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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
In the canine basilar artery, noradrenaline-induced contraction was markedly decreased by intimal rubbing. Scanning electron microscopic studies showed that the rubbing procedure had scrapped away the endothelial cells from the intimal surface of the artery. Prazosin (10(-7) M) reduced the noradrenaline-induced contraction in intact arteries, but did not significantly affect the contraction in the scrapped arteries. Yohimbine (10(-7) M) strongly inhibited the contraction in both intact and scrapped arteries. The endothelium-dependent vasocontraction produced by noradrenaline was inhibited by aspirin (5 X 10(-5) M), OKY-046 (10(-5) M) and ONO-3708 (5 X 10(-9) M). The present experiments provided evidence for endothelium-dependence of the vasocontraction produced by noradrenaline in canine basilar arteries, and they suggested that the endothelium-derived contracting factors might be arachidonic acid metabolites such as TXA2; they also suggested that alpha 1 adrenoceptors might be preferentially distributed on the endothelium, while alpha 2 adrenoceptors are preferentially located in smooth muscle.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-5198
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
228-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Endothelium-dependent vasocontraction in response to noradrenaline in the canine cerebral artery.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't