title: Effects of 3,4-dihydroxyacetophenone on hypoxic vasoconstriction in isolated pulmonary and basilar arterial rings.
abstract: The effects of 3,4-DHAP on hypoxic vasoconstriction response in pulmonary (PA) and basilar arterial (BA) rings of rabbits and their mechanism were compared in vitro. 3,4-DHAP in different concentration (2.64 x 10(-4), 7.92 x 10(-4), 2.376 x 10(-3) mol/L) decreased the basal tone of PA rings by 32.39 +/- 9.4 mg, 68.96 +/- 26.54 mg and 145.60 +/- 58.07 mg respectively, while the tension of the BA rings was decreased by 13.80 +/- 5.08 mg, 17.18 +/- 3.36 mg and 25.00 +/- 4.02 mg respectively. In PA rings it also decreased the percentage increase in tension induced by hypoxia (TIH%) from the control value 48.82 +/- 5.75% to 10.02 +/- 3.62%, 2.14 +/- 0.96%, and 0.00% respectively, while in BA rings from 27.27 +/- 5.78% to 11.23 +/- 2.71%, 7.49 +/- 1.62%, and 1.45 +/- 1.13% respectively. The effects of 3, 4-DHAP on TIH% were partially blocked by indomethacin 10 M and L-NAME 10 M. The results showed that 3, 4-DHAP can decrease the hypoxic pulmonary and basilar vasoconstriction in vitro, which can be partially inhibited by cyclooxygenase inhibitor and NO/EDRF inhibitor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Farman
authors.forename: D X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000187:drug effects*; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000187:drug effects*; D011817:Rabbits; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; C032940:3,4-dihydroxyacetophenone