Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: The inhibitory efficacy of fasudil on vasoconstrictor-induced contraction and phosphorylation of MYPT1 was examined in radial artery rings. In situ phosphorylation of MYPT1 was evaluated in nonspastic and spastic radial arteries, and the effects of intraluminal administration of fasudil and verapamil- glyceryl trinitrate (VG) on in situ free blood flow and phosphorylation of MYPT1 and myosin light chain were compared in spastic radial arteries. RESULTS: Both fasudil and VG nearly fully inhibited noradrenaline- and serotonin-induced contraction of radial artery rings. However, fasudil but not VG abolished MYPT1 phosphorylation. In spastic radial arteries phosphorylation of MYPT1 and myosin light chain was increased compared with that seen in nonspastic arteries. Intraradial administration of fasudil induced a much larger increase in in situ free blood flow compared with VG treatment. This antispastic effect of fasudil was accompanied by marked decreases in phosphorylation of MYPT1 and myosin light chain. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Takeshi Takagi, Yasuo Okamoto, Shigeyuki Tomita, Atsushi Sato, Shohjiro Yamaguchi, Yoh Takuwa, Go Watanabe |
Journal | The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
(J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg)
Vol. 142
Issue 2
Pg. e59-65
(Aug 2011)
ISSN: 1097-685X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21397262
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Myosin Light Chains
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine
- rho-Associated Kinases
- Myosin-Light-Chain Phosphatase
- PPP1R12A protein, human
- fasudil
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Topics |
- 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine
(administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
- Aged
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Female
- Humans
- Injections, Intra-Arterial
- Male
- Myosin Light Chains
(metabolism)
- Myosin-Light-Chain Phosphatase
(antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
- Phosphorylation
(drug effects)
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Radial Artery
(drug effects, transplantation)
- Transplantation, Autologous
- Vasodilation
- rho-Associated Kinases
(antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
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