title: Endothelial thromboxane receptors: biochemical characterization and functional implications.
abstract: We have identified thromboxane specific receptors in membrane preparations of bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells using a potent thromboxane specific antagonist, [125I]-PTA-OH in a binding assay. The binding was specific and saturable. Neither thromboxane B2, prostaglandin D2 nor prostaglandin F2 alpha displaced the ligand (0.1 nM) at concentrations up to 10 microM. However, binding was displaced by IPTA-OH greater than SQ29548 greater than U46619. In addition, we observed that thromboxane mimetic U46619 significantly lowered the basal production of prostacyclin and also markedly suppressed bradykinin-stimulated prostacyclin released by endothelial cells. We propose that an important biological effect of thromboxane on vascular endothelial cells may be the suppression of prostacyclin production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Smith Kline and French Laboratories, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Arleth
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D011982:Receptors, Prostaglandin / Q000378:metabolism*; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane; D013931:Thromboxanes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011982:Receptors, Prostaglandin; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane; D013931:Thromboxanes