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ArticleArchives of oral biology2010

Gender differences in the effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on parasympathetic vasodilatation in the rat submandibular gland.

Daniel Witcher, Nicole Sakai, Bryce Williams, Roshanak Rahimian, Leigh Anderson

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Article in Archives of oral biology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel WitcherDepartment of Physiological Sciences, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, 2155 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, United States.
Nicole Sakai
Bryce Williams
Roshanak Rahimian
Leigh Anderson
University of the Pacific · US

Funding

Blood Flow and Salivary Gland Function in DiabetesR15DE016587 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC-STOCKTON · PI ANDERSON, LEIGH CHARLES, RAHIMIAN, ROSHANAK · 2005 to 2009
$375k
NIDCR NIH HHS DE0165787NIDCR NIH HHS R15 DE016587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSubmandibular vasodilatory responses are impaired in male streptozotocin-diabetic rats. However, the effects of diabetes on submandibular vascular reactivity in female rats have not been examined. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are gender differences in the effects of diabetes on parasympathetic vasodilatation in the rat submandibular gland.

methodsDiabetes was induced using streptozotocin, and vascular responses (calculated as the % increase in submandibular vascular conductance) to parasympathetic stimulation (1-10 Hz) were measured using laser-Doppler flowmetry. To estimate the relative contributions of nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2) and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), vascular conductance was measured before and after inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX) and NO synthase (NOS).

resultsFrequency-dependent increases in blood flow were observed in both male and female rats, but the contribution of EDHF was greater in females than in males. Further, PGI2 appeared to play a role only in males. Vasodilatory responses were diminished in all diabetic animals, and when compared with their respective controls the degree of impairment was similar in males and females. However, in diabetic males inhibition of COX and NOS had little or no effect, whereas inhibition of NO, but not COX, resulted in a further significant decrease in vascular responses in diabetic females.

conclusionsParasympathetic vasodilatation in the rat submandibular gland is diminished equally in diabetic males and females. However, in males diabetes predominantly impairs PGI2- and NO-dependent vasodilatation, whereas in females the contribution of EDHF-mediated pathways are affected and NO-dependent vasodilatation is preferentially maintained.

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AnimalsBiological FactorsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalEndothelium-Dependent Relaxing FactorsEndothelium, VascularEpoprostenolFemaleLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMaleNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseParasympathetic Nervous SystemPhysical StimulationProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesRatsBiological FactorsCyclooxygenase Inhibitorsendothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factorEndothelium-Dependent Relaxing FactorsEpoprostenolNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseProstaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases

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PMID20667523
PMCPMC2934743
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