title: Effects of endothelin on porcine coronary arterial strips.
abstract: Endothelin, a novel endothelium derived 21-residue vasoconstrictor peptide synthesized by Peninsula Laboratories, provoked a concentration-dependent contraction of porcine coronary arterial strips. EC50 value for endothelin was 14 +/- SD 4 nmol/L (n = 6), and significantly lower than the values for 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, 0.28 +/- 0.07 mumol/L, n = 6) and 15-methyl-prostaglandin F2 alpha (15-methyl-PGF2 alpha, 4 +/- 3 mumol/L, n = 7). The maximal increase in tension caused by endothelin was 5.4 +/- 1.1 g, being much greater than that induced by 5-HT (3.7 +/- 0.8 g, P less than 0.05) and 15-methyl-PGF2 alpha (3.7 +/- 0.6 g, P less than 0.01). The changes in tension provoked by endothelin (2-20 nmol/L) were attenuated significantly after pretreated with tetrodotoxin (TTX, 30 mumol/L, P less than 0.05 or 0.01). The results suggest that endothelin is one of the most potent vasoconstrictive agents, and its action is partially related to voltage-sensitive Na+ channel in the cell membrane.
authors.forename: Q Y
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Z C
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002260:Carboprost / Q000494:pharmacology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016232:Endothelins; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013552:Swine; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010455:Peptides; D012701:Serotonin; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D002260:Carboprost