Late endocrine effects of ovarian electrocautery in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Intravenous (i.v.) bolus injection of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) caused a depressor response, which was significantly larger in 12-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) than in Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). CGRP also caused decreases in carotid and hindquarter vascular resistance, the magnitude of which was larger in the carotid than the hindquarter. In both regions, the vasodilator response to CGRP was significantly larger in SHR than WKY. Plasma CGRP level was significantly lower in SHR than WKY. These results suggest that depressor and vasodilator responses to CGRP are enhanced in SHR and that decreased plasma CGRP level in SHR may contribute to the enhanced responses.