title: Inhibitory effect of ethanol on endothelium-dependent vascular responsiveness.
abstract: The effect of ethanol was studied on the endothelium-dependent vascular responses in isolated rat aortic strips. Ethanol depressed the endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by acetylcholine and ATP but not that induced by the calcium ionophore, A23187. Endothelium-independent relaxation in response to sodium nitroprusside, a soluble guanylate cyclase activator, was not depressed by ethanol. On the other hand, ethanol significantly enhanced the contractile response to clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist, in endothelium-intact strips and depressed it in endothelium-denuded strips. These results suggest that ethanol can inhibit endothelium-dependent relaxation by acting on endothelial cells but not on smooth muscle cells, and can also suppress an inhibitory effect of the endothelium on alpha 2-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatake
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kakishita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hishida
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D009599:Nitroprusside; D000001:Calcimycin; D000431:Ethanol; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000109:Acetylcholine