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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) potently relaxes blood vessels but its effect on lymphatic motility is unreported. We studied the effect of ANP, and the smooth muscle relaxing agent nitroprusside (NP), on isolated ovine mesenteric lymphatic ducts. Duct segments were mounted on a myograph, and noncumulative dose-response curves were obtained for the effect of ANP and NP on the rate and force of spontaneous (and norepinephrine-induced) duct contraction. Both ANP (threshold approximately 1 nM) and NP (threshold approximately 10 nM) in a dose-related fashion reduced the frequency and force of contraction of both spontaneously contracting and norepinephrine-stimulated duct segments. ANP may therefore affect interstitial fluid balance through its effect on lymphatic motility.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
260
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
R610-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of contraction of isolated lymphatic ducts by atrial natriuretic peptide.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro