title: Evidence of histamine receptor function in isolated horse penile dorsal arteries.
abstract: The effect of histamine (10(-9)-10(-3) M) on horse penile dorsal artery was evaluated. Precontracted vessels showed a biphasic response (relaxation-contraction) to histamine, while at basal tone, histamine only induced a contractile effect. The H1 receptor agonist, 2-pyridylethylamine (PEA) (10(-9)-10(-3) M), induced concentration-dependent relaxation in precontracted rings and provoked vasoconstriction at basal tone. Mepyramine (10(-9)-10(8) M), an H1 receptor antagonist, competitively antagonized the relaxant response to histamine (pA2 = 9.7) and PEA (pA2 = 9.2). At basal tone, mepyramine (10(-10)-10(-8) M) also caused a rightward shift in the histamine contraction curve (pA2 = 10.1). Mepyramine (10(-9)-10(-8) M)/PEA Schild plots for resting vessels yielded a pA2 value of 9.4. A regulatory role for H2 and H3 receptors was precluded since there was no response to their agonists (dimaprit (10(-9)-10(-3) M), (R)-alpha-methylhistamine (10(-10)- 3 x 10(-4) M)), and antagonists (cimetidine (10(-5) M), thioperamide (10(-6) M)) did not affect control curves. Removal of the endothelium abolished the relaxant component causing a leftward shift in the contractile component in precontracted rings, with no effect on maximum contraction. Inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, L-NAME (3 x 10(-4) M) and L-NOARG (3 x 10(-4) M), modified the relaxant response while contraction was unaffected. L-Arginine (3 x 10(-4) M) potentiated maximum relaxation but did not affect contraction in precontracted rings. Effects of a prostanoid and K+ channels were ruled out. The biphasic response of precontracted vessels persisted in the presence of indomethacin (3 x 10(-6) M), tetraethylammonium (10(-3) M) and gliblenclamide (10(-5) M). L-NAME plus indomethacin, or this combination plus TEA or glibenclamide produced similar effects as isolated treatments. In resting vessels, histamine contraction was also unaffected by the lack of endothelium, or L-NAME, L-arginine or indomethacin pretreatment. The biphasic response to histamine is probably mediated by H1 receptors with a partial role for NO in the relaxant response in precontracted vessels. In the absence of tone, the contractile effect may be mediated by direct action on smooth muscle.
authors.affiliation: Sección Departamental de Fisiología Animal, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raposo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Sacristán
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benedito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D017442:Histamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006736:Horses; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D011968:Receptors, Histamine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017442:Histamine Agonists; D011968:Receptors, Histamine; D006632:Histamine