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Menthol-Induced Cutaneous Vasodilation Is Preserved in Essential Hypertensive Men and Women.
American Journal of Hypertension 2017 November 7
BACKGROUND: Menthol is a selective transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel agonist that induces cutaneous vasodilation in young, normotensive men and women through nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-, endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-, and sensory nerve-mediated mechanisms. Microvascular dysfunction is present in essential hypertension and whether menthol induces vasodilation is men and women with essential hypertension is equivocal.
METHODS: Four intradermal microdialysis fibers were placed in the forearm of 9 essential hypertensive and 10 age-matched normotensive control subjects. Sites were pretreated with lactated Ringer's (control), l-NAME (NOS inhibited), TEA (EDHF inhibited), and lidocaine (sensory nerve inhibited). The microdialysis fibers were then perfused with 7 increasing doses of menthol (0.1-500 mM). Red cell flux in response to menthol was measured with laser Doppler flowmetry. Data were normalized to mean arterial pressure and presented as a percentage of site-specific maximum vasodilation (%CVCmax).
RESULTS: At the control site, menthol caused vasodilation in both the normotensive and hypertensive groups (menthol doses 100, 250, and 500 mM; all P < 0.05 compared to baseline). There were no differences between groups (P = 0.58, main effect). There was no effect of either NOS or sensory nerve inhibition on menthol-induced vasodilation in the normotensive group; however, menthol-induced vasodilation was attenuated with NOS and sensory nerve inhibition in the hypertensive group. EDHF inhibition attenuated menthol-induced vasodilation in both groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Menthol-induced vasodilation has NO, EDHF, and sensory nerve components. Menthol-induced cutaneous vasodilation is preserved in hypertensive subjects. However, the hypertensive subjects exhibited a loss of redundant vasodilator systems.
METHODS: Four intradermal microdialysis fibers were placed in the forearm of 9 essential hypertensive and 10 age-matched normotensive control subjects. Sites were pretreated with lactated Ringer's (control), l-NAME (NOS inhibited), TEA (EDHF inhibited), and lidocaine (sensory nerve inhibited). The microdialysis fibers were then perfused with 7 increasing doses of menthol (0.1-500 mM). Red cell flux in response to menthol was measured with laser Doppler flowmetry. Data were normalized to mean arterial pressure and presented as a percentage of site-specific maximum vasodilation (%CVCmax).
RESULTS: At the control site, menthol caused vasodilation in both the normotensive and hypertensive groups (menthol doses 100, 250, and 500 mM; all P < 0.05 compared to baseline). There were no differences between groups (P = 0.58, main effect). There was no effect of either NOS or sensory nerve inhibition on menthol-induced vasodilation in the normotensive group; however, menthol-induced vasodilation was attenuated with NOS and sensory nerve inhibition in the hypertensive group. EDHF inhibition attenuated menthol-induced vasodilation in both groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Menthol-induced vasodilation has NO, EDHF, and sensory nerve components. Menthol-induced cutaneous vasodilation is preserved in hypertensive subjects. However, the hypertensive subjects exhibited a loss of redundant vasodilator systems.
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