Article date: August 1993
By: David G. White, Jason W. Mundin, Michael J. Sumner, Ian S. Watts, in Volume 109, Issue 4, pages 1128-1132
This study has investigated the effects of the endothelin isopeptides, endothelin‐1 (ET‐1), ET‐2 and ET‐3 on the production of the endothelium‐derived relaxing factors, nitric oxide (NO) and prostacyclin (PGI2) from primary cultures of endothelial cells obtained from human umbilical vein (HUVECS), porcine aorta (PAECS) and bovine carotid artery (BCAECS).
NO generation was assessed indirectly by measuring production of cyclic GMP and PGI2 formation was measured by radioimmunoassay of 6‐keto PGF1α.
In HUVECS, histamine (1 μm) increased cyclic GMP and 6‐keto PGF1α production by 12.6 ± 2.0 and 4.9 ± 0.7 fold respectively over the corresponding basal values. Haemoglobin (10 μm) and the NO synthase inhibitor NG‐monomethyl‐l‐arginine (10 μm) significantly inhibited the increase in cyclic GMP formation in response to histamine but had no effect on 6‐keto PGF1α production. In contrast to histamine, the endothelin isopeptides (ET‐1, ET‐2 and ET‐3; 0.01–1000 nm) produced no significant change in either cyclic GMP or 6‐keto PGF1α production in HUVECS.
In a separate series of experiments, ET‐3 (0.01–1000 nm) also failed to produce any significant change in cyclic GMP or 6‐keto PGF1α production from primary cultures of PAECS and BCAECS. In contrast, bradykinin (0.1 μm) and sodium nitroprusside (1 mm) were used as positive control agents and increased cyclic GMP production in these cells.
In conclusion, the endothelin isopeptides do not release NO and PGI2 from primary cultures of HUVECS, PAECS and BCAECS. This suggests that endothelin receptors are either absent from these cells or are not coupled to NO or PGI2 production.
This study has investigated the effects of the endothelin isopeptides, endothelin‐1 (ET‐1), ET‐2 and ET‐3 on the production of the endothelium‐derived relaxing factors, nitric oxide (NO) and prostacyclin (PGI2) from primary cultures of endothelial cells obtained from human umbilical vein (HUVECS), porcine aorta (PAECS) and bovine carotid artery (BCAECS).
NO generation was assessed indirectly by measuring production of cyclic GMP and PGI2 formation was measured by radioimmunoassay of 6‐keto PGF1α.
In HUVECS, histamine (1 μm) increased cyclic GMP and 6‐keto PGF1α production by 12.6 ± 2.0 and 4.9 ± 0.7 fold respectively over the corresponding basal values. Haemoglobin (10 μm) and the NO synthase inhibitor NG‐monomethyl‐l‐arginine (10 μm) significantly inhibited the increase in cyclic GMP formation in response to histamine but had no effect on 6‐keto PGF1α production. In contrast to histamine, the endothelin isopeptides (ET‐1, ET‐2 and ET‐3; 0.01–1000 nm) produced no significant change in either cyclic GMP or 6‐keto PGF1α production in HUVECS.
In a separate series of experiments, ET‐3 (0.01–1000 nm) also failed to produce any significant change in cyclic GMP or 6‐keto PGF1α production from primary cultures of PAECS and BCAECS. In contrast, bradykinin (0.1 μm) and sodium nitroprusside (1 mm) were used as positive control agents and increased cyclic GMP production in these cells.
In conclusion, the endothelin isopeptides do not release NO and PGI2 from primary cultures of HUVECS, PAECS and BCAECS. This suggests that endothelin receptors are either absent from these cells or are not coupled to NO or PGI2 production.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb13739.x
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