Rho-kinase inhibitor reduces hypersensitivity to ANG II in human mesenteric arteries retrieved and conserved under the same conditions as transplanted organs
Journal Title: Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine - Year 2014, Vol 68, Issue
Abstract
Rho-kinase and GTP-ase Rho are important regulators of vascular tone and blood pressure. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Rho-kinase in artery reactions induced by angiotensin II (ANG II) and the effects of ischemia-reperfusion injury as well as the function of intra- and extracellular calcium in these reactions. Experiments were performed on mesenteric superior arteries procured from cadaveric organ donors and conserved under the same conditions as transplanted kidneys. The vascular contraction in reaction to ANG II was measured in the presence of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, after ischemia and reperfusion, in Ca2+ and Ca2+-free solution. The maximal response to ANG II was reduced after ischemia, while an increase was observed after reperfusion. Vascular contraction induced by ANG II was decreased by Y-27632. Y-27632 reduced vascular contraction after reperfusion, both in Ca2+ and Ca2+-free solution. Reperfusion augments vascular contraction in reaction to ANG II. The Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 reduces the hypersensitivity to ANG II after reperfusion mediated by both intra- and extracellular calcium. These results confirm the role of Rho-kinase in receptor-independent function of ANG II and in reperfusion-induced hypersensitivity.
Authors and Affiliations
Rafal Szadujkis-Szadurski, Maciej Slupski, Katarzyna Szadujkis-Szadurska, Leszek Szadujkis-Szadurski, Milosz Jasinski, Grzegorz Grzesk, Elżbieta Grzesk, Aleksandra Woderska, Zbigniew Wlodarczyk
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP67460
- DOI -
- Views 125
- Downloads 0
Heart rate variability after BRL37344, a beta-3 agonist, in experimental bladder outlet obstruction
Introduction: Bladder overactivity symptoms accompany benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) syndrome. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) disturbances may be involved in bladder dysfunction. An ameliorating effect on bladder...
Patofizjologiczne konsekwencje hemolizy. Rola wolnej hemoglobiny
Nadmierna hemoliza nieodłącznie towarzyszy wielu wrodzonym i nabytym chorobom wliczając w to anemię sierpowatą (SCD), czerwienicę, nocną napadową hemoglobinurię (PNH) czy polekowe niedokrwistości hemolityczne. Mimo różne...
Amylin under examination. Fibrillogenic polypeptide of pancreatic amyloid
In patients or animals affected by 2 type diabetes mellitus (diabetes mellitus type 2, DM2, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM) or pancreatic tumor disease e.g., insulinoma, some pathological deposits, called...
The role of blood platelets in infections
Platelets are primarily associated with their main function, hemostasis, although it is known that these cells also exhibit biological activity in cancer progression, inflammation and infectious processes. During infecti...
Identyfikacja aktynobakterii środowiskowych stanowiących potencjalne zagrożenie zawodowe
Actinobacteria (promieniowce) wywołują wiele chorób, m.in. gruźlicę, promienicę, zakażenia układu oddechowego oraz patologiczne zmiany skórne, zaliczane są też do szkodliwych czynników biologicznych w środowisku pracy. W...