title: Endothelin receptors mediating contraction in goat cerebral arteries.
abstract: 1. The aim of the present study was to identify the subtype of receptor mediating contraction to endothelin-1 and sarafotoxin S6b in goat isolated middle cerebral arteries. 2. Endothelin-1, endothelin-2 and endothelin-3 contracted cerebral arteries in a concentration-dependent manner. Although the three peptides were full agonists, the order of potency was endothelin-1 = endothelin-2 > endothelin-3, with a relative potency of endothelin-1 and endothelin-2 versus endothelin-3 of approximately 280. Sarafotoxin S6b induced concentration-dependent contractions with lower potency than endothelin-1/endothelin-2, higher potency than endothelin-3 and a higher maximum response than the three endothelins. 3. The selective ETA-receptor antagonist, BQ-123, did not induce changes in either the resting tension or in the active tone developed by depolarization. In contrast, BQ-123 produced concentration-dependent relaxations of endothelin-1-precontracted cerebral arteries, and to a greater extent of sarafotoxin S6b-precontracted arteries. 4. Concentration-response curves to endothelin-1 and sarafotoxin S6b were competitively antagonized by BQ-123 (pA2 of 7.43 +/- 0.12 and 8.41 +/- 0.09, respectively). In contrast, BQ-123 had no effect on 5-hydroxytryptamine-elicited contractions even at 10(-6) M. 5. It is concluded that both the order of potency of endothelin isopeptides and the antagonism of BQ-123 point to the existence of ETA receptors mediating vasoconstriction to endothelin-1 and sarafotoxin S6b in the goat middle cerebral artery. The different antagonistic potency of BQ-123 against endothelin-I and sarafotoxin S6b suggests the existence of subtypes of ETA receptors.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación, Hospital Universitario 'La Fe', Spain.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Salom
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torregrosa
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Barberá
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jover
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alborch
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000187:drug effects; D016232:Endothelins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; 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 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014757:Viper Venoms; C057354:sarafotoxins s6; D012701:Serotonin; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)