title: Endothelinb receptor agonists produce pulmonary vasodilation in intact newborn lambs with pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: The hemodynamic effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1) are mediated by at least two distinct receptors: ETa and ETb receptors. Recently, ETb receptor agonists (4 Ala ET-1 and IRL 1620) were developed. To investigate the role of ETb receptor activation on the pulmonary and systemic circulations, we studied the hemodynamic effects of intrapulmonary arterial injections of these receptor agonists in 10 intact newborn lambs. At rest, 4 Ala ET-1 (290-1,725 ng/kg) changed no hemodynamic variables. IRL 1620 (180-1,095 ng/kg) decreased mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP, 16.8% +/- 15.0 and 17.8% +/- 8.5, p < 0.05) and left pulmonary artery blood flow (21.6% +/- 22.1 and 33.4% +/- 27.7, p < 0.05) at the two highest doses only. During U46619-induced pulmonary hypertension, both 4 Ala ET-1 (3.2% +/- 8.0 to 15.9% +/- 6.4, p < 0.05) and IRL 1620 (8.7% +/- 6.3 to 21.9% +/- 4.1, p < 0.05) produced selective dose-dependent decreases in PAP. The decrease in mean PAP induced by 4 Ala ET-1 and IRL 1620 was attenuated by N omega-nitro-L-arginine [an inhibitor of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (EDNO) synthesis] (16.6% +/- 3.5 vs. 5.9% +/- 2.3 and 16.2% +/- 3.4 vs. 6.6% +/- 2.8, p < 0.05) and by glybenclamide (a blocker of ATP-dependent potassium channels) (18.2% +/- 7.9 vs. 7.5% +/- 8.3 and 14.7% +/- 3.6 vs. 6.3% +/- 3.2, p < 0.05). ETb receptor activation produces selective pulmonary vasodilation during pulmonary hypertension in intact newborn lambs. The vasodilating properties are mediated in part by release of ENDO and by potassium channel activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco 94143-0106, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vanderford
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winters
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Soifer
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fineman
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D016232:Endothelins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D005905:Glyburide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D019335:Nitroarginine; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D012756:Sheep; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000633:toxicity; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; C074308:sovateltide; C061779:endothelin 1, Ala(1,3,11,15)-; D019335:Nitroarginine; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D001120:Arginine; D005905:Glyburide