1. guinea-pig 요관(尿管) 평골근(平滑筋)의 수축(收縮) 및 이완반응(弛緩反應) 연령이 증가(增加)에 의(依)하여 크게 영향(影響)을 받는다는 사실(事實)을 관찰(觀察)하였다. 2. 2-3주, 3개월 및 2-3년 guinea-pig 요관(尿管)을 적출하고 Tyrode 액내(液內)에서 train stimulation법(法)으로 일정(一定)하게 수축반응(收縮反應)을 일으킨다. 3. Ca++-free Tyrode 액(液)에서 전기자극(電氣刺戟) 반응(反應)이 소실(消失)된 후(後) Ca++ 함유(含有) Tyrode 액(液)을 가(加)하여 야기(惹起)되는 수축반응(收縮反應)의 회복(恢復)에는 3개월(個月) 및 2-3년(年) 요관(尿管)에 비(比)하여 2-3주(週) 요관(尿管)은 훨씬 낮은 농도(濃度)의 Ca++을 필요(必要)로 하였으며 비록 2.7mM Ca++을 가(加)하여도 2-3주(週) 및 3개월(個月) 요관에 있어서는 처음 수축고의 90% 이상을 회복하였으나 2-3년(年) 요관(尿管)에서는 77.2%만 회복하였다. 4. ISP는 2-3년 요관(尿管)에 비(比)하여 2-3주(適) 요관(尿管)에 있어서 수축고의 억제(抑制) 효과(效果)가 유의(有意)하게 강(强)하였고 theophylline은 연령(年齡)에 관계없이 양군(兩群)모두 강력(强力)히 억제작용(抑制作用)을 나타내었다. 5. 2-3주 뇨관의 수축에 대하여 dibutyryl cyclic AMP는 dose-dependent하게 억제를 나타내었으나 2-3년 노요관(老尿管)에 있어서는 이와같은 현상은 없었다. 그리고 요관(尿管)조직내 cyclic AMP 함량(含量)은 2주기니픽 뇨관에서는 17개월 뇨관에 비(比)하여 73%의 높은 농도를 나타내었고 cyclic GMP의 함량(含量)은 큰 차이를 볼 수 없었다. 6. 유년(幼年) 요관평골근(尿管平滑筋)은 노요관(老尿管)에 비(比)하여 근수축(筋收縮) 및 이완(弛緩)에 관여(關與)하는 Ca++의 동원(動員) 및 저장(貯藏)에 있어서 높은 효율성(效率性)을 가지고 있다고 사료(思料)되는 바이다.
1) The authors studied the effect of increasing age on the contraction and relaxation mechanism in the ureteral smooth muscle of the guinea pig. 2) Two to three week old, three month old, and two to three year old guinea pig ureters were used and the consistent amplitude of contratile responses were induced by using train stimulation. 3) After mounting the specimens in Tyrode s solution containing 2.6mM Ca++, the ureter was stimulated, of which amplitude was initial contraction and next continuously superfused with Ca++-free Tyrod s solution. When the contractile response stopped by electrical field stimulation, the muscle specimens was superfused with Tyrode s solution 0.25mM Ca++ for 15min and stimulated with the same parameters. Thereafter, the contraction of Ca++ in the solution was increased step by step up to 2.7mM. 4) The ureters of 2-3 week old guinea pigs needed less Ca++ for the recovery of contractile response than those of three month and two to three year old did. In 2.7mM Ca++, the ureters of 2-3 week and 3 month old guinea pigs recovered the contractile response of over 90% but those of 2-3 year old recovered the contractility of 77.2%. 5) Isoproterenol inhibited in dose dependent manner from 10-7 to 10-5 M ureteral contractility of both 2-3 week and 2-3 year old guinea pigs. The inhibition of the old ureter by isoproterenol was significantly less (P<0.025) than that of the younger ureter. However theophylline showed the strong inhibition independent of the function of age. 6) Dibutyryl cyclic AMP showed dose-dependent inhibition of the contraction of ureters of 2-3 week old guinea pigs but there was shown no inhibition in the old ureters. Further, the content of endogenous cyclic AMP in the two week old ureter was higher by 73% than that of 17 month old ureter. Cyclic GMP contents was not much different between two groups. 7) The ureteral smooth muscle of the younger guinea pig had more efficiency than that of the older animals in the mobilization and storage of calcium which concerned itself in the contraction and relaxation mechanism.
