Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Modulate Angiotensin II Constrictor Effects on Aortas From Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 21 (11), 1751-1758
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hq1201.098769
Abstract
Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a vasopressor peptide involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases associated with diabetes mellitus. We have previously reported that the 5-lipoxygenase-derived products, particularly the cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs), are involved in Ang II-induced contraction. In this study, we demonstrated that CysLTs contribute to the contraction elicited by Ang II in isolated aortas from streptozotocin-induced diabetic (SS) rats but not from insulin-treated diabetic rats, fructose-fed rats, or control rats. In an organ bath, pretreatment with the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor (AA861, 10 μmol/L) reduced by 37.6±8.2% and 30.1±10.9% the Ang II-induced contractions in intact and endothelium-denuded aortic rings, respectively, from SS rats. In contrast, the CysLT1 receptor antagonist (MK571, 1 μmol/L) or the dual CysLT1/CysLT2 receptor antagonist (BAY-u9773, 0.1 μmol/L) did not affect Ang II-induced contraction. In addition, Ang II induced a 6.2±1.5-fold increase in CysLT release through the stimulation of the Ang II type 1 receptor. Furthermore, the urinary excretion of leukotriene E4 was increased in SS rats (leukotriene E4, 13.7±2.9 ng/24 h [SS rats, n=10] versus 1.5±0.5 ng/24 h [control rats, n=6]; P1 or CysLT2 receptor.Keywords
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