title: Actions of bradykinin on isolated cerebral and peripheral arteries.
abstract: The addition of bradykinin (BK) caused a dose-related contraction in helical strips of canine cerebral, internal carotid, external carotid, and femoral arteries, while the peptide elicited a relaxation in canine coronary, renal, and mesenteric arteries contracted with 5+ or prostaglandin F2alpha. In contrast to canine cerebral arteries, human cerebral arteries contracted with K+ or prostaglandin relaxed with BK. Contractile responses of canine cerebral arteries to BK were not influenced by phentolamine, diphenhydramine, and methysergide, but were attenuated by aspirin and indomethacin. Contractions induced by K+ were not or only slightly inhibited by these anti-inflammatory agents. Polyphloretin phosphate failed to reduce BK-induced contractions. Relaxing effects of BK on canine coronary arterial strips were not altered by atropine, propranolol, metiamide, and aminophylline, but were inhibited by aspirin and indomethacin. Adenosine-induced relaxation was unaffected by the latter two agents. It may be concluded that adrenergic, cholinergic, histaminergic, and adenosine-related mechanisms are not involved in the genesis of BK-induced contraction and relaxation. Contractile responses of canine cerebral arteries to BK do not appear to derive from prostaglandins released, but rather from a direct action on vascular smooth muscle cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000187:drug effects; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000187:drug effects*; D004155:Diphenhydramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008784:Methysergide / Q000494:pharmacology; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000494:pharmacology; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000187:drug effects; D014666:Vasomotor System / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D004155:Diphenhydramine; D001241:Aspirin; D011188:Potassium; D001920:Bradykinin; D007213:Indomethacin; D008784:Methysergide; D010646:Phentolamine