title: Nipradilol depresses cardiac contractility and O2 consumption without decreasing coronary resistance in dogs.
abstract: Nipradilol (3,4-dihydro-8-(2-hydroxy-3-isopropylamino) propoxy-3-nitroxy-2H-1-benzopyran) is a newly synthesized chemical agent designed to possess beta-adrenoceptor blocking and vasodilating actions. Nipradilol decreased left ventricular contractility index (Emax, slope of the ventricular end-systolic pressure-volume relation), systolic pressure-volume area (PVA, a measure of ventricular total mechanical energy) and oxygen consumption in cross-circulated excised dog hearts. However, nipradilol did not decrease total coronary resistance. These results indicate that nipradilol, like propranolol, depresses myocardial mechanoenergetics and that the vasodilating action of nipradilol could not be detected in the present study.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Physiology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Namba
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishioka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suga
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004285:Dogs; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects*; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011412:Propanolamines; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C036089:nipradilol