muscle 2 Flashcards
how does smooth muscle differ from cardiac and skeletal muscle
-lacks striated pattern
-contains sense bodies throughout cytoplasm and plasma membrane. analogous to Z lines in skeletal muscle
-dense bodies, actin, myosin network connects to cytoskeletal network of non- contracting intermediate dilaments- house frame- that connects to plasma membrane
-contracts via sliding filament mechanism like cardiac and skeletal muscle
what innervates smooth muscle
sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves
autonomic nerves and smooth muscle
acon divides into multiple acons to form fish net like plexus that surrounds SM
what do the axons of the plexus form
structures called varicosities which are the sites of transmitter release
multiple varicosities along each axon. one AP stimulates many varicosities like a sprinkler system
varicosities and junctions
dont form distinct motor junctions like. smooth muscle cell can recieve transmitters from multiple varicosities including varicosities from sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves
what causes contraction
elevation in Ca
what augments contraction
enhancement of actin/ myosin cross bridging
SM and relaxing mechanisms
has unique mechanisms that inhibit cross bridging
the type of response (contraction vs relaxation) within a smooth muscle depends on
-type and predominance of ANS innervation. symp vs. parasymp
-predominance and subtype of receptor which is being stimulated by acetylcholine or noradrenaline
Ability of transmitter to access a given receptor
a1
contract SM
predominantly via pharmacomechanical contraction through SR ca release and PKC activation
b2
relax SM via pharmacomechanical relaxation by increasing intracellular CAMP
M2 +M3
increase pacemaker cell activity in the gut, enhancing gut contraction and peristaltic movement via electromechanical coupling
M3
contract SM via pharmacomechanical contraction through SR Ca release and PKC activation like a1 receptors
what activates muscranic receptors
acetylcholine released by parasympathetic nerves
what receptors most often contract SM
muscranic receptors
what do muscranic receptors do in the blood cessels
act on endothelium to produce SM relaxation
what do M3 receptors do in the endothelium of blood vessels
either release NO and or produce the transmission of hyperpolarization to the SM via gap junctions between the endothelium and SM . both mechanisms relax SM
pharmacomechanical coupling
contraction or relaxation not mediated by a change in SM cell membrane potential
produced via a biochemical event within SM cell with no movement of ions across membrane
cell membrane potential does not alter during contraction or relaxation
electromechanical coupling
contraction or relaxation mediated by a change in SM membrane potential. produced by opening of Ca channel (L type Ca channel) in response to depolarization- contraction- or closing of the same channel in response to hyperpolarization- relaxation-
skeletal and cardiac muscle contraction
soley mediated via electromechanical coupling- AP formation
pheamomechanical contraction is produced through
intracellular release of Ca from sarcoplasmic reticiulum via IP3 receptors and/or activation of protein kinase C which enhances myosin actin cross bridging. in many cases this mechanism combines with electromechanical contraction
every smooth muscle can contract using this mechanism
intracellular release of Ca from sarcoplasmic reticiulum via IP3 receptors and/or activation of protein kinase C which enhances myosin actin cross bridging. in many cases this mechanism combines with electromechanical contraction
pharmacomechanical relaxation
virtually always produced by an intracellular elevation in CAMP of CGMP which respectively activates CAMP OR CGMP dependant protein kinases that inhibit myosin/actin cross bridging
what is electromechanical contraction mediated by
SM membrane depolarization
what is electromechanical relazation mediated by
SM membrane hyperpolarization
what does SM membrane depolarization lead to
opens voltage gated ca channels in all SM in in some it initiates Ca ac tion potentials via the same gated ca channel. this promotes contraction
what does SM hyperpolarization lead to
the closing of ca channels and inhibition of ca APs and this leads to relxation
how do SM cells increase intracellular Ca
- generation AP which are produced by ca not na influx in SM
- depolarization but no AP
both mediated by L type ca channel
what causes electromechanical coupling and pharmacomechanical coupling to occur together
sympathetic or parasympathetic nerve stimulation via ATP co release with noradrenaline or acetylcholine