Hideo Honda1,*, Hiroko Moroe1, Hiroyuki Fujii1,
Katsunori Arai2, Yoko Notoya2 and Hiroshi Kogo1
1Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy
and Life Science, 1432-1, Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
2Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1,
Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
*Corresponding author. FAX: +81-426-76-4529
E-mail: hhonda@ps.toyaku.ac.jp
Abstract: The tension of isolated rings was measured isometrically
to compare the N G-nitro-L-arginine-
and indomethacin-resistant relaxation by acetylcholine (ACh) in the renal
artery from normal rabbits and short term hypercholesterolemia rabbits (0.5%
cholesterol chow for 5 weeks). ACh-induced relaxation in the renal artery
precontracted with phenylephrine was not influenced by cholesterol-enriched
chow. However, in comparison with artery from normal rabbits, the N
G-nitro-L-arginine- and indomethacin-resistant endothelium-dependent
relaxation by ACh was significantly enhanced by the chow. The resistant
part of ACh-induced relaxation was significantly inhibited when the artery
was treated with tetraethylammonium or SKF 525a. Results suggest that short
term hypercholesterolemia modulates endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing
factor-mediated relaxation in rabbit renal artery.
Keywords: Hypercholesterolemia, Renal artery, Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing
factor
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