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pmid: 14765288
The effects of a naphthoquinone analogue, shikonin/alkannin (SA) and derivatives (acetylshikonin and beta,beta-dimethylacrylshikonin), on vascular reactivity were studied with isolated rat aortic rings. At lower concentrations, SA and its derivatives concentration-dependently inhibit the agonist-induced (acetylcholine and histamine) relaxation in PE precontracted aorta in an endothelium-dependent manner with IC (50) values ranging from 0.2 to 1.5 microM. In addition to the effect on agonist-induced vasorelaxation, the Ca (2+) ionophore A23187-induced vasorelaxation was also inhibited or reversed by SA. However, SA had no effect on sodium nitroprusside-induced (guanylate cyclase activator) vasorelaxation. These data suggested that SA and its derivatives might be acting as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis in endothelium. At a concentration greater than 10 microM, SA induced contraction of intact but not denuded aorta which could be inhibited by prior treatment with indomethacin, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor. In summary, the results from this study showed that SA and its derivatives inhibited agonist-induced relaxation at lower concentrations and induced vasocontraction at higher concentrations. All the effects seen with SA were endothelium-dependent, however, through different mechanisms. Abbreviations. SA:shikonin/alkannin PE:phenylephrine Ach:acetylcholine SNP:sodium nitroprusside eNOS:endothelial nitric oxide synthase L-NAME: Nw-nitro- L-arginine methyl ester
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Plant Extracts, Aorta, Thoracic, Boraginaceae, Plant Roots, Acetylcholine, Rats, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Animals, Endothelium, Vascular, Rats, Wistar, Histamine, Muscle Contraction, Naphthoquinones, Phytotherapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Plant Extracts, Aorta, Thoracic, Boraginaceae, Plant Roots, Acetylcholine, Rats, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Animals, Endothelium, Vascular, Rats, Wistar, Histamine, Muscle Contraction, Naphthoquinones, Phytotherapy
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