title: Hydrogen peroxide acts as an EDHF in the piglet pial vasculature in response to bradykinin.
abstract: We investigated the mechanism of EDHF-mediated dilation to bradykinin (BK) in piglet pial arteries. Topically applied BK (3 micromol/l) induced vasodilation (62 +/- 12%) after the administration of N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and indomethacin, which was inhibited by endothelial impairment or by the BK(2) receptor antagonist HOE-140 (0.3 micromol/l). Western blotting showed the presence of BK(2) receptors in brain cortex and pial vascular tissue samples. The cytochrome P-450 antagonist miconazole (20 micromol/l) and the lipoxygenase inhibitors baicalein (10 micromol/l) and cinnamyl-3,4-dyhydroxy-alpha-cyanocinnamate (1 micromol/l) failed to reduce the BK-induced dilation. However, the H(2)O(2) scavenger catalase (400 U/ml) abolished the response (from 54 +/- 11 to 0 +/- 2 microm; P < 0.01). The ATP-dependent K(+) (K(ATP)) channel inhibitor glibenclamide (10 micromol/l) had a similar effect as well (from 54 +/- 11 to 16 +/- 5 microm; P < 0.05). Coapplication of the Ca(2+)-dependent K(+) channel inhibitors charybdotoxin (0.1 micromol/l) and apamin (0.5 micromol/l) failed to reduce the response. We conclude that H(2)O(2) mediates the non-nitric oxide-, non-prostanoid-dependent vasorelaxation to BK in the piglet pial vasculature. The response is mediated via BK(2) receptors and the opening of K(ATP) channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. zlacza@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Zsombor
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lacza
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puskar
authors.forename: Béla
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kis
authors.forename: James V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Perciaccante
authors.forename: Allison W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Busija
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D020536:Enzyme Activators / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001685:Biological Factors; D020536:Enzyme Activators; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D015221:Potassium Channels; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C067410:endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factor; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D001920:Bradykinin; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; D007213:Indomethacin