Characterization of Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation in the Saphenous Artery and Its Caudal Branches in Young and Old Adult Sprague Dawley Rats

Overview

Journal Biomolecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2022 Jul 27

PMID 35883445

Authors

Andrea N Wang

Graham M Fraser

John J McGuire

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Abstract

Ageing is associated with reduced endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) production in the femoral artery of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. In the current study, we examined endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) in the saphenous artery and its caudal branches. We used acetylcholine and the Proteinase-Activated receptor-2 (PAR2)-specific agonist (2fLIGRLO) with nitroarginine methylester (L-NAME) to assess EDR in two groups of male SD rats (age in weeks: young, 10-12; old, 27-29). Acetylcholine and 2fLIGRLO were potent NO-dependent relaxant agents in all arteries. For all arteries, EDR by acetylcholine decreased significantly in old compared to young SD rats. Interestingly, PAR2-induced EDR of proximal saphenous artery segments and caudal branches decreased significantly in old compared to young, but did not differ for the in-between middle and distal ends of the saphenous artery. L-NAME treatment increased subsequent contractions of proximal and middle segments of saphenous arteries by phenylephrine and U46619 in young, but not in old, SD rats. We conclude the SD saphenous artery and caudal branches exhibit regional characteristics that differ in response to specific EDR agonists, endothelial NO synthase inhibitor, and changes to endothelium function with increased age, which are, in part, attributed to decreased sensitivity of vascular smooth muscle to the gaseous transmitter NO.

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