Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor–Mediated Vasodilation in Mouse Mesenteric Vascular Beds

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Yoshito Zamami³  Hiroki Fujiwara⁴  Hiromu Kawasaki⁴  Kento Makino⁴  Yoshihiro Wake⁴  Narumi Hashikawa-Hobara²  Yoshihisa Kitamura¹  Shingo Takatori⁴ 

[1] Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan;Department of life Science, Okayama University of Science, Japan;Department of Medicinal Drug Design, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan;Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan

关键词: endothelium-dependent vasodilation;    acetylcholine;    Ca2+ ionophore;    mesenteric vascular bed;   

DOI  :  10.1254/jphs.11197FP

学科分类：药学

来源: Nihon Yakuri Gakkai Henshuubu / Japanese Pharmacological Society

【 摘 要 】

References(33)The endothelium in rat mesenteric vascular beds has been demonstrated to regulate vascular tone by releasing mainly endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), which is involved in the activation of K+ channels and gap-junctions. However, it is unclear whether the endothelial system in mouse resistance arteries contributes to regulation of the vascular tone. The present study was designed to investigate the role of the endothelium using acetylcholine and A23187 (Ca2+ ionophore) in mesenteric vascular beds isolated from male C57BL/6 mice and perfused with Krebs solution to measure perfusion pressure. In preparations with active tone produced by methoxamine in the presence of guanethidine, injections of acetylcholine, A23187, and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) caused a concentration-dependent decrease in perfusion pressure due to vasodilation. The vasodilator responses to acetylcholine and A23187, but not SNP, were abolished by endothelium dysfunction and significantly inhibited by Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (nitric oxide synthase inhibitor) and tetraethylammonium (K+-channel inhibitor) but not glibenclamide (ATP-sensitive K+-channel inhibitor). Indomethacin (cyclooxygenase inhibitor) significantly blunted only A23187-induced vasodilation, while 18α-glycyrrhetinic acid (gap-junction inhibitor) attenuated only acetylcholine-induced vasodilation. These results suggest that the endothelium in mouse mesenteric arteries regulates vascular tone by prostanoids, EDHF, and partially by nitric oxide, different from the endothelium of rat mesenteric arteries.

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