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Vascular and contractile responses to extracellular ATP: studies in the isolated rat heart. 1985

C M Hohl, and D J Hearse

The dose-response characteristics for the effect of ATP upon cardiac function and vascular tone have been investigated in the isolated perfused rat heart. Vasodilation was observed with low ATP concentrations (0.01-0.1 mM) whereas severe vasoconstriction occurred with high concentrations (1.0-10.0 mM). At all doses studied, heart rate and pressure-rate product were reduced in a dose-dependent manner, with 10 mM ATP almost complete cardiac arrest was observed. Analysis of epicardial electrograms revealed that ATP induced arrhythmias, prolonged the P-R interval and induced partial blockade of S-A nodal activity and A-V conduction. Investigating possible mechanisms for the vascular and contractile effects of ATP, it was possible to exclude the calcium chelating properties of ATP and the effects of coincident ischemia arising as a consequence of ATP-induced vasoconstriction. Pharmacological studies revealed the ATP-induced vasoconstriction to be unresponsive to a range of coronary vasodilators and also allowed exclusion of prostaglandins, catecholamines and adrenergic receptors in the mediation of ATP effects. Investigations with acetylcholine revealed remarkably similar effects upon both contractile and vascular activity but studies with atropine suggested that the muscarinic receptor was not involved. Studies with theophylline allowed a dissociation of the vascular and contractile effects of ATP and indicated a possible involvement of the adenosine receptor in the cellular response to both high and low concentrations of ATP.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007288	Inosine	A purine nucleoside that has hypoxanthine linked by the N9 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose. It is an intermediate in the degradation of purines and purine nucleosides to uric acid and in pathways of purine salvage. It also occurs in the anticodon of certain transfer RNA molecules. (Dorland, 28th ed)
D008297	Male		Males
D009200	Myocardial Contraction	Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM.	Heart Contractility,Inotropism, Cardiac,Cardiac Inotropism,Cardiac Inotropisms,Contractilities, Heart,Contractility, Heart,Contraction, Myocardial,Contractions, Myocardial,Heart Contractilities,Inotropisms, Cardiac,Myocardial Contractions
D010477	Perfusion	Treatment process involving the injection of fluid into an organ or tissue.	Perfusions
D011453	Prostaglandins	A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes.	Prostaglandin,Prostanoid,Prostanoids
D011919	Rats, Inbred Strains	Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. This also includes animals with a long history of closed colony breeding.	August Rats,Inbred Rat Strains,Inbred Strain of Rat,Inbred Strain of Rats,Inbred Strains of Rats,Rat, Inbred Strain,August Rat,Inbred Rat Strain,Inbred Strain Rat,Inbred Strain Rats,Inbred Strains Rat,Inbred Strains Rats,Rat Inbred Strain,Rat Inbred Strains,Rat Strain, Inbred,Rat Strains, Inbred,Rat, August,Rat, Inbred Strains,Rats Inbred Strain,Rats Inbred Strains,Rats, August,Rats, Inbred Strain,Strain Rat, Inbred,Strain Rats, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Rat,Strains, Inbred Rat
D011956	Receptors, Cell Surface	Cell surface proteins that bind signalling molecules external to the cell with high affinity and convert this extracellular event into one or more intracellular signals that alter the behavior of the target cell (From Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed, pp693-5). Cell surface receptors, unlike enzymes, do not chemically alter their ligands.	Cell Surface Receptor,Cell Surface Receptors,Hormone Receptors, Cell Surface,Receptors, Endogenous Substances,Cell Surface Hormone Receptors,Endogenous Substances Receptors,Receptor, Cell Surface,Surface Receptor, Cell
D011983	Receptors, Purinergic	Cell surface proteins that bind PURINES with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. The best characterized classes of purinergic receptors in mammals are the P1 receptors, which prefer ADENOSINE, and the P2 receptors, which prefer ATP or ADP.	Methyladenine Receptors,Purine Receptors,Purinergic Receptor,Purinergic Receptors,Purinoceptors,Purine Receptor,Purinoceptor,Receptors, Methyladenine,Receptors, Purine,Receptor, Purine,Receptor, Purinergic
D001794	Blood Pressure	PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.	Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D003326	Coronary Circulation	The circulation of blood through the CORONARY VESSELS of the HEART.	Circulation, Coronary