Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Vitamin D status modulates rat colonic M3 muscarinic receptor characteristics and coupling to guanylate cyclase

  • Sharad Khare
  • , Xiao Ying Tien
  • , David Wilson
  • , Ramesh K. Wali
  • , Bruce M. Bissonnette
  • , Michael D. Sitrin
  • , Thomas A. Brasitus

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

The present studies were conducted to determine whether [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate binding in rat colonic membranes and/or carbachol-mediated stimulation of particulate guanylate cyclase were altered by changes in vitamin D status. EC50 values for the stimulation of colonic guanylate cyclase by carbachol were found to be significantly greater in vitamin D-deficient rats compared to their D-sufficient counterparts. Concomitantly, the density of receptors (Bmax) were significantly lower, and dissociation constants (Kd) were significantly higher in D-deficient colonic membranes. In vitamin D-repleted animals, moreover, all of these aforementioned alterations were at least partially corrected.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-30
Number of pages4
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume347
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 20 1994

Keywords

  • Cyclic GMP
  • Cyclic nucleotide
  • Muscarinic agonist
  • Polyphosphoinositide
  • Rat large intestine
  • Signal transduction

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Vitamin D status modulates rat colonic M3 muscarinic receptor characteristics and coupling to guanylate cyclase'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this