| Title | Endothelial Dysfunction in the Mesenteric Artery and Disturbed Nonadrenergic Noncholinergic Relaxation of the Ileum due to Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Can Be Prevented by Sildenafil. | | Author(s) | Soydan G, Cekiç EG, Tuncer M | | Institution | Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. | | Source | Pharmacology 2009 Jun 23; 84(2):61-67. | | Abstract | The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of sildenafil on endothelium-dependent mesenteric artery vasorelaxation and nonadrenergic noncholinergic (NANC) ileal responses in an experimental rat intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model. The superior mesenteric artery was occluded for 45 min of ischemia and then the clamp was removed for 60 min of reperfusion. Sildenafil (1 mg/kg, i.v.) or saline was administered prior to surgery in the I/R and sham-operated groups. Acetylcholine-induced relaxation of the mesenteric arteries, which were precontracted via submaximal phenylephrine, decreased markedly after I/R. Sildenafil pretreatment reversed the acetylcholine-induced relaxation. In the ileum, NANC responses were significantly attenuated following I/R, which were increased by sildenafil pretreatment. These results indicate that pretreatment with sildenafil prevented both endothelial dysfunction in the mesenteric artery and impairment of ileal NANC responses in a rat intestinal I/R model. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19546605 |
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