Effect of M_2 and M_3 Muscarinic Receptors on Airway Responsiveness to Carbachol in Bronchial-Hypersensitive (BHS) and Bronchial-Hyposensitive (BHR) Guinea Pigs

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The expression balance of M2 and M3 muscarinic receptor subtypes on the pathogenesis of airway hyperresponsiveness was investigated by using two congenitally related strains of guinea pigs, bronchial-hypersensitive (BHS) and bronchial-hyposensitive (BHR). CCh-induced airway responses in vivo and in vitro were investigated by comparing the effects of muscarinic receptor subtype antagonists, and the relative amounts of M2 and M3 muscarinic receptor mRNA in tracheal smooth muscle and lung tissue were investigated. After treatment with muscarinic receptor subtype antagonists, the ventilatory mechanics (VT, Raw, and Cdyn) of response to CCh aerosol inhalation were measured by the bodyplethysmograph method. The effects of these antagonists on CCh-induced tracheal smooth muscle contraction were also investigated. The effects of M2 muscarinic receptor blockade were less but the effects of M3 muscarinic receptors blockade on the airway contractile responses were greater in BHS than in BHR. In M3 muscarinic receptor blockades, CCh-induced tracheal contractions in BHS were significantly greater than those in BHR. In tracheal smooth muscle from BHS, the relative amount of M2 muscarinic receptors mRNA was less but that of M3 muscarinic receptor mRNA was more than those in BHR. These results suggest that the high ACh level as a consequence of dysfunction of M2 muscarinic autoreceptors and the excessive effect of M3 muscarinic receptors on the airway smooth muscle may play an important role in the pathogenesis of airway hyperresponsiveness.
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Effect of M_2 and M_3 Muscarinic Receptors on Airway Responsiveness to Carbachol in Bronchial-Hypersensitive (BHS) and Bronchial-Hyposensitive (BHR) Guinea Pigs

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