title: Isoprenaline induces endothelium-independent relaxation and accumulation of cyclic nucleotides in the rat aorta.
abstract: The role of endothelium in isoprenaline-induced relaxation was investigated in aortic rings brought to different levels of pre-contraction. Relaxation elicited by isoprenaline decreased with increasing pre-contraction. However, relaxation was identical in rings with and without endothelium brought to the same initial tension by adjusting the noradrenaline concentration. Furthermore, isoprenaline increased cAMP and cGMP contents to the same levels whether endothelium was present or not. These results do not support an obligatory role for the endothelium in isoprenaline-induced relaxation in rat aorta. They indicate that relaxation induced by isoprenaline can be enhanced by the endothelium as a consequence of its effect on the precontraction level of the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Physiopathologie cellulaires, CNRS URA 0600, Illkirch, France.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Eckly
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Stoclet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lugnier
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D007545:Isoproterenol; D000109:Acetylcholine