RELAXATION OF RABBIT CAVERNOUS SMOOTH MUSCLE TO 17β-ESTRADIOL: A NON-GENOMIC, NO-INDEPENDENT MECHANISM

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志(英文版)
• 学科: 医学
• 年，卷（期）: 2004,（2）
• 页码范围: 127-131
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R33
• 语种: 中文

摘要

Aim: To investigate whether estrogen was involved in relaxation of rabbit cavernous smooth muscle. Methods: Relaxation response of the rabbit cavernous smooth muscles to 17β-estradiol (0.3, 3, 30 and 300 nmol/L) were observed in vitro. The response of the muscle strips to estrogen after incubation with either actinomycin D (10μmol/L) or L-NAME (10μmol/L) were also evaluated. Inside-out mode of patch clamp in a single smooth muscle cell was applied to investigate the Maxi-K channel activities. Results: Estrogen caused a dose-dependent relaxation of the strips precontracted with norepinephrine. The maximal response was noted about 10 minutes after treatment. The estrogen-induced relaxation was prevented by neither actinomycin D nor L-NAME, suggesting that the response was not mediated by gene transcription or nitric oxide (NO). Application of 17β-estradiol increased the Maxi-K channel activities. Conclusion: 17β-estradiol may be involved in relaxation of rabbit cavernous smooth muscles via a non genom