Requirement for flow in the blockade of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) by ascorbate in the bovine ciliary artery

British Journal of Pharmacology
S NelliW Martin

Abstract

We previously reported that ascorbate inhibits endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated vasodilatation in the bovine perfused ciliary circulation and rat perfused mesentery, but not in rings of bovine or porcine coronary artery. In this study, we have compared the ability of ascorbate to inhibit EDHF-mediated vasodilatation in a single vessel, the bovine long posterior ciliary artery, when perfused and when mounted as rings in a myograph. Both in segments perfused at a flow rate of 2.5 ml min(-1) and in rings mounted in a myograph, bradykinin and acetylcholine each induced vasodilator responses that were mediated jointly by EDHF and nitric oxide, as revealed by their respective blocking agents, apamin/charybdotoxin, and L-NAME. Ascorbate (50 and 150 microm) induced a time (max at 2-3 h)-dependent inhibition of the EDHF-mediated component of vasodilatation to bradykinin or acetylcholine in perfused segments, but not in rings. Ascorbate (50 microm) failed to inhibit bradykinin-induced vasodilatation at a flow rate of 1.25 ml min(-1) or below, but produced graded blockade at the higher flow rates of 2.5 and 5 ml min(-1). Furthermore, using a pressure myograph where pressure and flow were independently controlled,...Continue Reading

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