INFLUENCE OF AGING ON THE CONTRACTILE RESPONSE TO ENDOTHELIN OF RAT THORACIC AORTA

被引:29
作者
ISHIHATA, A [1 ]
KATANO, Y [1 ]
MORINOBU, S [1 ]
ENDOH, M [1 ]
机构
[1] YAMAGATA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PHARMACOL,YAMAGATA 99023,JAPAN
关键词
AGING; ENDOTHELIN-1; ACETYLCHOLINE; AORTA (RAT);
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(91)90689-N
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Age-related changes in the contractile response to endothelin-1 and ACh were assessed in thoracic aortas isolated from 2-, 6- and 24-month-old male Fischer 344 rats. In aortic strips with an intact endothelium, the maximal contractile response to endothelin-1 decreased with development to maturity. Removal of the endothelium did not affect the contractile response to endothelin-1. Endothelin-1 did not elicit a relaxant response in phenylephrine-precontracted strips. The ACh-induced relaxation decreased in senescent rats. These results indicate that the contractile response of aortic smooth muscle to endothelin-1 decreases with age, and that the endothelial vasorelaxant factors do not contribute to this age-induced modulation.
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页码:199 / 201
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