Abstract
This study details and validates a method that facilitates the eversion of vascular smooth muscle, a preparation employed in in vitro Ca2+ fluorometric assays. Vascular segments of porcine coronary artery, approximately 2 cm in length, were sutured to portions of polyethylene tubing inserted into the lumen of the vessel. After being secured and stabilized by the tubing, the vessel was easily everted while immersed in physiological buffer. Intracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i) and tension were measured simultaneously in everted rings denuded of the endothelium. In these preparations, increases in tension generated by KCl and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) were accompanied by increases in [Ca2+]i, as measured by fura-2 fluorescence. Isoproterenol (ISO) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) elicited reductions in muscle tension as well as [Ca2+]i in both KCl- and PGF2α-contracted rings. Comparison of the responsiveness of everted and uneverted coronary artery rings demonstrated that, while fura-2 fluorescence in uneverted rings was negligible, the magnitudes of contraction of both preparations to KCl or PGF2α were similar. The relaxant responses to ISO and SNP were also similar in the everted and uneverted rings contracted with KCl or PGF2α. The data suggest that the procedure employed in everting vascular segments maintains the integrity of the smooth muscle, thus making it a suitable model for the simultaneous measurement of [Ca2+]i and tension.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 157-163 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Contraction
- Fura-2
- Porcine coronary artory
- Relaxation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
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Simultaneous measurement of intracellular calcium and tension in vascular smooth muscle : Validation of the everted ring preparation. / Makujina, Shah R.; Abebe, Worku; Ali, Shahid; Mustafa, S. Jamal.
In: Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods, Vol. 34, No. 3, 01.01.1995, p. 157-163.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Simultaneous measurement of intracellular calcium and tension in vascular smooth muscle
T2 - Validation of the everted ring preparation
AU - Makujina, Shah R.
AU - Abebe, Worku
AU - Ali, Shahid
AU - Mustafa, S. Jamal
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - This study details and validates a method that facilitates the eversion of vascular smooth muscle, a preparation employed in in vitro Ca2+ fluorometric assays. Vascular segments of porcine coronary artery, approximately 2 cm in length, were sutured to portions of polyethylene tubing inserted into the lumen of the vessel. After being secured and stabilized by the tubing, the vessel was easily everted while immersed in physiological buffer. Intracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i) and tension were measured simultaneously in everted rings denuded of the endothelium. In these preparations, increases in tension generated by KCl and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) were accompanied by increases in [Ca2+]i, as measured by fura-2 fluorescence. Isoproterenol (ISO) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) elicited reductions in muscle tension as well as [Ca2+]i in both KCl- and PGF2α-contracted rings. Comparison of the responsiveness of everted and uneverted coronary artery rings demonstrated that, while fura-2 fluorescence in uneverted rings was negligible, the magnitudes of contraction of both preparations to KCl or PGF2α were similar. The relaxant responses to ISO and SNP were also similar in the everted and uneverted rings contracted with KCl or PGF2α. The data suggest that the procedure employed in everting vascular segments maintains the integrity of the smooth muscle, thus making it a suitable model for the simultaneous measurement of [Ca2+]i and tension.
AB - This study details and validates a method that facilitates the eversion of vascular smooth muscle, a preparation employed in in vitro Ca2+ fluorometric assays. Vascular segments of porcine coronary artery, approximately 2 cm in length, were sutured to portions of polyethylene tubing inserted into the lumen of the vessel. After being secured and stabilized by the tubing, the vessel was easily everted while immersed in physiological buffer. Intracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i) and tension were measured simultaneously in everted rings denuded of the endothelium. In these preparations, increases in tension generated by KCl and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) were accompanied by increases in [Ca2+]i, as measured by fura-2 fluorescence. Isoproterenol (ISO) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) elicited reductions in muscle tension as well as [Ca2+]i in both KCl- and PGF2α-contracted rings. Comparison of the responsiveness of everted and uneverted coronary artery rings demonstrated that, while fura-2 fluorescence in uneverted rings was negligible, the magnitudes of contraction of both preparations to KCl or PGF2α were similar. The relaxant responses to ISO and SNP were also similar in the everted and uneverted rings contracted with KCl or PGF2α. The data suggest that the procedure employed in everting vascular segments maintains the integrity of the smooth muscle, thus making it a suitable model for the simultaneous measurement of [Ca2+]i and tension.
KW - Contraction
KW - Fura-2
KW - Porcine coronary artory
KW - Relaxation
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U2 - 10.1016/1056-8719(95)00061-X
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