Endothelium-derived nitric oxide protection of spontaneous coronary contractions in the rabbit by countering Ca2+ influx via the voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channel.

Abstract:

:The mechanism of spontaneous coronary contractions was investigated in the rabbit. Arteries with intact endothelium did not spontaneously contract. However, spontaneous coronary contractions were generated after the removal of the endothelium. NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and methylene blue, the inhibitors of the formation and the action of nitric oxide, respectively, induced contractions in endothelium-intact arteries. Spontaneously produced contractions in endothelium-denuded arteries were reversibly inhibited by a Ca(2+)-free solution and by nifedipine, but not by inhibitors of neurotransmitters or prostanoids. These findings may indicate that spontaneous coronary contractions in the rabbit may be attributed to Ca2+ influx via the voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channel. The basal release of endothelium-derived nitric oxide may, in part, antagonize this Ca2+ influx.

journal_name

Life Sci

journal_title

Life sciences

authors

Omote M,Mizusawa H

doi

10.1016/0024-3205(94)00492-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1994-01-01 00:00:00

pages

PL157-61

issue

8

eissn

0024-3205

issn

1879-0631

pii

0024-3205(94)00492-7

journal_volume

55

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