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Assessment of the energetic role of endogenous substrates in the tail artery of rat by means of enzyme inhibitors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8774080     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The rat tail artery during a 180 min incubation period in a medium containing glucose plus oxfenicine (an inhibitor of fatty acid oxidation) did not show changes in the contractile responses to adrenaline. In a substrate-free medium the extent of the contractions underwent a slight decrease during the last 60 min of incubation. When the substrate-free medium contained 2-deoxyglucose (an inhibitor of glycolysis and glycogenolysis) or oxfenicine, the decline of the contractile activity developed faster and attained a similar extent with each inhibitor. When the substrate-free medium contained 2-deoxyglucose together with oxfenicine or methylpalmoxirate (an inhibitor of fatty acid oxidation) the arteries displayed a pronounced and early fall in the contraction strength. These data suggest that in the presence of glucose the reserve substrates are not necessary as fuel source for the arterial contractions. However, in substrate-free conditions they constitute an important energy source. Furthermore, glycogen and triacylglycerol share the supply of energy and there does not seem to be any other reserve material in the smooth muscle of the rat tail artery.
Authors:
E A Savino; A Varela; M Carregal
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Revista española de fisiología     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0034-9402     ISO Abbreviation:  Rev. Esp. Fisiol.     Publication Date:  1996 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-11-21     Completed Date:  1996-11-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404475     Medline TA:  Rev Esp Fisiol     Country:  SPAIN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  9-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cátedra de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antimetabolites / pharmacology
Arteries / metabolism
Deoxyglucose / pharmacology
Energy Metabolism / drug effects,  physiology*
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Epinephrine / pharmacology
Epoxy Compounds / pharmacology
Glucose / pharmacology
Glycine / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology
Male
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / enzymology*
Propionates / pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Substrate Specificity
Tail / blood supply*
Vasoconstriction / drug effects,  physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antimetabolites; 0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Epoxy Compounds; 0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 0/Propionates; 154-17-6/Deoxyglucose; 50-99-7/Glucose; 51-43-4/Epinephrine; 56-40-6/Glycine; 69207-52-9/methyl 2-tetradecylglycidate; 938-97-6/4-hydroxyphenylglycine

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