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ArticleThe Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics2010

Uric acid does not affect the acetylcholine-induced relaxation of aorta from normotensive and deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt hypertensive rats.

Theodora Szasz, Stephanie W Watts

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Article in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Theodora SzaszDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1317, USA. szasziri@msu.edu
Stephanie W Watts
Michigan State University · US

Funding

SIGNALING MECHANISMS IN ARTERIES AND VEINS IN HYPERTENSIONP01HL070687 · NHLBI · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WATTS, STEPHANIE W · 2003 to 2019
$22.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL070687NHLBI NIH HHS P01-HL70687
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uric acid (UA) results from xanthine oxidase (XO) catabolism of xanthine and is the final product of purine catabolism in humans. In this species, hyperuricemia is associated with gout, nephropathy, and increased cardiovascular disease risk. Although the effects of hyperuricemia in vascular biology are overall controversial, UA has been described as an antioxidant and as potentially improving endothelial function. Hypertension is associated with endothelial dysfunction. We hypothesized that UA improves the endothelial function of aorta from deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. UA (100 microM) in the presence of the uricase inhibitor oxonic acid (10 microM) did not modify relaxation to acetylcholine (ACh) (1 nM-10 microM) in the aorta from nontreated, sham normotensive, and DOCA-salt hypertensive rats [response to 10 microM ACh for UA versus vehicle, respectively: nontreated = 37 +/- 7 versus 48 +/- 7%, sham = 53 +/- 15 versus 57 +/- 20%, DOCA = 81 +/- 4 versus 85 +/- 2% from 20 microM prostaglandin 2alpha (PGF(2alpha))-induced contraction]. Allopurinol (100 microM), a XO inhibitor, did not significantly alter the ACh-induced relaxation of sham and DOCA aortic rings (response to 10 microM ACh for allopurinol versus vehicle, respectively: sham = 61 +/- 5 versus 68 +/- 9%, DOCA = 87 +/- 6 versus 88 +/- 3% from 20 microM PGF(2alpha)-induced contraction). Uricemia, ranging from unmeasurable to 547 microM in sham and to 506 microM in DOCA rats, was not significantly different between these two groups. The expression and activity of XO, as well as the expression of uricase, were not different between sham and DOCA rat aorta. We conclude that, at least in vitro, UA does not affect the ACh-induced relaxation of normotensive and DOCA-salt hypertensive rats.

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AcetylcholineAnimalsAntioxidantsAorta, ThoracicBlotting, WesternDesoxycorticosteroneEndothelium, VascularEnzyme InhibitorsHypertensionMaleMuscle ContractionMuscle RelaxationMuscle, Smooth, VascularRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium ChlorideAcetylcholineAntioxidantsDesoxycorticosteroneEnzyme InhibitorsSodium ChlorideUrate OxidaseUric AcidVasodilator AgentsXanthine Oxidase

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PMID20215410
PMCPMC2879926
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