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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2-3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-3-30
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pubmed:abstractText |
Serum and aortic tissue cholesterol levels in parallel with aortic relaxation to endothelium-dependent and independent drugs were determined in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits in comparison with New Zealand (N.Z.) normocholesterolemic rabbits, aged 4-14 months. Serum cholesterol was elevated (626 +/- 99 mg/100 ml) in 4-6-month-old WHHL rabbits and significantly lower in 12-14-month-old animals (344 +/- 51 mg/100 ml). Cholesterol infiltration in thoracic aorta was high in young WHHL compared with N.Z. rabbits (0.88 +/- 0.3 mg/100 mg fresh tissue vs. 0.08 +/- 0.003 mg/100 mg, respectively) and it did not vary with age. In N.Z. rabbits, serum and aortic cholesterol levels were low from 4 to 14 months of age. The aortic relaxation to acetylcholine (0.03-3 microM) on EC50 noradrenaline precontracted rings was similar in 4-6-month-old WHHL and N.Z. rabbits of the same age. In WHHL rabbits, the relaxation to acetylcholine was significantly reduced in 7-11- (-35% at maximum) and in 12-14-month-old rabbits (-40% at maximum). In N.Z. rabbits the response to acetylcholine was not modified in the 3 age groups. The relaxation to ATP (30 microM to 3 mM) was reduced by age both in N.Z. and in WHHL rabbits, but in 12-14-month-old WHHL rabbits the maximal relaxing response was significantly more elevated than in age-matched N.Z. rabbits (50.1 +/- 2.5% vs. 35.1 +/- 3.2%, respectively). The aortic relaxation to NaNO2 (10 microM to 3 mM) was reduced by age both in N.Z. and in WHHL rabbits.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Acetylcholine,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine Triphosphate,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Norepinephrine,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sodium Nitrite,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Triglycerides
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0021-9150
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
89
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
223-30
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Acetylcholine,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Adenosine Triphosphate,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Aorta, Thoracic,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Cholesterol,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Hyperlipidemias,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Muscle Relaxation,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Norepinephrine,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Rabbits,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Sodium Nitrite,
pubmed-meshheading:1793450-Triglycerides
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Aortic response to relaxing agents in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits of different age.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pharmacology, University of Padova, Italy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
In Vitro,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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