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ArticlePloS one2015

Alterations in perivascular sympathetic and nitrergic innervation function induced by late pregnancy in rat mesenteric arteries.

Esther Sastre, Javier Blanco-Rivero, Laura Caracuel, María Callejo, Gloria Balfagón

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Article in PloS one, 2015. 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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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Esther SastreDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
Javier Blanco-RiveroDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
Laura CaracuelDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
María CallejoDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Gloria BalfagónDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid · ESHospital La Paz Institute for Health Research · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeWe investigated whether pregnancy was associated with changed function in components of perivascular mesenteric innervation and the mechanism/s involved. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: We used superior mesenteric arteries from female Sprague-Dawley rats divided into two groups: control rats (in oestrous phase) and pregnant rats (20 days of pregnancy). Modifications in the vasoconstrictor response to electrical field stimulation (EFS) were analysed in the presence/absence of phentolamine (alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist) or L-NAME (nitric oxide synthase-NOS- non-specific inhibitor). Vasomotor responses to noradrenaline (NA), and to NO donor DEA-NO were studied, NA and NO release measured and neuronal NOS (nNOS) expression/activation analysed. KEY

resultsEFS induced a lower frequency-dependent contraction in pregnant than in control rats. Phentolamine decreased EFS-induced vasoconstriction in segments from both experimental groups, but to a greater extent in control rats. EFS-induced vasoconstriction was increased by L-NAME in arteries from both experimental groups. This increase was greater in segments from pregnant rats. Pregnancy decreased NA release while increasing NO release. nNOS expression was not modified but nNOS activation was increased by pregnancy. Pregnancy decreased NA-induced vasoconstriction response and did not modify DEA-NO-induced vasodilation response. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Neural control of mesenteric vasomotor tone was altered by pregnancy. Diminished sympathetic and enhanced nitrergic components both contributed to the decreased vasoconstriction response to EFS during pregnancy. All these changes indicate the selective participation of sympathetic and nitrergic innervations in vascular adaptations produced during pregnancy.

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AcetylcholineAnimalsFemaleMesenteric ArteriesNitric OxideNorepinephrinePotassium ChloridePregnancyRats, Sprague-DawleyVasoconstrictionVasodilationVasomotor SystemAcetylcholineNitric OxideNorepinephrinePotassium Chloride

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PMID25951331
PMCPMC4423985
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