title: Effect of protein kinase C inhibitors on endothelin- and vasopressin-induced constriction of the rat basilar artery.
abstract: The goal of this study was to determine whether inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC) attenuate constrictor responses of the basilar artery in vivo to endothelin and arginine vasopressin. In anesthetized rats, the diameter of basilar arteries was measured through a cranial window [control diameter 218 +/- 3 (SE) microns]. Vessel diameter was measured during topical application of agonists and antagonists. Sphingosine (10(-6) M), a PKC inhibitor that binds to the regulatory site of PKC, attenuated vasoconstriction in response to endothelin (10(-9), 10(-8), and 10(-7) M) and vasopressin (10(-9) and 10(-8) M). H-7 (10(-9) M), a PKC inhibitor that binds to the catalytic site of PKC, also inhibited vasoconstriction in response to endothelin and vasopressin. Sphingosine and H-7 did not affect baseline diameter and did not attenuate vasoconstriction in response to prostaglandin (PG) F2 alpha. The V1 antagonist [d(CH2)5Tyr(Me)]arginine vasopressin (10(-8) M) significantly inhibited constriction in response to vasopressin (10(-9) and 10(-8) M) but not PGF2 alpha (10(-6) M). These observations suggest that activation of PKC may contribute to endothelin-induced constriction of the basilar artery in vivo and that PKC may also be a mediator of V1-receptor-mediated constriction of the basilar artery in response to vasopressin.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Murray
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Faraci
authors: D D
authors: DD
authors: Heistad
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000187:drug effects*; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D051381:Rats; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013110:Sphingosine