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KMID : 1100120150220020057
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대한골대사학회지
2015 Volume.22 No. 2 p.57 ~ p.69
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The Effect of Eqoul, a Metabolite of Isoflavone, on Endothelial Cell-independent Vasodilatation of Human Uterine Artery In Vitro
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Kim Jeong-Yuen
Lee Moo-Yeol
Park Hyoung-Moo
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate 1) whether equol has the direct modulation on vascular tone of endothelium-denuded human uterine artery, and 2) if present, whether this equol-induced modulation of vascular tone is mediated by intracellular calcium modulation through Ca2+ & K+ channels on vascular smooth muscle cell membrane.
Methods: The uterine arteries were obtained at the time of hysterectomy from 15 women. The uterine smooth muscles were pretreated with phenylephrine, 10-5 M & high KCl solution 70 mM. The equol at 6 different concentrations from 10-11 to 10-6 M were used for the evaluation of modulatory action of equol on precontracted vascular smooth. The cumulative concentration-response for equol were determined on phenylephrine-induced contractions and compared with the results without pretreatment.
Results: Equol 10-11 to 10-6 M in concentration showed relaxation effect on vascular smooth muscle contraction which was induced by phenylephrine 10-5 M. This relaxation effect of equol was dose-dependent. Equol in same concentrations showed no significant effects on vascular smooth muscle contraction induced by high KCI solution. Phenylephrine-induced contraction was markedly reduced from 10-7 to 10-4 M in concentration by pretreatment of equol, but high KCI-induced contraction was not affected by pretreatment of equol.
Conclusions: This vasodilatation effect of equol may be induced by calcium antagonistic action, which was mediated through antagonistic action for receptor-dependent Ca2+ channel, but not for voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel. As far as we know, this is the first report of phytoestrogen equol on vascular reactivity of human vessels.
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KEYWORD
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Equol, Vasodilation, Mucsle smooth
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