Tissue speciality of endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation mediated by EPA and its relationship with pathophysiological property / 军事医学科学院院刊

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the tissue speciality of endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation mediated by endothelial protein activated by acetylcholine (EPA)and its relationship with atherosclerosis.Methods:The tension of the isolated artery preparations was recorded using isometric-tension method and the isolated endothelium-intact vessels derived from normal and hyperlipidemic animal artery.Results:The EPA-mediated endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation was exhibited in rabbit aorta, renal, femoral, carotid, pulmonary arteries and cat aorta, renal, femoral, mesentery, coronary arteries but with different EC50. The sensitivity of EPA to ACh in descending order pulmonary>renal>aorta>femoral>carotid arteries in rabbits. In cats,coronary>aorta>femoral>mesentary>renal. The endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation mediated by EPA in aorta, carotid and pulmonary arteries decreased significantly in hyperlipidemia rabbits.Conclusions:EPA effect existed wildly in testing artery and was of different tissue sensitivity. The decrease in EPA potency was closely related to occurence of atheroclerosis.