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Excitatory mechanism of veratridine on slowly adapting pulmonary stretch receptors in anesthetized rabbits. 1998

S Matsumoto, and T Takahashi, and T Tanimoto, and C Saiki, and M Takeda, and K Ojima
Department of Physiology, Nippon Dental University, School of Dentistry at Tokyo, Japan.

The excitatory effects of veratridine on slowly adapting pulmonary stretch receptors (SARs) were studied before and after administration of ouabain (a Na+-K+ ATPase inhibitor) in anesthetized, artificially ventilated rabbits after vagus nerve section. Administration of veratridine (40 microg/kg) stimulated SAR activity but did not significantly alter tracheal pressure. Administration of ouabain (50 microg/kg) initially stimulated SAR activity during both inflation and deflation, but after 20 min, two different types of SAR responses were observed; one became silent at the peak, of inflation only, and the other maintained excitatory activity during both inflation and deflation phases. Veratridine usually inhibited SAR activity in ouabain-treated animals, irrespective of the difference of ouabain effects. These results suggest that veratridine-induced stimulation of SARs is closely related to the change in the Na+ ion gradient, which is regulated by Na+ pump activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010042 Ouabain A cardioactive glycoside consisting of rhamnose and ouabagenin, obtained from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and other plants of the Apocynaceae; used like DIGITALIS. It is commonly used in cell biological studies as an inhibitor of the NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE. Acocantherin,G-Strophanthin,Acolongifloroside K,G Strophanthin
D011661 Pulmonary Stretch Receptors Stretch receptors found in the bronchi and bronchioles. Pulmonary stretch receptors are sensors for a reflex which stops inspiration. In humans, the reflex is protective and is probably not activated during normal respiration. Receptors, Pulmonary Stretch,Receptors, Stretch, Pulmonary,Stretch Receptors, Pulmonary,Lung Stretch Receptors,Receptors, Stretch, Lung,Stretch Receptors, Lung,Lung Stretch Receptor,Pulmonary Stretch Receptor,Receptor, Lung Stretch,Receptor, Pulmonary Stretch,Receptors, Lung Stretch,Stretch Receptor, Lung,Stretch Receptor, Pulmonary
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D012123 Pulmonary Ventilation The total volume of gas inspired or expired per unit of time, usually measured in liters per minute. Respiratory Airflow,Ventilation Tests,Ventilation, Pulmonary,Expiratory Airflow,Airflow, Expiratory,Airflow, Respiratory,Test, Ventilation,Tests, Ventilation,Ventilation Test
D004791 Enzyme Inhibitors Compounds or agents that combine with an enzyme in such a manner as to prevent the normal substrate-enzyme combination and the catalytic reaction. Enzyme Inhibitor,Inhibitor, Enzyme,Inhibitors, Enzyme
D000254 Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase An enzyme that catalyzes the active transport system of sodium and potassium ions across the cell wall. Sodium and potassium ions are closely coupled with membrane ATPase which undergoes phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, thereby providing energy for transport of these ions against concentration gradients. ATPase, Sodium, Potassium,Adenosinetriphosphatase, Sodium, Potassium,Na(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase,Na(+)-K(+)-Transporting ATPase,Potassium Pump,Sodium Pump,Sodium, Potassium ATPase,Sodium, Potassium Adenosinetriphosphatase,Sodium-Potassium Pump,Adenosine Triphosphatase, Sodium, Potassium,Na(+) K(+)-Transporting ATPase,Sodium, Potassium Adenosine Triphosphatase,ATPase Sodium, Potassium,ATPase, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging,Adenosinetriphosphatase Sodium, Potassium,Pump, Potassium,Pump, Sodium,Pump, Sodium-Potassium,Sodium Potassium Exchanging ATPase,Sodium Potassium Pump
D000758 Anesthesia A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures.
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
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014132 Trachea The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi. Tracheas

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