Regulation of VIP release from rat enteric nerve terminals: Evidence for a stimulatory effect of NO

H. D. Allescher, M. Kurjak, A. Huber, P. Trudrung, V. Schusdziarra

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Abstract

The basal release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) from freshly prepared enriched synaptosomes was 159.1 ± 17.3 fmol/mg protein (100%), which constituted 2.5% of the total VIP content. Basal VIP release was reduced by 65% by removal of external Ca2+. Release of VIP was stimulated by depolarization with KCl (65 mM, 143%) and in the presence of veratridine (10-6 M, 184%), monensin (10-5 M, 131%), and the Ca2+ ionophore A-23187 (10-6 M, 160%). Stimulation of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent mechanisms using isoproterenol (10-6-10-4 M) and forskolin (10-6 and 10-5 M) had no stimulatory influence on VIP release. In contrast, sodium nitroprusside (10-4 M, 198%), the nitric oxide (NO) donor 3-(morpholino)sydnonimine (10-4 M, 155%), and the guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) analogue 8-bromo-cGMP (10-4 M, 196%) caused a significant release of VIP. L-Arginine (10-3 M, 246%) also caused a significant increase of VIP release that was antagonized by the NO synthase inhibitor N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (5 x 10-4 M, 131%), which had no effect when given alone. The results demonstrate that VIP can be released from enriched synaptosomes by Ca2+-dependent mechanisms by NO agonists or NO-dependent mechanisms. It is speculated that this VIP release is induced by a presynaptic stimulatory mechanism of NO and this effect could enhance or contribute to the action of NO.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)G568-G574
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
Volume271
Issue number4 34-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1996

Keywords

  • calcium
  • guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate
  • nitric oxide
  • reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase
  • vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

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