title: Effect of cyclooxygenase blockade on the beneficial actions of nicorandil in the stunned myocardium of dogs.
abstract: The effects of nicorandil, indomethacin and nicorandil + indomethacin on subendocardial segment shortening (%SS), regional myocardial blood flow and coronary venous thromboxane (TxA2) and prostacyclin (PGI2) levels were compared to those of a saline-treated group in anesthetized dogs subjected to a 15-min coronary artery occlusion and 3 h of reperfusion. During reperfusion, nicorandil markedly improved %SS in the ischemic-reperfused region compared to saline- and indomethacin-treated dogs. Indomethacin did not antagonize the beneficial effects of nicorandil. These results suggest that the beneficial actions of nicorandil in this model are not the result of an increase in PGI2 or decrease in TxA2 synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pieper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000188:drug therapy; D009536:Niacinamide; D020108:Nicorandil; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D011453:Prostaglandins; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D009536:Niacinamide; D020108:Nicorandil; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin