Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 44():S207-S210, NOVEMBER 2004

DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000166235.18959.2a

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PMID: 15838281

Issn Print: 0160-2446

Publication Date: November 2004


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The Enhancement of Preproendothelin-1 Synthesis and the Acceleration of Endothelin-1 Processing in the Acute Hypoxic Rat Aorta

Yoshiaki Doi;Hideaki Kudo;Tomoko Nishino;Takahisa Nagata;Sunao Fujimoto;

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Abstract

Wistar rats were deeply anesthetized and perfused by Hanks' solution bubbled with either 95% air and 5% CO2 (normoxic group) or 95% N2 and 5% CO2 (hypoxic group) from the thoracic aorta for 30 minutes. The isolated abdominal aortas were used for electron microscopy, immunocytochemistry of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1), and in situ hybridization of preproendothelin-1 mRNA. A remarkable increase in the number of Weibel-Palade bodies, storage sites of ET-1 and ECE-1, occurred in the hypoxic group when compared with the normoxic group. Immunoreactivities for ET-1 and ECE-1, and signals for preproendothelin-1 mRNA were seen along the endothelia of both groups, but the intensities were significantly elevated in the hypoxic group. The increase in the number of ECE-1 immunoreactive gold particles was noticed in Weibel-Palade bodies in the hypoxic group. These findings indicate the enhancement of preproendothelin-1 synthesis in the rat aortic endothelial cells and the acceleration of ET-1 processing in Weibel-Palade bodies of such cells in an acute hypoxic condition.

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