title: Determinants of coronary effects of atrial natriuretic factor in dogs.
abstract: The direct vascular action of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is unclear. In coronary vasculature, vasodilation has been reported as well as vasoconstriction. Doses of ANF, baseline plasma ANF levels and interference with the renin-angiotensin system might account for the controversy. We tried to further analyse determinants of the effect of ANF on coronary blood flow in anaesthetized dogs. The chest was opened and the left anterior descending coronary artery cannulated and perfused at constant normal (= 76 +/- 5 mmHg, n = 10) or reduced (= 37 +/- 3 mmHg, n = 10) pressure from the femoral arteries. At normal coronary perfusion pressure, ANF (1 ng kg-1 i.c.) reduced coronary flow from 30.7 +/- 4.2 to 26.9 +/- 4.0 ml min-1 (P less than 0.05). This effect was no longer significant at reduced coronary perfusion pressure (4.9 +/- 0.8 vs. 4.6 +/- 0.7 ml min-1). ANF (1 ng kg-1 i.c.) reduced coronary blood flow in correlation with baseline plasma ANF levels (r = 0.77, P less than 0.001). However the large variability of the constrictor effect of ANF in the rather small range of baseline plasma ANF, weakens the importance of this result and suggests other additional determinants. ANF (100 ng kg-1 i.c.) significantly increased coronary blood flow by 16-23% (P less than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Universität Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ertl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaudron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolb
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kochsiek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010477:Perfusion; D012016:Reference Values; D012504:Saralasin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D002216:Captopril; D012504:Saralasin