title: Evidence for heterogeneity of endothelin receptor distribution in human coronary artery.
abstract: 1. The receptors mediating endothelin-evoked contraction of human coronary artery have been investigated in isolated segments of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). 2. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) was 10 times more potent in distal than in proximal segments but the potency ratio between ET-1 and ET-3 (endothelin-3) was similar and close to 100 in any segment of the artery. 3. BQ-123, an ETA receptor antagonist, competitively antagonized the response to ET-1 of distal segments (pA2 equal to 7.47). In the proximal segments, part of the contractile response was BQ123 sensitive, but the antagonism was non-competitive. In both groups of segments, the response to ET-3 could be completely blocked by BQ-123. 4. These observations indicate that ETA receptors mediate the contractile response to ET-1 in distal, pre-resistant coronary arteries, but that other ET receptors are also involved in the contractile response of proximal segments.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Godfraind
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)