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Presynaptic and postsynaptic regulation of muscle contractions in the ascarid nematode Ascaris suum: a target for drug action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2015

S.M. Trailović ,
Z. Zurovac ,
S. Gruborović ,
D.S. Marjanović  and
J. Nedeljković-Trailović
S.M. Trailović*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodenja 18, 11000Belgrade, Serbia
Z. Zurovac
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodenja 18, 11000Belgrade, Serbia
S. Gruborović
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodenja 18, 11000Belgrade, Serbia
D.S. Marjanović
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodenja 18, 11000Belgrade, Serbia
J. Nedeljković-Trailović
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition and Botany, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodenja 18, 11000Belgrade, Serbia
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the role in contractions of postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors, in the bag region of Ascaris suum muscle cells, as well as the role of synaptic receptors between interneurons and motor neurons in the dorsal and ventral nerve cord. We have measured the isometric contractions of isolated segments of A. suum, with or without the nerve cord (dorsal or ventral). Contractions were caused by increasing concentrations of ACh or by electrical field stimulation (EFS). Based on our results, the presence of the nerve cord is essential for the contractile effects of ACh. The EC50 value of ACh for innervated muscle strips was 10.88 μm. Unlike intact (innervated) preparations, there was no contraction of the muscle flaps when the nerve cord was mechanically removed. Furthermore, continuous EFS produced stable contractions of innervated muscle strips, but they are not sensitive to mecamylamine (100 μm). However, GABA (30 μm) significantly inhibited the EFS-induced contractions. EFS with the same characteristics did not cause muscle contractions of denervated muscle strips, but EFS with a wider pulse induced the increasing of tone and irregular contractions. These contractions were completely insensitive to the effect of GABA. The EC50 for ACh did not differ between the dorsal and ventral segments (9.83 μm and 9.45 μm), while GABA exhibited features of competitive and non-competitive antagonists, regardless of whether it acted on the dorsal or ventral segments of A. suum. It is obvious that drugs will be more effective if they act on both the synaptic and extrasynaptic nACh and GABA receptors.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 90 , Issue 6 , November 2016 , pp. 698 - 705
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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