Developmental changes in gastric fundus smooth muscle contractility and involvement of extracellular calcium in fetal and adult guinea pigs

Delayed gastric emptying is a common problem in preterm infants. The factors underlying this gastroparesis remain unsettled but may involve immaturity of smooth muscle contraction. The present study was designed to test this hypothesis. Muscle strips from the gastric fundus of fetal and adult guinea pigs were studied in vitro for their contractile response to receptor activation (acetylcholine and bethanechol) and membrane depolarization (potassium chloride). The dose-response curves were analyzed for differences in active force development (kg/cm2). The role of extracellular calcium (Ca2+) in the contractile responses was determined by contracting the tissues in a zero-Ca2+ physiologic saline solution and in the presence of nifedipine, a voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel blocker. The results demonstrate the following: 1) tissues from adult animals developed significantly more active force when tested with acetylcholine, bethanechol, and potassium chloride; 2) tissues from the fetal animals were relatively unresponsive to contraction with potassium chloride compared with the adult; and 3) both nifedipine and incubation in a zero-Ca2+ physiologic saline solution had a significantly greater inhibitory effect on the contractions of adult than fetal muscle strips. Our data indicate that smooth muscle in the gastric fundus develops increasing force with maturation. The increased contractility in the adult fundus appears to be due to an increased involvement of extracellular calcium influx, in part through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1994

Erschienen:

1994

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Pediatric research - 36(1994), 5 vom: 19. Nov., Seite 642-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Paul, D A [VerfasserIn]
Ierardi, J A [VerfasserIn]
Parkman, H P [VerfasserIn]
Ryan, J P [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

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Acetylcholine
Bethanechol
Calcium
Comparative Study
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Journal Article
N9YNS0M02X
Nifedipine
Potassium Chloride
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.04.1995

Date Revised 20.11.2014

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM078534283