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Effects of initial length on intrinsic tone in guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle. 1998

M Bard, and S Salmeron, and C Coirault, and F X Blanc, and Y Lecarpentier

Unité de Pneumologie, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire Bicêtre, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

In the guinea pig, tracheal smooth muscle (TSM) exhibits intrinsic tone (IT). The active nature of IT suggests that it could be influenced by muscle length and load. In the guinea pig, IT is entirely suppressed by the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin. IT could be measured as the difference between resting tone before and after indomethacin addition. We examined, in electrically stimulated TSM strips (n = 9), the influence of initial muscle length (Li) on IT, the relationship between IT and the maximum extent of relaxation (DeltaF1), and the influence of indomethacin on active isometric force. When Li decreased from 100 to 75% of optimal Li, there was a significant decrease in IT (from 12.0 +/- 0.2 to 5.3 +/- 0.1 mN; P < 0.001). Over the range of Li studied, DeltaF1 underestimated the amount of IT, but there was a close linear relationship between DeltaF1 and IT (r = 0.9). Compared with the basal state, indomethacin increased active isometric force (from 9.5 +/- 1.0 to 19.7 +/- 2.0 mN at optimal Li; P < 0.001) and induced its length dependency. In guinea pig TSM, Li was an important determinant of IT.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007213	Indomethacin	A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) that inhibits CYCLOOXYGENASE, which is necessary for the formation of PROSTAGLANDINS and other AUTACOIDS. It also inhibits the motility of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES.	Amuno,Indocid,Indocin,Indomet 140,Indometacin,Indomethacin Hydrochloride,Metindol,Osmosin
D007537	Isometric Contraction	Muscular contractions characterized by increase in tension without change in length.	Contraction, Isometric,Contractions, Isometric,Isometric Contractions
D009126	Muscle Relaxation	That phase of a muscle twitch during which a muscle returns to a resting position.	Muscle Relaxations,Relaxation, Muscle,Relaxations, Muscle
D009129	Muscle Tonus	The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Muscle Tension,Muscle Tightness,Muscular Tension,Tension, Muscle,Tension, Muscular,Tightness, Muscle,Tonus, Muscle
D009130	Muscle, Smooth	Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Muscle, Involuntary,Smooth Muscle,Involuntary Muscle,Involuntary Muscles,Muscles, Involuntary,Muscles, Smooth,Smooth Muscles
D006168	Guinea Pigs	A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.	Cavia,Cavia porcellus,Guinea Pig,Pig, Guinea,Pigs, Guinea
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001696	Biomechanical Phenomena	The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces.	Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D014132	Trachea	The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.	Tracheas
D016861	Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors	Compounds or agents that combine with cyclooxygenase (PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES) and thereby prevent its substrate-enzyme combination with arachidonic acid and the formation of eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.	Cyclo-Oxygenase Inhibitor,Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor,Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthase Inhibitor,Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthase Inhibitors,Prostaglandin Synthase Inhibitor,Prostaglandin Synthase Inhibitors,Prostaglandin Synthesis Antagonist,Prostaglandin Synthesis Antagonists,Cyclo-Oxygenase Inhibitors,Inhibitors, Cyclo-Oxygenase,Inhibitors, Cyclooxygenase,Inhibitors, Prostaglandin Synthase,Inhibitors, Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase,Antagonist, Prostaglandin Synthesis,Antagonists, Prostaglandin Synthesis,Cyclo Oxygenase Inhibitor,Cyclo Oxygenase Inhibitors,Inhibitor, Cyclo-Oxygenase,Inhibitor, Cyclooxygenase,Inhibitor, Prostaglandin Synthase,Inhibitors, Cyclo Oxygenase,Inhibitors, Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthase,Synthase Inhibitor, Prostaglandin,Synthesis Antagonist, Prostaglandin

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