Acidosis induces relaxation mediated by nitric oxide and potassium channels in rat thoracic aorta
Acidosis induces relaxation mediated by nitric oxide and potassium channels in rat thoracic aorta
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.01.053
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发表时间:
2011-04-10
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5
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Evora, Paulo R. B.
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Celotto, Andrea C.;Restini, Carolina B. A.;Evora, Paulo R. B.
We investigated the mechanism by which extracellular acidification promotes relaxation in rat thoracic aorta. The relaxation response to HCl-induced extracellular acidification (7.4 to 6.5) was measured in aortic rings pre-contracted with phenylephrine (Phe, 10(-6) M) or KCl (45 mM). The vascular reactivity experiments were performed in endothelium-intact and denuded rings, in the presence or absence of indomethacin (10(-5) M), L-NAME (10(-4) M), apamin (10(-6) M), and glibenclamide (10(-5) M). The effect of extracellular acidosis (pH 7.0 and 6.5) on nitric oxide (NO) production was evaluated in isolated endothelial cells loaded with diaminofluorescein-FM diacetate (DAF-FM DA, 5 mu M). The extracellular acidosis failed to induce any changes in the vascular tone of aortic rings pre-contracted with KCl, however, it caused endothelium-dependent and independent relaxation in rings pre-contracted with Phe. This acidosis induced-relaxation was inhibited by L-NAME, apamin, and glibenclamide, but not by indomethacin. The acidosis (pH 7.0 and 6.5) also promoted a time-dependent increase in the NO production by the isolated endothelial cells. These results suggest that extracellular acidosis promotes vasodilation mediated by NO, K-ATP and SKCa, and maybe other K+ channels in isolated rat thoracic aorta. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.