@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00016884,
 author = {Shibata, Osamu and Nishioka, Kenji and Yamaguchi, Masakazu and Makita, Tetsuji and Sumikawa, Koji},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Journal of anesthesia},
 month = {Feb},
 note = {PURPOSE: Gradually progressing contraction of airway smooth muscle is suggested to be due to the Rho-kinase signaling pathway. In our preliminary study in rat tracheas, landiolol, a beta(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist, at high doses caused gradually progressing contraction, and this contraction reached a plateau after 20 min. Therefore, this study was carried out to clarify whether landiolol could stimulate the Rho-kinase pathway or the phosphatidylinositol (PI) response in the rat trachea. METHODS: Seventy-eight male Wistar rats weighing 250-350 g were used for the experiments. Their tracheas were cut into 3-mm-wide ring segments or 1-mm-wide slices. Measurements of isometric tension and [(3)H] inositol monophosphate (IP(1)) production were conducted, using these tracheal rings or slices. Data values are expressed as means +/- SD, and statistical significance (P < 0.05) was determined using analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS: Landiolol (700 microM)-induced contraction was completely inhibited by fasudil at 30 microM, while the landiolol-induced contraction was not inhibited by 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methyl-piperidine methobromide (4-DAMP), ketanserin, or nicardipine. Landiolol did not stimulate IP(1) production. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that high concentrations of landiolol could cause airway smooth muscle contraction through the Rho-kinase pathway, but not through the PI response coupled with muscarinic M(3) receptors, 5-HT receptors or the activation of L-type Ca(2+) channels., Journal of anesthesia, 22(1), pp.21-26; 2008},
 pages = {21--26},
 title = {High concentrations of landiolol, a beta(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist, stimulate smooth muscle contraction of the rat trachea through the Rho-kinase pathway.},
 volume = {22},
 year = {2008}
}