| Literature DB >> 12595964 |
Tsutomu Nakahara1, Yuko Kubota, Akiko Mitani, Takeshi Maruko, Kenji Sakamoto, Kunio Ishii.
Abstract
The role of protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) in the regulation of the rat urinary bladder contractility was investigated. Both trypsin and PAR-2 activating peptide (SLIGRL-NH(2)) produced a concentration-dependent contractile response in the urinary bladder preparations. These contractions were abolished by removal of the urinary bladder mucosa and were significantly reduced by indomethacin (10 microM). These results suggest that activation of PAR-2 stimulates release of prostaglandins from mucosal layer and thereby contracts rat urinary bladder smooth muscles.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12595964 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-002-0687-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000