Endothelial-derived hyperpolarization factor (EDHF) contributes to PlGF-induced dilation of mesenteric resistance arteries from pregnant rats
Journal of Vascular Research, ISSN: 1018-1172, Vol: 49, Issue: 1, Page: 43-49
2011
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Article Description
The aim of this study was to investigate the cellular mechanism involved in the potent vasodilatory action of PlGF on mesenteric resistance arteries from pregnant rats. PlGF (3 nM) induced a vasodilation of 64 ± 3.8% that was completely abolished by endothelial denudation. Significant dilation (28 ± 4.0%) remained, however, in the presence of nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase inhibition, and was associated with significant reductions in vascular smooth muscle cell calcium. Absence of dilation in potassium- depolarizing solution (30 mM) confirmed its dependence on endothelial-derived hyperpolarization factor. Subsequent studies established that vasodilation was abolished by pharmacologic inhibition of SK (apamin) and BK (iberiotoxin) but not IK (tram-34) potassium channels. In summary, PlGF acts through the release of a combination of endothelium-derived relaxation factors. Based on the results of potassium channel blockade, we suggest that it induces endothelial hyperpolarization via SK channel activation; this, in turn, leads to the release of a diffusible mediator that activates vascular smooth muscle BK channels, hyperpolarization and vasodilation. This is the first study to identify the mechanism for PlGF/VEGFR-1 resistance artery dilation in the pregnant state, whose attenuation likely contributes to the systemic hypertension characteristic of pre-eclampsia. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=80053497768&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000329821; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21985802; https://karger.com/JVR/article/doi/10.1159/000329821; http://www.karger.com/doi/10.1159/000329821; http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/329821
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