title: Differential expression of alpha1-adrenergic receptor subtypes in coronary microvascular endothelial cells in culture.
abstract: It has been postulated that in blood vessels under alpha(1)-related stimulation, the endothelial intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) increases, which is necessary to induce nitric oxide synthesis, is the result of an increase in vascular smooth muscle, which subsequently, flows into the endothelial cells through gap junctions and it is not the result of a direct adrenergic stimulation of endothelial receptors. Others, however, postulate that endothelial alpha(1D)-adrenoceptors, have a direct effect on nitric oxide synthesis. In order to clarify this phenomena, in this work we analyzed the presence of alpha(1)receptor subtypes and their functional association with nitric oxide synthesis in rat coronary microvascular endothelial cells in culture, with pharmacological, immunological and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction approaches. Our results show the presence and functional coupling with nitric oxide synthesis of alpha(1A) and alpha(1D)-adrenoceptor subtypes. alpha(1B)-adrenoceptor subtype is not coupled with nitric oxide production.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Multidisciplinario, Sección de Posgrado, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, D. F. 11340, México.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calzada
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ocharan
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meaney
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meaney
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Asbun
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miliar
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ceballos
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000187:drug effects; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: C547715:Adra1a protein, rat; C547718:Adra1b protein, rat; C547721:Adra1d protein, rat; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D010656:Phenylephrine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D001920:Bradykinin; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester