title: Evidence against the involvement of cytochrome P450 metabolites in endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization of the rat main mesenteric artery.
abstract: 1. The influence of different inhibitors of cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase on the endothelium-dependent and -independent hyperpolarization in the isolated rat main mesenteric artery was investigated. 2. Application of acetylcholine (ACh; 1 microM) for 10 min evoked an endothelium-dependent peak hyperpolarization of about 18 mV followed by a partial recovery to a level 7 mV more negative than the resting value (-50.2 +/- 0.5 mV). 3. Proadifen (30 microM) completely and reversibly inhibited the ACh-induced hyperpolarization. Conversely, the imidazole antimycotics clotrimazole (30 microM) and miconazole (100 microM) had less effect on the peak endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization. The suicide substrate inhibitors 17-octadecynoic acid (17-ODYA; 5 microM) and 1-aminobenzotriazole (1-ABT; 2 mM) did not significantly influence endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization. 4. The endothelium-independent hyperpolarization (16 mV) evoked by leveromakalim (300 nM) was completely inhibited by proadifen as well as by clotrimazole and miconazole but was not affected by 17-ODYA or 1-ABT. 5. These results do not support the view that the ACh-induced endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization in the rat mesenteric artery is mediated by cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase metabolites. Proadifen and imidazole antimycotics impair the activation of ATP-regulated K+ channels in mesenteric artery cells, rendering non-specific inhibition of smooth muscle K+ channel activation an alternative explanation for the inhibitory influence of some (but not all) P450 inhibitors on endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization in this preparation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Physiopathology, University of Gent, Belgium. Bert.Vanheel@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vanheel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van de Voorde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000502:physiology; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C067410:endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factor; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010741:Phospholipases A; D011796:Quinacrine; D007213:Indomethacin