Characterization of angiotensin-(1-7) receptor subtype in mesenteric arteries |
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Authors: | Neves Liomar A A Averill David B Ferrario Carlos M Chappell Mark C Aschner Judy L Walkup Michael P Brosnihan K Bridget |
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Affiliation: | The Hypertension and Vascular Disease Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1932, USA. |
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Abstract: | Mesenteric arteries from male Sprague-Dawley rats were mounted in a pressurized myograph system. Ang-(1-7) concentration-dependent responses were determined in arteries preconstricted with endothelin-1 (10(-7)M). The receptor(s) mediating the Ang-(1-7) evoked dilation were investigated by pretreating the mesenteric arteries with specific antagonists of Ang-(1-7), AT(1) or AT(2) receptors. The effects of Ang-(3-8) and Ang-(3-7) were also determined. Ang-(1-7) caused a concentration-dependent dilation (EC(50): 0.95 nM) that was blocked by the selective Ang-(1-7) receptor antagonist D-[Ala(7)]-Ang-(1-7). Administration of a specific antagonist to the AT(2) receptor (PD123319) had no effect. On the other hand, losartan and CV-11974 attenuated the Ang-(1-7) effect. These results demonstrate that Ang-(1-7) elicits potent dilation of mesenteric resistance vessels mediated by a D-[Ala(7)]-Ang-(1-7) sensitive site that is also sensitive to losartan and CV-11974. |
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