Mechanisms of enhanced basal tone of brain parenchymal arterioles during early postischemic reperfusion: Role of ET-1-induced peroxynitrite generation

Marilyn J. Cipolla, Julie G. Sweet, Natalia I. Gokina, Sheryl L. White, Mark T. Nelson

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    Abstract

    The contributions of vasoconstrictors (endothelin-1 (ET-1), peroxynitrite) and endothelium-dependent vasodilatory mechanisms to basal tone were investigated in parenchymal arterioles (PAs) after early postischemic reperfusion. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) was induced for 2 hours with 30 minutes reperfusion in male Wistar rats and compared with ischemia alone (permanent MCAO (pMCAO); 2.5 hours) or sham controls. Changes in lumen diameter of isolated and pressurized PAs were compared. Quantitative PCR was used to measure endothelin type B (ET B) receptors. Constriction to intravascular pressure ('basal tone') was not affected by tMCAO or pMCAO. However, constriction to inhibitors of endothelial cell, small-(SK) and intermediate-(IK) conductance, Ca 2+-sensitive K + channels (apamin and TRAM-34, respectively) were significantly enhanced in PAs from tMCAO compared with pMCAO or sham. Addition of the ET B agonist sarafotoxin caused constriction in PAs from tMCAO but not from sham animals (21±4% versus 3±3% at 1 nmol/L; P
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1486-1492
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
    Volume33
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2013

    Keywords

    • EDH
    • endothelin-1
    • focal ischemia
    • parenchymal arterioles
    • peroxynitrite

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