期刊
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 163, 期 5, 页码 1059-1068出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01307.x
关键词
diabetes mellitus; hyperglycaemia; arteriolar constriction; AT(1) receptor; Rho-kinase
资金
- Hungarian National Science Research Fund (OTKA) [K71591]
- American Heart Association Founders Affiliate [0855910D, 0735540T]
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute NHLB [43023, R01HL104126]
- British Heart Foundation [RE/08/004]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Antagonists of angiotensin AT(1) receptors elicit beneficial vascular effects in diabetes mellitus. We hypothesized that diabetes induces sustained availability of AT(1) receptors, causing enhanced arterial constriction to angiotensin II. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH To assess functional availability of AT(1) receptors, constrictions to successive applications of angiotensin II were measured in isolated skeletal muscle resistance arteries (similar to 150 mu m) of Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats and of their controls (+/Fa), exposed acutely to high glucose concentrations (HG, 25 mM, 1 h). AT(1) receptors on cell membrane surface were measured by immunofluorescence. KEY RESULTS Angiotensin II-induced constrictions to first applications were greater in arteries of ZDF rats (maximum: 82 +/- 3% original diameter) than in those from +/Fa rats (61 +/- 5%). Constrictions to repeated angiotensin II administration were decreased in +/Fa arteries (20 +/- 6%), but were maintained in ZDF arteries (67 +/- 4%) and in +/Fa arteries vessels exposed to HG (65 +/- 6%). In ZDF arteries and in HG-exposed +/Fa arteries, Rho-kinase activities were enhanced. The Rho-kinase inhibitor, Y27632 inhibited sustained constrictions to angiotensin II in ZDF arteries and in +/Fa arteries exposed to HG. Levels of surface AT(1) receptors on cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were decreased by angiotensin II but were maintained in VSMCs exposed to HG. In VSMCs exposed to HG and treated with Y27632, angiotensin II decreased surface AT(1) receptors. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS In diabetes, elevated glucose concentrations activate Rho-kinase which inhibits internalization or facilitates recycling of AT(1) receptors, leading to increased functional availability of AT(1) receptors and sustained angiotensin II-induced arterial constriction.
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