tram-34 has been researched along with furegrelate* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for tram-34 and furegrelate
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NO synthase inhibition attenuates EDHF-mediated relaxation induced by TRPV4 channel agonist GSK1016790A in the rat pulmonary artery: Role of TxA2.
The aim of the present study was to observe the concomitant activation of nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) pathways by TRPV4 channel agonist GSK1016790A in the rat pulmonary artery and explore the mechanism by which NO synthase inhibition attenuates EDHF-mediated relaxation in endothelium-intact rat pulmonary artery.. Tension experiments were conducted on the pulmonary artery from male Wistar rats.. TRPV4 channel agonist GSK1016790A (GSK) caused concentration-dependent relaxation (Emax 86.9±4.6%; pD2 8.7±0.24) of the endothelium-intact rat pulmonary artery. Combined presence of apamin and TRAM-34 significantly attenuated the relaxation (Emax 61.1±6.0%) to GSK. l-NAME (100μM) significantly attenuated (8.2±2.9%) the relaxation response to GSK that was resistant to apamin plus TRAM-34. However, presence of ICI192605 or furegrelate alongwith l-NAME revealed the GSK-mediated EDHF-response (Emax of 28.5±5.2%; Emax 24.5±4.3%) in this vessel, respectively. Further, these two TxA2 modulators (ICI/furegrelate) alongwith l-NAME had no effect on SNP-induced endothelium-independent relaxation in comparison to l-NAME alone. This EDHF-mediated relaxation was sensitive to inhibition by K(+) channel blockers apamin and TRAM-34 or 60mMK(+) depolarizing solution. Further, combined presence of apamin and TRAM-34 in U46619 pre-contracted pulmonary arterial rings significantly reduced the maximal relaxation (Emax 71.6±6.9%) elicited by GSK, but had no effect on the pD2 (8.1±0.03) of the TRPV4 channel agonist in comparison to controls (Emax, 92.4±4.3% and pD2, 8.3±0.06).. The present study suggests that NO and EDHF are released concomitantly and NO synthase inhibition attenuates GSK-induced EDHF response through thromboxane pathway in the rat pulmonary artery. Topics: 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; Animals; Apamin; Benzofurans; Biological Factors; Dioxanes; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; In Vitro Techniques; Leucine; Male; NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Potassium; Pulmonary Artery; Pyrazoles; Rats; Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2; Sulfonamides; TRPV Cation Channels; Vasodilation | 2016 |