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To examine whether polyunsaturated fatty acids suppress vasoconstriction induced by 8-iso-PGF2α, 8-iso-PGE2, and thromboxane A2 receptor stimulation in vascular tissue.

January 1, 2000Pharmacology

Influence of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Vasoconstrictions Induced by 8-iso-PGF2α and 8-iso-PGE2

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To examine whether polyunsaturated fatty acids suppress vasoconstriction induced by 8-iso-PGF2α, 8-iso-PGE2, and thromboxane A2 receptor stimulation in vascular tissue.
Perfusion of isolated rabbit ear vasculature with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) at 3 and 30 µmol/l.
Vascular constriction was induced using 8-iso-PGF2α, 8-iso-PGE2, and the thromboxane A2 mimetic U 46619.
Vessels were tested with and without coperfusion of the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin at 3 µmol/l.
Perfusion with EPA, DHA, and DGLA at 30 µmol/l caused significant inhibition of vasoconstrictions induced by 8-iso-PGF2α, 8-iso-PGE2, and U 46619.
Indomethacin (3 µmol/l) significantly reduced the inhibitory effect of DGLA, indicating that DGLA-mediated vascular relaxation is partly dependent on cyclooxygenase products like PGE1.

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Ex vivo animal study demonstrates that polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit isoprostane-mediated vasoconstrictions in rabbit vasculature, suggesting a direct protective vascular mechanism.

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Sametz et al. (2000) studied this question.

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Implication

Ex vivo animal study demonstrates that polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit isoprostane-mediated vasoconstrictions in rabbit vasculature, suggesting a direct protective vascular mechanism.

Influence of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Vasoconstrictions Induced by 8-iso-PGF2α and 8-iso-PGE2

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Influence of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Vasoconstrictions Induced by 8-iso-PGF2α and 8-iso-PGE2

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