title: Kappa-opioid receptor stimulation contributes to aortic artery dilation through activation of K(ATP) channel in the rats.
abstract: To investigate the relaxation effect and underlying mechanism of U50,488H (a selective kappa-opioid receptor agonist) on aorta in the rat, isolated aortic ring was perfused and the tension of the vessel was measured. It was shown: (1) kappa-opioid receptor stimulation with U50,488H relaxed rat aorta dose-dependently; (2) the relaxation effect of U50,488H on aorta was partially endothelium-dependent; (3) the relaxation effect of U50,488H was significantly attenuated in the presence of glybenclamide and glipizide, two ATP-sensitive K(+) channel (K(ATP)) blockers; and (4) the relaxation effect of U50,488H on vessel bore no relationship to muscarinic-receptor, beta-adrenoceptor, prostaglandin and nitric oxide (NO). These results indicate that kappa-opioid receptor stimulation with U50,488H relaxes the aortic artery at least partially via K(ATP) channel in the rat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi an 710032. jmpei@fmmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jian-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yao-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Yun-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D054086:KATP Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa / Q000819:agonists / Q000502:physiology*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D054086:KATP Channels; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer