ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022
Thromboxane-induced contractile response of mesenteric arterioles is diminished in the older rats and the older hypertensive rats.
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Abstract
Nearly all physiological processes are controlled at some level by G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling activity. The thromboxane A2 (TXA2) receptor (TP) is a member of the GPCR family. The ultimate effect of TP receptor activation depends on the availability of specific G proteins, which in turn depend on the cell type, tissue, and disease state. However, the roles of the TXA2-TP signaling pathway executed under disease states are poorly defined. In this study, 16-week-spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), the 18-month-SHR (OldSHR), and the age-matched Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were used to study the vasoconstriction of mesenteric resistance artery induced by TP-specific agonist, U-46619. Vasoconstriction induced by U-46619 was significantly attenuated in OldWKY and OldSHR rats, and mesenteric arteries with impaired response to U-46619 responded strongly to the adrenergic receptor agonist, phenylephrine. Similar vascular responses to U-46619 were obtained in endothelium-denuded mesenteric arteries. Accordingly, the expression of TP membrane proteins in mesenteric vessels was decreased, and the endogenous TP competitor, 8, 9-EET, in serum was increased, which was partly responsible for the decreased vascular reactivity of U-46619. Decreased TP membrane expression was associated with TP endocytosis, which involved actin cytoskeletal remodeling, including increased ratio of F-actin/G-actin in OldWKY and OldSHR rats. Hence, we studied the effects of TXA2 and its receptors on blood vessels and found that the TXA2-TP prostaglandin signaling pathway was impaired in older adults, which would facilitate the creation of "precision therapeutics" that possess selective efficacy in diseases.
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