title: Heterogeneity of endothelin/sarafotoxin receptors mediating contraction of the human isolated saphenous vein.
abstract: We investigated the effect of the ETA receptor antagonist, BQ-123 (0.1 and 1 microM), on contraction of the human isolated saphenous vein induced by endothelin-1 or sarafotoxin S6b. Contraction in response to endothelin-1 was not affected by BQ-123. In contrast, BQ-123 biphasically attenuated the contractions due to sarafotoxin S6b. These data indicate that (i) endothelin-1 induces contractions of the human saphenous vein via a non-ETA receptor and (ii) contractions in response to sarafotoxin S6b are mediated in part via a receptor different from the receptor mediating contraction due to endothelin-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000502:physiology*; D018000:Receptors, Peptide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; D014757:Viper Venoms; C058085:sarafotoxin receptor; C057354:sarafotoxins s6; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)