title: Upregulation of the vascular alpha-1 receptor in malignant DOCA-salt hypertension.
abstract: In this investigation we describe regulation of the vascular alpha-1 receptor and functional properties of resistance vessels in malignant hypertensive DOCA-salt rats (DOCA-salt). Uninephrectomized control and DOCA-salt rats were maintained for 6 weeks; microscopic renal morphology provided an index of vascular injury. Radioligand binding studies indicated a striking increase in the density of mesenteric alpha-1 binding sites in DOCA-salt (542 +/- 44 fm/mg) vs. salt control (206 +/- 4 fm/mg) and water control (223 +31 fm/mg) P less than .01. The affinity of the receptor for the radioligand [125I] (+/-) BE 2254 was reduced in DOCA-salt rats. Electrical nerve stimulation and agonist dose response curves were performed on isolated perfused mesenteric arteries. A singular correlation between increased receptor density and vascular responses in DOCA-salt rats could not be demonstrated. The norepinephrine (NE) content of mesenteric arteries was reduced in DOCA-salt (1001 +/- 32 ng/g) vs. water control (1522 +/- 44 ng/g) and saline control (1538 +/- 30 ng/g) P less than .01. Our results indicate, upregulation of the mesenteric alpha-1 receptor occurs in DOCA-salt rats, however, additional factors participate in the vascular response to adrenergic stimulation in this model.
authors.affiliation: New York Medical College, Department of Medicine, Valhalla, New York 10595.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Meggs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stitzel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ben-Ari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gammon
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Head
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D044024:Tetralones
chemical_list: D010627:Phenethylamines; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D044024:Tetralones; C010652:BE 2254; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone