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Acute exercise enhances receptor-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation by receptor upregulation

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The effects of acute exercise on receptor-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation and its possible mechanisms were investigated in the presence of indomethacin. Male Wistar rats (16–20 weeks old) were divided into control and exercise groups. The exercise group ran on a drum exerciser until exhaustion, followed by immediate decapitation. Acetylcholine (ACh)- or clonidine (CLO)-induced vasodilating responses in thoracic aortae of the control and exercise groups were compared. Receptor-binding assays were performed to determine whether there were any upregulations of endothelial receptors after acute exercise. Our results indicated that acute exercise induced the following effects: (1) the dose-response curves of ACh and CLO shifted to the left; (2) the high-affinity M3 binding sites increased in number but not in affinity; (3) the α2 binding sites decreased in number but increased in affinity. We conclude that acute exercise enhances receptor-mediated vasodilation responses, at least in part, by regulating either endothelial receptor number or receptor affinity.

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  1. Department of Physiology, National Cheng-Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan 701 (Republic of China)

    Chao-Chun Yang, Li-Yao Hsu, Chauying J. Jen &  Hsiun-ing Chen

  2. Department of Biochemistry, National Cheng-Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan 701 (Republic of China)

    Ming T. Lin

  3. Department of Medical Technology, Fooyin Institute of Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Lee-Ju Cheng

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Cheng, LJ., Yang, CC., Hsu, LY. et al. Acute exercise enhances receptor-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation by receptor upregulation. J Biomed Sci 6, 22–27 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02256420

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