA++ content in the nutrient fluid from 2.5 to 5 mM and by the Ca++ agonist Bay K 8644 (10(-8) M); conversely, the effect of MHA was significantly enhanced by lowering Ca++ content in the medium (from 2.5 to 1.25 mM) and by the N-type Ca++ channel blocker omega-conotoxin (CTX) (10(-8) M). The L-type Ca++ channel blocker nifedipine (NIF) (10(-7) M) did not modify the effect of MHA, although it significantly reduced both EFS- and exogenous acetylcholine (ACH)-induced contractions. Similar to MHA, the inhibitory effect elicited by CLON was enhanced by low external Ca++ and by CTX, but it was slightly affected by the compound Bay K 8644 (10(-7) M) or by high Ca++ concentrations (5 mM) and it was unaffected by NIF. 4-Aminopyridine (4-AP) (10(-4) M) reduced the effects of both MHA and CLON. The present data indicate that histamine H3 receptor activation in electrically stimulated duodenum is closely associated with a restriction of Ca++ access into the nerve terminal through N-type Ca++ channels; the same mechanism appears to be responsible for the inhibitory effect induced by alpha-2 adrenoceptor activation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Signal transducing mechanisms coupled to histamine H3 receptors and alpha-2 adrenoceptors in the guinea pig duodenum: possible involvement of N-type Ca++ channels.

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Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics August 1, 1994, 270 (2) 788-794;

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Signal transducing mechanisms coupled to histamine H3 receptors and alpha-2 adrenoceptors in the guinea pig duodenum: possible involvement of N-type Ca++ channels.

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Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics August 1, 1994, 270 (2) 788-794;
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