TABLE 9

Effective concentrations of InsP3 in smooth muscle

Tissue Animal Species Experimental Details (Preparation; Measurement Method; Measured Response) Effective Concentrations of InsP3 Reference
μM
Airways Human Isolated α-toxin-permeabilized strips; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 300 Iizuka et al., 1998
Aorta Dog Microsomal membranes incorporated into planar lipid bilayers, microsomes; bilayer clamp amplification (for membranes), extra-microsomal anti-pyridylazo-III (for microsomes); single Ca2+ channel currents (for membranes), Ca2+ fluxes (for microsomes) 7 (vesicles) 1 (bilayer) Ehrlich and Watras, 1988
Aorta Guinea pig Isolated α-toxin-permeabilized strips; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 100 Nixon et al., 1994
Aorta Pig Microsomes; extramicrosomal fluo-3, fluorometry; Ca2+ fluxes 10 and 30 Tovey et al., 2000
Aorta Rabbit Isolated saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; mag-fura-2 cellular loading; [Ca2+]SR, [Ca2+]mito 100 Gurney et al., 2000
Aorta Cattle Purified InsP3R incorporated into planar bilayers; bilayer clamp amplification; single Ca2+ channel currents 0.5 Mayrleitner et al., 1991
Aorta Rat Microsomes; 45Ca2+ loading; Ca2+ fluxes 8 Yusufi et al., 2002
Aorta Rat Isolated cultured saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; 45Ca2+ cellular loading; Ca2+ fluxes 10 and 100 Yamamoto et al., 1991
Aorta Rat Saponin-permeabilized cultured A7r5 cell line; 45Ca2+ cellular loading; Ca2+ fluxes 0.3-100 Missiaen et al., 2001a
Cerebellum Pig Microsomes; extramicrosomal fluo-3, fluorometry; Ca2+ fluxes 10 and 30 Tovey et al., 2000
Colon Guinea pig Isolated smooth muscle cells; fluo-3 cellular loading, wide-field fluorescent digital imaging; [Ca2+]cyt imaging 10 McCarron et al., 2004
Colon Guinea pig Isolated smooth muscle cells; whole-cell patch-clamping, fluo-3 cellular loading, fluorometry or wide-field fluorescence digital imaging;ICa, [Ca2+]cyt, [Ca2+]cyt imaging 25 (caged InsP3) Bradley et al., 2003
Colon Guinea pig Isolated smooth muscle cells; fluo-3 cellular loading, wide-field fluorescent digital imaging; [Ca2+]cyt imaging 20 (caged InsP3) McCarron and Muir, 1999
Colon (circular layer) Dog Isolated non-inflamed and inflamed saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; fura-2 cellular loading or 45Ca2+ cellular loading, cell length monitoring by phase-contrast microscope; Ca2+ fluxes, [Ca2+]cyt, contractile activity 1 Shi and Sarna, 2000
Coronary artery Cattle Microsomal membranes, stripped or not of FKBP-12.6, incorporated into planar lipid bilayers; bilayer clamp amplification; single Ca2+ channel currents 10 Li et al., 2001
Coronary artery Cattle Isolated α-toxin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; fura-2 cellular loading, fluorometry; [Ca2+]cyt 70 Yu et al., 2000
Coronary artery Pig Isolated intact or saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; quin-2 cellular loading, 45Ca2+ cellular loading (intact or permeabilized); cellular Ca2+ fluxes, Ca2+ fluxes from intracellular stores, [Ca2+]cyt 3 Ueno et al., 1987
Gall bladder Cat Isolated saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; cell length monitoring by phase-contrast microscopy; contractile activity 1 Yu et al., 1998
Heart Pig Microsomes; extramicrosomal fluo-3, fluorometry; Ca2+ fluxes 10 and 30 Tovey et al., 2000
Ileum Guinea pig Isolated α-toxin-permeabilized strips; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 300 Iizuka et al., 1998
Ileum (circular layer) Guinea pig Isolated β-escin-permeabilized strips; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 40 Fukami et al., 1993
Ileum (longitudinal layer) Guinea pig Isolated β-escin- or reversibly-permeabilized strips; fura-2 cellular loading, fluorometry, isometric dynamometry; [Ca2+]cyt, contractile activity 40 Kobayashi et al., 1989b
Internal anal sphincter Rabbit Isolated saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; cell length monitoring by phase-contrast microscopy; contractile activity 1 Bitar et al., 1991
Mesenteric artery Rabbit Isolated saponin-permeabilized strips; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 20 Kanmura et al., 1989
Mesenteric resistance arteries Rabbit Isolated β-escin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; fura-2 cellular loading, fluorometry; [Ca2+]cyt 20 Itoh et al., 1992
Portal vein Guinea pig Isolated β-escin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; furaptra cellular loading, fluorometry; [Ca2+]SR 10 Hirose et al., 1998
Portal vein Guinea pig Isolated saponin- or β-escin-permeabilized strips; fluo-3 cellular loading, epifluorescence microscopy, isometric dynamometry; [Ca2+]cyt imaging, contractile activity 25 Somlyo et al., 1992
Pulmonary artery Cattle Microsomes; extramicrosomal fluo-3 and fluorometry or 45Ca2+ loading; Ca2+ fluxes 50 Stout et al., 2002
Pulmonary artery Rabbit Isolated β-escin- or reversibly-permeabilized strips; fura-2 cellular loading, fluorometry, isometric dynamometry; [Ca2+]cyt, contractile activity 40 Kobayashi et al., 1989b
Pulmonary artery Rabbit Isolated saponin- or digitonin-permeabilized strips; Ca2+-selective electrodes (extracellular), isometric dynamometry; Ca2+ efflux, contractile activity 0.5-30 Somlyo et al., 1985
Stomach Rabbit Isolated saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; cell length monitoring by phase-contrast microscopy; contractile activity 1 Murthy, 2001
Stomach (antrum) Cattle Microsomes; extramicrosomal fluo-3 and fluorometry or 45Ca2+ loading; Ca2+ fluxes 50 Stout et al., 2002
Stomach (antrum) Rat Isolated smooth muscle cells; Oregon Green BAPTA 5N cellular loading; [Ca2+]SR 10 White and McGeown, 2002
Testicular peritubules Rat Isolated saponin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; fura-2 cellular loading, fluorometry; [Ca2+]cyt 10 Barone et al., 2002
Trachea Cat Isolated smooth muscle cells; whole-cell nystatin perforated patch-clamping, ICch 200 (caged) Waniishi et al., 1998
Trachea Cattle Microsomal membranes incorporated into planar lipid bilayers; bilayer clamp amplification; single Ca2+ channel currents 6 Gaburjakova et al., 1999
Trachea Pig Isolated smooth muscle cells; whole-cell patch-clamping; ICl(Ca) 10 Liu and Farley, 1996
Trachea Pig Isolated β-escin-permeabilized smooth muscle cells; fluo-3 cellular loading, confocal fluorescence microscopy; [Ca2+]cyt imaging 1 Kannan et al., 1997
Trachea Rabbit Isolated β-escin-permeabilized strips; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 300 Iizuka et al., 1998
Uterus (pregnant) Rat Isolated myometrial smooth muscle cells; 45Ca2+ cellular loading; Ca2+ efflux 10 Molnar and Hertelendy, 1995
Vas deferens Guinea pig Isolated β-escin-permeabilized strips; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 100 Nixon et al., 1994