Localization of cyclooxygenase isozymes in cardiovascular tissues of dogs treated with naproxen
| Autor: | Michael Gralinski, K. Nasir Khan, Kristina M. Stanfield |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cell type Immunology Inflammation Isozyme Cardiovascular System Dogs Naproxen medicine.artery Internal medicine medicine Animals Renal artery Vascular tissue Aorta General Veterinary biology business.industry Myocardium Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal Immunohistochemistry Isoenzymes Endocrinology Cyclooxygenase 2 Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases biology.protein Cyclooxygenase 1 Female Cyclooxygenase Endothelium Vascular medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary immunology and immunopathology. 80(3-4) |
| ISSN: | 0165-2427 |
| Popis: | Prostaglandins have diverse roles in the cardiovascular system mediating both physiologic and inflammatory responses. Two cyclooxygenase isoforms, cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2, catalyze prostaglandin production. In many tissues and cell types studied, cyclooxygenase-1 is constitutively active whereas cyclooxygenase-2 expression is primarily responsible for prostaglandin production during inflammation. However, little information exists concerning which isoform is responsible for prostaglandin-mediated effects in the heart. We examined cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in heart and vascular tissue of dogs using isoform-specific antibodies. In addition, tissues from dogs treated with naproxen (5-10mg/kg/day), an inhibitor of prostaglandin production were also examined. Cyclooxygenase-1 expression was evident in endothelial cells of the microvasculature of the heart, aorta and renal artery. Cyclooxygenase-1 expression was also found in fibrocytes of the tricuspid valve and in the chordae tendinae. Animals treated with naproxen exhibited a similar pattern and intensity of cyclooxygenase-1 staining. No cyclooxygenase-2 expression was evident in cardiac tissue. However, minimal cyclooxygenase-2 immunoreactivity was present in the vascular endothelial cells of small myocardial blood vessels located in several regions of the heart as well as in endothelial cells of the aorta. These data may expand our understanding of the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on cardiac function. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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