title: Mechanism of acid-induced mesenteric hyperemia in rats.
abstract: The mesenteric hyperemia induced by intraduodenal application of hydrochloric acid (HCl) is mediated in part by capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves. Antagonist of capsaicin-sensitive receptors (capsazepine) and blocker of capsaicin-sensitive cation channels (ruthenium red) have been described. We employed these tools to dissect the mechanism of regulation of mesenteric hyperemia induced by intraduodenal administration of HCl. Subcutaneous 100 micromol/kg capsazepine or intraduodenal 0.1% ruthenium red was administered to pentobarbital anesthetized rats. Then, 2.5 ml/kg of 640 microM capsaicin or 0.1 N HCl was administered intraduodenally. The mesenteric hyperemic responses were recorded. The results demonstrated that in a dose that decreased the mesenteric hyperemia induced by intraduodenal capsaicin, capsazepine failed to attenuate the mesenteric vasodilatory effect of intraduodenal HCl. Ruthenium red significantly attenuated the mesenteric hyperemia after intraduodenal capsaicin and HCl. These in vivo data provide the first functional evidence for the existence of capsazepine-sensitive capsaicin receptors and cation channel complexes in the rat duodenal and intestinal mucosa. The capsaicin- and HCl-sensitive receptors are unlikely to be functionally identical in these locations. The ruthenium red-sensitive cation channels appear to mediate the capsaicin- and HCl-induced mesenteric hyperemia.
authors.affiliation: Research and Medical Services, Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, California 91343, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seno
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012430:Ruthenium Red / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012430:Ruthenium Red; C071423:capsazepine; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D002211:Capsaicin