Title
Regulation of airway smooth muscle cell contractility by Ca2+ signaling and sensitivity
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Physiology; University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Publication Date
12-21-2007
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Animals; Asthma; Calcium Channels; Calcium Signaling; Humans; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; Membrane Potentials; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Relaxation; Muscle, Smooth; Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Airway smooth muscle cell contraction is regulated by changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and the responsiveness of the airway smooth muscle cell to this Ca2+. The mechanism controlling [Ca2+]i primarily involves agonist-induced release of Ca2+ from internal stores to generate Ca2+ oscillations. The extent of contraction correlates with the persistence and frequency of these Ca2+ oscillations. The maintenance of the Ca2+ oscillations requires Ca2+ influx, but membrane depolarization appears to have a minor role in initiating or sustaining contraction. Contraction also requires agonist-induced Ca2+ sensitization, which is mediated mainly by decreases in myosin light-chain phosphatase activity. Although it is not clear if airway hyperresponsiveness associated with asthma results from the specific modulation of these Ca2+-based regulatory mechanisms, bronchodilators relax airways by both attenuating the Ca2+ oscillations and by decreasing the Ca2+ sensitivity.
DOI of Published Version
10.1513/pats.200704-050VS
Source
Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 Jan 1;5(1):23-31. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society
Related Resources
PubMed ID
18094081
Repository Citation
Sanderson, Michael J.; Delmotte, Philippe; Bai, Yan; and Perez, Jose F., "Regulation of airway smooth muscle cell contractility by Ca2+ signaling and sensitivity" (2007). Open Access Articles. 1351.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/1351