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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies from this laboratory suggest that during juvenile growth, structural changes in the arteriolar network are accompanied by changes in some of the mechanisms responsible for regulation of tissue blood flow. To test the hypothesis that arteriolar myogenic behavior is altered with growth, we studied gracilis muscle arterioles isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats at two ages: 21-28 and 42-49 days. When studied at their respective in vivo pressures, the myogenic index (instantaneous slope of the active pressure-diameter curve) of arterioles from 42-49-day-old rats was more negative than that of arterioles from 21-28-day-old rats, indicating greater myogenic responsiveness. Endothelial denudation, or prostaglandin H(2) (PGH(2))/thromboxane A(2) (TxA(2)) receptor antagonism without denudation, significantly reduced the myogenic responsiveness of arterioles from the older rats over a wide range of pressures but had no consistent effects on the myogenic responsiveness of arterioles from the younger rats. The heme oxygenase inhibitor chromium (III) mesoporphyrin IX chloride had no effect on the myogenic activity of arterioles from either age group. These findings indicate that microvascular growth in young animals is accompanied by an increase in the myogenic behavior of arterioles, possibly because PGH(2) or TxA(2) assumes a role in reinforcing myogenic activity over this period. As a result, the relative contribution of myogenic activity to blood flow regulation in skeletal muscle may increase during rapid juvenile growth.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Acetylcholine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrazines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mesoporphyrins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitroprusside, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phenylephrine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Prostaglandin H2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Thromboxane A2..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/SQ 29548, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thromboxane A2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vasoconstrictor Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vasodilator Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/chromium mesoporphyrin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0363-6135
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
294
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H2344-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Acetylcholine, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Arterioles, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing), pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Hydrazines, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Mesoporphyrins, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Muscle Development, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Nitroprusside, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Phenylephrine, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Prostaglandin H2, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Regional Blood Flow, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Thromboxane A2, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Vasoconstriction, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Vasoconstrictor Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Vasodilation, pubmed-meshheading:18375725-Vasodilator Agents
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased myogenic responsiveness of skeletal muscle arterioles with juvenile growth.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Cardiovascular Sciences, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505-9105, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural