In this study, we investigated the short-term effect of 17β-oestradiol on functional enzyme activity (FEA) of endothelin-converting enzymes in vitro using human internal mammary arteries (n = 7–8) and human saphenous veins (n = 16–17) obtained from patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Vascular rings were preincubated with either solvent control (0.2% ethanol) or 17β-oestradiol (1µM) for 30min and concentration–response curves to big ET-1 (0.1–100nM) or ET-1 (0.1–100nM) were performed. FEA for each concentration was calculated as the percentage activity [(contraction to big ET-1/contraction to ET-1)×100] normalized to KCl (100mM). In control experiments, at low concentrations FEA was lower in internal mammary arteries than in saphenous veins (P<0.05). While FEA was suppressed in saphenous veins by 10nM (4±1 versus 22±5%, P<0.01) and 30nM (26±4 versus 48±7%, P<0.05) 17β-oestradiol, FEA was markedly enhanced in internal mammary arteries by 10nM (33±12 versus 1±1%, P<0.001) and 30nM (44±12 versus 8±3%, P<0.01) 17β-oestradiol . FEA was not affected by 100nM 17β-oestradiol. These results demonstrate for the first time that short-term exposure to 17β-oestradiol affects FEA in vitro. Human internal mammary arteries have lower FEA than the saphenous veins, but FEA is differentially affected by acute exposure to 17β-oestradiol in human arteries and veins. Whether changes in FEA play a role in the vascular effects of 17β-oestradiol in vivo remains to be determined.
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Acute effects of 17 β-oestradiol on functional activity of endothelin-converting enzymes in human arteries and veins
Andres HEIGL;
Andres HEIGL
*Medical Policlinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
†Clinical Atherosclerosis Research Laboratory, Medical Policlinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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Mario LACHAT;
Mario LACHAT
‡Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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Thomas LATTMANN;
Thomas LATTMANN
†Clinical Atherosclerosis Research Laboratory, Medical Policlinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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Thomas LÜSCHER;
Thomas LÜSCHER
§Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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Matthias BARTON
*Medical Policlinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
†Clinical Atherosclerosis Research Laboratory, Medical Policlinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
Dr M. Barton at Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Policlinic, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland (e-mail barton@swissonline.ch).
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1470-8736
Print ISSN: 0143-5221
© 2002 The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society
2002
Clin Sci (Lond) (2002) 103 (s2002): 438S–441S.
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Andres HEIGL, Mario LACHAT, Thomas LATTMANN, Thomas LÜSCHER, Matthias BARTON; Acute effects of 17 β-oestradiol on functional activity of endothelin-converting enzymes in human arteries and veins. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 September 2002; 103 (s2002): 438S–441S. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/CS103S438S
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