Rat urotensin-II-induced main pulmonary artery contractions are mediated by MAPK * / 中国病理生理杂志
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
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(12)2000.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate rat Urotensin-II(ra t U-II)-induced vasoconstriction of rat main pulmonary arteries and the role of mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK).METHODS:
The main pulmon ary artery was dissected from the male Sprague -Dawley rats and artery ring width was 3-4 mm. Concentration-response curves wer e gene rated to rat U-II(0 03 nmol/L-30 nmol/L).Inhibitor of MAPK,PD 98059(0 1 ?mol/ L -10 ?mol/L) were added into the medium after rat U-II(30 nmol/L)induced vasoc onstriction had reached plateau to construct the relaxant concentration-respons e curves and their EC 50 and E max .RESULTS:
Rat U-II was a potent vasoconstrictor of isolated rat main pulmonary arteries [EC 50 =7 95?0 4 0, E max =(14 28?6 34)% of the response to 60 mmol/L KCl]; PD 98059 caused c oncentration-dependent relaxations of rat U-II precontracted arteries [EC 50 =5 91?0 45, E max =(81 39?13 65)%].CONCLUSION:
Rat U- II was a potent vasoconstrictor of rat main pulmonary arteries and this response was med iated through MAPK.
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Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
Ano de publicação:
2000
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