Single and repeated doses of the vasodilator/beta-adrenergic antagonist, carvedilol, block cirazoline- and isoproterenol-mediated hemodynamic responses in the conscious rat.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of carvedilol, a beta 1&2-adrenergic blocker and vasodilator, on cirazoline-mediated changes in arterial blood pressure and isoproterenol-mediated changes in heart rate after acute and chronic administration. Conscious, chronically instrumented male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with carvedilol (1 mg/kg, IV), prazosin (0.3 mg/kg, IV), or propranolol (1 mg/kg, twice daily for 8 days. After administration of the first dose of carvedilol on day 1, the vasopressor response to cirazoline (60 +/- 3 mmHg predrug) and the isoproterenol-induced tachycardia (152 +/- 13 beats/min predrug) were blocked (e.g., 7 +/- 4 mmHg postdrug and 11 +/- 3 beats/min postdrug, respectively). After the administration of carvedilol on day 8, the cirazoline vasopressor response was 2 +/- 1 mmHg and the isoproterenol-induced tachycardia was 4 +/- 3 beats/min, indicating effective alpha 1- and beta-adrenergic blockade after chronic dosing with carvedilol. Prazosin blocked the cirazoline-induced vasopressor response on both days 1 and 8 but had no effect on the isoproterenol-induced tachycardia. Propranolol blocked the isoproterenol-induced tachycardia on both days 1 and 8 but had no effect on the cirazoline vasopressor response. These data indicate that only carvedilol effectively blocked both alpha- and beta-adrenergic hemodynamic responses and that the antagonism of these responses with carvedilol was not diminished after chronic dosing of twice-a-day treatment for 8 days.
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SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Department of Pharmacology, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
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D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077261:Carvedilol; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008297:Male; D011224:Prazosin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002227:Carbazoles; D007093:Imidazoles; D011412:Propanolamines; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000077261:Carvedilol; D011433:Propranolol; D007545:Isoproterenol; C014282:cirazoline; D011224:Prazosin