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Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a putative neurotransmitter that causes vasodilation when injected intravenously. To learn more about the vasodilator actions of VIP, studies were performed on the rat mesenteric arterial bed and on cultured smooth muscle cells derived from both the rat mesenteric artery and aorta. In isolated perfused rat mesenteric artery beds, VIP caused relaxation at the threshold concentration of less than 1 nM and a maximal fall in perfusion pressure similar to that obtained with isoproterenol. VIP stimulated adenylate cyclase in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells in a concentration range of 10(-10)-10(-6) M; maximum activity was increased 2.7 +/- 0.6- and 3.4 +/- 0.4-fold above basal in mesenteric and aortic smooth muscle cells, respectively. The threshold and the half-maximal concentrations of VIP for adenylate cyclase stimulation were more than 50-fold lower than those for both prostaglandin E1 and isoproterenol in cultured mesenteric and aortic cells. Similar effects on cyclic AMP generation in response to VIP were observed in isolated rat mesenteric artery rings. Immunocytochemical examination of the rat mesenteric artery bed in situ demonstrated dense innervation of small- and medium-size vessels with nerve fibers containing VIP-like immunoreactivity. Thus VIP is present in the rat mesenteric artery, a peripheral arterial bed, and is a potent vasodilator that can activate vascular smooth muscle adenylate cyclase and thus potentially contribute to the regulation of vascular tone.
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