TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sirén, Anna-Leena
A1  - Letts, G.
A1  - Feuerstein, G.
T1  - N-Acetyl-leukotriene E\(_4\) is a potent constrictor of rat mesenteric vessels
N2  - N-Acetyl-leukotriene E\(_4\) administered to conscious freely moving rats produced a dose-dependent vasoconstriction in the mesenteric vessels which led to profound reduction of blood flow to the gut. Renal and hindquarter blood flow and vascular resistance were not affected even by high doses of N-acetyl-leukotriene E\(_4\) . N-Acetyl-leukotriene E\(_4\) was 10-fold more potent than the thromboxane analog U-46619 and 1000-fold more potent than prostaglandin F\(_{2a}\) but 2-5-fold less potent than leukotriene D\(_4\)/E\(_4\) to induce mesenteric vasoconstriction. These data indicatc that N-acetylleukotriene E\(_4\) is a biologically active metabolite of peptide leukotrienes, and might play a role in cardiovascular derangements mediated by leukotrienes.
KW  - Neurobiologie
KW  - Peptide-leukotrienes
KW  - N-Acetyl-leukotriene E4
KW  - Prostaglandins
KW  - Mesenteric circulation
KW  - Anaphylactic shock
Y1  - 1988
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63196
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Feuerstein, G.
A1  - Sirén, Anna-Leena
T1  - Mesenteric vascular responses to i.v. administration of lipoxin A\(_4\) and lipoxin B\(_4\) in the conscious rat
N2  - Lipoxin A (LXA\(_4\)) and lipoxin B\(_4\)(LXB\(_4\)) are newly discovered lipoxygenase-interacting products of leukocytes which might have a role in cardiovascular events associated with anaphylaxis. We have tested this possibility by systemic administration of both LXA\(_4\) and LXB\(_4\) to the conscious rat while monitaring systemic and regional hemodynamic changes. LXA\(_4\) and' LXB\(_4\) (l-100 pg/kg) produced dose-dependent constriction of the mesenteric vessels, up to + 123±23% and +50±9% for LXA\(_4\)/B\(_4\) , respectively. Dose-related changes were not observed in arterial blood pressure, heart rate, renal (LXB\(_4\)) and hindquarter blood ftow. We suggest that LXA\(_4\) and LXB\(_4\) might affect selective vascular beds, such as the mesenteric vessels, and contribute to variations in blood flow in specific pathophysiological states.
KW  - Neurobiologie
KW  - Lipoxin
KW  - Anaphylaxis
KW  - Mesenteric circulation
KW  - Renal circulation
KW  - Icosanoid
Y1  - 1988
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63200
ER  -