Microtubule disruption potentiates phenylephrine-induced vasoconstriction in rat mesenteric arterial bed

Romulo Leite; R. Clinton Webb

doi:10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00358-6

Microtubule disruption potentiates phenylephrine-induced vasoconstriction in rat mesenteric arterial bed

Romulo Leite, R. Clinton Webb

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Abstract

The pressor response induced by phenylephrine in the rat isolated mesenteric arterial bed was significantly increased following treatment with nocodazole, a drug that disassembles microtubules (10 μM, 90 min). This increase was even greater in the presence of nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibition, and completely reversed by paclitaxel (20 μM), a stabilizer of microtubules. These results demonstrate that disassembly of microtubules enhances vasoconstriction to receptor activation, suggesting that the microtubules modulate the transduction of intracellular signals in endothelium and vascular smooth muscle cells.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R1-R3
Journal	European Journal of Pharmacology
Volume	351
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00358-6
State	Published - Jun 12 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Blood vessel
Microtubule
Nocodazole

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Microtubule disruption potentiates phenylephrine-induced vasoconstriction in rat mesenteric arterial bed

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