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Acute Hypertension Selectively Potentiates Constrictor Responses of Large Coronary Arteries to Serotonin by Altering Endothelial Function In Vivo
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Acute Hypertension Selectively Potentiates Constrictor Responses of Large Coronary Arteries to Serotonin by Altering Endothelial Function In Vivo

Kathryn Lamping and William Dole
Circulation research, Vol.61(6), pp.904-913
12/1987
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.61.6.904
PMID: 3677343
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Abstract

We tested the hypothesis that acute coronary artery hypertension may damage vascular endothelium and alter vasomotor responses to humoral agents. We examined effects of intracoronary infusion of the endothelium-dependent agent serotonin and two endothelium-independent agents, angiotensin II and methoxamine, on large coronary artery diameter in the blood perfused dog heart. Responses were examined before and 30 minutes after brief periods of coronary hypertension (200 mm Hg for 10 seconds to 15 minutes). In open-chest anesthetized dogs, the left anterior descending coronary artery was perfused at constant pressure. Coronary diameter (D) was measured with piezoelectric crystals. At a control perfusion pressure of 80 mm Hg, serotonin produced dose-dependent constriction of the large coronary artery (mean ± SEM; ΔD= -22 ± 10μm at 5 μg/min; -108 ± 50 μm at 50 μg/min). Increasing perfusion pressure to 200 mm Hg increased flow 515 ± 79% and coronary diameter 509 ± 9 μm. After 15 minutes of hypertension, when coronary diameter had returned to baseline values, the constriction of the large artery to serotonin was potentiated (ΔD = -89 ± 33μm at 5 μg/min; - 207 ± 45 μm at 50 μg/min; p<0.05). Hypertension for 1-5 minutes potentiated constrictor responses of large coronary arteries for at least 2± hours. Removal of endothelium prevented effects of hypertension on constrictor responses of large arteries to serotonin. Hypertension did not alter constrictor responses to angiotensin II (1 and 2.5 μg/min) or methoxamine (50 and 100 μg/min) or the dilator response to acetylcholine (40 μg/min). Acute hypertension altered endothelial morphology. There were small endothelial craters following 10 seconds of hypertension, and disruption of endothelial junctions with leukocyte adherence following 1-15 minutes of hypertension. We conclude that acute hypertension alters constrictor responses of large coronary arteries to serotonin by impairing endothelial function and not by directly affecting vascular smooth muscle. These effects of acute hypertension on vascular reactivity are selective in that they do not involve non-endothelium-dependent agents or the endothelium-dependent agent, acetylcholine. The effect of hypertension also persists long after pressure is restored to normotensive levels.

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