title: Indapamide inhibits endothelium-dependent contractions in the aorta of the spontaneously hypertensive rat.
abstract: Experiments were designed to determine whether or not indapamide, an antihypertensive agent with vasodilator properties, inhibits endothelium-dependent contractions. Rings of aortae with and without endothelium from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were suspended in conventional organ chambers for the measurement of isometric force. Acetylcholine and adenosine diphosphate-beta-S in the presence of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, caused endothelium-dependent contractions, which were inhibited by indapamide. The compound (10(-4) M) also slightly reduced the contractions of rings without endothelium evoked by U-46,619, which activates thromboxane-endoperoxide receptors. These results demonstrate that indapamide inhibits endothelium-dependent contractions in the SHR aorta, and suggest that the inhibition is due, at least in part, to the action of the drug on the hypertensive vascular smooth muscle.
authors.affiliation: Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Mombouli
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vanhoutte
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007190:Indapamide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D007190:Indapamide; D000109:Acetylcholine