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Vasodilation refers to the widening of blood vessels.^[1] It results from relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, in particular in the large veins, large arteries, and smaller arterioles. In essence, the process is the opposite of vasoconstriction, which is the narrowing of blood vessels.

When blood vessels dilate, the flow of blood is increased due to a decrease in vascular resistance. Therefore, dilation of arterial blood vessels (mainly the arterioles) decreases blood pressure. The response may be intrinsic (due to local processes in the surrounding tissue) or extrinsic (due to hormones or the nervous system). In addition, the response may be localized to a specific organ (depending on the metabolic needs of a particular tissue, as during strenuous exercise), or it may be systemic (seen throughout the entire systemic circulation).

Drugs that cause vasodilation are termed vasodilators.

Function[edit]

The primary function of vasodilation is to increase blood flow in the body to tissues that need it most. This is often in response to a localized need of oxygen but can occur when the tissue in question is not receiving enough glucose or lipids or other nutrients. Localized tissues utilize multiple ways to increase blood flow including releasing vasodilators, primarily adenosine, into the local interstitial fluid, which diffuses to capillary beds, provoking local vasodilation. Some physiologists have suggested that it is the lack of oxygen itself that causes capillary beds to vasodilate by the smooth muscle hypoxia of the vessels in the region. This latter hypothesis is posited due to the presence of precapillary sphincters in capillary beds. Neither of these approaches to the mechanism of vasodilation is mutually exclusive of the other.^[2]

Vasodilation and arterial resistance[edit]

Vasodilation directly affects the relationship between mean arterial pressure, cardiac output, and total peripheral resistance (TPR). Vasodilation occurs in the time phase of cardiac systole, whereas vasoconstriction follows in the opposite time phase of cardiac diastole. Cardiac output (blood flow measured in volume per unit time) is computed by multiplying the heart rate (in beats per minute) and the stroke volume (the volume of blood ejected during ventricular systole). TPR depends on several factors, including the length of the vessel, the viscosity of blood (determined by hematocrit) and the diameter of the blood vessel. The latter is the most important variable in determining resistance, with the TPR changing by the fourth power of the radius. An increase in either of these physiological components (cardiac output or TPR) causes a rise in the mean arterial pressure. Vasodilation works to decrease TPR and blood pressure through relaxation of smooth muscle cells in the tunica media layer of large arteries and smaller arterioles.^[3]

Vasodilation occurs in superficial blood vessels of warm-blooded animals when their ambient environment is hot; this process diverts the flow of heated blood to the skin of the animal, where heat can be more easily released to the atmosphere. The opposite physiological process is vasoconstriction. These processes are naturally modulated by local paracrine agents from endothelial cells (e.g., nitric oxide, bradykinin, potassium ions, and adenosine), as well as an organism's autonomic nervous system and adrenal glands, both of which secrete catecholamines such as norepinephrine and epinephrine, respectively.

Examples and individual mechanisms[edit]

Vasodilation is the result of relaxation in smooth muscle surrounding the blood vessels. This relaxation, in turn, relies on removing the stimulus for contraction, which depends on intracellular calcium ion concentrations and, as a consequence, phosphorylation of the light chain of the contractile protein myosin. Thus, vasodilation works mainly either by lowering intracellular calcium concentration or by the dephosphorylation of myosin. This includes stimulation of myosin light-chain phosphatase and induction of calcium symporters and antiporters that pump calcium ions out of the intracellular compartment. This is accomplished through reuptake of ions into the sarcoplasmic reticulum via exchangers and expulsion across the plasma membrane.^[4] There are three main intracellular stimuli that can result in the vasodilation of blood vessels. The specific mechanisms to accomplish these effects vary from vasodilator to vasodilator.

Class	Description	Example
Hyperpolarization-mediated (Calcium channel blocker)	Changes in the resting membrane potential of the cell affects the level of intracellular calcium through modulation of voltage-sensitive calcium channels in the plasma membrane.	adenosine
cAMP-mediated	Adrenergic stimulation results in elevated levels of cAMP and protein kinase A, which results in increasing calcium removal from the cytoplasm.	prostacyclin
cGMP-mediated (Nitrovasodilator)	Through stimulation of protein kinase G.	nitric oxide

PDE5 inhibitors and potassium channel openers can also have similar results.

Compounds that mediate the above mechanisms may be grouped as endogenous and exogenous.

