Publication: The presence of melatonin receptors and inhibitory effect of melatonin on hydrogen peroxide-induced endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in bovine cerebral blood vessels
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2007-08-01
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1600079X
07423098
07423098
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Pineal Research. Vol.43, No.1 (2007), 35-41
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Prapapun Chucharoen, Banthit Chetsawang, Chorkaew Putthaprasart, Anan Srikiatkhachorn, Piyarat Govitrapong The presence of melatonin receptors and inhibitory effect of melatonin on hydrogen peroxide-induced endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in bovine cerebral blood vessels. Journal of Pineal Research. Vol.43, No.1 (2007), 35-41. doi:10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00440.x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/24152
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The presence of melatonin receptors and inhibitory effect of melatonin on hydrogen peroxide-induced endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in bovine cerebral blood vessels
Abstract
Melatonin plays a key role in a variety of important physiological functions including influencing cerebral blood vessels. Therefore, in the present study, we have identified the existence of melatonin receptors and test the effect of melatonin on hydrogen peroxide-induced endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression in bovine cerebral arteries. The results indicate that mt1A melatonin receptor mRNA is expressed in bovine cerebral arteries. The relative levels of mt1A melatonin receptor mRNA expression in anterior, posterior, middle and vertebral cerebral arteries were compared. The data show the highest and lowest levels of mRNA expressions in the middle and vertebral cerebral arteries, respectively. The maximal number (Bmax) of different types of melatonin receptors in various regions of cerebral arteries were identified and further characterized by using the selective 2-[ 125I] iodomelatonin binding assay. Saturation studies revealed that the binding represented a single site of high affinity binding for the melatonin receptor with the highest and lowest binding capacities in the middle and vertebral arteries, respectively. In order to elaborate the functional significance of melatonin in cerebral blood vessels, hydrogen peroxide- induced induction in eNOS protein level and phosphorylation of calcium/calmodulain- dependent protein kinase II (phospho-CaMKII) were demonstrated in the bovine isolated cerebral arteries with these effect being abolished by melatonin. This is the first evidence showing expression of mt1A melatonin receptor in the bovine cerebral arteries. However, further studies are necessary to delineate the role of melatonin and its receptors in regulating physiology of the cerebral vessels. © 2007 The Authors.