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Angiotensin II contractile effects in mouse colon: role for pre- and post-junctional AT(1A) receptors

Acta Physiol (Oxf)

AIM: This study investigates whether a local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) exists in mouse colon and whether angiotensin II (Ang II) may play a role in the regulation of the contractile activity. METHODS: Isometric rec

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Reference Id
567
Evidence Id
17157
Core Evidence Id
17157
Source Reference Id
1119
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF001898
Subject Paper Key
HBIN046126_23170805
Pubmed Id
23170805
Doi
10.1111/apha.12041
Paper Title
Angiotensin II contractile effects in mouse colon: role for pre- and post-junctional AT(1A) receptors
Paper Abstract
AIM: This study investigates whether a local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) exists in mouse colon and whether angiotensin II (Ang II) may play a role in the regulation of the contractile activity. METHODS: Isometric recordings were performed in vitro on the longitudinal muscle of mouse proximal and distal colon. Transcripts encoding for RAS components were investigated by RT-PCR. RESULTS: Ang II caused, in both preparations, a concentration-dependent contractile effect, antagonized by losartan, AT(1) receptor antagonist, but not by PD123319, AT(2) receptor antagonist. The combination of losartan plus PD123319 caused no change on the Ang II-induced contraction than losartan alone. Tetrodotoxin, neural blocker, reduced the contractile response to Ang II in the proximal colon, whilst the response was abolished in the distal colon. In both preparations, atropine, muscarinic receptor antagonist, or SR140333, NK(1) receptor antagonist, reduced the Ang II responses. Ondansetron, 5-HT(3) receptor antagonist, SR48968, NK(2) receptor antagonist, or hexamethonium, nicotinic receptor antagonist, were ineffective. The joint application of atropine and SR140333 produced no additive effect. Atropine reduced NK(1) -induced contraction. Transcripts encoding RAS components were detected in the colon samples. However, just AT(1A) mRNA was expressed in both preparations, and AT(2) mRNA was expressed only in the distal colon. CONCLUSION: In the murine colon, local RAS may play a significant role in the control of contractile activity. Ang II positively modulates the spontaneous contractile activity via activation of post-junctional and pre-junctional AT(1A) receptors, the latter located on the enteric neurones, modulating the release of tachykinins and acetylcholine.
Journal
Acta Physiol (Oxf)
Publish Year
2013
Experiment Subject
mouse
Experiment Type
Animal Experiment
Phenotype Related
Renin-angiotensin System
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Paper Title En
Angiotensin II contractile effects in mouse colon: role for pre- and post-junctional AT(1A) receptors
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