Effect of plasma from essential hypertensives on tension of aortic strips
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Effect of plasma from essential hypertensives on tension of aortic strips. / Zidek, W; Bachmann, J; Schlüter, H; Witzel, H; Storkebaum, W; Sachinidis, A.
In: Clinical and experimental hypertension. Part A, Theory and practice, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, p. 365-81.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Effect of plasma from essential hypertensives on tension of aortic strips
AU - Zidek, W
AU - Bachmann, J
AU - Schlüter, H
AU - Witzel, H
AU - Storkebaum, W
AU - Sachinidis, A
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The effect of fractions of plasma from essential hypertensive (n = 27) and normotensive subjects (n = 26) on the tension of aortic strips (n = 27) from normotensive rats was examined. The fractions obtained from hypertensive patients had been shown to increase blood pressure, when injected intravenously in a normotensive rat. In aortic strips the hypertensive fractions elicited a transient relaxation of variable amplitude and subsequently a sustained contraction. The normotensive fractions did not alter tension of the strips significantly. In Ca2+ free medium and after addition of nifedipine hypertensive plasma fractions did not induce a contraction, whereas in Na+ free medium the contraction was not abolished. It is concluded that in the fraction of hypertensive plasma containing substances with a molecular weight in the range of 1000-1500 Da a vasopressor agent with direct actions on arterial smooth muscle is present. The substance probably acts by increasing Ca2+ influx in vascular smooth muscle.
AB - The effect of fractions of plasma from essential hypertensive (n = 27) and normotensive subjects (n = 26) on the tension of aortic strips (n = 27) from normotensive rats was examined. The fractions obtained from hypertensive patients had been shown to increase blood pressure, when injected intravenously in a normotensive rat. In aortic strips the hypertensive fractions elicited a transient relaxation of variable amplitude and subsequently a sustained contraction. The normotensive fractions did not alter tension of the strips significantly. In Ca2+ free medium and after addition of nifedipine hypertensive plasma fractions did not induce a contraction, whereas in Na+ free medium the contraction was not abolished. It is concluded that in the fraction of hypertensive plasma containing substances with a molecular weight in the range of 1000-1500 Da a vasopressor agent with direct actions on arterial smooth muscle is present. The substance probably acts by increasing Ca2+ influx in vascular smooth muscle.
KW - Adult
KW - Animals
KW - Aorta
KW - Blood Pressure
KW - Calcium
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Hypertension
KW - In Vitro Techniques
KW - Injections, Intravenous
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nifedipine
KW - Phentolamine
KW - Rats
KW - Rats, Inbred WKY
KW - Reference Values
KW - Vasoconstriction
KW - Journal Article
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 2357840
VL - 12
SP - 365
EP - 381
IS - 3
ER -