title: Mechanisms of acetylcholine-mediated vasodilation in systemic arteries from mourning doves (Zenaida macroura).
abstract: For mammals, acetylcholine (ACh) promotes endothelium-dependent vasodilation primarily through nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin-mediated pathways, with varying reliance on endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factors. Currently, no studies have been conducted on small systemic arteries from wild birds. We hypothesized that ACh-mediated vasodilation of isolated small arteries from mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) would likewise depend on endothelial-derived factors. Small resistance mesenteric and cranial tibial (c. tibial) arteries (80-150 μm, inner diameter) were cannulated and pre-constricted to 50 % of resting inner diameter with phenylephrine then exposed to increasing concentrations of ACh (10(-9)-10(-5) M) or the NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 10(-12)-10(-3) M). For mesenteric arteries, ACh-mediated vasodilation was significantly blunted with the potassium channel antagonist tetraethylammonium chloride (TEA, 10 mM); whereas responses were only moderately impaired with endothelial disruption or inhibition of prostaglandins (indomethacin, 10 μM). In contrast, endothelial disruption as well as exposure to TEA largely abolished vasodilatory responses to ACh in c. tibial arteries while no effect of prostaglandin inhibition was observed. For both vascular beds, responses to ACh were moderately dependent on the NO signaling pathway. Inhibition of NO synthase had no impact, despite complete reversal of phenylephrine-mediated tone with SNP, whereas inhibition of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) caused minor impairments. Endothelium-independent vasodilation also relied on potassium channels. In summary, ACh-mediated vasodilation of mesenteric and c. tibial arteries occurs through the activation of potassium channels to induce hyperpolarization with moderate reliance on sGC. Prostaglandins likewise play a small role in the vasodilatory response to ACh in mesenteric arteries.
authors: School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, 401 E Tyler Mall, Mail Code 4501, Tempe, AZ, 85287-4501, USA.
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Jarrett
authors: Mateja
authors: M
authors: Lekic
authors: Christina L
authors: CL
authors: Smith
authors: Carolina M
authors: CM
authors: Pusec
authors: Karen L
authors: KL
authors: Sweazea
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000502:physiology*; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000502:physiology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000502:physiology; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000502:physiology; D000071756:Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase; D019789:Tetraethylammonium / Q000494:pharmacology; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D015221:Potassium Channels; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D009599:Nitroprusside; D019789:Tetraethylammonium; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D000071756:Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase; D000109:Acetylcholine; D007213:Indomethacin
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