The Korean Journal of Pharmacology (대한약리학회지)
- Volume 30 Issue 3
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- Pages.337-342
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- 1994
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- 0377-9459(pISSN)
Losartan Modifies Nitric Oxide-related Vasorelaxation in Isolated Aorta of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat
선천성 고혈압흰쥐 적출대동맥에서 Nitric Oxide와 관련된 이완 반응에 Losartan이 미치는 영향
- Park, Bong-Gee (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
- Han, Hyung-Soo (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
- Kim, Choong-Young (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
- Published : 1994.12.30
Abstract
It is well known that angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors(ACEIs) increase endothelium-dependent relaxation in aortic strips of spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHR) and this increase in relaxation may be due to altered endothelial nitric oxide breakdown. But there are few studies on the effect of the angiotensin II receptor blocker on the nitric oxide-mediated relaxation. So we attempted to investigate the effect of angiotensin II receptor blocker on the nitric oxide-dependent relaxation in isolated aorta of SHR. Two week-treatment of losartan (30 mg/kg/day) increased the acetylcholine
선천성고혈압흰쥐 (SHR)에서 angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI)를 처치하면 내피세포 의존적 이완이 증진된다고 알려져 있다. 본 실험은 angiotensin II가 nitric oxide (NO)와 관련되어 일어나는 적출 대동맥의 이완력에 변화를 주는지 관찰하고자 angiotensin II 작용 억제를 위해 angiotensin II 수용체 차단제인 losartan과 ACEI인 enalapril을 사용하였으며 혈관에서의 NO는 혈관내피세포에서 생성되는 constitutive NO와 주로 혈관 평활근에서 LPS에 생성되는 inducible NO가 있으므로 이들 양자에 대한 angiotensin II의 작용을 검토하였다. 2주간 losartan (30 mg/kg/day)과 enalapril (10 mg/kg/day)을 처치한 경우 acetylcholine