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Cerebral ischemia upregulates vascular endothelin ETB receptors in rat

Stenman, Emelie LU ; Malmsjö, Malin LU orcid ; Uddman, Erik LU ; Gidö, Gunilla LU ; Wieloch, Tadeusz LU and Edvinsson, Lars LU (2002) In Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation 33(9). p.2311-2316
Abstract
Background and Purpose-Elevated levels of endothelin 1 (ET 1) have been reported in cerebral ischemia A role for ET may prove more important if the vascular receptors were changed We addressed whether there is any change in ET receptor expression in cerebral ischemia Methods-The right middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded in male Wistar rats for 2 hours with the intraluminal filament method The basilar artery and both MCAs were removed after 46 hours of recirculation The contractile responses to ET 1 a combined ETA and ETB receptor agonist and sarafotoxin 6c (S6c) a selective ETB receptor agonist were examined in vitro and ET receptor mRNA was quantified by real time polymerase chain reaction Results-S6c which had no contractile effect... (More)
Background and Purpose-Elevated levels of endothelin 1 (ET 1) have been reported in cerebral ischemia A role for ET may prove more important if the vascular receptors were changed We addressed whether there is any change in ET receptor expression in cerebral ischemia Methods-The right middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded in male Wistar rats for 2 hours with the intraluminal filament method The basilar artery and both MCAs were removed after 46 hours of recirculation The contractile responses to ET 1 a combined ETA and ETB receptor agonist and sarafotoxin 6c (S6c) a selective ETB receptor agonist were examined in vitro and ET receptor mRNA was quantified by real time polymerase chain reaction Results-S6c which had no contractile effect per se on fresh or sham operated rat cerebral arteries induced a marked contraction in the occluded MCA (E-m [maximum contraction calculated as percentage of the contractile capacity of 63 5 mmol/L K+] =68+/-68% P<0 0001) while there was no difference in the responses to ET 1 after cerebral ischemia Real time polymerase chain reaction revealed a significant upregulation of both the ETA and ETB receptors (both P<0 05) in the occluded MCA compared with the nonoccluded MCA from the same rats Conclusions-Focal cerebral ischemia in rat induces increased transcription of both ETA and ETB receptors which results in the appearance of a contractile response to the ETB receptor agonist S6c These results suggest a role for ET receptors in the pathogenesis of a vascular component after cerebral ischemia. (Less)
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receptors, endothelins, middle cerebral artery, cerebral ischemia, endothelin, rats
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Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation
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33
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9
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2311 - 2316
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American Heart Association
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  • pmid:12215604
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1524-4628
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10.1161/01.STR.0000028183.04277.32
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English
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  abstract     = {{Background and Purpose-Elevated levels of endothelin 1 (ET 1) have been reported in cerebral ischemia A role for ET may prove more important if the vascular receptors were changed We addressed whether there is any change in ET receptor expression in cerebral ischemia Methods-The right middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded in male Wistar rats for 2 hours with the intraluminal filament method The basilar artery and both MCAs were removed after 46 hours of recirculation The contractile responses to ET 1 a combined ETA and ETB receptor agonist and sarafotoxin 6c (S6c) a selective ETB receptor agonist were examined in vitro and ET receptor mRNA was quantified by real time polymerase chain reaction Results-S6c which had no contractile effect per se on fresh or sham operated rat cerebral arteries induced a marked contraction in the occluded MCA (E-m [maximum contraction calculated as percentage of the contractile capacity of 63 5 mmol/L K+] =68+/-68% P&lt;0 0001) while there was no difference in the responses to ET 1 after cerebral ischemia Real time polymerase chain reaction revealed a significant upregulation of both the ETA and ETB receptors (both P&lt;0 05) in the occluded MCA compared with the nonoccluded MCA from the same rats Conclusions-Focal cerebral ischemia in rat induces increased transcription of both ETA and ETB receptors which results in the appearance of a contractile response to the ETB receptor agonist S6c These results suggest a role for ET receptors in the pathogenesis of a vascular component after cerebral ischemia.}},
  author       = {{Stenman, Emelie and Malmsjö, Malin and Uddman, Erik and Gidö, Gunilla and Wieloch, Tadeusz and Edvinsson, Lars}},
  issn         = {{1524-4628}},
  keywords     = {{receptors; endothelins; middle cerebral artery; cerebral ischemia; endothelin; rats}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  pages        = {{2311--2316}},
  publisher    = {{American Heart Association}},
  series       = {{Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation}},
  title        = {{Cerebral ischemia upregulates vascular endothelin ETB receptors in rat}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000028183.04277.32}},
  doi          = {{10.1161/01.STR.0000028183.04277.32}},
  volume       = {{33}},
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