title: The potentiating effect of genistein on the relaxation induced by isoproterenol in rat aortic rings.
abstract: In rat aortic rings, the mechanism of potentiating effect of genistein, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on the relaxation induced by isoproterenol was examined. Pretreatment of the aortic rings by genistein, but not by daidzein, an inactive analogue of genistein, potentiated the relaxation induced by isoproterenol. Genistein also potentiated the relaxation induced by forskolin, an activator of guanylyl cyclase, and dibutyryl cyclic AMP. In addition, theophylline, an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase, potentiated the relaxation induced by isoproterenol and forskolin. Theophylline partly inhibited the potentiation of isoproterenol-induced relaxation by genistein while it completely inhibited the potentiation of forskolin-induced relaxation by genistein. Iberiotoxin, an inhibitor of Ca-activated K (KCa) channels, partly inhibited the isoproterenol-induced relaxation and the potentiating effect of genistein on the relaxation induced by isoproterenol. Quinacrine (an inhibitor of phospholipase A2), alpha-naphthoflavone (an inhibitor of cytochrome P-450 enzymes), and 8-methoxypsoralen (an inhibitor of cytochrome P-450 enzymes), partly inhibited the potentiating effect of genistein on the isoproterenol-induced relaxation, but metyrapone (an inhibitor of cytochrome P-450 enzymes), indomethacin (an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase), and AA861 (an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase) did not. These results suggest that the potentiation of isoproterenol-induced relaxation by genistein may be related to the activities of phosphodiesterase, KCa channels, and cytochrome P-450 enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Hawaii, School of Medicine, Honolulu 96822, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibata
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001571:Benzoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008730:Methoxsalen / Q000494:pharmacology; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013806:Theophylline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001571:Benzoflavones; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D005576:Colforsin; C011512:alpha-naphthoflavone; D003994:Bucladesine; D013806:Theophylline; D019833:Genistein; D011796:Quinacrine; D007545:Isoproterenol; D008730:Methoxsalen