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- Title
Role of pregnancy on insulin-induced vasorelaxation: the influence of angiotensin II receptors.
- Authors
Rodríguez-Reyes, Betzabel; Tufiño, Cecilia; López Mayorga, Ruth M.; Mera Jiménez, Elvia; Bobadilla Lugo, Rosa Amalia
- Abstract
Insulin resistance is a feature of pregnancy and is associated with increased levels of angiotensin II (Ang II) and insulin. Therefore, pregnancy may change insulin-induced vasodilation through changes in Ang II receptors. Insulin-induced vasorelaxation was evaluated in phenylephrine-precontracted aortic rings of pregnant and non-pregnant rats, using a conventional isolated organ preparation. Experiments were performed in thoracic or abdominal aorta rings with or without endothelium in the presence and absence of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (10−5 M), losartan (10−7 M), or PD123319 (10−7 M). AT1 and AT2 receptor expressions were detected by immunohistochemistry. Insulin-induced vasodilation was endothelium- and nitric oxide–dependent and decreased in the thoracic aorta but increased in the abdominal segment of pregnant rats. The insulin's vasorelaxant effect was increased by losartan mainly on the thoracic aorta. PD123319 decreased insulin-induced vasorelaxation mainly in the pregnant rat abdominal aorta. AT1 receptor expression was decreased while AT2 receptor expression was increased by pregnancy. In conclusion, pregnancy changes insulin-induced vasorelaxation. Moreover, insulin vasodilation is tonically inhibited by AT1 receptors, while AT2 receptors appear to have an insulin-sensitizing effect. The role of pregnancy and Ang II receptors differ depending on the aorta segment. These results shed light on the role of pregnancy and Ang II receptors on the regulation of insulin-mediated vasodilation.
- Subjects
ANGIOTENSIN II; ABDOMINAL aorta; PREGNANCY; AORTA; METHYL formate; THORACIC aorta; ENDOTHELIUM
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology, 2021, Vol 99, Issue 10, p1026
- ISSN
0008-4212
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjpp-2021-0057