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Endothelin-induced vasoconstriction and calcium antagonists.

T F Lüscher1, Z Yang, W Kiowski

  • 1Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Basel, Switzerland.

Journal of Human Hypertension
|December 1, 1992
PubMed
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Endothelin is a potent peptide that controls vascular tone. Calcium antagonists effectively inhibit endothelin-induced contractions in resistance arteries by blocking calcium influx.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Endothelial cells produce potent vasoconstrictors, including endothelin.
  • Endothelin regulates local vascular tone and is synthesized from big endothelin by endothelin-converting enzyme.
  • Its production is stimulated by various factors like angiotensin II and thrombin.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism of endothelin-induced vascular contraction.
  • To determine the role of calcium channels in endothelin's effects.
  • To compare the efficacy of calcium antagonists in different vascular beds.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of endothelin's signaling pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells.
  • Assessment of endothelin receptor subtypes (ETA and ETB) and their downstream effects.

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  • Evaluation of calcium antagonist efficacy on endothelin-induced contractions in various arteries (human internal mammary artery, human forearm circulation, rat mesenteric resistance arteries).

    • Main Results:

    • Endothelin binding to receptors activates phospholipase C, increasing intracellular calcium.
    • In certain vessels, endothelin receptors are linked to voltage-operated calcium channels via Gi-proteins.
    • Calcium antagonists inhibit endothelin-induced contractions in human forearm circulation and rat mesenteric resistance arteries, but not in large conduit arteries like the human internal mammary artery.

    Conclusions:

    • Endothelin-induced contractions are mediated differently across vascular beds.
    • Calcium antagonists are particularly effective in inhibiting endothelin's effects in resistance arteries, crucial for blood pressure regulation.
    • The differential response to calcium antagonists highlights the complex role of calcium channels in mediating endothelin's vasoconstrictive actions.