title: Effects of endothelin-1 on the relaxation of rat coronary arteries.
abstract: To analyze the effects of endothelin-1 on the b-adrenergic response of the coronary circulation, 2-mm-long segments of coronary arteries from rats were prepared for isometric tension recording in organ baths. The relaxation to isoproterenol (3 x 10(-8) M), field electrical stimulation (4 Hz, 0.1-millisecond duration, 10 seconds), acetylcholine (3 x 10(-8) M), and sodium nitroprusside (10(-9) M) was recorded in arteries precontracted with U46619 (10(-7) to 5 x 10(-7) M) before and after treatment with endothelin-1 (3 3 10210 and 1029 M). The relaxation to isoproterenol was increased by treatment with endothelin-1 and with the endothelin ET(B) antagonist BQ788 (10(-6) M) but not with the endothelin ET(A) antagonist BQ123 (10(-6) M) or with the blocker of protein kinase C chelerythrine (10(-5) M). In the presence of BQ788, BQ123, or chelerythrine, endothelin-1 did not modify the relaxation to isoproterenol. Treatment with endothelin-1 did not modify the relaxation to electrical stimulation, acetylcholine, or sodium nitroprusside. These results suggest that endothelin-1 may potentiate coronary beta-adrenergic vasodilatation, at least in part due to stimulation of endothelin ET(A) receptors and activation of protein kinase C.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain. angeluis.villalon@uam.es
authors.forename: Angel Luis
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: García-Villalón
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monge
authors.forename: Adely
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salcedo
authors.forename: Godofredo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diéguez
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D019332:Endothelin-1; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D007545:Isoproterenol