title: Effects of sphingosine 1-phosphate, a naturally occurring biologically active lysophospholipid, on the rat cardiovascular system.
abstract: Recent studies have indicated that sphingosine 1-phosphate (Sph-1-P) is released into the blood flow from activated platelets upon stimulation to exhibit a wide spectrum of biological functions. The purpose of the present study was to assess the acute cardiovascular effects of circulating Sph-1-P in the in vivo rat model. Intravenous administration of Sph-1-P decreased the heart rate, ventricular contraction and blood pressure, while it hardly affected the atrioventricular and intraventricular conduction. Sph-1-P did not affect the adenylate cyclase activities of the membrane preparations made from the right atrium and left ventricle. These results suggest that functional receptors like lysophospholipid receptor Edg-1, which can inhibit adenylate cyclase via Gi protein, are lacking in the rat heart. Moreover, these observations will provide a clue to better understand the various types of Sph-1-P-related pathophysiological processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Yamanashi Medical University Nakakoma-gun, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Aye
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yatomi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects; D017725:Ventricular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D013110:Sphingosine