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  • Title: Atrial natriuretic peptide interferes with calcium requirements in vascular tissues of the rat.
    Author: St-Louis J, Coderre C, Schiffrin EL.
    Journal: Can J Physiol Pharmacol; 1988 Jul; 66(7):963-6. PubMed ID: 2975193.
    Abstract:
    The inhibitory effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on the myotropic action of phenylephrine on superior mesenteric artery and thoracic aorta rings was studied to test the hypothesis that this peptide interferes with the mobilization of intra- or extra-cellular calcium produced by vasoconstrictor agents. In the absence of calcium in the bathing solution, phenylephrine (10(-6) M) produced a residual effect, which was antagonized in a concentration-dependent manner by the atrial peptide in both mesenteric artery and aorta rings. When calcium (2.5 mM) was added to the bathing solution after the response to phenylephrine in the absence of calcium, a further increase in the tonus of the tissue was observed. This effect was also antagonized by atrial natriuretic peptide in a dose-dependent manner in the two tissues. These results suggest that atrial natriuretic peptide inhibits the effect of vasoconstrictor agents by functionally interfering with the mobilization of intra- and extra-cellular calcium produced by these vasoconstrictors.
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