Role of endothelium-derived relaxing factor in parasympathetic coronary vasodilation.
Role of endothelium-derived relaxing factor in parasympathetic coronary vasodilation.
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内皮衍生舒张因子在副交感冠状血管舒张中的作用。
DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.1992.262.5.h1579
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1992
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Feigl,EO
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Broten,TP;Miyashiro,JK;Moncada,S;Feigl,EO
Vasodilation following the infusion of acetylcholine is due to the release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). However, the role of EDRF in neurogenic coronary vasodilation, when acetylcholine is released outside the vessel at the adventitial-medial junction, has not been established. The action of EDRF in parasympathetic coronary vasodilation was tested in the present study using a specific inhibitor of EDRF synthesis, nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). Experiments were conducted on closed-chest, alpha-chloralose-anesthetized dogs with the heart paced at a constant rate. Phentolamine and propranolol were administered to block alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors, and ibuprofen was given to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. Intracoronary infusion of L-NAME decreased the coronary vasodilation in response to intracoronary acetylcholine or vagal stimulation. The coronary response to the endothelium-independent vasodilator nitroglycerin was unaffected by L-NAME. These data demonstrate that L-NAME specifically inhibits coronary vasodilation caused by acetylcholine and vagal stimulation, indicating that parasympathetic coronary vasodilation is dependent on EDRF.