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Hyporeactivity to vasopressors leading to multiple organ failure is a serious clinical implication in sepsis. Though the regulatory role of purinoceptors in inflammation is reported, their involvement in sepsis-induced vasoplegia is still unknown. Thus we investigated the effect of sepsis on vascular AT1 and P 2 Y 6  receptors. Polymicrobial sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture in mice. Vascular reactivity was assessed by organ bath study and aortic mRNA expression of AT1 and P 2 Y 6  was quantified by qRT-PCR. Both angiotensin-II and UDP produced higher contractions in the absence of endothelium as well as following inhibition of nitric oxide synthase. Angiotensin-II mediated aortic contraction was antagonized by losartan (AT1 antagonist), but not by PD123319 (AT2 antagonist) whereas UDP-induced aortic contraction was significantly inhibited by MRS2578 (P 2 Y 6  antagonist). In addition, MRS2578 significantly inhibited the contractile response of Ang-II. Compared to SO mice, angiotensin-II and UDP-induced maximum contraction were found to be significantly attenuated in sepsis. Accordingly, aortic mRNA expression of AT1a receptors was significantly down-regulated while that of P 2 Y 6  receptors was significantly increased in sepsis. 1400 W (a selective iNOS inhibitor) significantly reversed angiotensin-II-induced vascular hyporeactivity in sepsis without affecting UDP-induced hypo-reactivity. Sepsis-induced vascular hyporeactivity to angiotensin-II is mediated by enhanced expression of iNOS. Moreover, AT1R-P 2 Y 6  cross talk/heterodimerization could be a novel target for regulating vascular dysfunction in sepsis.

Sepsis modulates aortic AT1 and P 2 Y 6 receptors to produce vascular hyporeactivity in mice