title: Effects of a prostaglandin I2 analog iloprost on cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels and muscle contraction in isolated guinea pig aorta.
abstract: In the isolated guinea pig aorta, the prostaglandin I2 analog iloprost (0.01-10 microM) inhibited the contractions induced by the thromboxane A2 analog U46619 (9,11-dideoxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-epoxymethanoprostaglandin F2 alpha; 30 nM) and prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha, 1 microM) in a concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, iloprost only partially inhibited the high K+ (65.4 mM)-induced contraction. In the muscle stimulated with high K+, verapamil (0.3 and 10 microM) inhibited [Ca2+]i and muscle tension in parallel, whereas iloprost (1 microM) inhibited muscle tension with only a small decrease in [Ca2+]i. In the muscle stimulated with U46619 (30 nM), verapamil and iloprost decreased both [Ca2+]i and muscle tension. However, as compared with the effect of verapamil, iloprost more strongly inhibited muscle tension than [Ca2+]i. The iloprost (0.1-1 microM)-induced relaxation was accompanied by a concentration-dependent increase in cAMP content. It was further demonstrated that inhibition of the U46619-contractions was augmented in the presence of cycloxygenase inhibitors, such as indomethacin (10 microM), ibuprofen (10 microM) and aspirin (10 microM). In contrast, the inhibition of PGF2 alpha-induced contraction was not affected by indomethacin. Similarly, the inhibitory effect of forskolin on U46619-induced contractions, but not on PGF2 alpha-induced contraction, was enhanced by indomethacin. These results suggest that iloprost inhibits vascular smooth muscle contraction by decreasing [Ca2+]i and the Ca2+ sensitivity of contractile elements through a cAMP-dependent mechanism. The results also suggest that in U46619-stimulated muscle, vasoactive prostaglandins that counterbalance the relaxing action of cAMP may be generated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uehigashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitsui-Saito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karaki
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D016285:Iloprost / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D015237:Dinoprost; D014700:Verapamil; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D016285:Iloprost; D002118:Calcium; D007213:Indomethacin