title: Angiotensin II-induced modulation of endothelium-dependent relaxation in rabbit mesenteric resistance arteries.
abstract: The role of local endogenous angiotensin II (Ang II) in endothelial function in resistance arteries was investigated using rabbit mesenteric resistance arteries. First, the presence of immunoreactive Ang II together with Ang II type-1 receptor (AT1R) and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) was confirmed in these arteries. In endothelium-intact strips, the AT1R-blocker olmesartan (1 microM) and the ACE-inhibitor temocaprilat (1 microM) each enhanced the ACh (0.03 microM)-induced relaxation during the contraction induced by noradrenaline (NA, 10 microM). Similar effects were obtained using CV-11974 (another AT1R blocker) and enalaprilat (another ACE inhibitor). The nitric-oxide-synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA) abolished the above effect of olmesartan. In endothelium-denuded strips, olmesartan enhanced the relaxation induced by the NO donor NOC-7 (10 nM). Olmesartan had no effect on cGMP production (1) in endothelium-intact strips (in the absence or presence of ACh) or (2) in endothelium-denuded strips (in the absence or presence of NOC-7). In beta-escin-skinned strips, 8-bromoguanosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate (8-Br-cGMP, 0.01-1 microM) concentration dependently inhibited the contractions induced (a) by 0.3 microM Ca2+ in the presence of NA+GTP and (b) by 0.2 microM Ca2++GTPgammaS. Olmesartan significantly enhanced, while Ang II (0.1 nM) significantly inhibited, the 8-Br-cGMP-induced relaxation. We propose the novel hypothesis that in these arteries, Ang II localized within smooth muscle cells activates AT1Rs and inhibits ACh-induced, endothelium-dependent relaxation at least partly by inhibiting the action of cGMP on these cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan. titoh@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kajikuri
authors.forename: Toyohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D015773:Enalaprilat / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019335:Nitroarginine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / Q000502:physiology; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D013841:Thiazepines / Q000494:pharmacology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D013777:Tetrazoles; D013841:Thiazepines; D000804:Angiotensin II; D019335:Nitroarginine; C069156:temocaprilat; D015773:Enalaprilat; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D000109:Acetylcholine; C081643:candesartan