title: Action of PGI2 analogs on the pulmonary and systemic circulations in the conscious newborn lamb.
abstract: Previous work (Lock et al., J. Pharm . Exp. Ther. 215:156, 1980) has shown that conventional screening procedures for vasoactive PGI2 analogs were little value in predicting pulmonary vasodilator activity in the newborn lamb. To gain a better insight into the structural requirements for pulmonary vasoactivity and possibly identify useful compounds for the management of neonatal pulmonary hypertensive disorders, we have tested the following PGI2 analogs in normoxic and hypoxic newborn lambs: 15(S)-9-deoxy-15-methyl-9 alpha,6- nitrilo -PGF1 (analog I); 9-deoxy-9 alpha,5- nitrilo -PGF1 (analog II); (6S, 15S)-15-methyl-PGI2 (analog III); and ( 6R , 15S)-15-methyl-PGI1 (analog IV). A prostaglandin analog mimicking PGI2 (compound BW245C ; (+/-)-5-(6- carboxyhexyl )-1-(3-cyclohexyl-3-hydroxypropyl)hydantoin ) was tested as well. Compounds were injected into a branch pulmonary artery and any local pulmonary effect could be assessed from the change in the ratio of blood flow to the injected lung over total flow. None of the analogs tested proved to be a selective pulmonary dilator. BW245C was a potent peripheral vasodilator (threshold around 0.5 microgram/kg) and indirectly lowered pulmonary vascular resistance through its systemic effects. Analog I also dilated the systemic circulation, but only at the highest dose tested (100 micrograms/kg). The latter finding is surprising because it was previously shown that the parent, non-methylated compound is a fairly potent and selective pulmonary vasodilator. Analog II and IV were inactive at a dose up to, respectively, 30 and 20 micrograms/kg. Analog III, on the other hand, weakly constricted the systemic circulation at a dose of 10 micrograms/kg.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000378:metabolism*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006827:Hydantoins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D012756:Sheep; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D006827:Hydantoins; C030669:BW 245C; D011464:Epoprostenol