title: Hemodynamic and endocrine changes associated with hypotensive action of amosulalol in essential hypertension.
abstract: To clarify the hemodynamic and endocrine mechanisms of the hypotensive effect of amosulalol, an alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, 19 patients with essential hypertension received amosulalol (20-80 mg/day; average 48.4 mg/day) for 16 weeks. Mean blood pressure (MBP) was significantly decreased (105 +/- 1 vs. 120 +/- 1 mm Hg, p less than 0.001), associated with a decrement in heart rate (HR). Although both cardiac index (CI, 3.68 +/- 0.09 vs. 3.91 +/- 0.09 L/min/m2, p less than 0.001) and total peripheral resistance index (TPRI, 2,271 +/- 78 vs. 2,441 +/- 79 dynes.s.cm-5.m2, p less than 0.001) were reduced, changes in TPRI positively correlated with those of MBP (r = 0.9155, p less than 0.001) but the change in CI did not (r = 0.3568, NS). Plasma renin activity (PRA, 0.55 +/- 0.09 vs. 0.95 +/- 0.14 ng/ml/h, p less than 0.05) and aldosterone concentration (4.6 +/- 0.4 vs. 8.6 +/- 0.5 ng/dl, p less than 0.001) were also decreased with amosulalol. Thus, the hypotensive effect of amosulalol may be due mainly to vasodilation by alpha 1-blocking action. In addition, this hypotensive effect may be facilitated by either beta-blocking action such as decreased cardiac output (CO), with suppression of reflex tachycardia or of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004983:Ethanolamines; D012083:Renin; C032473:amosulalol; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides