Differential development of umbilical and systemic arteries. I. ANG II receptor subtype expression

The American Journal of Physiology
J R KaiserC R Rosenfeld

Abstract

In fetal sheep umbilical responses to angiotensin II (ANG II) exceed those by systemic vasculature. Two ANG II receptors (AT) exist, AT1 and AT2, but only AT1 mediates vasoconstriction in adult tissues. Thus differences in reactivity could reflect differences in subtype expression. Using competitive radioligand binding assays, we demonstrated AT1 predominance in umbilical arteries and AT2 in femoral arteries. Steady-state responses to intravenous ANG II (0.229-1.72 micrograms/min) were studied in 16 fetuses with umbilical and/or femoral artery flow probes without and with local AT1 (L-158,809) or AT2 (PD-123319) blockade. ANG II dose dependently (P < 0.001) increased umbilical resistance more than arterial pressure (MAP) while decreasing umbilical blood flow. Femoral vascular resistance also increased dose dependently (P = 0.02), but responses were less than umbilical (P = 0.0001) and paralleled increases in MAP; blood flow was unaffected. Cumulative local doses of L-158,809 (125 micrograms) inhibited all responses (P < 0.001); however, 1,000 micrograms of the AT2 antagonist had no effect. Plasma renin activity (PRA) was unaltered by local AT1 blockade, whereas PRA doubled (P = 0.001) after systemic infusion of only 50 microgra...Continue Reading

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