Endogenous[edit]

Vasodilators ^[5]	Receptor (↑ = opens. ↓ = closes) ^[5] On vascular smooth muscle cells if not otherwise specified	Transduction (↑ = increases. ↓ = decreases) ^[5]
EDHF	?	hyperpolarization → ↓VDCC → ↓intracellular Ca²⁺
PKG activity → phosphorylation of MLCK → ↓MLCK activity → dephosphorylation of MLC ↑SERCA → ↓intracellular Ca²⁺
NO receptor on endothelium	↓endothelin synthesis ^[6]
epinephrine (adrenaline)	β-2 adrenergic receptor	↑G_s activity → ↑AC activity → ↑cAMP → ↑PKA activity → phosphorylation of MLCK → ↓MLCK activity → dephosphorylation of MLC
histamine	histamine H2 receptor
prostacyclin	IP receptor
prostaglandin D₂	DP receptor
prostaglandin E₂	EP receptor
VIP	VIP receptor	↑G_s activity → ↑AC activity → ↑cAMP → ↑PKA activity → phosphorylation of MLCK → ↓MLCK activity → dephosphorylation of MLC open Ca²⁺-activated and voltage-gated K⁺channels → hyperpolarization → close VDCC → ↓intracellular Ca²⁺
(extracellular) adenosine	A₁, A_2a and A_2b adenosine receptors	↑ATP-sensitive K⁺ channel → hyperpolarization → close VDCC → ↓intracellular Ca²⁺
(extracellular) ATP (extracellular) ADP	↑P2Y receptor	activate G_q → ↑PLC activity → ↑intracellular Ca²⁺ → ↑NOS activity → ↑NO → (see nitric oxide)
L-arginine	imidazoline and α-2 receptor?	G_i → ↓cAMP → activation of Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase^[7] --> ↓intracellular Na⁺ → ↑Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger activity → ↓intracellular Ca²⁺
bradykinin	bradykinin receptor
substance P
niacin (as nicotinic acid only)
platelet-activating factor (PAF)
CO₂	-	↓interstitial pH → ?^[8]
interstitial lactic acid(probably)	-	↓interstitial pH → ?^[8]
muscle work	-	↑vasodilators: ↑ATP consumption → ↑adenosine ↑glucose usage → CO₂ ↑interstitial K⁺ ↑(extracellular) ATP ↑(extracellular) ADP ↑interstitial K⁺ ↓vasoconstrictors: ↑ATP consumption → ↓ ATP (intracellular) ↓oxygen → ↓oxidative phosphorylation → ↓ ATP (intracellular)
natriuretic peptides^[6] prostaglandin I₂^[6] prostaglandin E₂^[6] heparin ^[6] high shear stress^[6]	various receptors on endothelium	↓endothelin synthesis ^[6]

The vasodilating action of activation of beta-2 receptors (such as by noradrenaline) appears to be endothelium-independent.^[9]

Sympathetic nervous system vasodilation[edit]

Although it is recognized that the sympathetic nervous system plays an expendable role in vasodilation, it is only one of the mechanisms by which vasodilation can be accomplished. The spinal cord has both vasodilation and vasoconstriction nerves. The neurons that control vascular vasodilation originate in the hypothalmus. Some sympathetic stimulation of arterioles in skeletal muscle is mediated by epinephrine acting on β-adrenergic receptors of arteriolar smooth muscle, which would be mediated by cAMP pathways, as discussed above. However, it has been shown that knocking out this sympathetic stimulation plays little or no role in whether skeletal muscle is able to receive sufficient oxygen even at high levels of exertion, so it is believed that this particular method of vasodilation is of little importance to human physiology.^[10]

In cases of emotional distress, this system may activate, resulting in fainting due to decreased blood pressure from vasodilation, which is referred to as vasovagal syncope.^[11]

Cold-induced vasodilation[edit]

Cold-induced vasodilation (CIVD) occurs after cold exposure, possibly to reduce the risk of injury. It can take place in several locations in the human body but is observed most often in the extremities. The fingers are especially common because they are exposed most often.

When the fingers are exposed to cold, vasoconstriction occurs first to reduce heat loss, resulting in strong cooling of the fingers. Approximately five to ten minutes after the start of the cold exposure of the hand, the blood vessels in the finger tips will suddenly vasodilate. This is probably caused by a sudden decrease in the release of neurotransmitters from the sympathetic nerves to the muscular coat of the arteriovenous anastomoses due to local cold. The CIVD increases blood flow and subsequently the temperature of the fingers.

A new phase of vasoconstriction follows the vasodilation, after which the process repeats itself. This is called the Hunting reaction. Experiments have shown that three other vascular responses to immersion of the finger in cold water are possible: a continuous state of vasoconstriction; slow, steady, and continuous rewarming; and a proportional control form in which the blood vessel diameter remains constant after an initial phase of vasoconstriction. However, the vast majority of responses can be classified as the Hunting reaction.^[12]

Other mechanisms of vasodilation[edit]

Other suggested vasodilators or vasodilating factors include:

absence of high levels of environmental noise
absence of high levels of illumination
Adenocard - adenosine agonist, used primarily as an antiarrhythmic
alpha blockers (block the vasoconstricting effect of adrenaline)
amyl nitrite and other nitrites are often used recreationally as a vasodilator, causing lightheadedness and an euphoric feeling
atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) - a weak vasodilator
capsaicin (chili) ^[13]
ethanol (alcohol)
histamine-inducers
- Complement proteins C3a, C4a, and C5a work by triggering histamine release from mast cells and basophil granulocytes.
nitric oxide inducers
- glyceryl trinitrate (commonly known as nitroglycerin)
- isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate
- pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN)
- sodium nitroprusside
- PDE5 inhibitors: these agents indirectly increase the effects of nitric oxide
  - sildenafil (Viagra)
  - tadalafil (Cialis)
  - vardenafil (Levitra)
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
theobromine
papaverine an alkaloid found in the opium poppy papaver somniferum
estrogen
apigenin: In rat small mesenteric arteries, apigenin acts on TRPV4 in endothelial cells to induce EDHF-mediated vascular dilation (Br J Pharmacol 2011 Nov 3)

Therapeutic uses[edit]

Vasodilators are used to treat conditions such as hypertension, wherein the patient has an abnormally high blood pressure, as well as angina, congestive heart failure, and erectile dysfunction, and where maintaining a lower blood pressure reduces the patient's risk of developing other cardiac problems.^[3] Flushing may be a physiological response to vasodilators. A phosphodiesterase inhibitor, works to increase blood flow in the penis through vasodilation. It may also be used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

References[edit]

^ "Definition of Vasodilation". MedicineNet.com. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
^ Guyton, Arthur; Hall, John (2006). "Chapter 17: Local and Humoral Control of Blood Flow by the Tissues". In Gruliow, Rebecca. Textbook of Medical Physiology (Book|format= requires |url= (help)) (11th ed.). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Elsevier Inc. pp. 196–197. ISBN 0-7216-0240-1.
^ ^a ^b CVPharmacology
^ American Physiological Society
^ ^a ^b ^c Unless else specified in box, then ref is: Walter F., PhD. Boron. Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch. Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3. Page 479
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Rod Flower; Humphrey P. Rang; Maureen M. Dale; Ritter, James M. (2007). Rang & Dale's pharmacology. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06911-5.
^ Regulation of Na+-K+-ATPase by cAMP-dependent protein kinase anchored on membrane via its anchoring protein Kinji Kurihara, Nobuo Nakanishi, and Takao Ueha. Departments of 1 Oral Physiology and 2 Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Meikai University, Sakado, Saitama 350-0283, Japan
^ Modin A, Björne H, Herulf M, Alving K, Weitzberg E, Lundberg JO (2001). "Nitrite-derived nitric oxide: a possible mediator of 'acidic-metabolic' vasodilation". Acta Physiol. Scand. 171 (1): 9–16. doi:10.1046/j.1365-201x.2001.171001009.x. PMID 11350258.
^ Schindler, C.; Dobrev, D.; Grossmann, M.; Francke, K.; Pittrow, D.; Kirch, W. (2004). "Mechanisms of β-adrenergic receptor–mediated venodilation in humans". Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 75: 49–59. doi:10.1016/j.clpt.2003.09.009. edit
^ Guyton (2006) pp. 207-208
^ Guyton (2006) p. 208
^ Daanen, H. A. M. (2003). "Finger cold-induced vasodilation: a review". European Journal of Applied Physiology 89 (5): 411–426. doi:10.1007/s00421-003-0818-2.
^ Franco-Cereceda A, Rudehill A (August 1989). "Capsaicin-induced vasodilatation of human coronary arteries in vitro is mediated by calcitonin gene-related peptide rather than substance P or neurokinin A". Acta Physiolgica Scandinavica 136 (4): 575–80. PMID 2476911. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

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