Abstract
The sesquiterpene polygodial produces graded relaxation in rings of rabbit pulmonary artery or thoracic aorta and guinea-pig pulmonary artery with endothelium. In rings with rubbed endothelium its vasorelaxant action was largely reduced. The N ω-nitro- l-arginine ( l-NOARG), N G-nitro- l-arginine methyl ester ( l-NAME), 6-anilino-5,8-quinolinedione (LY 83583) and 1 H-[1,2,4]Oxadiazolo[4,3- a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), inhibited the endothelium-dependent vasorelaxant action of polygodial. In contrast, N ω-nitro- d-arginine ( d-NOARG), indomethacin, N 2-[(4 R)-4-hydroxy-1-(1methyl-1 H-indol-3yl)carbonyl- l-prolyl]- N-methyl- N-phenylmethyl-3-(2-naphthyl)- l-alaninamide (FK 888), ( S)- N-methyl- N[4-(4-acetylamino-4-phenylpiperidino)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)butyl]benzamide (SR 48968), (8 R,9 S,11 S)-(−)-9-hydroxy-9- n-hexyloxy-carbonyl-8-methyl-2,3,9,20-tetrahydro-8,11-epoxy-1 H,8 H,11 H-2,7 b,11 a-triaqzadibenzo[ a, g]cycloocta[ c, d, e]-trinden-1-one (KT 5720), calcitocin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist (CGRP-(8-37), apamin, charybdotoxin and 4-aminopyridine had no effect on polygodial action. However, glibenclamide inhibited partially, but significantly, its relaxant responses. These results demonstrate that the vasorelaxation of polygodial is partly dependent on the release of nitric oxide (NO )or an NO-derived substance from the vascular endothelium through an activation of a guanylyl cyclase-dependent mechanism. Finally, results demonstrate that the polygodial vasorelaxant action is not related with the opening of potassium (K +) channels, release of prostacyclin, substance P, or with the activation of adenylyl cyclase-dependent mechanisms.
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