title: Mechanisms underlying the attenuation of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in the mesenteric arterial bed of the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat.
abstract: Experiments were designed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the diabetes-related impairment of the vasodilatations of the perfused mesenteric arterial bed induced by acetylcholine (ACh) and K(+). In streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats, the ACh-induced endothelium-dependent vasodilatation was attenuated. The dose-response curves for ACh in control and diabetic rats were each shifted to the right by N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (L-NOARG) and by isotonic high K(+) (60 mM). The ACh dose-response curves under isotonic high K(+) were not different between control and diabetic rats. We also examined the vasodilatation induced by K(+), which is a putative endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). The mesenteric vasodilatation induced by a single administration of K(+) was greatly impaired in STZ-induced diabetic rats. Treatment with charybdotoxin plus apamin abolished the ACh-induced vasodilatation but enhanced the K(+)-induced response in controls and diabetic rats. After pretreatment with ouabain plus BaCl(2), the ACh-induced vasodilatation was significantly impaired and the K(+)-induced relaxation was abolished in both control and diabetic rats. The impairment of the endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of the mesenteric arterial bed seen in STZ-induced diabetic rats may be largely due to a defective vascular response to EDHF. It is further suggested that K(+) is one of the endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors and that the vasodilatation response to K(+) is impaired in the mesenteric arterial bed from diabetic rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamata
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D002784:Cholesterol; D000109:Acetylcholine; D011188:Potassium