Role of K+ channels and sodium pump in the vasodilation induced by acetylcholine, nitric oxide, and cyclic GMP in the rabbit aorta

M Ferrer, J Marın, A Encabo, MJ Alonso… - … : The Vascular System, 1999 - Elsevier
The endothelium-dependent relaxation caused by acetylcholine (ACh) in rabbit aorta
segments was reduced by the nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl …

Effects of Na+, K+-pump inhibitors and membrane depolarizing agents on acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation and cyclic GMP accumulation in …

RM Rapoport, K Schwartz, F Murad - European journal of pharmacology, 1985 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of inhibitors of the Na+, K+-pump and
membrane depolarizing agents on endothelium-dependent relaxation and elevated cyclic …

Contribution Of Nitric Oxide, Cyclic Gmp And K+ Channels To Acetylcholine‐Induced Dilatation Of Rat Conduit And Resistance Arteries

OL Woodman, O Wongsawatkul… - Clinical and …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We compared the effects of inhibiting nitric oxide synthase (NOS), soluble guanylate cyclase
(sGC) and K+ channel activation on dilator responses to acetylcholine (ACh) in rat …

Heterogeneity of endothelium-dependent mechanisms in different rabbit arteries

M Ferrer, A Encabo, MV Conde, J Marín… - Journal of vascular …, 1995 - karger.com
The possible endothelial factors involved in endothelium-dependent relaxations induced by
acetylcholine (ACh) in aorta, mesenteric and femoral arteries of rabbit were analyzed. In …

Potassium channel-mediated relaxation to acetylcholine in rabbit arteries.

CL Cowan, JJ Palacino, S Najibi, RA Cohen - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 1993 - ASPET
Endothelium-dependent relaxation is associated with smooth muscle hyperpolarization in
many arteries which may account for relaxation that persists in the presence of nitric oxide …

Impaired relaxation to acetylcholine in 2K-1C hypertensive rat aortas involves changes in membrane hyperpolarization instead of an abnormal contribution of …

GE Callera, WA Varanda, LM Bendhack - General Pharmacology: The …, 2000 - Elsevier
The contribution of endothelial factors and mechanisms underlying decreased acetylcholine-
induced relaxation and endothelial inhibitory action on phenylephrine-induced contraction …

Different responses to acetylcholine in the presence of nitric oxide inhibitor in rat aortae and mesenteric arteries

CC Wu, SJ Chen, MH Yen - Clinical and experimental …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
This study compared the relaxation induced by acetylcholine (ACh) in aortic and mesenteric
arterial rings from Sprague‐Dawley (SD) rats in the presence and absence of inhibitors of …

NG-nitro-L-arginine-resistant endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by acetylcholine in the rabbit renal artery

S Kitagawa, Y Yamaguchi, M Kunitomo, E Sameshima… - Life sciences, 1994 - Elsevier
Studies were designed to determine the extent of the involvement of endothelium-derived
relaxing factor (s) other than nitric oxide (NO) in vascular relaxation in response to …

Mechanisms of NO/cGMP-dependent vasorelaxation

M Sausbier, R Schubert, V Voigt, C Hirneiss… - Circulation …, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Both cGMP-dependent and-independent mechanisms have been implicated in the
regulation of vascular tone by NO. We analyzed acetylcholine (ACh)-and NO-induced …

Endothelium-dependent effects of acetylcholine in rat aorta: a comparison with sodium nitroprusside and cromakalim.

SG Taylor, JS Southerton, AH Weston… - British journal of …, 1988 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The mechanisms involved in the mechano-inhibitory effects of acetylcholine (ACh) have
been compared with those of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and cromakalim on the rat isolated …