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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 274: R517-R523, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 2, R517-R523, February 1998

Prejunctional M1 facilitory and M2 inhibitory muscarinic receptors mediate rat bladder contractility

Alan S. Braverman1, Ira J. Kohn1, Gary R. Luthin2, and Michael R. Ruggieri1,3

Departments of 1 Urology and 3 Pharmacology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19140; and 2 Allegheny University of the Health Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102

Subtype-selective muscarinic antagonists effects on carbachol-induced and electric field-stimulated contractility of rat bladder were compared in vitro. Schild plot analysis of cumulative carbachol dose-response curves in the presence of antagonists was consistent with M3-mediated bladder contractions. However, nerve-evoked contractions were inhibited 15% at 30 Hz (P < 0.01) by 10 nM pirenzepine (M1-selective antagonist), whereas 10 nM methoctramine (M2-selective antagonist) increased these contractions by 17% at 30 Hz (P < 0.01). Identical doses had no effect on carbachol-induced contractions, indicating prejunctional M1 facilitory and M2 inhibitory receptors. m1 Receptors could not be identified by subtype-selective antibodies, nor could the m1 transcript be identified by Northern hybridization. However, m1, m2, m3, and m4 transcripts were identified in rat bladder using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, providing support for the existence of the m1 subtype. In conclusion, strong evidence is provided for the existence of prejunctional M1 facilitory and M2 inhibitory and postjunctional M3 receptors modulating contractility in the rat urinary bladder.

smooth muscle; reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; acetylcholine


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