Dilation of porcine retinal arterioles to nobiletin, a polymethoxyflavonoid: Roles of nitric oxide and voltage-dependent potassium channel. 2023

Masahisa Watanabe, and Yoshiki Miyata, and Akira Ohno, and Harumasa Yokota, and Koyo Takase, and Junya Hanaguri, and Akifumi Kushiyama, and Satoru Yamagami, and Seiyo Harino, and Taiji Nagaoka
Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Visual Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

We examined the effects of nobiletin, a polymethoxyflavonoid, on the retinal microvascular diameter to determine if they depend on the endothelium and/or smooth muscle to reveal the signaling mechanisms involved in this vasomotor activity. Porcine retinal arterioles were isolated, cannulated, and pressurized without flow in vitro. Video microscopic techniques recorded diametric responses to nobiletin. The retinal arterioles dilated in a nobiletin concentration-dependent (100 pM-10 μM) manner and decreased by 50% after endothelial removal. The nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), reduced nobiletin-induced vasodilation comparable to denudation. Blockade of soluble guanylyl cyclase by 1H-[1,2,4] oxadiazolo[4,3,-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) produced a similar inhibitory effect as that by L-NAME. Nobiletin-induced vasodilation was also inhibited by the nonselective potassium channel inhibitor, tetraethylammonium (TEA), and the voltage-gated K (Kv) inhibitor, 4-aminopyridine. Co-administration of L-NAME and TEA almost eliminated nobiletin-induced vasodilation. Nobiletin elicits both endothelium-dependent and -independent dilation of retinal arterioles mediated by NO release and Kv channel activation, respectively.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009569 Nitric Oxide A free radical gas produced endogenously by a variety of mammalian cells, synthesized from ARGININE by NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE. Nitric oxide is one of the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS released by the vascular endothelium and mediates VASODILATION. It also inhibits platelet aggregation, induces disaggregation of aggregated platelets, and inhibits platelet adhesion to the vascular endothelium. Nitric oxide activates cytosolic GUANYLATE CYCLASE and thus elevates intracellular levels of CYCLIC GMP. Endogenous Nitrate Vasodilator,Mononitrogen Monoxide,Nitric Oxide, Endothelium-Derived,Nitrogen Monoxide,Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide,Monoxide, Mononitrogen,Monoxide, Nitrogen,Nitrate Vasodilator, Endogenous,Nitric Oxide, Endothelium Derived,Oxide, Nitric,Vasodilator, Endogenous Nitrate
D004106 Dilatation The act of dilating. Dilation,Dilatations,Dilations
D004730 Endothelium, Vascular Single pavement layer of cells which line the luminal surface of the entire vascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components. Capillary Endothelium,Vascular Endothelium,Capillary Endotheliums,Endothelium, Capillary,Endotheliums, Capillary,Endotheliums, Vascular,Vascular Endotheliums
D004791 Enzyme Inhibitors Compounds or agents that combine with an enzyme in such a manner as to prevent the normal substrate-enzyme combination and the catalytic reaction. Enzyme Inhibitor,Inhibitor, Enzyme,Inhibitors, Enzyme
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001160 Arterioles The smallest divisions of the arteries located between the muscular arteries and the capillaries. Arteriole
D013552 Swine Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA). Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog
D014664 Vasodilation The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. Vasodilatation,Vasorelaxation,Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation,Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation, Vascular,Relaxation, Vascular Endothelium-Dependent,Vascular Endothelium Dependent Relaxation
D015221 Potassium Channels Cell membrane glycoproteins that are selectively permeable to potassium ions. At least eight major groups of K channels exist and they are made up of dozens of different subunits. Ion Channels, Potassium,Ion Channel, Potassium,Potassium Channel,Potassium Ion Channels,Channel, Potassium,Channel, Potassium Ion,Channels, Potassium,Channels, Potassium Ion,Potassium Ion Channel
D019331 NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester A non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. It has been used experimentally to induce hypertension. L-NAME,N omega-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester,NG-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester,N(G)-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester,N(G)-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester,N(omega)-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester,NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, D-Orn-Isomer,NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, L-Orn-Isomer, Monohydrochloride,Methyl Ester, NG-Nitro-L-Arginine,Methyl Ester, NG-Nitroarginine,N omega Nitro L arginine Methyl Ester,NG Nitro L Arginine Methyl Ester,NG Nitroarginine Methyl Ester,NG Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, D Orn Isomer

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