Synergistic effects of apelin and leptin on isolated rat pulmonary arteries

• Authors: Irina Dumitriu , Luminita Vata , Florin Zugun , Bogdan Gurzu
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Apelin (AP) and leptin (LEP) are adipokines with vasomotor actions. Taking into account the published data on the role of obesity in the development of pulmonary hypertension, we studied the implications of apelin on leptin relaxing effects on isolated rat pulmonary arteries. LEP had vasodilatatory effects on phenylephrine-precontracted rat pulmonary arteries from normal and ovalbumin-sensitized rats, but not on rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension. AP13 pretreatment increased LEP effects by one-half. Our studies revealed the existence of synergistic favorable effects of these adipokines on pulmonary vessels.

Keywords

EN

Licorice; apelin, leptin; ovalbumin; pulmonary artery; rat

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 490-496

Dates

published

1 - 8 - 2011

online

1 - 6 - 2011

Contributors

author

Irina Dumitriu

• Department of Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, “Gr T Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, 700115, Romania

author

Luminita Vata

• Department of Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, “Gr T Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, 700115, Romania

author

Florin Zugun

author

Bogdan Gurzu

• Department of Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, “Gr T Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, 700115, Romania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-011-0033-1