A Novel Pathway Underlying the Inhibitory Effects of Melatonin on Isolated Rat Urinary Bladder Contractionopen access
- Authors
- Han, June Hyun; Chang, In Ho; Myung, Soon Chul; Lee, Moo Yeol; Kim, Won Yong; Lee, Seo Yeon; Lee, Shin Young; Lee, Seung Wook; Kim, Kyung Do
- Issue Date
- Feb-2012
- Publisher
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
- Keywords
- Melatonin; Urinary bladder; Smooth muscles; Overactive bladder; Nocturia
- Citation
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY, v.16, no.1, pp.37 - 42
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 37
- End Page
- 42
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/166336
- DOI
- 10.4196/kjpp.2012.16.1.37
- ISSN
- 1226-4512
- Abstract
- The aim of the present study was to elucidate the direct effects of melatonin on bladder activity and to determine the mechanisms responsible for the detrusor activity of melatonin in the isolated rat bladder. We evaluated the effects of melatonin on the contractions induced by phenylephrine (PE), acetylcholine (ACh), bethanechol (BCh), KCl, and electrical field stimulation (EFS) in 20 detrusor smooth muscle samples from Sprague-Dawley rats. To determine the mechanisms underlying the inhibitory responses to melatonin, melatonin-pretreated muscle strips were exposed to a calcium channel antagonist (verapamil), three potassium channel blockers [tetraethyl ammonium (TEA), 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), and glibenclamide] a direct voltage-dependent calcium channel opener (Bay K 8644), and a specific calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) inhibitor (KN-93). Melatonin pretreatment (10(-8)similar to 10(-6) M) decreased the contractile responses induced by PE (10(-9)similar to 10(-4) M) and Ach (10(-9)similar to 10(-4) M) in a dose-dependent manner. Melatonin (10(-7) M) also blocked contraction induced by high KCl ([KCl](ECF); 35 mM, 70 mM, 105 mM, and 140 mM) and EFS. Melatonin (10(-7) M) potentiated the relaxation response of the strips by verapamil, but other potassium channel blockers did not change melatonin activity. Melatonin pretreatment significantly decreased contractile responses induced by Bay K 8644 (10(-11)similar to 10(-7) M). KN-93 enhanced melatonin-induced relaxation. The present results suggest that melatonin can inhibit bladder smooth muscle contraction through a voltage-dependent, calcium-antagonistic mechanism and through the inhibition of the calmodulin/CaMKII system.
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