Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 287, Issue 6, Pages H2585-H2597Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01080.2003
Keywords
rat; endothelium; smooth muscle; nitric oxide
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We examined the effects of ATP on intrinsic pump activity in lymph vessels isolated from the rat. ATP caused significant dilation with a cessation of lymphatic pump activity. Removal of the endothelium or pretreatment with N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) significantly reduced ATP-induced inhibitory responses of lymphatic pump activity, whereas reduction was not suppressed completely by 10(-6) M ATP. L-Arginine significantly restored ATP-induced inhibitory responses in the presence of L-NAME. ATP-induced inhibitory responses in lymph vessels with endothelium were also significantly, but not completely, suppressed by pretreatment with glibenclamide. 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine ( a selective adenosine A(1) receptor antagonist), but not suramine ( a P2X and P2Y receptor antagonist) or 3,7-dimethyl-1-proparglyxanthine ( a selective adenosine A(2) receptor antagonist), significantly decreased ATP-induced inhibitory responses. alpha, beta-Methylene ATP (a selective P2X and P2Y receptor agonist) had no significant effect on lymphatic pump activity. In some lymph vessels with endothelium (24 of 30 preparations), adenosine also caused dose-dependent dilation with a cessation of lymphatic pump activity. L-NAME significantly reduced the inhibitory responses induced by the lower (3 x 10(-8) -3 x 10(-7) M) concentrations of adenosine. Glibenclamide or 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine also significantly suppressed adenosine-induced inhibitory responses. These findings suggest that ATP-induced dilation and inhibition of pump activity of isolated rat lymph vessels are endothelium-dependent and -independent responses. ATP-mediated inhibitory responses may be, in part, related to production of endogenous nitric oxide, involvement of ATP-sensitive K+ channels, or activation of adenosine A(1) receptors in lymphatic smooth muscle and endothelium.
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