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Decreased arteriolar sensitivity to shear stress in adult rats is reversed by chronic exercise activity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11932776     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that the decline in endothelium-dependent arteriolar dilation in adult rats is reversed by chronic exercise activity. METHODS: Rats were divided into young (8-10 weeks)-sedentary (SED(Y)), adult (29-32 weeks)-sedentary (SED(A)), and adult-exercised (EX(A), treadmill exercise for 18-20 weeks) groups. Responses of isolated arterioles ( approximately 50 microm at 80 mm Hg) of gracilis muscle were assessed to increases in perfusate flow and vasoactive agents. RESULTS: With no differences in basal tone, maximal flow-induced dilations were not different between arterioles of SED(Y) and SED(A) rats (71 +/- 2 and 72 +/- 2% of passive diameter, respectively), yet the sensitivity of arterioles to shear stress (WSS(50)) was significantly less in SED(A) than in SED(Y) rats (35 +/- 4 vs. 23 +/- 3 dyne/cm(2), respectively). In vessels of EX(A) rats, maximal flow-induced dilation was significantly augmented (88 +/- 2% of passive diameter) and WSS(50) (15 +/- 1 dyn/cm(2)) was significantly reduced. Dilation to acetylcholine was enhanced in arterioles of EX(A), whereas dilation to sodium nitroprusside was not different in vessels of the three groups. CONCLUSION: Chronic exercise activity reverses age related reduction in sensitivity of arterioles to increases in wall shear stress.
Authors:
Dong Sun; An Huang; Akos Koller; Gabor Kaley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1073-9688     ISO Abbreviation:  Microcirculation     Publication Date:  2002 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-04-04     Completed Date:  2002-11-12     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9434935     Medline TA:  Microcirculation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  91-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. Dong_Sun@nymc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcholine / pharmacology
Animals
Arterioles / drug effects,  physiology*
Biomechanics
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / blood supply
Nitroprusside / pharmacology
Physical Exertion / physiology*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Vasodilation / drug effects,  physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL43023/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL46813/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
15078-28-1/Nitroprusside; 51-84-3/Acetylcholine

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