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Methylmethacrylate monomer produces direct relaxation of vascular smooth muscle in vitro. 1995

J Karlsson, and W Wendling, and D Chen, and J Zelinsky, and V Jeevanandam, and S Hellman, and C Carlsson
Department of Anesthesiology, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Methylmethacrylate bone cement is associated with severe hypotensive reactions during surgery and anesthesia. The purpose of this in vitro study was to determine if methylmethacrylate monomer could produce hypotension by acting directly on vascular smooth muscle. Segments of human saphenous vein or rabbit thoracic aorta were cut into rings. The rings were mounted in isolated tissue chambers in order to measure isometric tension development. Methylmethacrylate monomer (methylmethacrylic acid ester) produced direct relaxation of venous or aortic rings preconstricted with either potassium ion or noradrenaline. The relaxation was concentration-dependent, occurring at concentrations from 10(-3) to 10(-1) M. The relaxation of rabbit aortic rings (preconstricted with noradrenaline) was unaffected by pre-treatment with atropine, propranolol, cimetidine, indomethacin, or methylene blue. Endothelial stripping with Triton X-100, sufficient to completely abolish acetylcholine-induced relaxation, also had little effect on methylmethacrylate-induced relaxation. Methylmethacrylate produced direct relaxation of rabbit aortic rings constricted with either potassium or noradrenaline in calcium-deficient media, and inhibited subsequent calcium-induced constriction. These results suggest that methylmethacrylate monomer may interfere with intracellular and extracellular calcium mobilization and excitation/contraction coupling in vascular smooth muscle. The direct relaxation of venous and arterial smooth muscle produced by methylmethacrylate monomer may contribute in part to the hypotension that can occur when acrylic bone cement is employed during orthopedic procedures.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008768 Methylmethacrylates The methyl esters of methacrylic acid that polymerize easily and are used as tissue cements, dental materials, and absorbent for biological substances.
D009131 Muscle, Smooth, Vascular The nonstriated involuntary muscle tissue of blood vessels. Vascular Smooth Muscle,Muscle, Vascular Smooth,Muscles, Vascular Smooth,Smooth Muscle, Vascular,Smooth Muscles, Vascular,Vascular Smooth Muscles
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D001843 Bone Cements Adhesives used to fix prosthetic devices to bones and to cement bone to bone in difficult fractures. Synthetic resins are commonly used as cements. A mixture of monocalcium phosphate, monohydrate, alpha-tricalcium phosphate, and calcium carbonate with a sodium phosphate solution is also a useful bone paste. Bone Cement,Bone Glues,Bone Pastes,Bone Glue,Bone Paste,Cement, Bone,Cements, Bone,Glue, Bone,Glues, Bone,Paste, Bone,Pastes, Bone
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
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
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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
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

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