PMID- 29471140 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181015 LR - 20200930 IS - 1879-3649 (Electronic) IS - 1537-1891 (Linking) VI - 106 DP - 2018 Jul TI - Activation of endothelial TrkB receptors induces relaxation of resistance arteries. PG - 46-53 LID - S1537-1891(17)30239-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.vph.2018.02.005 [doi] AB - While brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was previously reported to induce relaxation of conduit artery, whether the BDNF/TrkB (tropomyosin-related kinase) pathway is involved in the tone control of resistance arteries is not known. This study investigated TrkB receptors levels/localization and the vasomotor effect of the TrkB receptor agonist LM22A-4 in isolated third-order mesenteric arteries from rats. Immunostaining revealed the presence of both full-length and truncated TrkB receptors, especially at the endothelial level. By using wire myography, LM22A-4 induced vascular relaxation that was significantly decreased by cyclotraxin B as a non-competitive TrkB antagonist and fully prevented by endothelium removal. Inhibitors of NO, EDHF, PGI2 production and the PI3K/Akt pathways separately reduced LM22A-4 induced-relaxation. By contrast, inhibition of Raf/MEK, PLCgamma and CaM/CaMKII pathways did not change the relaxant effect of LM22A-4. Interestingly, BDNF also induced an endothelium and TrkB-dependent relaxation. These results indicate that endothelial TrkB activation results in the relaxation of resistance vessels via PI3K/Akt-induced eNOS phosphorylation and production of EDHF and PGI(2). These data are consistent with the contribution of the endothelial BDNF/TrkB pathway to the regulation of peripheral vascular tone. They also validate the use of LM22A-4 as a reliable pharmacological agent for studying the vascular effect of BDNF. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Totoson, P AU - Totoson P AD - PEPITE EA4267, FHU INCREASE, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, F-25030 Besancon, France. FAU - Pedard, M AU - Pedard M AD - INSERM UMR 1093-CAPS, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, F-21000 Dijon, France. FAU - Marie, C AU - Marie C AD - INSERM UMR 1093-CAPS, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, F-21000 Dijon, France. Electronic address: chmarie@u-bourgogne.fr. FAU - Demougeot, C AU - Demougeot C AD - PEPITE EA4267, FHU INCREASE, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, F-25030 Besancon, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180220 PL - United States TA - Vascul Pharmacol JT - Vascular pharmacology JID - 101130615 RN - 0 (Benzamides) RN - 0 (Biological Factors) RN - 0 (N,N',N'-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide) RN - 0 (Vasodilator Agents) RN - 0 (endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factor) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - DCR9Z582X0 (Epoprostenol) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nos3 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Ntrk2 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Benzamides/*pharmacology MH - Biological Factors/metabolism MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Endothelial Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Epoprostenol/metabolism MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Male MH - Mesenteric Arteries/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Myography MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/metabolism MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Receptor, trkB/*agonists/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Vascular Resistance/*drug effects MH - Vasodilation/*drug effects MH - Vasodilator Agents/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - Mesenteric artery OT - TrkB receptor OT - Vasodilation EDAT- 2018/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2018/02/23 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/02/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/23 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1537-1891(17)30239-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vph.2018.02.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vascul Pharmacol. 2018 Jul;106:46-53. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2018.02.005. Epub 2018 Feb 20.