TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional coupling between nitric oxide synthesis and VIP release within enteric nerve terminals of the rat
T2 - Involvement of protein kinase G and phosphodiesterase 5
AU - Kurjak, M.
AU - Fritsch, R.
AU - Saur, D.
AU - Schusdziarra, V.
AU - Allescher, H. D.
PY - 2001/8/1
Y1 - 2001/8/1
N2 - 1. The subcellular mechanisms involved in the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on the release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) were examined in synaptosomes isolated from rat small intestine. 2. VIP release was stimulated by the NO donor SNAP (10-7-10-4 M) in an oxyhaemoglobin-sensitive manner. The presence of the guanylate cyclase inhibitor ODQ (10-5 M), or inhibition of protein kinase G (PKG) by KT 5823 (3 × 10-6 M) or Rp-8Br-PET-cGMPS (5 × 10-7 M), antagonized the SNAP-induced VIP release, suggesting a regulatory role of PKG, confirming previously published data from enteric ganglia. This finding was further supported by the fact that direct PKG activation by the stable cGMP analogue 8-pCPT-cGMP stimulated VIP secretion to the same extent as SNAP. 3. Basal VIP secretion was enhanced in the presence of zaprinast, an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE 5), suggesting a functional role of PDE 5 in NO-cGMP signalling. Supportive evidence for this finding was obtained by demonstration of the presence of PDE 5 using RT-PCR. 4. Stimulation of endogenous NO production by L-arginine was also effective in releasing VIP. The effect was abolished in the presence of KT 5823, but was insensitive to oxyhaemoglobin (10-3 M), suggesting that an interaction between NO and VIP is likely to occur within the same nerve terminal rather than between terminals. 5. NO synthesis was not affected by VIP (10-8-10-5 M), suggesting that there is no feedback regulation between the NO and the VIP pathways. 6. These findings support the notion that an anatomical and functional interrelationship exists between NO and VIP in enteric nerve terminals and that complex signalling mechanisms involving PKG and PDE 5 contribute to NO-induced VIP release.
AB - 1. The subcellular mechanisms involved in the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on the release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) were examined in synaptosomes isolated from rat small intestine. 2. VIP release was stimulated by the NO donor SNAP (10-7-10-4 M) in an oxyhaemoglobin-sensitive manner. The presence of the guanylate cyclase inhibitor ODQ (10-5 M), or inhibition of protein kinase G (PKG) by KT 5823 (3 × 10-6 M) or Rp-8Br-PET-cGMPS (5 × 10-7 M), antagonized the SNAP-induced VIP release, suggesting a regulatory role of PKG, confirming previously published data from enteric ganglia. This finding was further supported by the fact that direct PKG activation by the stable cGMP analogue 8-pCPT-cGMP stimulated VIP secretion to the same extent as SNAP. 3. Basal VIP secretion was enhanced in the presence of zaprinast, an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE 5), suggesting a functional role of PDE 5 in NO-cGMP signalling. Supportive evidence for this finding was obtained by demonstration of the presence of PDE 5 using RT-PCR. 4. Stimulation of endogenous NO production by L-arginine was also effective in releasing VIP. The effect was abolished in the presence of KT 5823, but was insensitive to oxyhaemoglobin (10-3 M), suggesting that an interaction between NO and VIP is likely to occur within the same nerve terminal rather than between terminals. 5. NO synthesis was not affected by VIP (10-8-10-5 M), suggesting that there is no feedback regulation between the NO and the VIP pathways. 6. These findings support the notion that an anatomical and functional interrelationship exists between NO and VIP in enteric nerve terminals and that complex signalling mechanisms involving PKG and PDE 5 contribute to NO-induced VIP release.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00827.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00827.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 11483712
AN - SCOPUS:0035425870
SN - 0022-3751
VL - 534
SP - 827
EP - 836
JO - Journal of Physiology
JF - Journal of Physiology
IS - 3
ER -