Effects of chronic ethanol consumption on alpha-adrenergic-induced contractions and endothelium-dependent relaxations in rat thoracic aorta

SAHNA E., KURCER Z., OZTURK F., CENGIZ N., Vardi N., BIRINCIOGLU M., ...Daha Fazla

PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH, cilt.41, sa.6, ss.629-633, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1006/phrs.1999.0629
  • Dergi Adı: PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.629-633
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The effects of chronic oral administration of ethanol (7.2% daily during 24 weeks) on the contractions induced by phenylephrine (Phe) and the endothelium-dependent relaxation responses to acetylcholine (ACh) were studied in rat thoracic aorta. Ethanol pretreatment significantly attenuated the contractile responses to Phe, resulting in parallel shift of the concentration-response curve to the right. EC50 values of Phe were 64.6 +/- 11.2 and 95.5 +/- 8.5 nmol l(-1) in control and ethanol-fed rats, respectively. On the other hand, either calcium-induced contractions or relaxation responses to ACh and sodium nitroprusside were similar in the vessels of the control and ethanol-treated rats. These results suggest that chronic ethanol ingestion significantly attenuates the alpha(1)-adrenergic-induced contractions but does not affect the relaxation responses mediated by nitric oxide in rat aortic rings. (C) 2000 Academic Press.