Coronary vasoconstrictor effect of ghrelin is not mediated by growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a type in dogs
Ghrelin (GHR) is a recently discovered endocrine regulatory peptide of gastrointestinal origin with multiple functions including cardiovascular effects. However, contradictory data are available on the vascular actions of GHR in different organs and species. The aim of this study was to characterize...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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Peptides
Year: 2011, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 362-367 |
| ISSN: | 1873-5169 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.11.020 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2010.11.020 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196978110005061 
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| Author Notes: | Balazs Sax, Gyorgy L. Nadasy, Katalin Turi, Kristof Hirschberg, Dora Furjesz, Andrea Nagy, Bela Merkely, Gabor Szabo, Emil Monos, Violetta Kekesi |
| Summary: | Ghrelin (GHR) is a recently discovered endocrine regulatory peptide of gastrointestinal origin with multiple functions including cardiovascular effects. However, contradictory data are available on the vascular actions of GHR in different organs and species. The aim of this study was to characterize the direct effect of the peptide on the canine coronary bed and to evaluate the role of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) in the effect of GHR on coronary arterioles. The presence of GHS-R1a and 1b subtypes in canine coronary arterioles was investigated using Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Responses of coronary arterioles with spontaneous and elevated vascular tone (the latter evoked by the thromboxane mimetic agent U46619, 10−7-10−6mol/l) to GHR (10−9-3×10−7nmol/l) were recorded by video-microscopy as changes of vessel diameter. Positive immunostaining for both GHS-R subtypes was found in the wall of intramural arterioles. The microarteriographic study results showed that GHR alone could not elicit any significant effect on vessel diameter of arterioles with spontaneous tone. However, when vascular smooth muscle was preconstricted by the thromboxane mimetic agent U46619, administration of GHR induced further constriction (+31±9% increase in contraction p<0.01). This was not abolished by the specific blockade of GHS-R1a by d-Lys3-GHRP-6 (5×10−6mol/l). The results suggest that GHR induces tone-dependent constriction of canine coronary arterioles which is mediated by a receptor other than GHS-R1a. |
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| Item Description: | Available online 30 November 2010 Gesehen am 07.10.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1873-5169 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.11.020 |