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PMID: 11893555 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent evidence suggests oxytocin (OT) may regulate vascular tone. OT and its receptor (OTR) have been identified in the rat heart and great vessels. Expression of OT and OTR is increased in some tissues during pregnancy. We hypothesized that the OT/OTR system may be a physiological regulator of vascular tone and mediate the decreased vascular resistance noted during pregnancy. Using a wire myograph system, we measured changes in vascular tone in response to OT in small mesenteric arteries, uterine arcuate arteries, and thoracic aorta from nonpregnant and pregnant rats. Additionally, we used reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to measure mRNA for OTR in these vascular tissues. Although OTR mRNA was identified by RT-PCR, OT did not elicit a vasodilatory effect in any of the vessels studied. High concentrations of OT (>10(-8) M) caused vasoconstriction that was eliminated by a specific vasopressin V(1a) receptor antagonist. Although it may have an indirect effect in regulation of peripheral resistance, we conclude that OT is unlikely to play a direct role in the physiological regulation of vascular tone. |
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Authors:
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M E Miller; S T Davidge; B F Mitchell |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology Volume: 282 ISSN: 0363-6135 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. Publication Date: 2002 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-14 Completed Date: 2002-05-09 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100901228 Medline TA: Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: H1223-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2S2. |
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Animals Aorta, Abdominal / drug effects, physiology Arteries / drug effects, physiology Female Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects Mesenteric Arteries / drug effects, physiology Methacholine Chloride / pharmacology Muscle Tonus / physiology* Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / drug effects, physiology* Oxytocin / genetics, pharmacology* Phenylephrine / pharmacology Pregnancy Pregnancy, Animal / physiology* Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Receptors, Oxytocin / genetics, physiology Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Uterus / blood supply, drug effects, physiology* Vasoconstriction / drug effects, physiology |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Receptors, Oxytocin; 50-56-6/Oxytocin; 59-42-7/Phenylephrine; 62-51-1/Methacholine Chloride |
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