Activation of M2 muscarinic receptors in guinea-pig ileum opens cationic channels modulated by M3 muscarinic receptors
1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 60; Issue: 13-14 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0024-3205(97)00056-8
ISSN1879-0631
AutoresT. B. Bolton, Alexander V. Zholos,
Tópico(s)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
ResumoIn longitudinal muscle of guinea-pig ileum, activation of muscarinic receptors causes contraction antagonised by M3 receptor subtype antagonists despite a preponderance of M2 receptor subtype binding sites. Experiments on single smooth muscle cells under voltage-clamp described here show that the cationic current evoked by carbachol which normally causes depolarization of the muscle is inhibited competitively by M2 antagonists with affinities typical of antagonism at a M2 receptor. However, M3 antagonists strongly reduced the maximum cationic current which could be evoked by carbachol in a non-competitive manner with affinities typical for an action at M3 receptors. Thus cation channels are gated by M2 receptor activation but strongly modulated by activation of M3 receptors.
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