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*Department of Anesthesiology and
Surgical Operating Center, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama City, Japan
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Yoshio Hatano, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, 641-0012, Japan. Address e-mail to yhatano{at}wakayama-med.ac.jp.
Sevoflurane dilates blood vessels and reduces arterial blood pressure in a dose-dependent manner. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is one of the primary regulators of vascular tension and arterial blood pressure, and the p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p44/42 MAPK) are involved in Ang II-mediated vascular smooth muscle contraction. We designed this study to examine the effects of sevoflurane on Ang II-induced, p44/42 MAPK-mediated contraction of rat aortic smooth muscle. The effects of the p44/42 MAPK kinase (MEK1/2) inhibitor, PD 098059 (105 molar [M], 5 x 105 M and 104 M), and sevoflurane (1.7%, 3.4%, and 5.1%) on Ang II-induced contraction and p44/42 MAPK phosphorylation were tested in rat aortic smooth muscle, using isometric force measurement and Western blot analysis, respectively. Ang II induced both a transient contractile response and phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK, which were significantly attenuated by PD 098059 (P < 0.050.01). Sevoflurane inhibited Ang II-induced contractile response in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05 and 0.01 in response to 3.4% and 5.1% sevoflurane, respectively). Sevoflurane also dose-dependently depressed Ang II-elicited p44/42 MAPK phosphorylation (P < 0.01 in response to 3.4% and 5.1% sevoflurane). These results suggest that the inhibitory effect of sevoflurane on Ang II-induced vasoconstriction is, at least in part, caused by the inhibition of the p44/42 MAPK-mediated signaling pathway.
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