Thrombin-Induced Responses Via Protease-Activated Receptor 1 Blocked by the Endothelium on Isolated Porcine Retinal Arterioles
著者
髙橋, 賢伍
(Takahashi, Kengo)
上位タイトル
Current eye research
Vol.43,
No.11
(2018.
11)
,p.1374-
1382
識別番号
ISSN
0271-3683
DOI
10.1080/02713683.2018.1496266
その他
PMID:29966442
博士論文情報
学位授与番号
10107A526
学位授与年月日
2018-9-28
学位名
博士（医学）
学位授与機関
旭川医科大学
抄録
PURPOSE:
Thrombin, a serine protease, causes organ-specific responses to vessels. However, the mechanism by which thrombin affects the retinal microcirculation remains unclear. We examined the effects of thrombin on the retinal microvasculature and signaling mechanisms.
METHODS:
Porcine retinal arterioles were isolated, cannulated, and pressurized (55 cmH2O) without flow in this in vitro study. Videomicroscopy techniques recorded changes in diameter in the retinal arterioles in response to thrombin at concentrations ranging from 0.001 to 20 mU/ml.
RESULTS:
Extraluminal administration of thrombin induced concentration-dependent vascular responses, that is, vasoconstriction at low concentrations less than 5 mU/ml and vasorelaxation with high concentrations greater than 5 mU/ml. However, intraluminal administration of thrombin (5 mU/m) did not constrict the retinal arterioles; in denuded vessels, intraluminal administration constricted the retinal arterioles. Thrombin-induced vasoconstriction was significantly (p < 0.01) suppressed by pretreatment with a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor and a protease-activated receptor (PAR)-1 inhibitor but not by PAR-2 and PAR-4 inhibitors or denudation. A rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor also suppressed thrombin-induced vasoconstriction (5 mU/ml) compared with sodium nitroprusside. Endothelial denudation and pretreatment with an endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor suppressed vasorelaxation caused by a high concentration of thrombin.
CONCLUSIONS:
A low concentration of thrombin causes vasoconstriction of smooth muscles via PAR-1, PKC, and ROCK, and a high concentration of thrombin possibly causes vasorelaxation of the retinal arterioles via nitric oxide synthase activation in the endothelium. The vascular endothelium might block signaling of thrombin-induced vasoconstriction in the retinal arterioles when administered intraluminally.
