Involvement of ?1- and ?2-adrenoceptors in the responses of proximal and distal segments of the canine saphenous vein to exogenous and endogenous noradrenaline

1991 ◽  
Vol 343 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Pereira ◽  
D. Moura ◽  
P. Nunes ◽  
M.J. Vaz-da Silva ◽  
S. Guimaraes
Keyword(s):  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Canine Saphenous Vein ◽  
Endogenous Noradrenaline

Potentiation of the responses to transmural nerve stimulation by α-agonists: a possible role in vivo

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. J. Senaratne ◽  
R. L. Jayakody ◽  
C. T. Kappagoda
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Canine Saphenous Vein ◽  
Effector Response ◽  
Control State

This study was undertaken to assess the effects of exogenous α-agonists on the effector response to transmural nerve stimulation in canine saphenous vein rings. The response to a fixed train (5 s duration) of transmural nerve stimulation (8 Hz, 0.3 ms, 9 V) applied every 5 min was determined in the control state and in the presence of subthreshold (for contraction) concentrations of noradrenaline, adrenaline, clonidine, and methoxamine. The maximum potentiations achieved by the three drugs were 246.2 ± 36.9, 220.5 ± 38.8, 384.3 ± 78.7, and 353.3 ± 68.0%, respectively. The potentiation observed was significantly inhibited by indomethacin (10−6 mol/L) and propranolol (5 × 10−6 mol/L). Both indomethacin and propranolol potentiated the response to transmural nerve stimulation. The potentiation of the responses to transmural nerve stimulation by α-agonists suggests that, presynaptic α2-inhibition by circulating catecholamines is likely to be of limited biological significance in modulating the effector responses in the canine saphenous vein.

Relaxation of canine saphenous vein following brief transmural nerve stimulation

1983 ◽  
Vol 245 (6) ◽  
pp. H1073-H1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. W. Rooke ◽  
T. J. Rimele ◽  
P. M. Vanhoutte
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Salt Solution ◽  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Physiological Salt Solution ◽  
Free Solution ◽  
Alpha Adrenoceptors ◽  
Prostaglandin F2 Alpha ◽  
Canine Saphenous Vein ◽  
Increased Activity

The ability of electrical stimulation to cause relaxation in the canine saphenous vein was evaluated. Rings of vein were studied isometrically in organ chambers containing physiological salt solution. Prostaglandin F2 alpha produced stable contractions, during which brief periods of electrical stimulation caused further contraction. With cessation of the electrical stimulation, tension transiently decreased to a level below that observed prior to the stimulation (undershoot). This poststimulation undershoot was blocked by tetrodotoxin, phentolamine, ouabain, and potassium-free solution; it was not affected by atropine, cimetidine, indomethacin, ketanserin, methysergide, propranolol, pyrilamine, or removal of the endothelium. Undershoot did not occur following electrical stimulation during contractions evoked by norepinephrine. During superfusion with PGF2 alpha, a brief exposure to exogenous norepinephrine caused a transient contraction followed by a subsequent undershoot. These results suggest that 1) the interaction of norepinephrine with postjunctional alpha-adrenoceptors on vascular smooth muscle leads to an increase in the activity of Na+-K+-ATPase, and 2) increased activity of Na+-K+-ATPase is responsible for the poststimulation undershoot.

scholarly journals Effects of bufalin on norepinephrine turnover in canine saphenous vein.

Hypertension ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
L W Cress ◽  
W Freas ◽  
F Haddy ◽  
S M Muldoon
Keyword(s):  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Canine Saphenous Vein ◽  
Norepinephrine Turnover
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