title: Evidence for selective inhibition by lysophosphatidylcholine of acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization and relaxation in rat mesenteric artery.
abstract: The effects of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) on acetylcholine-induced hyperpolarization and relaxation were examined in rat mesenteric arteries. LPC (3-10 microM) reversibly inhibited endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization by acetylcholine in a concentration-dependent manner. LPC (10 microM) inhibited only partially endothelium-dependent relaxation by acetylcholine. However, acetylcholine-induced relaxation obtained in the presence of 100 microM NG-nitro-L-arginine was almost completely eliminated by 10 microM LPC. These results indicate that LPC inhibits hyperpolarization and relaxation due to endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor more specifically than the relaxation due to endothelium-derived nitric oxide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitabatake
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; C067410:endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factor; D010656:Phenylephrine; D000109:Acetylcholine