title: The endothelin ETA receptor antagonist, BQ-123, normalizes the response of SHR aorta to Ca2+ channel activator.
abstract: Hypertension is associated with a hypersensitive response to the Ca2+ channel activator, Bay K 8644. We investigated the effect of the endothelin ETA receptor antagonist, BQ-123, on the contractions induced by Bay K 8644 in aorta from spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. BQ-123 (1 microM) decreased the sensitivity to Bay K 8644 of aorta of SHR down to that of WKY. This observation is consistent with a role for endothelin in hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Godfraind
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY
chemical_list: D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)