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Nutrient‐induced hyperosmosis evokes vasorelaxation via TRPV1 channel‐mediated, endothelium‐dependent, hyperpolarisation in healthy and colitis mice
Author(s) -
Guo Yanjun,
Lu Cheng,
Zhang Luyun,
Wan Hanxing,
Jiang Enlai,
Chen Yao,
Dong Hui
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0007-1188
DOI - 10.1111/bph.15322
Subject(s) - trpv1 , chemistry , mesenteric arteries , endocrinology , medicine , endothelium , transient receptor potential channel , colitis , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , artery , receptor
Background and Purpose In humans, blood flow in the mesenteric circulation is greatly increased after meals, but the mechanisms underlying postprandial mesenteric vasorelaxation induced by nutrients and whether this process is involved in the pathogenesis of colitis, are not well understood. Here we have studied the direct actions of nutrients on mesenteric arterial tone and the underlying molecular mechanisms in healthy and colitis mice. Experimental Approach Colitis in C57BL/6 mice was induced with dextran sodium sulphate. Nutrient‐induced vasorelaxation of mesenteric arterioles from humans and mice was studied with wire myograph assays. Ca 2+ and Na + imaging were performed in human vascular endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells, using selective pharmacological agents and shRNA knockdown of TRPV1 channels. Key Results Glucose, sodium and mannitol concentration‐dependently induced endothelium‐dependent relaxation of human and mouse mesenteric arterioles via hyperosmotic action,. Hyperosmosis‐induced vasorelaxation was almost abolished by selective blockers for TRPV1, IK Ca and SK Ca channels. Glucose markedly stimulated Ca 2+ influx through endothelial TRPV1 channels, an effect attenuated by selective blockers and shRNA knockdown of TRPV1 channels. Capsaicin synergised the glucose‐induced vasorelaxation. Nutrient‐induced hyperosmosis also activated Na + /K + ‐ATPase and the Na/Ca exchanger (NCX) to decrease [Ca 2+ ] i in VSMCs. Glucose‐induced vasorelaxation was impaired in mouse colitis. Conclusion and Implications Nutrient‐induced hyperosmosis evoked endothelium‐dependent mesenteric vasorelaxation via the TRPV1/Ca 2+ / endothelium‐dependent hyperpolarisation pathway to increase normal mucosal perfusion, which is impaired in our model of colitis. The TRPV1/Ca 2+ / endothelium‐dependent hyperpolarisation pathway could provide novel drug targets for gastrointestinal diseases with hypoperfusion, such as chronic colitis and mesenteric ischaemia.