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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 276: L51-L56, 1999;
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Vol. 276, Issue 1, L51-L56, January 1999

Mechanism for substance P-induced relaxation of precontracted airway smooth muscle during development

Maroun J. Mhanna1, Ismail A. Dreshaj1, Musa A. Haxhiu2, and Richard J. Martin1

Departments of 1 Pediatrics and 2 Medicine, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Release of substance P (SP) from sensory nerve endings of the tracheobronchial system modulates airway smooth muscle contraction and may cause relaxation of precontracted airways. We sought to elucidate the effect of postnatal maturation on SP-induced relaxation of precontracted airways and determine the roles of endogenously generated nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins (PGs). Cylindrical airway segments were isolated from the midtrachea of rats at four different ages, 1, 2, and 4 wk and 3 mo, and contracted to 50-75% of the maximum response induced by bethanechol. SP was then administered in the absence and presence of the NO synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), the PG inhibitor indomethacin, or both. Relaxation of airways with SP decreased significantly with advancing postnatal age. SP-induced tracheal relaxation was consistently attenuated by pretreatment with L-NAME, indomethacin, or both. In a different group of animals, L-NAME significantly attenuated the relaxant response of airways to PGE2 exposure, but indomethacin had no significant effect on the relaxant response to exogenous NO. We conclude that SP induces a relaxant effect on precontracted airway smooth muscle, which decreases with advancing age and is mediated via SP-induced release of NO and/or PG.

maturation; neonatal rats; nitric oxide; prostaglandin


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