Orai1 Contributes to Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF)-Induced Contraction in Association with Voltage-Dependent Ca²⁺ Channel-Mediated Mechanisms in Guinea Pig Urinary Bladder Smooth Muscle.

Authors

Keisuke Obara, Daiki Kato, Marina Yuguchi, Momoko Tanaka, Kento Yoshioka, Noritaka Nakamichi, Yoshio Tanaka

Published in

Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin. Volume 49. Issue 8. Pages 1298-1301.

Abstract

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is known to induce smooth muscle contraction; however, its mechanisms in urinary bladder smooth muscle (UBSM) remain unclear. We investigated the involvement of Orai1 in PAF-induced contraction in guinea pig UBSM. PAF (10^-6 M)-induced contraction was markedly inhibited by the Orai1 inhibitor Synta66 (10^-5 M) and the L-type voltage-dependent Ca²⁺ channel (VDCC) inhibitor verapamil (10^-5 M). Similarly, under Ca²⁺-free conditions with store depletion induced by cyclopiazonic acid (3 × 10^-5 M), Ca²⁺-induced contraction was suppressed by Synta66 and verapamil. In contrast, Synta66 only partially inhibited contractions induced by acetylcholine (10^-5 M) and α,β-methylene ATP (3 × 10^-6 M), and it had no effect on high-potassium chloride (80 mM)-induced contraction. Inhibition of Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger 1 (NCX1), transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) 1/4/5 channels, or anoctamin 1 (ANO1) did not significantly affect PAF-induced contraction. These findings suggest that Orai1 contributes to PAF-induced contraction in association with VDCC-dependent mechanisms, whereas NCX1, TRPC1/4/5 channels, and ANO1 play limited roles under these conditions.

PMID:
42649082
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