Atalık, Kısmet Esra NurullahoğluKılıç, M.Nurullahoğlu, Zahide ÜlyaDogan, N.2020-03-262020-03-2620080767-3981https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-8206.2007.00562.xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/22355The effects of cooling (to 28 degrees C) and warming (to 41 degrees C) on the vasoconstrictions induced by 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and acetylcholine (ACh) and the role of nitric oxide in these effects were analyzed in human umbilical artery and vein. 5-HT (10(-9)-10(-4) M) and ACh (10(-9)-10(-4) M) induced concentration-dependent contractions at 37, 28 and 41 degrees C. During cooling, the sensitivity, but not the maximal response, of 5-HT and ACh was significantly higher than at 37 degrees C; and during warming, again the sensitivity, but not the maximal response, of both contractile agents was significantly lower than at 37 degrees C. Neither cooling to 28 degrees C nor warming to 41 degrees C, after treatment with N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl esther (L-NAME, 10(-4) M), modify the effect of temperature in both vessels. These results suggest that cooling- and warming-induced responses in human umbilical artery and vein are independent of nitric oxide.en10.1111/j.1472-8206.2007.00562.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesscontractionscoolingnitric oxideumbilical artery and veinwarmingArticle221374418251720Q2WOS:000252774300004Q3