title: Effects of 3',4'-dihydroxyflavonol on vascular contractions of rat aortic rings.
abstract: 1. 3',4'-Dihydroxyflavonol (DiOHF) is an effective vasodilator with anti-oxidant activity. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the effects of DiOHF on vascular contractions. 2. Contractile and relaxation responses were determined in rat endothelium-denuded aortic rings mounted in organ baths. In addition, the phosphorylation of myosin light chain (MLC(20)), myosin phosphatase targeting subunit 1 (MYPT1) and protein kinase C (PKC)-potentiated inhibitory protein for heterotrimeric myosin light chain phosphatase of 17 kDa (CPI-17) was determined using western blot analysis. Levels of GTP RhoA, as a marker of RhoA activation, were also measured. 3. Cumulative addition of increasing concentrations of NaF (3.0-12.0 mmol/L) or U46619 (1.0-1000 nmol/L) concentration-dependently increased vascular tension. These responses were inhibited by pretreatment of aortic rings with DiOHF (10, 30 or 100 micromol/L), which dose-dependently decreased vascular contractions induced by 8.0 mmol/L NaF, 30 nmol/L U46619, 0.1 micromol/L phenylephrine and 50 mmol/L KCl. 4. The K(+) channel blockers 4-aminopyridine (3 mmol/L), charybdotoxin (10 nmol/L), apamin (500 nmol/L) and glibenclamide (10 micromol/L) had no effect on vascular relaxation induced by DiOHF (1-30 micromol/L). 5. At 30 micromol/L, DiOHF decreased the activation of RhoA and subsequent phosphorylation of MYPT1, CPI-17 and MLC(20) to almost basal levels. 6. In conclusion, DiOHF decreases vascular contraction at least partly by inhibition of the RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway in rat endothelium-denuded aorta. These results suggest that DiOHF may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Ji
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Inji
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Minchul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Sang-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoungho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suk
authors.forename: Owen L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Woodman
authors.forename: Spencer J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: In-Kyeom
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D044948:Flavonols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D018994:Myosin Light Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044948:Flavonols; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D018994:Myosin Light Chains; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; C491519:Ppp1r14a protein, rat; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D010656:Phenylephrine; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; C499850:Ppp1r12a protein, rat; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein; C529890:3',4'-dihydroxyflavonol