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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 201, Issue 22 3075-3083, Copyright © 1998 by Company of Biologists

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Vasoactivity of adenosine in the trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) coronary system: involvement of nitric oxide and interaction with noradrenaline

T Mustafa and C Agnisola
Institute of Biology, University of Odense, Odense, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark and Department of General and Environmental Physiology, University of Naples, Naples, Italy. tariq@biology.ou.dk.

A vasoconstrictory response to adenosine has been reported in coronary rings from fish. Since the reactivity of the large coronary arteries and the microcirculation may differ, the present study was undertaken to determine the role of adenosine in the intact coronary system of trout under constant pressure or flow using an isolated and non-working heart preparation. The involvement of nitric oxide (NO) and the interaction with noradrenaline were also studied. At 10(-9) to 10(-8 )mol l-1, adenosine caused a vasoconstrictory response, whereas between 10(-7) and 10(-5 )mol l-1 the response was predominantly vasodilative. Theophylline abolished both these responses to adenosine. The vasodilation induced by adenosine (at 10(-5 )mol l-1) was significantly reduced when the preparation was perfused under constant-flow than rather under constant-pressure conditions. The nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N-nitro-l-arginine (l-NA, 10(-4 )mol l-1) partially reduced the vasodilation induced by adenosine (at 10(-5 )mol l-1) under constant-pressure but not under constant-flow conditions. Perfusion of the intact coronary system with l-arginine or with adenosine significantly increased the rate of nitrite (NO2-) release, while perfusion with l-NA or theophylline reduced NO2- release. Chemical denudation of the coronary endothelium by CHAPS resulted in the loss of both the l-arginine- and adenosine-mediated vasodilation and the l-arginine-induced increase in the rate of NO2- release. Adenosine (10(-5 )mol l-1) offset and overrode the vasoconstriction induced by 10(-7 )mol l-1 noradrenaline. l-NA inhibited only the adenosine-induced vasodilation but not the ability to offset noradrenaline vasoconstriction, excluding the involvement of NO in the interaction between adenosine and noradrenaline.

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