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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is an important mediator of vascular tone in humans, and a number of endothelin receptor antagonists are currently in clinical development as vasodilator agents. While the vasoconstrictor role of the ETA receptor is undisputed, the role of the ETB receptor remains unclear. Hemodynamic effects of systemic doses of the ETB-selective antagonist BQ-788 were investigated in 5 healthy male volunteers (age range, 33 to 48 years) in a placebo-controlled, four-way crossover study. After a 15-minute infusion of BQ-788 (3, 30, or 300 nmol/min) or placebo, plasma ET-1 and big ET-1, blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac index, and stroke index were measured. Total peripheral vascular resistance was calculated from cardiac index and mean arterial pressure. Hemodynamic data are expressed as maximum, placebo-corrected, percentage change from baseline following BQ-788 (300 nmol/min) and were examined by ANOVA. Plasma ET-1 increased by 3.7+/-1.2 pg/mL (maximum at 15 minutes, P=0.02), whereas there was no significant change in plasma big ET-1. Although BQ-788 had no effect on mean arterial pressure, there was a reduction in heart rate (13+/-7% at 50 minutes; P=0.002), cardiac index (17+/-5% at 40 minutes; P<0. 0001), and stroke index (8+/-4% at 40 minutes; P=0.002) and an increase in total peripheral vascular resistance (24+/-5% at 40 minutes; P<0.0001). The selective ETB receptor antagonist BQ-788 causes peripheral vasoconstriction in healthy volunteers, suggesting that the overall balance of effects of endogenous ET-1 at the vascular ETB receptor favors vasodilatation. Further investigation is now clearly required to address whether selective ETA or combined ETA/ETB receptor blockade will be more effective in the clinical setting.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0194-911X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
581-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Cardiac Output, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Cross-Over Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Endothelin-1, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Hemodynamics, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Oligopeptides, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Piperidines, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Placebos, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Receptor, Endothelin B, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Receptors, Endothelin, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Stroke Volume, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9931169-Vascular Resistance
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Systemic blockade of the endothelin-B receptor increases peripheral vascular resistance in healthy men.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, and Department of Pharmacology, University of Edinburgh, UK.f.strachan@ed.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't