Endothelium-dependent relaxation of blood vessels
Dilation of blood vessels in response to a large number of agents has been shown to be dependent on an intact vascular endothelium. The present studies examine some aspects of endothelium-dependent vasodilation in blood vessels of the rabbit and rat. Using the rabbit ear artery and the subtype-selective muscarinic antagonist pirenzepine, muscarinic receptors of the endothelium and smooth muscle cells were shown to be of the low affinity M/sub 2/ subtype. Inhibition of (/sup 3/H)(-)quinuclidinyl benzilate was used to determine affinity for the smooth muscle receptors while antagonism of methacholine induced vasodilation yielded the endothelial cell receptor affinity. The effect of increasing age (1-27 months) on endothelium-dependent relaxation was studied in aortic rings, perfused tail artery and perfused mesenteric bed of the Fisher 344 rat. The influence of endothelium on contractile responses was examined using the perfused caudal artery.
- Research Organization:
- Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6902315
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AGE DEPENDENCE
ANIMAL TISSUES
ANIMALS
ARTERIES
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION INTERACTION
ENDOTHELIUM
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAMMALS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
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