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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
Cardiac effects of the neuropeptide pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) have not previously been reported. We investigated the influence of PACAP, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (68% homology with PACAP) and the beta-adrenergic receptor agonist isoproterenol on contractile function and coronary vascular tone in isolated piglet hearts (1 to 5 d of age). Paced (180 beats/min) isovolumically beating hearts underwent retrograde aortic perfusion at constant coronary flow (approximately 3 mL.min-1.g-1) with an erythrocyte-enriched (hematocrit 15 to 20%) solution (37 degrees C). Agonists were injected into the aortic root of hearts, and the positive (+) and negative (-) changes in maximum rate of change of systolic pressure with respect to time (dP/dtmax) and in coronary perfusion pressure (that reflected alterations in vascular tone) were measured. PACAP (n = 8, 0.1 and 0.5 nmol) increased (+) dP/dtmax from 944 +/- 59 to 1519 +/- 206 mm Hg/s and from 867 +/- 40 to 2010 +/- 226 mm Hg/s (p < 0.05); increased (-) dP/dtmax from 1114 +/- 41 to 1439 +/- 95 mm Hg and from 999 +/- 37 to 1668 +/- 145 mm Hg/s (p < 0.05); and decreased perfusion pressure from 61.4 +/- 3.1 to 48.9 +/- 2.3 mm Hg and from 60.5 +/- 2.4 to 43.9 +/- 2.3 mm Hg (p < 0.05), respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0031-3998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide: a neuropeptide with potent inotropic and coronary vasodilatory effects in neonatal pig hearts.
pubmed:affiliation
Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.