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M Fukao1, Y Hattori, M Kanno, I Sakuma, A Kitabatake.
Abstract
The effects of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) on acetylcholine-induced hyperpolarization and relaxation were examined in rat mesenteric arteries. LPC (3-10 microM) reversibly inhibited endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization by acetylcholine in a concentration-dependent manner. LPC (10 microM) inhibited only partially endothelium-dependent relaxation by acetylcholine. However, acetylcholine-induced relaxation obtained in the presence of 100 microM NG-nitro-L-arginine was almost completely eliminated by 10 microM LPC. These results indicate that LPC inhibits hyperpolarization and relaxation due to endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor more specifically than the relaxation due to endothelium-derived nitric oxide.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8564216 PMCID: PMC1908897 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb16370.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739