Microsphere-induced bronchial artery vasodilation: role of adenosine, prostacyclin, and nitric oxide

The American Journal of Physiology
D B PearseE M Wagner

Abstract

We previously found that injection of 15-micron microspheres into the bronchial artery of sheep decreased bronchial artery resistance. This effect was inhibited partially by indomethacin or 8-phenyltheophylline, suggesting that microspheres caused release of a dilating prostaglandin and adenosine. To identify the prostaglandin and confirm adenosine release, we perfused the bronchial artery in anesthetized sheep. In 12 sheep, bronchial artery blood samples were obtained before and after the infusion of 1 x 10(6) microspheres or microsphere diluent into the bronchial artery. Microspheres, but not diluent, decreased bronchial artery resistance by 40% and increased bronchial artery plasma 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (194.7 +/- 45.0 to 496.5 +/- 101.3 pg/ml), the stable metabolite of prostacyclin, and prostaglandin (PG) F2 alpha (28.1 +/- 4.4 to 46.2 +/- 9.7 pg/ml). There were no changes in PGD2, PGE2, thromboxane B2, adenosine, inosine, or hypoxanthine. Pretreatment with dipyridamole, an adenosine uptake inhibitor, did not affect bronchial artery nucleoside concentrations (n = 7). Microsphere-induced vasodilation was not enhanced by dipyridamole (n = 9) and was not inhibited by either the adenosine receptor antagonist xanthine ami...Continue Reading

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