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A novel adipocytokine, nesfatin-1 modulates peripheral arterial contractility and blood pressure in rats.
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PMID:  22293188     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Nesfatin-1 is a novel adipocytokine which exerts not only anorexigenic but also hypertensive roles through acting on hypothalamus melanocortin-3/4 receptors. Although it is logical to hypothesize that nesfatin-1 could also affect the contractile reactivity of peripheral blood vessels, it still remains to be examined. The present study was performed to test the hypothesis. In both endothelium-intact and -denuded mesenteric artery of rats, acute treatment with nesfatin-1 (10nM, 30min pretreatment) had no influence on the noradrenaline- and 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced concentration-dependent contractions. Chronic treatment of mesenteric artery with nesfatin-1 (10nM, 3days) using organ-culture method had also no influence on the agonists-induced contractions. In contrast, nesfatin-1 (10nM, 30min) significantly inhibited the sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced relaxations of smooth muscle in mesenteric artery. A membrane permeable cyclic GMP (cGMP) analog, 8-bromo-cGMP-induced relaxations were not affected by nesfatin-1. Consistently, the SNP-induced cGMP production in smooth muscle was impaired by nesfatin-1. Intravenous application of nesfatin-1 to rats not only increased blood pressure but also impaired the SNP-induced decreases in blood pressure. The present study for the first time reveals that nesfatin-1 affects peripheral arterial blood vessel and inhibits the nitric oxide donor-induced smooth muscle relaxations via impairing the cGMP production. The results are the first to demonstrate that nesfatin-1 modulates blood pressure through directly acting on peripheral arterial resistance.
Authors:
Hideyuki Yamawaki; Minako Takahashi; Masashi Mukohda; Tomoka Morita; Muneyoshi Okada; Yukio Hara
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemical and biophysical research communications     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1090-2104     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-2-1     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372516     Medline TA:  Biochem Biophys Res Commun     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
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