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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (May 13, 2005). doi:10.1152/ajplung.00129.2005
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Submitted on March 23, 2005
Accepted on May 6, 2005

MODELING THE OSCILLATION DYNAMICS OF ACTIVATED AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE STRIPS

Jason H.T. Bates1* and Anne-Marie Lauzon1

1 Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jason.h.bates{at}uvm.edu.

When strips of activated airway smooth muscle are stretched cyclically, they exhibit force-length loops that vary substantially in both position and shape with the amplitude and frequency of the stretch. This behavior has recently been ascribed to a dynamic interaction between the imposed stretch and the number of actin-myosin interactions in the muscle. However, it is well known that the passive rheological properties of smooth muscle have a major influence on its mechanical properties. We therefore hypothesized that these rheological properties play a significant role in the force-length dynamics of activated smooth muscle. To test the plausibility of this hypothesis, we developed a model of the smooth muscle strip consisting of a force generator in series with an elastic component. Realistic steady-state force-length loops are predicted by the model when the force generator obeys a hyperbolic force-velocity relationship, the series elastic component is highly nonlinear, and both elastic stiffness and force generation are adjusted so that peak loop force equals isometric force. We conclude that the dynamic behavior of airway smooth muscle can be ascribed in large part to an interaction between connective tissue rheology and the force-velocity behavior of contractile proteins.




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