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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2797-H2803, 2003. First published August 7, 2003; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00466.2003
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Differential vasoconstrictions induced by angiotensin II: role of AT1 and AT2 receptors in isolated C57BL/6J mouse blood vessels

Yingbi Zhou, Wessel P. Dirksen, Gopal J. Babu, and Muthu Periasamy

Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210

Submitted 22 May 2003 ; accepted in final form 6 August 2003

Genetically altered mice are increasingly used as experimental models. However, ANG II responses in mouse blood vessels have not been well defined. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the role of ANG II in regulating major blood vessels in C57/BL6J mice with isometric force measurements. Our results showed that in mouse abdominal aorta ANG II induced a concentration-dependent contraction (EC50 4.6 nM) with a maximum contraction of 75.1 ± 4.9% at 100 nM compared with that of 60 mM K+. Similarly, femoral artery also exhibited a contractile response of 76.0 ± 3.4% to the maximum concentration of ANG II (100 nM). In contrast, ANG II (100 nM)-induced contraction was significantly less in carotid artery (24.5 ± 6.6%) and only minimal (3.5 ± 0.31%) in thoracic aorta. The nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N{omega}-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and the AT2 antagonist PD-123319 failed to enhance ANG II-induced contractions. However, an AT1 antagonist, losartan (10 µM), completely inhibited ANG II (100 nM) response in abdominal aorta and carotid artery. An AT1 agonist, [Sar1]-ANG II (100 nM), behaved similarly to ANG II (100 nM) in abdominal aorta and carotid artery. RT-PCR analyses showed that mouse thoracic aorta has a significantly lower AT1 mRNA level than abdominal aorta. These results demonstrate that major mouse vessels exhibit differential contractions to ANG II, possibly because of varied AT1 receptor levels.

angiotensin II receptors; contraction; endothelial nitric oxide


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: M. Periasamy, Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ohio State Univ. Coll. of Med., 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 (E-mail: periasamy.1{at}osu.edu).




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