title: Resveratrol induces vasorelaxation of mesenteric and uterine arteries from female guinea-pigs.
abstract: Naturally occurring hydroxystilbenes have been shown to induce vasorelaxation. Here, we studied the mechanism of resveratrol-induced vasorelaxation in different types of blood vessels, namely mesenteric (resistance) and main uterine (conductance) arteries, from female guinea-pigs on day 7 and day 15 of the oestrous cycle. Resveratrol (5-70 micromol/l) induced concentration-dependent relaxation of both mesenteric and uterine arteries preconstricted with either noradrenaline (NA; 10 micromol/l) or KCl (125 mmol/l). Resveratrol was 2-fold more potent in inducing relaxation of mesenteric arteries than of uterine arteries. Its effects on uterine arteries from both day-7 and day-15 guinea-pigs were similar, irrespective of the constrictor used, but it was significantly (P<0.01) more potent in inducing relaxation of mesenteric arteries contracted with NA compared with those constricted with KCl. In day-7 arteries precontracted with NA, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 10 micromol/l) had no effects on the time course of resveratrol-induced vasorelaxation in either mesenteric or uterine arteries. However, indomethacin (50 micromol/l) significantly (P<0.05) potentiated resveratrol's effect on mesenteric, but not uterine, arteries. Indomethacin had no effect on resveratrol-induced vasorelaxation of arteries contracted with KCl, whereas L-NAME significantly (P<0.05) reduced the effects of resveratrol on uterine, but not on mesenteric, arteries. In day-15 arteries, L-NAME significantly (P<0.01) attenuated the effects of resveratrol on mesenteric arteries contracted with NA. Indomethacin had no effect on resveratrol activity. This study indicates that: (a) the effect of resveratrol on resistance arteries is greater than that on conductance arteries; (b) the effects of resveratrol are not mediated via prostanoids, but NO may play a role; and (c) the stage of the oestrous cycle has no influence on resveratrol-induced vasorelaxation.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, University Clinical Department, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA, U.K. naderali@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Naderali
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013267:Stilbenes; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000001:Calcimycin; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D000109:Acetylcholine; D000077185:Resveratrol; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; D009638:Norepinephrine; D007213:Indomethacin