title: Lipoxins A4 and B4 dilate cerebral arterioles of newborn pigs.
abstract: We determined the effects of lipoxins A4 and B4 on the cerebral microcirculation of neonatal pigs and whether vascular responses were modulated by prostanoids. Pial arteriolar diameters were determined using a closed cranial window and intravital microscopy. Before lipoxin A4 application, arteriolar diameter was 143 +/- 6 microns (means +/- SE). Topical application of lipoxin A4 increased the diameter to 160 +/- 7 microns at 0.1 ng/ml, 167 +/- 7 microns at 1 ng/ml, and 173 +/- 7 microns at 10 ng/ml (n = 9). Before application of lipoxin B4, arteriolar diameter was 146 +/- 7 microns. Topical application of lipoxin B4 increased the diameter to 165 +/- 7, 169 +/- 6, and 175 +/- 6 microns at 0.1, 1, and 10 ng/ml (n = 9), respectively. Intravenous injection of indomethacin (5 mg/kg) or vehicle did not affect these responses. Levels of prostaglandins E2 and F2 alpha in cerebrospinal fluid (measured by radioimmunoassay) did not increase in response to lipoxins. We conclude that lipoxins are dilator stimuli in the cerebral circulation and that prostanoids do not mediate these responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Busija
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Armstead
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Leffler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mirro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D001160:Arterioles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D005260:Female; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D044045:Lipoxins; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D044045:Lipoxins; C040527:lipoxin A4; C042651:lipoxin B4; D015237:Dinoprost; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin