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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Acetylcholine, Animals, Gene Expression, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, Hypertension, Portal, Male, Methoxamine, Nitroprusside, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Splanchnic Circulation, Vasoconstrictor Agents, Vasodilation, Vasodilator Agents.
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Is heat shock protein 90 responsible for hyperdynamic circulation in portal hypertensive rats? Context: To examine the participation of HSP90 in portal hypertensive rat mesentery in vitro. Immunohistochemistry and Western-blot were used to examine the expression of HSP90 in mesenteric vasculature. HSP90 mRNA was detected by RT-PCR, and the role of HSP90 in hyperdynamic circulation was examined by in vitro mesenteric perfusion studies. HSP90 was overexpressed in endothelium of mesentery vasculature in animals with experimental portal hypertension induced by partial portal vein ligation (PVL) compared with normal animals. Geldanamycin (GA), a special inhibitor of HSP90 signaling, attenuated ACh-dependent vasodilation but did not affect vasodilation in response to sodium nitroprusside in normal rats. In PVL animals, the perfused mesentery was hyporesponsive to vasoconstrictor methoxamine. GA significantly potentiated methoxamine-induced vasoconstrictor after PVL.
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HSP90 plays a key role in NO-dependent hyperdynamic circulation in portal hypertension and provides a novel method for future treatment of portal hypertension. Final Decision: yes