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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the present study was to investigate the cardiovascular activity of Scorpaena plumieri venom in both in vivo and in vitro models. In anesthetized rats, doses of the venom (14-216 microg protein/kg) induced a transient increase in the mean arterial pressure. However at higher dose (338 microg protein/kg) this effect was followed by a sudden hypotension and the animal evolved to death. The heart rate was temporarily increased and followed by bradycardia using doses > or =108 microg/kg. In isolated rat hearts the crude venom (5-80 microg protein) produced dose-dependent positive ventricular chronotropic, inotropic, lusitropic and coronary vasoconstriction responses. Partial purification of an active fraction (CF, cardiovascular fraction) which reproduced the cardiovascular effects induced by crude venom on isolated hearts was achieved by conventional gel filtration chromatography. Adrenergic blockades, prazosin and propranolol, significantly attenuated these responses. The coronary vasoconstriction response to CF was also attenuated by chemical endothelium denudation. In conclusion, the data showed that S. plumieri fish venom induces disorders in the cardiovascular system. It also suggests that alpha(1) and beta-adrenergic receptors, and the vascular endothelium, are involved at least partially, in these cardiac effects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1879-3150
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
580-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Brazil, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Cardiovascular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Chromatography, Gel, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Fish Venoms, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Fishes, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Myocardial Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Prazosin, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Propranolol, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:19879286-Vasoconstriction
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiovascular effects of scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) venom.
pubmed:affiliation
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, 29040-090 Vitória, ES, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't