title: Inhibition of sustained hypoxic vasoconstriction by Y-27632 in isolated intrapulmonary arteries and perfused lung of the rat.
abstract: We have examined the effects of Y-27632, a specific inhibitor of Rho-activated kinases (ROCK I and ROCK II) upon sustained hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) in both rat isolated small intrapulmonary arteries (IPA) and perfused rat lungs in situ. Y-27632 (100 nM - 3 microM) was found to cause a concentration-dependent inhibition of acute sustained HPV in rat IPA. Application of Y-27632 (10-600 nM) in perfused rat lungs caused no change in basal perfusion pressure, but was found to inhibit HPV in a concentration-dependent manner, resulting in complete ablation of the pressor response to hypoxia at a concentration of 600 nM. Furthermore, addition of Y-27632 at any point during hypoxia caused a reversal of HPV in perfused rat lungs. These results suggest that activation of Rho-associated kinase may be a pivotal step in the generation of sustained HPV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, GKT School of Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London SE1 9RT. tom.robertson@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dipp
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Aaronson
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011725:Pyridines; C108830:Y 27632; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases; D002118:Calcium