Hyperpolarization contributes to endothelium-dependent relaxations to acetylcholine in femoral veins of rats.
Hyperpolarization contributes to endothelium-dependent relaxations to acetylcholine in femoral veins of rats.
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超极化有助于大鼠股静脉中乙酰胆碱的内皮依赖性松弛。
DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.1991.261.4.h1034
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1991
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Vanhoutte,PM
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Nagao,T;Vanhoutte,PM
The contribution of membrane hyperpolarization to endothelium-dependent relaxations induced by acetylcholine was investigated in the femoral vein of the rat using a microelectrode technique and isometric tension recordings. Acetylcholine caused endothelium-dependent relaxations and hyperpolarization in tissues contracted with norepinephrine. The relaxation was sustained during a prolonged exposure to acetylcholine (less than or equal to 10 min). In contrast, the hyperpolarization declined with time. In the presence of nitro-L-arginine, a blocker of nitric oxide synthesis, the relaxation became smaller and transient, whereas the hyperpolarization was not affected. There was a temporal relationship between the relaxation and the hyperpolarization in the presence of nitro-L-arginine, when the two parameters were recorded simultaneously. In tissues contracted with 60 mM K+, in which hyperpolarization could not be observed, acetylcholine caused relaxations and these relaxations were abolished by nitro-L-arginine. The results suggest a contribution of both nitric oxide and membrane hyperpolarization to the endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by acetylcholine in the femoral vein of the rat.