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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Administration of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) in animals results in increases in renal blood flow, natriuresis, and a decrease in arterial blood pressure, supporting a role for the atrial peptide system in cardiovascular regulation. However, little is known about the vascular effects of synthetic ANF (26 amino acid) on coronary artery smooth muscle. We studied the coronary vascular effects of synthetic ANF in feline artery preparations in vitro. In isolated coronary arteries perfused at constant flow, ANF (3-300 nM) concentration dependently decreased perfusion pressure ranging from 2.6 +/- 0.7 mm Hg (p less than 0.02) at 3 nM to 28.6 +/- 3.7 mm Hg (p less than 0.001) at 300 nM. Perfusion with the prostacyclin analog, iloprost (20-100 nM), failed to alter the coronary vasodilator response to ANF. ANF also relaxed feline coronary helical strips when contracted by U-46,619 (an endoperoxide analog), serotonin, and leukotriene D4. This relaxant effect was independent of the presence of endothelial cells and occurred in the presence of a guanylate cyclase inhibitor, methylene blue. The ANF had no direct effect on electrically driven isolated feline papillary muscles, signifying a lack of direct inotropic activity of ANF in cat cardiac muscle. These results suggest that ANF may produce coronary vasodilation that therefore could contribute to coronary regulation, without directly altering myocardial performance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0160-2446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
320-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Coronary vascular actions of synthetic atrial natriuretic factor in isolated vascular preparations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro