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Involvement of sensory nerves in vasodilator responses to acetylcholine and potassium ions in rat hepatic artery

Högestätt, Edward D. LU ; Johansson, Rebecka LU ; Andersson, David A. LU and Zygmunt, Peter M. LU orcid (2000) In British Journal of Pharmacology 130(1). p.27-32
Abstract

In the presence of ouabain (1 mM), acetylcholine and KCl (5 mM) evoked endothelium-independent relaxations in rat hepatic arteries. Treatment with capsaicin (10 μM), scopolamine (1 μM) or CGRP8-37 (3 μM) prevented these relaxations. Acetylcholine-induced relaxations in intact arterial segments in the presence of indomethacin (10 μM) and N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (0.3 mM) were only partially inhibited by ouabain plus BaCl2 (30 μM). However, ouabain plus BaCl2 almost abolished such relaxations in capsaicin-pre-treated preparations. In arteries without endothelium, the neurosecretagogue α-latrotoxin (1 nM) induced complete relaxations, which were abolished by CGRP8-37 or pre-treatment with capsaicin.... (More)

In the presence of ouabain (1 mM), acetylcholine and KCl (5 mM) evoked endothelium-independent relaxations in rat hepatic arteries. Treatment with capsaicin (10 μM), scopolamine (1 μM) or CGRP8-37 (3 μM) prevented these relaxations. Acetylcholine-induced relaxations in intact arterial segments in the presence of indomethacin (10 μM) and N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (0.3 mM) were only partially inhibited by ouabain plus BaCl2 (30 μM). However, ouabain plus BaCl2 almost abolished such relaxations in capsaicin-pre-treated preparations. In arteries without endothelium, the neurosecretagogue α-latrotoxin (1 nM) induced complete relaxations, which were abolished by CGRP8-37 or pre-treatment with capsaicin. α-Latrotoxin also induced a smooth muscle hyperpolarization (12 ± 2 mV), which was abolished by CGRP8-37. The ability of ouabain to disclose a CGRP-mediated neurogenic relaxation must be considered when this agent is used as a pharmacological tool. The results further suggest that CGRP is a nerve-derived hyperpolarizing factor in the rat hepatic artery.

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Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, Endothelium-derived relaxing factors, Hyperpolarization, Membrane potential, Nitric oxide, Potassium channels, Vascular endothelium
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British Journal of Pharmacology
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130
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6 pages
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Wiley
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0007-1188
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10.1038/sj.bjp.0703258
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  author       = {{Högestätt, Edward D. and Johansson, Rebecka and Andersson, David A. and Zygmunt, Peter M.}},
  issn         = {{0007-1188}},
  keywords     = {{Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor; Endothelium-derived relaxing factors; Hyperpolarization; Membrane potential; Nitric oxide; Potassium channels; Vascular endothelium}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{27--32}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley}},
  series       = {{British Journal of Pharmacology}},
  title        = {{Involvement of sensory nerves in vasodilator responses to acetylcholine and potassium ions in rat hepatic artery}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0703258}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/sj.bjp.0703258}},
  volume       = {{130}},
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