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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 46, 1164-1171, Copyright © 1999 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Halothane decreases calcium sensitivity of rat aortic smooth muscle

M Kakuyama, K Nakamura and K Mori
Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan. kakuyama@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

PURPOSE: To examine the effect of halothane on the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i)-tension relationship of rat aortic smooth muscle. METHODS: Rat aortic rings without endothelia were loaded with the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator, Fura PE3-AM, and then mounted in organ baths. The changes in isometric tension and [Ca2+]i were measured simultaneously. In one series ionomycin (10 nM-3 microM) was added to normal Krebs' solution cumulatively in the absence and presence of halothane (1.5%, 3%). In the other series, CaCl2 (0.3-3 mM) was added to Ca2+-free Krebs' solution including high KCl (50 mM), phenylephrine (100 nM) or prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha, 1-3 microM) in the absence and presence of halothane (1.5%, 3%). The linear part of [Ca2+]i-tension relationship was analyzed by a linear regression. RESULTS: Halothane, 1.5%, had no effect on the normal [Ca2+]i-tension relationship obtained with the calcium ionophore, ionomycin (10 nM-3 microM), but halothane 3% decreased the slope of the relationship (0.239 +/- 0.037 for control and 0.110 +/- 0.010 for halothane 3%, P < 0.05). Halothane, 1.5% and 3%, did not change the [Ca2+]i-tension relationship obtained with CaCl2 (0.3-3 mM) in the presence of high KCl (50 mM) or phenylephrine (100 nM). In contrast, halothane, 3%, inhibited the intercept of [Ca2+]i-tension relationship obtained with CaCl2 (0.3-3 mM) in the presence of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha, 1-3 microM) (45.708 +/- 4.233 for control and 26.997 +/- 2.522 for halothane 3%, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Halothane decreases the Ca2+ sensitivity and that in the presence of PGF2.


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