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Recent studies using the Ca2+-indicators, aequorin and fura-2, support the concept that increased intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+ ]i) leads to force development in smooth muscle (for reviews, see Karaki, 1989; Somlyo and Himpens, 1989). For example, in guinea-pig taenia caecum a close correlation exists between [Ca2+]i and muscle tension (Ozaki et al., 1988; Mitsui and Karaki, 1990). However, in some smooth muscles, the relationship between [Ca2+]i and force development appears to depend upon the method of stimulation. For a given increase in [Ca2+]i, agonists such as norepinephrine, histamine, prostaglandins, and endothelin in vascular smooth muscle (Morgan and Morgan, 1984; DeFeo and Morgan, 1985; Sato et al., 1988; Sakata et al., 1989; Mori et al., 1990; Ozaki et al., 1990a), and carbachol in trachea (Gerthoffer et al., 1990; Ozaki et al., 1990b) induce greater contractions than simple depolarization with elevated external K+. These findings suggest that the Ca2+-sensitivity of the contractile elements may be increased by certain agonists. Although the mechanism of Ca2+-sensitization has not been clarified, the agonist-induced activation of protein kinase C and subsequent phosphorylation of specific protein(s) may be involved.
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Ozaki, H., Gerthoffer, W.T., Publicover, N.G., Sanders, K.M. (1991). Time-Dependent Decrease in Ca2+-Sensitivity in “Phasic Smooth Muscle”. In: Moreland, R.S. (eds) Regulation of Smooth Muscle Contraction. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 304. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6003-2_41
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