Amplification effect and mechanism of action of ET-1 in U-46619-induced vasoconstriction in pig skin.
Amplification effect and mechanism of action of ET-1 in U-46619-induced vasoconstriction in pig skin.
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ET-1在U-46619诱导的猪皮血管收缩中的放大作用及作用机制。
DOI:
10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.3.r713
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发表时间:
2001
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通讯作者:
P. Neligan
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作者:
C. Pang;H. Xu;N. Huang;C. Forrest;T. Perreault;P. Neligan
The aim of this study was to investigate if a low concentration of endothelin-1 (ET-1; 8 x 10(-10) M) may amplify the skin vasoconstrictor effect of other vasoactive substances in the pathogenesis of skin vasospasm. Pig skin flaps (6 x 16 cm) were perfused with Krebs buffer equilibrated with 95% O(2) and 5% CO(2) at 37 degrees C and pH 7.4. Skin perfusion pressure measured by a pressure transducer and skin perfusion assessed by the dermofluorometry technique were used for assessment of skin vasoconstriction. We observed that ET-1 (8 x 10(-10) M) significantly amplified the concentration-dependent (10(-7)-10(-5) M) skin vasoconstrictor effect of norepinephrine. More importantly, we observed for the first time that this low concentration of ET-1 also amplified the concentration-dependent (10(-8)-10(-6) M) skin vasoconstrictor effect of the thromboxane A(2) mimetic U-46619, and this amplification effect of ET-1 was completely blocked by the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor chelerythrine (5 x 10(-6) M). Conversely, the PKC activator phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (10(-7) M) amplified the vasoconstrictor effect of U-46619. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the skin vasculature to the vasoconstrictor effect of extracellular Ca(2+) in U-46619-induced skin vasoconstriction was significantly enhanced in the presence of 8 x 10(-10) M ET-1. Finally, the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin (5 x 10(-6) M) did not affect the amplification effect of ET-1 on U-46619-induced skin vasoconstriction. We conclude that a low concentration of ET-1 can amplify the skin vasoconstrictor effect of U-46619 independent of endogenous cyclooxygenase products, and the mechanism may involve activation of PKC and increase in sensitivity of the contractile apparatus to Ca(2+) in smooth muscle cells.
DOI:
10.1161/01.hyp.22.1.78
发表时间:
1993
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Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
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作者:
Henrion,D;Laher,I
通讯作者:
Laher,I