title: Cardiac and hemodynamic effects of S(-)- and (R(+)-DPI 201-106 and of racemic DPI 201-106 in conscious dogs.
abstract: The cardiac and hemodynamic effects of (+/-)-DPI 201-106 (0.6 mg/kg), S(-)-DPI (0.3 mg/kg), R(+)-DPI (0.3 mg/kg), and their vehicle were compared in chronically implanted conscious dogs. (+/-)-DPI and S(-)-DPI induced qualitatively and quantitatively similar effects, increasing LV dP/dt, cardiac output and stroke volume and reducing total peripheral resistance. In contrast, R(+)-DPI decreased only stroke volume. It is concluded that (a) the positive inotropic effects of (+/-)-DPI in vivo are caused by its S(-) enantiomer, and (b) the peripheral vasodilating effects of (+/-)-DPI may not be linked to the drug's calcium antagonist properties.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gérard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berdeaux
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Giudicelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010879:Piperazines; C046261:DPI 201-106