Prostaglandins contribute to activation of baroreceptors in rabbits. Possible paracrine influence of endothelium
| Autor: | H I Chen, Mark W. Chapleau, Francois M. Abboud, T. S. McDowell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Baroreceptor Endothelium Physiology Indomethacin Prostaglandin Pressoreceptors Prostacyclin chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine medicine Animals Aspirin Chloralose Carotid sinus Balloon catheter Anatomy Epoprostenol Carotid Sinus Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Circulatory system Microscopy Electron Scanning Prostaglandins cardiovascular system Endothelium Vascular Rabbits Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine circulatory and respiratory physiology medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Circulation Research. 67:1394-1404 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4571 0009-7330 |
| DOI: | 10.1161/01.res.67.6.1394 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that prostaglandins released from vascular endothelial cells contribute to activation of baroreceptors during increases in arterial pressure. Baroreceptor activity was recorded from the vascularly isolated carotid sinus in rabbits anesthetized with chloralose. Baroreceptor activity was measured during ramp or step increases in nonpulsatile carotid sinus pressure over a range of 0-175 mm Hg. Exposure of the isolated carotid sinus to inhibitors of prostaglandin formation (indomethacin [n = 10] or aspirin [n = 6]) decreased baroreceptor activity significantly (p less than 0.05). The slope of the pressure-activity relation averaged 0.80 +/- 0.07 %/mm Hg (mean +/- SEM) during control measurements and 0.72 +/- 0.06 and 0.63 +/- 0.05 %/mm Hg during exposure to 10 and 20 microM indomethacin, respectively. Exposure of the carotid sinus to exogenous prostacyclin (PGI2 [n = 11]) increased baroreceptor activity significantly. The slope of the pressure-activity relation averaged 0.89 +/- 0.10, 1.09 +/- 0.09, and 1.26 +/- 0.16 %/mm Hg during control and during exposure to 10 and 20 microM PGI2, respectively. Activity returned to control after removal of PGI2 (0.89 +/- 0.12 %/mm Hg). Removal of endothelium with either a balloon catheter (n = 4) or a jet of a 95% O2-5% CO2 gas mixture (n = 6) decreased the slope of the pressure-activity relation from 0.92 +/- 0.09 to 0.56 +/- 0.08 %/mm Hg (p less than 0.05). Exposure of the denuded sinus to exogenous PGI2 (20 microM [n = 4]) restored activity (slope = 1.09 +/- 0.24 %/mm Hg). Neither indomethacin (n = 5) nor PGI2 (n = 5) nor denudation (n = 5) significantly altered the pressure-diameter relation of the carotid sinus (sonomicrometers), suggesting that the effects on baroreceptor discharge are not caused by altered stretch of the carotid sinus at a given pressure. The results suggest that prostaglandins (e.g., PGI2) released from endothelium contribute in a paracrine manner to activation of baroreceptors during increases in arterial pressure. |
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