Abstract
Objective: Previously, we have found that Losartan (5∼50 microM), an AT1 receptor blocker, dose-dependently inhibits secretion of catecholamines (CA) evoked by cholinergic and angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor stimulation from the perfused rat adrenal medulla. The aim of the present study was to examine the characteristic effects of high-dose losartan on the CA secretion from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland, and also to establish its mechanism of action. Design and method: The adrenal gland was isolated and perfused with Krebs-bicarbonate. CA was measured directly by using the fluorospectrophotometer. Results: The perfusion of high-dose losartan (150 ∼ 600 microM) into an adrenal vein for 90 min resulted in great increases in CA secretions evoked by acetylcholine in a dose-dependent fashion. Also, losartan (300 microM) enhanced the CA release evoked by Ang II, high K+ and DMPP (a selective nicotinic receptor agonist), McN-A-343 (a selective muscarinic M1 receptor agonist). Also, in the presence of losartan (300 microM), the CA secretory responses to veratridine (a selective Na+ channel activator), Bay-K-8644 (a Ca2+ channel activator), and cyclopiazonic acid (a cytoplasmic Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor) were significantly potentiated, respectively. The facilitatory CA-releasing effect of Ach evoked by high-dose losartan (300 microM) was time-dependently depressed by pretreatment with nifedipine (Ca2+ channel blocker), while not by pretreatment with sodium nitroprusside (an NO donor). High-dose olmesartan (150 ∼ 600 microM), one of ARBs, also potentiated Ach-evoked CA release in time-dependent fashion. However, in the simultaneous presence of losartan (300 microM) and CGP42112 (an AT2 receptor agonist), the facilitatory responses of losartan on the CA secretion evoked by ACh were rather significantly reduced in comparison with that of losartan-treatment alone. Conclusions: Conclusively, these results demonstrate that high-dose losartan can potentiate the adrenomedullary CA secretion in a calcium-dependent fashion. It seems that this facilitatory effect of high-dose losartan may be mediated by activation of the Ca2+ influx through L-type Ca2+ channels into adrenomedullary cells without inhibition of NO synthesis, which seems to be relevant to AT2 receptor blockade. It also suggests that high-dose ARBs may be a risk factor in causing hypertensive response.
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