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alpha 1-Adrenoceptors on rabbit aortic smooth muscle cells in culture and in experimental intimal thickening. 1995

J A Manderson, and I P Hayward, and E Pak, and S Horrigan, and G E Hanley, and J A Stephenson, and L Brown, and J H Campbell, and G R Campbell
Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Queensland, Victoria, Australia.

1. This study has defined alpha 1-adrenoceptors and their reactivity in rabbit aorta, following removal of the endothelium and formation of a myointimal thickening, and also in smooth muscle cells (SMC) in cell culture which had undergone serial passaging and changes in phenotype. 2. [3H]-prazosin binding to SMC from control aorta, vessels 2 weeks after endothelial denudation and sub-cultured SMC (passage 3-6) was specific (displaceable with 10 mumol/L phentolamine), and of high affinity to a single class of sites (KD range: 71-114 pmol/L). The maximum binding density (Bmax) of alpha 1-adrenoceptors on SMC from the neointima (11,105 +/- 771 sites/cell) was not significantly different to that of control medial SMC (14,014 +/- 2472 sites/cell). However, SMC cultured to passage 6, showed a 2-fold increase in Bmax (30,227 +/- 4349 sites/cell). 3. The production of inositol phosphates (IP1, IP2 and IP3) by SMC following 10 mumol/L phenylephrine was assayed. Both freshly-dispersed aortic SMC and sub-cultured SMC were stimulated to produce increased inositol phosphates by the addition of phenylephrine which was completely inhibited by pre-incubation with 10 mumol/L phentolamine, suggesting that the stimulation was via alpha 1-adrenoceptors. 4. Maximal contractile responses of isolated thoracic and abdominal aortic rings to KCl (100 mmol/L), 5-HT and phenylephrine were unchanged two weeks after endothelial denudation. However, phenylephrine was significantly less potent (2.7-fold) in both areas of the aorta, while the potency of 5-HT was significantly enhanced (2.7-fold) after endothelial denudation only in the abdominal aorta. 5. The decreased sensitivity of the rabbit aorta to alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonists following endothelial denudation and the formation of a myointimal thickening is not due to changes in affinity or density of alpha 1-adrenoceptors. However multiple passaging of SMC in culture leads to an increase in alpha 1-adrenoceptor density. This change can be related to the altered cytodifferentiation of irreversible synthetic state SMC which are similar to those in atherosclerotic lesions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007295 Inositol Phosphates Phosphoric acid esters of inositol. They include mono- and polyphosphoric acid esters, with the exception of inositol hexaphosphate which is PHYTIC ACID. Inositol Phosphate,Phosphate, Inositol,Phosphates, Inositol
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
D010656 Phenylephrine An alpha-1 adrenergic agonist used as a mydriatic, nasal decongestant, and cardiotonic agent. (R)-3-Hydroxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl)benzenemethanol,Metaoxedrin,Metasympatol,Mezaton,Neo-Synephrine,Neosynephrine,Phenylephrine Hydrochloride,Phenylephrine Tannate,Neo Synephrine,Tannate, Phenylephrine
D011224 Prazosin A selective adrenergic alpha-1 antagonist used in the treatment of HEART FAILURE; HYPERTENSION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RAYNAUD DISEASE; PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY; and URINARY RETENTION. Furazosin,Minipress,Pratsiol,Prazosin HCL,Prazosin Hydrochloride,HCL, Prazosin,Hydrochloride, Prazosin
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
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
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
D005260 Female Females
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
D001011 Aorta The main trunk of the systemic arteries. Aortas

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