Smooth muscle contraction Flashcards

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What innervates smooth muscle?

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ANS

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What neurotransmitter can be release from post-ganglionic nerves onto smooth muscles from the PNS?

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Acetylcholine (Ach)

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What neurotransmitter can be released from post-ganglionic nerves onto smooth muscles from the Sympathetic NS?

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Noradrenaline

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What neurotransmitter can be released from post-ganglionic nerves onto smooth muscles from NANC (non-NA-non-Ach) nerves?

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Nitric oxide (NO)

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What hormone can be released from post-ganglionic autonomic nerves onto smooth cells from the adrenal medulla?

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Adrenaline

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6
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How is smooth muscle contraction initiated?

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By an increase in cytosolic Ca2+

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How does an increase in cytosolic Ca2+ ?

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  • By influx from extracellular medium
  • Release of Ca2+ from internal Ca2+ stores (from sarcoplasmic reticulum
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What is calmodulin (CaM)?

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A Ca binding protein

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9
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How does smooth muscle use a Ca2+- Calmodulin complex to generate a muscle contraction?

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  • Ca2+ binds to to calmodulin
  • This Ca2+ and calmodulin complex activates the myosin light chain kinase (MLCK)
  • MLCK phosphorylates light chains in myosin heads and increases myosin ATPase activity
  • Actin myosin crossbridges slide along actin, creating muscle tension
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In the absence of a rise in cytosolic Ca2+, what compound produces relaxation and how?

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  • Myosin light chain phosphatase
  • Due to the myosin light chain being dephosphorylated, MLCP activity becomes dominated, leading to relaxation
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How can cytosolic Ca2+ decrease?

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  • Ca2+ can be untaken into the SR- via Ca2+ ATPase
  • Extrusion of Ca2+ from cell via Ca2+ ATPase and Na-Ca exchanger (1Ca+ moves out, 3Na+ move in)
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How does stimulation of Gq mediated receptors produce a rise in intracellular Ca from voltage gated calcium channels?

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  • When a neurotransmitter binds to Gq protein receptors, it stimulates Na channels (ion channels) to open, causing depolarisation of the cell
  • This creates an excitatory junctional depolarising potential, which, if reaches the threshold value of -40mV, activates the opening of VGCC
  • This causes an influx of Ca2+
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How does stimulation of Gq protein receptors cause the release of Ca2+ from internal Ca2+ stores in smooth muscle?

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  • Stimulation of Gq receptors causes Pip2 to be converted into IP3 and DAG via PLC.
  • IP3 binds to IP3 receptors (these are ligand gated receptors) on the sarcoplasmic reticulum, which opens the ion channel, leading to an influx of Ca2+ down a concentration gradient, due to there being low Ca2+ in cytosol, and high in the SR
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